Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-07
FRANK L. POLK ISSUES A PROC
LAMATIoN ON THE PRoHI
RATIFIcATioN.
EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 1920
Thirsy-sIx States Formally Certified
Their Ratification to Washington.
Polk Uses Several Pens to
Sign the Document.

Washington. Ratification Of the
prohibition amendment to the federal
constitution was proclaimed formally
by Frank l.. Polk, acting secretary Of
sGate. The proclamation Is dated Jan.
20 but legal authorities Of the depart
mont say ratification was accom-
plished when the thirty-sixth state act
ed favorably on January 16, and that
uuder the terms of the amendment II.
self prohibition becomes effective one
year from that date.
The proclamation was signed by Mr..
Polk, in the presence of Senator Shep-
rard, of Texas, author of the resolu-
ton: former Secretary Bryan, Repre-
sentative Charles H. Randall, of Cali
fornia, prohibitionist member of the
house, and officials of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and 9th
er anti-saloon organizations.
Mr.. Polk used several pens in affix.
ing his signature, and presented them
to Senator Sheppard, Mr.. Bryan, Rep
resentative Randall and others.
The proclamation follows:
To all to whom these presents shall
come, greeting:
Omitted States at the second session. Six
fy-fifth Congress, begun at Washington
on the third day Of December. in the year
one thousand, nine hundred and seven
teen passed resolution in the words and
figures following, to- wit:
"Joint resolution:
Proposing an amendment to the con-
etitution of the United States.
"Resolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
america in congress assembled (two-
thirds of each house concurring therein)
Z r9nat the following amendment to the con-
stitution be and hereby Is proposed to the
states, to become valid as q part OF the
constitution when ratified by the legisla-
lures Of the several states as provided by
the constitutions:
"Section l. After one year from the
ratification Of this article the manufact-
ure, sale or transportation OF intoxicat-
ing liquors thereof into. or the expectation
thereof from the United States and all
territory subject to the jurisdiction there
tied.
"Sec. 2. The congress and the several
states shall have concurrent power to en-
force this article by appropriate legisla-
tion.
sec. g. This article shall be impera-
tive unless 1t shall have been ratified as
an amendment to the constitution by the
legislatures of the several states, as pro-
vided in the constitution. within seven
years from the date of the submission
hereof to the states by the congress-
And further, that 1t appears from Off
cial documents on file in this department,
that the amendment to the constitution OF
the United States proposed as aforesaid
has been ratified by the legislatures of
the states OF Alabama, Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Idaho Illinois. Indiana, Kansas. Ken
lucky, Louisiana. Maine, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi. Montana, Nebraska, New Hamp-
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
South Carolina, Texas. Utah. Virginia,
Washington. West Virginia. Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
And further, that the states whose
legislatures have so ratified the said
amendment constitute three-fourths OF
the whole number Of states in the United
States.
Now, therefore, be it known that L
Frank L. Polk. acting secretary of state
of the United States, by virtue and In
pursuance of section EOS Of the revised
statutes of the United States, do hereby
certify that the amendment aforesaid has
become valid to all fntents and purposes
as part of the constitution of the United
States.
In testimony whereof. I have hereuntc
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
department Of state to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this
e9th day of January, in the year of ou.
Lord. one Thousand nine hundred ant
nineteen. (Signed) FRANK L. POLK,
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