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PROCLA MATION
Proposing an Amendment to the COnstitu-
ton OF the State, Providing for
Absent Voting

Whereas, at the January Session OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, heiG
in the year 1918, a bill WAS passed.
to-witi Chapter 20 of said acts, pro-
DosinE an additional section to Arti-
Gle 1 of the Constitution OF Mary
land, to be known as Section IA. ana
relating to absent voting, anh "hich
said bill Is I'm the words and figures
CHAPTER 20.
An Act to propose ar amendment u
Article 1, title, Elective Franchise, III
the Constitution of the State Of Mary
land, by adding a new section thereto,
to be known as Section la. the same
relating to absent voting: and to pro-
vide for the submission OF sa'a aiae a1'!-
ment to the qualified voters OF TINS
State for adoption or rejection:
Section L. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland. Utrecht tn
of all the members OF each of the tive
Houses concurring, That the follo~lnG
new Section be and the same is herco9
proposed as an Amendment 10 Articil
i. title, Elective Franchise. of thS
Cons titution of the State OF Maryland
to be inserted after Section1. and ID b
known as Section Ia; the, same. y
adopted by the legally qualified voters
of the State as herein provided. to be-
come q part of Article 1 of the Con
stitution of Maryland.
Section la. The General Assembly
of Maryland shall have power to Pre-
vide by suitable enactment for votinf-
by qualified voters OF the state 81
Maryland who are absent and engage
in the Military or Naval service OF ne
United States at the time of any cleo
ton from the ward or election dlstrISt
in which they are entitled to vote anc
for the manner in which anu the tl.i''
and place at which such absent Votech
may vote, and the canvass and return
of their votes.
Section 2 And be it further enacted
foregoing Section hereby proposed a.
an amendment to the Constitution shal'
be at the next General Election To-
Members of Congress held in TINS StaSS
submitted to the legal and qualitieC
voters of the State for adoption or re
lection, in pursuance OF the dlrectionS
contained in Article XIV OF the Con
stitution of this State. and at the sal,
General Election the vote, ON the salo'
proposed amendment to the Const1tu-
ton shall be by ballot, and upon EACH
words For the Cons titutional Amend
ment" and Against the Constitutions
Amendment" as now provided by law
and Immediately after SAID electloh
ernor of the vote for and against sac
proposed amendment as directed b!
said Fourteenth Article Of the Constl-
tuition. and further proceedings had in
accordance with this Article Fourteen
Approved March %. 1918.
Now. therefore. l.: Emerson c; H Har-
rngton Governor Of the the Sfaee Gt Mar
| tanned in Section l of Article IA of ttiv
Constitution of Maryland. 10 hereby
! order and direct that this Proclaim
ton, containing full. true and cor
rect copy OF the text of said Chaptel
I 20 of the Acts of the General Assembly
! of Maryland, Session of 1913, be pub
| lished in at least two newspapers II
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 thref
newspapers published in the City O.
Baltimore, one of which shall be II
the German language. once a week fcl
| at least three months next precedins
the General Election to be held in tn
State of Maryland on Tuesday, Nove1n
| Der 5, 1918, at which election the sale
| proposed amendment to the ConstItu
! ton shall be submitted in form ant
manner prescribed by the General AS
sembly, TO the legal and qualified Vot
| ers of the State for their adoption ol
| rejection.
Given under my hand and the Grea
! Seal of the State of Maryland. Done
| the City of Annapolis this twentieth
day of July. nineteen hundred ant
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.