The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-02-27
AMENDMENT TO TIE STATE
CONSTITUTION PROHIBITING THE
MANUFACTURE AND SALE or
INTOXICATING LIQUORS.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO I
\ frsoluiion proposing Co. amend the Con
.ttntion ~ the STATE ui Icsas, by amcull
.rg out and repeating said section AID sub
.ug Article 10. Section h thereof hy strik'
sfituting n lieu thereof a new Section 81.
rfuhiblting me manufacture, sale. barter ur
erchange iu the state oi Teas Of spirit.
unus vinous or malt liquors or mrdicafed
isiiers capable of producing infoSicatiou.
or any other lntusicauf whatever, exec {
iof medicinal. mechanical, scientific or sas
ramental purposes. and providing that the
legislature shall enact laws 10 enforce this
section. providing that until the iegisla-
furc shall prescribe other or different reg
ulations on ;he subject the sale u spirit
nous. yiIous or malt liquors or mcdicatcl
hitirrs capable Of producing intoNicatior,
Or an, other iuioVicanf whatever. fof med,
icinai purposes shall he made only in eases
- actual sickness and then only upon pre-
scfipton Of a regular practi,ing physician.
subject 60 certain regulations With refer
cncc % the same; providing that this
amendment shall be- self cooperative and uH-
fil the Legislature shall provide other ar
different penalties the violation Of any part
1t this con sfitgtionai provision shall be-
deemed felony punishabe by coniinefn ut
n the pcnifertiary for term uf years sft.
Gifted. without thc benefit ~ any Law pro-
tidns for suspended sentence cnricrrirg
Authority upon the District Courts az !
Judge. thereof under their equity powers
60 ISSUE upon suit of the Attorney General
iuiunctions against iriracttons Or threaten
ed iniractions Of any part Of this conslitu-
tionai provision; providing that without
affecting the provisions herein. intoSicaf-
ing liquors are declared 10 le subject 20
The general police power Of this state DE-.
claring that che Legislature shall have
power 10 pass any additional prokihito~y
Avs IN AID thereof which 70 may deem al.
Visahie; iixirg the time Tor the election TOT
the adoption or rejection Of said propose
constitutional amendment and prescribing
certain rules and regulations With refer.
- h. hat Ne farn
visions Of the General Eis~ss~a Law shall
govern IN all respects tsto quaIlresiion II
electors and method n holding the eN~fion
ard = all oshsr ,.;pss,. T r. ,r,1
making certain prsefsons for the elcctiniN
and ballots thepeoi andkmethod Of voting,
prescribing csrtain dutie& ior the Governor
Of the State. .nr nak,ng.sn appropriation
Do I. rsssly.d BY the LsssshasTs % the
section ! THAT Article 10 o. Cqnstiiyf
10. Q, 'ss ss Of r liza ss sasa 10y
= and ,.sb.,i,usinss>-lsa q said = loa n
Soc S.ssI The msauias,srs, sale. >r,sr
lnd sssh.nTs IN the state o. fssss. y &'r.
tuous. virous 90 malt liquors or msdics ~
nittsfs capable % pfodueins lntosieation. n
my other ntosicanf whateNsF except ~
Medicinal. mechanical. ssisnttfis ~ ssefsmsa4
Al pssposss. are each aud al hereby pro
The Legislature shall enas, lass 10 sniofss
has section.
u, uaul the Legislators shsn nssssF,is
'ihsf 90 different regulations on lhe sub
r1i the sais "a sp|fIlaans, tinous 90 mali
'lupfs, 20 msdlfatsi hntsfs. capable III nfof
'4flHs |nteklestiaH, ~ snf othff Inteslssri
nsis cell IA tssfs "a sttusI aiftrsssI sni
nee n.iIf uren The pfsnf.rtian ~ Isaua
a. pItftI<ina rtftls len. IahIff' q The fsa
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