Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-19
.LlouoA- issue NOT VET DEAD
AND sALooNs NOT SAFELY
sANisHEp FROM IOWA.
NEXT LEolsLATuRE MUST
FIRST PASS AMENDMENT
ousstien Of Constitutional Prohibition
viii Then Be Submitted to Vote Of
People - Proposed Amendment Now
sehs Given Official Publication
Thruout stats-1sxt Of RESOLUTION.
Special to FINES -Republican.

Des Moiness Sept. 1S.-NVith more
or less talk to the effect that the liquor
issue Is . dead u in Iowa and that
the saloon ig banished from the state
never to return many are apparently
overlooking the fact that the constitu-
tionai amendment prohibiting the
m~annufacture or sale of Intoxicating
liquors In this state must pass the next
general assembly and then be voted on
by the people. This is the fact, how
ever. Before the constitutional amend
ment "a passed by the last general as
sembly can become q Jaw it must be
passed by tho next general assembly,
signed by the speaker Of tho house,
by the president of the senate and by
the governor and then voted on by the
people.
In chapter s. section Sc. Of the code.
the law on the submission to a vote Of
a constitutional amendment is given.
1t follows:
Whenever . proposition to amend
the constitution shall have been
adopted by two succeeding general as
semblies, II no other time is fixed by
the last general assembly adopting
same for It's submission to the people.
1t shall be done at the ensuing general
election, in the mi required by
law"
The general assembly may provide
for the submission Of constitutional
amendments at a special election, just
as it did in the woman suffrage amend
ment, voted on at the time of the June
vp3n,oTioa VNhfo NO q q enooio1 o1oofinn
and a proclamation for it was issued
by the governor.
Pending Joint Resolution.
The joint resolution proposing to
amend article l 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 general assembly
by a vote of 80 for it and 10 against
with one representative not voting. It
passed the senate with 80 for 1t. 10
against It ana M not voting.
This Joint resolution as passed fol-
lows:
BE It resolved by the general as
sembly Of the state of Iowa. that the
following amendment to article ] of
the constitution Of the state Of Iowa be
( and the same Is hereby proposed: To
add thereto following section &c there
Of andsas sections27 of article 4 of said
constitution the following. to-wit:
s.ssectioa 1.-THE smanufactNre. sale.
arfkeGping for sale. as q beverage. aof
! intoxicating liquors. including ale.
wine and beer, shall be forever pro-
! hibited within this state. The general
assembly shall by law prescribe regu-
! iationa Tor the. enforcement of the pro
! hibition herein contained and shall
| provide suitable penalties for the vio-
| Iation Of the provisions hereof.
Resolved further, that the foregoing
proposed amendment be and the same
is hereby referred to h legislature to
be chosen at the next general election
for members OF the next general as
sembly and that the secretary Of state
cause the same to be published for
three months previous to the day Of
said election, as provided by law
II is therefore seen that the Nprohibi-
Tory amendment must be passed upon
by the next general assembly and later
voted on by the people before it is
finally settled.
The proposed amendment is now be-
ing publisned as an official publication
In twenty-five newspapers in the state.
two in each congressional district. Sec
Rotary Allen started publishing this
about the list Of August so that it
would run three months before the
election OF the members Of the next
legislature.