The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-22
state officlaIs Outline What Must be
Done In Order to Make Iowa
One Of the Dry
states.
MUST PASS ASSEMBLY
Amendment Which Was Passed Two
Years Ago Must Pass Again
and Then Go to Peo-
pie for Vote.

| State officials are receiving many
| inquiries as to the status of the pro:
hibitory amendment. Apparently there
is some confusion as to the steps nee
essary before this can become law.
| The amendment as passed by the
last general assembly must be pass
ed again by the next general assem-
bly, and then submitted to vote OF
| the people. Unless otherwise desig-
mated 1t shall be voted on at the
general election held after it's final
passage by the legislature.
In chapter five, section Sc Of the
code, the law on the submission to
vote of a constitutional amendment
! is given. It follows:
whenever proposition to amend
the constitution shall have been adopt
ed by two succeeding general assem-
blies, if no other time is fixed by the
last general assembly adopting same
for its submission to the people, 1t
shall be done at the ensuing general
election, in the manner required by
law"
The general assembly may pro.
vide for the submission of constitu-
tional amendments at a special elect
ton, just as 1t did in the woman suf-
frage amendment, voted on at the
time Of the June primaries. This was
a special election and a proclamation
for it was issued by the governor.
Previous Action.
The joint resolution proposing to
amend article 1 of the constitution
of Iowa by adding thereto a provision
prohibiting the manufacture, sale or
keeping for sale of intoxicating
liquors as a beverage within this
state passed the house of the last gen.
eral assembly by vote of ninety-two
for it and ten against with one repre-
sentative not voting. It passed the
senate with thirty-nine for it, ten
against it and one not voting.
This joint resolution as passed fol-
lows: BE it resolved, by the general
jassembly of the state of Iowa that
the following amendment to article
ID of the constitution of the state OF
Iowa be and the same is hereby pro-
posed: To add thereto following sec
ton twenty-six (26) thereof and as
lsection twenty-seyen CID of article
one ~ of said constitution the fol-
lowing to-wit:
Sect. 81. The manufacture, sale
or keeping for sale, as a beverage, OF
Intoxicating liquors, including ale,
wine and beer shall be forever prohib-
tied within this state. The general
assembly shall by law prescribe reg
ulations for the enforcement OF the
prohibition herein contained and shall
provide suitable penalties for the vio-
lation of the provisions hereof
Resolved further. That the fore
going proposed amendment be and the
same is hereby referred to the legis-
lature to be chosen at the next gen.
eral election for members of the next
general assembly and that the secre-
! tary of state cause the same to be
published for three months previous
to the day of said election, as proyid-
ed by law"
It is therefore seen that the pro-
hibitory amendment must be pass
ed upon by the next general assem-
bly, and later voted on by the people
before it Is finally settled.
| The proposed amendment is now
being published as an official pub
LEGATION in twenty-five newspapers IN
1.-The state, two in each congressional
district. Secretary Allen started pub
Fishing this about the first Of August
so that it would run three months
before the election Of the members OF
| the next legislature.