The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-06
PROCLAMATION
Proposing al Amendment to
the Constitution of the State.
Providing for Absent Voting

OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND. HELD IN THE YEAR
I9lS, A BILL WAS PASSED. ITO WIT:
CHAPTER 20 OF SAID ACTS. PRO-
POSING AN ADDITIONAL SECTION
10 ARTICLE A Oh THE COESTITT-
TON OF MARYLAND. TO BE KNOWN
49, SECTION H. AND RELATING ltd
ABSENT VOTING. AND WHICH SAID
BILL IT, IN THE WORDS AND
FIGURES FOLLOWING:
CHAPTER 20.
IN Act to propose an amendment 20 Ar-
ticle !, title, Elective Franchise. OF the
Constitution Of tie State Of Mary
Hereto Og " f 81 Enown u IVY Section t ia
the same relating to absent voting; and
to provide for tn submission of said
amendment TO the qualified voters or
this State for adoption or rejection.
Section a Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, three fifths OF NH
the members of each Of the two Houses
iconcurring, That the following new Sec
s0n D ana az sane y a aeFIs p
Elective Franchise" OF the Constitution
OF the State of Maryland. 10 b. inserted
after Section i. and TO be known a. Sec
legally qualified voters OF the State a.
herein provided, to- become "a part OF
Article 1 OF the Constitution OF Maryland.
Section a.. The General Assembly OF
Maryland shall have power to provide Dy
suitable enactment for voting by qualified
absent and engaged in the Military or
Naval Service OF the United States at the
time Of any election from the ward or
election district il which WI, they o. en.
which and the time and place at which
such absent voters may vote, and for the
canvass and return ot their votes.
Section 2. And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said fore
going Section hereby proposed al an
at the next General Lection for Members
or Congress held in this State submitted
to the legal and qualified voters of the
State an adoption q rejection T. PuE
Article XIV OF the Constitution OF this
State, and at the said General Election
tn vote or To- said proposed amendment
and upon each ballot there shall be
t Rf An ns s ana Against Che
Constitutional Amendment az now pro-
said election due returns shall ~ made
to the Governor OF the vote for and
against said proposed amendment as
the Constitution, and further proceedings
had In accordance with said Article
Fourteen
Wy Approved March %. 1913.
Now, therefore, /, Emerson CT Harring-
ton, Governor OF tine State OF Maryland,
in pursuance OF the direction contained
in Section / Of Article II of the Constitu-
ton OF Maryland, do hereby order and
direct that this Proclamation, containing
q full, true and correct copy OF the text
OF said Chapter 20 Of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland, Session
newspapers in each Of the counties Of the
and where not more than one may be-
published, then in that newspaper, and
in three newspapers published In the
City Of Baltimore, ONE or which shall be
in the German language, once week
for at least three months next preceding
the General Election to DC held tn the
State OF Maryland on Tuesday, NOvem-
Der 5, 1918, at which election the said
proposed amendment to- the Cor -titutlon
shall be submitted in form and manner
prescribed by the General Assembly, to
the legal and qualified voters OF the
State for their adoption Co., rejection.
Given under my hand and
4 the Great Seal Of the
State of Maryland. Done
(The Great Seal at the City OF Annapo-
of Maryland) lis, this twentieth day Of
July, nineteen hundred
and eighteen.
EMERSON G. HARRINGTON,
By thu Governor: #n@
THOMAS w. SIMMONS,
aug.2-3mos- Secretary OF State.