The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-25
PROCLAMATIO
Proposing III Amendment r.
the Constitution of the Statey
Providing for Absent Voting

WHEREAS, AT THE JANUARY SESSION
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0@
MARYLAND, HELD IN 1liE YEAR
1918, A BILL WAS PASSED, TO WIWy
CHAPTER go OF Said ACTS PRO-
POSING 49, ADDITIONAL SECTION
TO ARTICLE ! OF THE .C0NsTTTUa
TION OH MARYLAND, ITO BE KNOWN
80 SECTION IT, And RELATING %@
ABSENT VOTING, AND WHICH Said
BILL H. IN THE WORDS AND
FIGURES FOLLOWING
CHAPTER 20.
. Ian Act to propose an amendment tD ar
Constitution Oh the State of Mary
Hereto the N fSa ~ fnorb ny ssG sscf1Cn
CO. same relating TO absent voting diG and
TO provide for the submission Ok said
amendment to- the qualined voters Ur
this State for adoption o. rejection.
Section y. Be ~ enacted by Tie General
Assembly of Maryland, three dfths 0f all
concurriEg, That the following new sec
I'D an Amendment W Y Article " tifie,
~ fhe State u Maryland, % Be y inserted
arter Section Nl, and to 6e known aS GHr-
ton t.; the same, r adopted hy Co.
\
herein provided, 10 become a part co.,
Article Il Cf tine Constitution W Maryland.
Section 1A The General Assembly Of
Maryland shall have power ITO provide hN
suitable enactment Tor voting by Qualified
voters of the State .of Maryland who are
absent and engaged III the Military o.
Naval Service of the United States Mt tha
time OF any election from the ward an
election district AIRY which they are en-
Titled f0 vote, and TOT TIC manner iM
which and the time ana place at which
canvass ana return " their votes. 4T- ''''
Section ". And w ~ further enacreu wv
the authority aforesaid, That said fore
amendment TO the Constitution, shail MA
&c the next General 1.ection for Membera
of Congress held tn this State submitted
State foF Abortion re1ec EUsers of Te
Asasie XIV % hs sf@aaa ffasalefd tnia
state Sta and at g. said General Rlectiom
to Tic Constitution shall To- by ballot
and upon each ballot there shall *
F Rfintffd ths words For ~ Go4stitS
constitutional Amendment as now pro
vided by. law, and Immediately altar
against said proposed amendment as
directed by said Fourteenth Article nf
the Constitution, and further proceedings
T%@ A $500 NAN@AA@@a WANAM SalM ANttGM@
Approved March %. 1915
Now, therefore, n Emerson w. Harring-
4 ton, Governor of the State of Maryland
| in pursuance Oh the direction confaine6
\ in Section or Article 14 of time COnHtltu-
t1on Or Maryland dn hereby order an@
direct that this Proclamation, containing
full, true and correct copy or thG taTE
\ 0f said Chapter 20 Oh THE Acts wv thp
General Assembly OF A-ArTland Session
OIL 1918, be published I'D at least two
newspapers in each Of the counties of Ehe
state where ~ many may be published,
anq where mot more than ONE may -De
published, then in that newspaper, and
\ ln three newspapers published in the
city 81 Baltimore, one OF which shall h@
\ ln the German language, once week
4 f0r at least three months next preceding
the General Election w Be held fn tke
State Of Maryland 0n Tuesday EOweFu NM
Der y. 1918, at which election the said
proposed amendment tO the Constitution
shall be submitted fl form and manner
prescribed Ivy the General Assembly tOa
| the legal and qualified voters Of the
State for their adoption or rejection.
u Given under my hand aEd
TIC Great Seal n6f tha
State OH Maryland. Done
(The Great Seal ant The City 0f Annapo-
OIL Maryland) lis, this twentieth day OK
N July nineteen hundred
ana eighteen.
EMERSON Z. HARRTNGToN,
Ry the Governor:
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
aug-2-3m Secretary at State