The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-07
PROCLA AVIATION
Proposing an Amendment to the CoHstltu
ton OF the State, Providing for
Absent Voting

Whereas, at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, hei<4
In the year 1918, n bill was passed
to-witI Chapter 20 of said acts, pro-
posing an additional section to Arti-
Gle 1 of the Constitution OF Mary
land, to be known as Section Ia, anu
relating to absent voting, anh which
said bill is in the words and figures
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose ar amendment -
Article 1, title. Elective Franchise. 'Ut
the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land by adding a new section thereto,
to be known as Section Ia. the same
relating to absent voting: and to pro-
vide Tor the submission of SAID amend
ment to the qualified voters OF TINS
State for adoption or rejection.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. tnree-hft ns
of all the members of each of the two
Houses concurring. That the following
new Section be and the same Is hereby
proposed as an Amendment 70 ArtciS
/. title, Elective Franchise" of uhS
Constitution of the State OF Maryland
to be inserted after Section1, and I'd b
known as Section Ia; the same, =
adopted by the legally Quaiided voters
come a part of Article 1 of the Con-
stitution of Maryland.
Section Ia. The General Assembly
of Maryland shall have power to Pre-
vide by suitable enactment for votInf-
by qualified voters of the state nj
Maryland who are absent and enSag".
in the Military or Naval service Oh ~,
ton from the ward or election dlstfiEe
in which they are entitled to vote, anc
for the manner in which anu the TIN
and place at which such absent votect
may vote. and the canvass and return
of their votes.
Section 2. And be it further enacted
by the authority aforesaid, That sac
foregoing Section hereby proposed a.
an amendment to the Constitution. sha!
be at the next General Election Tor
Members of Congress held in TINS Stast
voters of the State for adoption or re-
lection, in pursuance of the direction
contained in Article. XIV of the Con
stitution of this State. and at the sai4
General Election the vote ON the saio
proposed amendment to the Constltu-
ton shall be by ballot, and upon EACH
words For the Constitutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as now provided by law
and Immediately after SAID ELECTION
due returns shall be made to the Gov
ernor Of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment as directed BY
said Fourteenth Article of the Consti-
tuition; and further proceedings { mao 4a IN
Approved March %, 1918.
Now. therefore, I. Emerson c: Har-
rington. Governor of the State OF Mary
land, in pursuance of the direction con
tanned in Section 1 of Article IA of ti.s
Constitution of Maryland. 10 hereby
order and direct that this ProclauIa-
ton. containing a full, true ard cor
rect copy of the text of said Chat ter
20 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, Session OF 1918, be pub
lished in at least two newspapers IL
each of the counties of the State where
so many may be published, and wher,
not more than one may be published
| then in that newspaper, and in three
newspapers published in the City O
Baltimore, one Of which shall be IL
the German language, once week fcn
| at least three months next preceding
| the General Election to be held in tn
State of Maryland on Tuesday, Novein-
Der 5, 1918, at which election the sa1o
proposed amendment to the Constitu-
! ton shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, to the legal and qualified vot-
ers of the State for their adoption OF
rejection.
Given under my hand and the Great
! Seal of the State Of Maryland. Done a
| the City of Annapolis this twentieth
| day of July. nineteen hundred ano
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON.
| (The Great Seal
| of Maryland.)
By the Governor:
| THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
Secretary Of State
| 7-22-1Sw. o.a.w. R. 7-24-13w. o.a.w.