The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-21
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT RATT-
FLED BL 81 STATES

FlEO BIZ 81 SIAIES
WASHINGTON, January 20
Legislatures of 81 states-one more
than the required three fourths- have
ratified the prohibition constitutional
amendment.
Several State Assemblies now in
session as expected took action.
1t was a very close race be-
tween Nebraska, Missouri and Mime
sofa as to which will be the thirty
sixth on the list.
Ratification was completed Wed
nesday by the Legislatures of five
states-Iowa, Colorado, Oregon, New
Hampshire and Utah-making a total
of IL in two days.
Of the 35 states that have taken ac-
ton, only Ia have certified their
action to the Federal State Depart.
ment. They are Virginia, Kentucky
North Dakota, South Carolina, Mary.
land, South Dakota, Texas, Montana
Delaware, Massachusetts,, Arizona
Georgia, Louisiana and Michigan.
The amendment, under its provi
sions, becomes effective one year
from the date of its final ratification
Additional legislation by Congress j.
necessary to make it operative, an(
groundwork for this already has beer
laid. This legislation will prescribe
penalties for violations of the amend
ment and determine how and by wha
agencies the law shall be enforced.
If ratification is completed thi
month, many officials here believe tn,
country will become permanent,
"dry" next July 1, the date on which
1.-THE special wartime prohibition re
Gently enacted by Congress goes int
effect.
This law prevents the manufacture
and sale of intoXicants for beverag
purposes, and remains in force unit
the rehabilitation of the nation
war armies is completed.
Court action to prevent the amend
ment becoming operative already ha
been started in California, where a
order temporarily restraining Gov
ernor Stephens from the ratificatio
has been obtained. 1t has been int
mated that similar action may b
taken in other states in which, it
said, state laws require that Feders
constitutional amendments must b
submitted to a referendum.
The prohibition amendment resol,
ton passed by Congress provides thu
J ratification shall be by "the Legi
latures of the several states as PR
vided by the constitution"
The resolution follows:
Resolved by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives of the Unite
States of America in Congress assen
bled 1.-TWO thirds of each House col
curing therein), that the followir
amendment to the constitution b
and hereby is, proposed to the state
to become valid as part of the CO..
stitution when ratified by the Legisl
lures of the several states as provide
by the constitution:
"Article 1-Section AFTER OF
year from the ratification of tn
article the manufacture, sale or tran
portation of intoxicating lquo
within, the importation thereof in
. or the expectation thereof from tt
United States and all territory su
\ ject to the jurisdiction thereof f
Il beverage purposes is hereby prob
Il bited.
II "Section 2-The Congress and Il
several states shall have concurre
II power to enforce this article by a
II propriate legislation"
II "Section 3-This article shall
II imperative unless it shall have be,
III ratified as an amendment to the CO
II stitution by the Legislatures of t
II several states, as provided in the co
II stitution, within seven years from t
II date of the submission hereof to t
II states by Congress"
II The resolution was passed by t
II Senate, 65 to 20, on August 1, 191
II and by the House, 282 to 1913,
II December II, 1917. Mississippi W
III the first state to ratify the amen
\ ment, its Legislature acting on ia
II uary 8, 1918.