The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-01-24
SOLDIERS VOTE PROCLAMATION
Executive Department.,
Annapolis, Maryland

WHEREAS, By Chapter 7S of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
it was provided that whenever a state OF
war exists in the United States, or such
other circumstances occur as to cause
the Government of the United States to
call into service the Maryland National
Guard, or any of the units of the Mary
land National Guard, and the Maryland
Naval Militia, or either the Maryland
National Guard or the Maryland Naval
Militia, and by reason of such state of
war or such other circumstances, duly
qualified voters of the State are absent
from the ward or election district in
which they reside on the day set for
any general, primary or special election
whether Presidential, Congressional,
Judicial, State, County or Legislative
District or any election in Baltimore
City, the Governor may by proclama-
ton, published once in no more than
three newspapers in each county and in
Baltimore City, suspend the operation
of the election laws of the State, and
all rules and regulations adopted there
under, so far as such laws and rnles
regulations are inconsistent with the
provisions of said Act:
AND WHEREAS, 1t is further pro-
vlded by said Act that whenever the Gov
ernor shall issue such proclamation,
then the provisions in said Act contain
ed shall become effective as law, such
provisions authorizing and providing
the means for duly qualified votes alb
sent in the military or naval service OF
the United States, by reason of the
state of war or other circumstances
calling them into such service, to vote
by mail at ali general, primary apd spec
ial elections, whether Presidential, Con-
gressional, Judicial. State, County or
Legislative or any election in Baltimore
City on and after the adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution of the
state permitting such votes to vote by
mail which said amendment, being Chap
ter 20 of the Acts of said General Assem-
blyof 1918 was duly submitted to and
| adopted by the voters of this State at the
general election held herein in Novem-
ber 1919, and is now part of the Con-
stitution of the State:
AND WHEREAS, A state of war
does exist and such other circumstances
have occurred as have causes the Gov
ernment of the United States to cal into
service the Maryland National Guard
and the Maryland Naval Militia, and by
reason thereof duly qualified voters of
the State are absent from the ward or
election district in which they reside,
and will be so absent on the day set for
primary, general or special elections, as
aforesaid
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, EMERSON
c. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR OF
MARYLAND, by virtue of the author
ity conferred upon me as aforesaid bv
the said Act of Assembly do hereby
suspend the operation of the election
laws of the State, and all rules and
regulations adopted hereunder, as and
to the extent authorized by said
Act of Assembly, to the end that the
provisions of said Act authorizing and
providing the means for duly qualified
voters absent in the military or naval
service. of the United States to vote by
mail at general, primary or special cleo
tions, ma, be and become effective, as
therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and caused
to be fixed the Great Seal of the State
of Maryland, at the Capitol, in the City
OF Annapolis, on this fifteenth day of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and ninteeen.