The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-05
MAY PASS ASSEMBLY, FIRST DAY
virginia Legislators May Put state
tn Van end. On Suspension OF Rules,
Ratify Amendment on wedncs-
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the United States" with the request
that You cause the same TO he sub
United by the legislature OF your state
for such action as may be had, and
lhat certified copy of such action
he communicated to the secretary of
state, as required by section EOS. re-
vtsed statutes of the United States.
An acknowledgment os the receipt
of this communication is requested.
4 II have the honor TO be. sir,
" our obedient servant,
ROBERT LANSING.
i Secretary OF State
! An approved form OF the resolution
la he state legislatures for ratify-
ing the national prohibition amend
mont is as follows:
/ JOINT RESOLUTION ()
Joint Resolution Ratifying a Proposed
Amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States of
! America.
/ Whereas. Both houses Of the sixty
NTH congress of the United States Of
America. by a constitutional majority
OF two-thirds thereof. made the fol-
stitution Of the United States of
America, in the following words, to-
| wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
| Resolved by the senate OF the house
of personalities of the United States
Of America in congress assem- bied
1.-TWO thirds OF each house concurring
therein), That the following amend
ment TO the constitution be, and here
by is, proposed to the states, TO be-
come valid as part Of the constitu-
Al 4. g. Augn &,s,-.
OF the several states as provided by
tho constitutions:
ARTICLE %
Section I. After one year from
the ratification OF this article the
manufacture. salo, or TRANSPORTATION
OF Intoxicating liquors within. the
importation thereof into OF the ex-
portation thereof from the United
States and all territory subject to the
Jurisdiction thereof for beverage pur-
poses is hereby prohibited.
Section Q The congress and the
several states shah have concurrent
| power 20 enforce this article by sp
propriate legislation.
Section g. This article shall be
imperative unless It shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the con-
stitution nv the legislatures Of the
several states, az provided by the con
stitution, within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress-
Therefore, Be II resolved by the
legislature of the state OF Virginia
Section l. That the said amend
u7ent to the constitution Of the United
states OF America be, and the Same
is hereby. ratified by the legislature
of the state OF Virginia.
Section. 2. That certified copies OF
this preamble and 5oint resolution be
forwarded by the governor of this
state TO the secretary OF state at
Washington, to the presiding officer
OF the United States senate, and TO
the speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives of the United States.
Passed house .......,.... 1919
Pa ssed senate ............ 1913.
No Definite Form Prescribed.
This form ID furnished by Hon.
Wayne p. Wheeler. attorney and gem
erai counsel OF the Anti-Saloon League
of America However there Is no
definite form prescribed by the con-
stitution for ratifying an amendment
In Virginia when. in 1910, the income
tax amendment was voted on, n bill
was introduced having very much the
verbage of a joint resolution. The
bill was referred to the committee on
IeuPTdi IfIdLloBS ia hiF NV
bill set out the facts in a resolution
form, reciting the adoption by con-
gress OF the resolution submitting the
question to the states, set out the
amendment itself. and wound up with
a ratifying clause.
The form, however, given above ia
sufficient. Discussing the matter,
however, Mr.. Wheeler writes:
III for any reason there is a tech
n Fvaa.
which was followed in ratifying other
amendments In a given state. 1t may
he we'll to use that form. The above
has been used In several OF the states
and is, in our judgment, the best
draft, There is nothing in section EOS
OF the revised statutes requiring that
certified copy of the action of the leg
islature be sent to the speaker of the
house OF representatives and the pre-
siding offfcer of the United States SEN
ate. Most Of the states, however, have
ordered the resolution sent TO them,
and It will be well TO do so. The
resolution may be adopted In the same
manner that any other resolution is
adopted In the legislature--nameiy, by
majority vote. Action OF the legisla-
ture is not subject to a referendum in
the state.
TIE federal constitution outlines
the method for ratifying an amend
mont II says: Amendments TO this
constitution shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as part of this
constitution when ratified by the leg
lalatures OF three -fourths of the sew
cral states The state law or cousti-
tuition cannot change this method or
procedure outlined by the federal con-
stitutlon. On more than one occa-
sion resolutions have been submitted