The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-08-31

Tuesday, the 18th Day of
September, 1888,
For the purpose of balloting for
Delegates to State Convention, pro-
vided for by said Chapter 253 of the
Acts of 1888, as follows:
Special Election for Delegates to State
Convention
CHAPTER 253
AN ACT to provide for a Convention
in the State of Maryland, for the
ratification or rejection of the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, repeating
the Eighteenth Amendment to said
Constitution, and prohibiting the
transportation or importation in any
State, Territory or Possession of the
United States for delivery or use
therein of Intoxicating liquors in vi
olation of the laws thereof, which
said amendment has been proposed
by the Congress of the United
States in accordance with Article V
of the Constitution of the United
States.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the
United States on the goth day of Feb
ruary, 1888, by a Resolution duly
passed in accordance with Article V
of the Constitution of the United
States proposed the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States:
Joint RESOLUTION
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
"RESOLVED, By the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled (two-thirds of each
House concurring therein) that the
following Article is hereby proposed
as an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes
as part of the Constitution when rat
flied by Conventions in three-fourths
of the several States:
"ARTICLE -
"Sec. 1. The Eighteenth Article OF
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States is hereby repealed.
"Sec. 2. The transportation or i'm.
portation into any State, Territory
or Possession of the United States fol-
delivery or use therein of Intoxicating
liquors, in violation of the laws there
of, is hereby prohibited.
"Sec. 3. This Article shall be mop
erative unless it shall have been rat
flied as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition by Conventions in the several
States, as provided in the Constitu-
ton, within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
States by the Congress-" And
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be the
duty of the State of Maryland, act
ing through the General Assembly, the
duly constituted law-making body for
said State, to provide for the calling
of a Convention to ratify or reject the
aforesaid proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the United States with
reasonable promptness and without
unnecessary delay, therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
on the 18th day of September, 1888
there shall be special election in the
State of Maryland at which there shall
be elected by the legally qualified vot-
ers in each Congressional District
three delegates, and in the State at
large six delegates, (making total OF
twenty-four Delegates) to the Con-
vention provided for by this Act.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted
That at said special election all per-
sons who are entered upon the regis
try books as qualified voters shall be
entitled to vote and in addition there
to all persons who are entitled to be
registered as legally qualified voters
of this State shall be permitted to reg
lister and to vote on said day of cleo
ton.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted
That except as otherwise provided in
this Act, said special election shall
be conducted and the results thereof
ascertained and certified in accordance
with the Constitution and laws of this
State relating to elections for the
Senate and House of Delegates OF
Maryland.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted
That no person shall be eligible as g
Delegate to said Convention who, al
the time of election, is not either
of the State of Maryland, and who has