Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-22
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An Act to propose an amendment 70 Ar
ticIe l. title. Elective Franchise, OF the
Constitution of the State of Maryland, oS
adding a new section thereto 10 De known
a. Section IA the same relating 90 abb
sent voting and 10 provide for the sup
mission Of said amendment TO the quar-
lied voters Of this state for ADOPTION or
rejection.
Section l. BE IL enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, three ntths OF All
the members OF each OF the two Houses
concurring, That the following new Sec
ton be and the same is hereby proposed
as an Amendment 20 Article !. ute,
Elective Franchise, Of the Constitution
of the State of Maryland, 10 be inserted
after Section /. and 70 be known as Sec
ton Ia: the same. il adopted by the legal
~ qualified voters of the state as here
in provided, TO become part OF Article
Of the Constitution of Maryland.
Section IA. The General Assembly of
Maryland shall have power to provide by
suitable enactment for soting by quahhed
voters of the State of Maryland who are
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 in which they are entitled
TO vote and for the manner in which ami
the time and place ut which such absent
voters may vote. and for the canvass ana
return of their votes.
Section = And be IL further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That said foreEo-
ing Section hereby proposed as an amend
ment 10 the Constitution, shall be at the
Congress held in this State submitted to
the legal and qualified voters Of the State
for adoption or rejection, in pursuance of
the directions contained in Article NV Of
the Constitution of this State, and at the
said General Election the vote the SAID
proposed amendment to the Constitution
shall be by ballot. and upon each ballot
there shall be printed the words For the
constitutional Amendment and Against
the Constitutional Amendment" as now
provided by law, land Immediately after
said election due returns shall be made to
the Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment directed by
said Fourteenth Article of the Constitu-
ton, and further proceedings had in ac-
cordance with said Article Fourteen.
Approved March D. 1918
Now. therefore, l. Emerson c. Harring-
ton, Governor of the state of Maryland in
pursuance of the direction contained in
Section / of Article II Of the Constitution
of Maryland. do hereby order and direct
that this Proclamation. containing a full.
true and correct copy of the text of said
Chapter ~ of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland. Session of 1918. be
published in at least two newspapers in
each of the counties of the State where so
many may be published, and where not
more than one may be published, then in
that newspaper, and in three newspapers
published in the City of Baltimore, one of
which shall be IN the German language,
once a week for at least three months next
preceding the General Election to be held
in the State of Maryland on Tuesday,
November >. 1918, at which election the
said proposed amendment to the Consti-
tuition shall be submitted in form and
manner prescribed by the General As
sembly, to the legal ana qualified voters
of the State for their adoption or rejec-
ton.
Given under my hand and
the Great Seal of the
tThe Great Seal State of Maryland. Done
/ of Maryland.) at the City of Annapolis
twentieth day of July,
nineteen hundred and
eighteen.
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON
BY the Governor:
THOMAS w SIMMONS.
Secretary of State