The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-04-07

the Manufacture, Sale, Barter
and Exchange Of Intoxicating
Liquors Except for Medicinal
Scientific and Sacramental
Purposes.
House Joint Resolution No. 2.
A resolution proposing to
amend the Constitution of the
state of Texas, by amending Ar
ticle Is. Section 20. thereof by
striking out and repeating said
section. and substituting in lieu
thereof new Section 20, prohib-
ting the manufacture for pur-
pose Of sale. barter or exchange,
and the sale. barter and exchange
of Intoxicating liquors, on and az
ter the second Tuesday in Janu-
airy. A. y. 1912, within this State,
except for medicinal, scientific
and sacramental purposes, and
providing that the Legislature OF
the State OF Texas shall, at noon
on the second Tuesday i'll Janu-
airy. A. ~. 1912, by authority OF
this section, meet in session III the
city of Austin, and pass efficient
laws to enforce this section; pro
+ viding. further, that this section
shall not prevent any session Of
the Legislature from passing any
law TO enforce the same; and, pro-
viding, further, that all laws IN
/. force when this amendment is
adopted. providing penalties or
forfeitures in relation to the
manufacture. sale or transporta-
ton of Intoxicating liquors. shall
remain in full force and effect
until modified or repealed fixing
the time for the election for the
adoption or rejection of said pro-
posed constitutional amendment,
directing a proclamation thertof
and making certain provisions for
said election and the ballots
thereof. and method of voting
p prescribing certain duties for the
! governor Of this State. and max
! ing an appropriation to defray
the expenses Of said election.
BE it resolved by the Iegisla-
ture of the State of Texas:
Section !. That article l6 OF
the Constitution of the state OF
Texas he amended by striking out
and repeating Section 20 thereof
and substituting in lieu of said
Section 20 the following;
Section 90. The manufacture
for purposes of sale, barter or ex
change. and the sale. barter and
exchange Of Intoxicating liquors
on and after the second Tuesday
in january. A. ID. 1912. is hereby
prohibited within this State ex
cept for medicinal, scientific and
sacramento purposes. The Leg
islature of the State OF Texas
shall at noon. on the second Tues
day in January, A. d. 1912. by
authority of this section, meet in
session in the city of Austin. and
pass efficient laws TO enforce this
: section; hut nothing shall pre-
= vent any session of the Legisla'
ture from passing a law to en-
force the same and all laws IN
force when this amendment Is
r adopted providing remedies. pen
allies or fOrfeiturcs in relation to
the manufacture, sale or trans
portation of Intoxicating liquors
shall remain in full force and eff
feet until modified or repealed.
See. ?. The foregoing constiiu-
tional amendment shall be sub.
mitted to n vote of the qualified
electors for members of the Leg
islature at an election TO be held
throughout the STATE of Texas on
the fourth Saturday ia July. be
ing the twenty-second day there
of. A. ID. 1911 AZ said election
the vote shall bee by official bal
lot. which shall have been print
ed or written at the top Thereof
i'm plain letters the words "Of
fetal Ballot.
Said ballot shall have also writ
ten or printed thereon the word
For Prohibition, and The
words Against Prohibition.
All the provisions of the gener
al election laws as amended an'
in force at the time said election
is held shall govern in all respect
as to the qualifications of the elec
tors. the method of holding sucI
election. and in all other RESPECTS
as far as such election laws cal
be- made applicable.
Sec. 3. The Governor of thi
State is hereby directed 10 issu
the necessary proclamation 70
said election and To have the sam