Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16
BELIEVED NEEDED
RATIFICATION WILL
BESECUREDT TODAY
Legislatures of Thirty-Fiye
Commonwealths Have
Acted Favorably.
ONE OF THREE OTHERS
LIKELY E TO, ACT TODAY
Nebraska, Missouri and Minne-
sofa in Contest to Be First SIS
to Make Change Effective. s: s.
INJUNCTION IN CALlFoENII,A'
Iowa, Colorado, New. Hampshire,
Oregon and Utah Give Approvals'
to National Prohibition.
ONE OF THREE OTHERS
LIKELY TO ACT TODAY
INJUNCTION IN CALIFoRF:NsiIIiAi' A
IRy Associated Preas.1

to National Prohibition. ..
IBy Associated Press.I t5 ssf
WASHINGTON. January, 15.-Legis-l
latures of thirty-five' States. one ,iesa
than the required three fourth. have
ratified the prohibition constitutionali
amendment. Several State, y Assem-
blies now are in session and are ex-
4. probable race betWeenG NsGbifaskssss.
Missouri and Minnesota as. to- which
VII be .hiIE,ssis.h on the j list
the Legislatures of.sfive.E States-lIowa,
Colorado. Oregon. New Hampshire and
days. 81 the sthIrsyive & a. Wsssssn Sexes thas dwG
have taken action, only EfourteenShaSe
'Sertitied S their aftion, 10 the Fedslai
Kentueks. Horth Dakota. @ So southtGaros hrG.ga
lima. Maryland South Dakota. Texas.
Arizona, eorgia, Louisiana and, Mi6H.
igan.. f'-,.s4 y. !. ~ n $50 4 ,ys: Y
EFFECTIVE ONE YEAR AFTER
u Y ,. FINAL ItATlFICATToN.i
The anhendh ent, under its proyisfor'
Of na dSis tag
TO- make 4. opssnttye. and .eronns
leEislat lion wi tll prescribe n enAl ties
|sYiolat ipM cof the ame efIdm entf and detsnsS
p ins Y, s,s saT II bs and =
& II afsacation is & com pistsSs Il s{si
%Sndh 4 s,
cinl War. TIM : prohibitfon recently 2snE
TSis asdsd Efss, Eoss Int
saleroif iitoxicantslf for beverage piSI
poses ana remains in force Yuntilsahs
q; M ~ rd1n 2f the nations war ar
Court action TO prevent the amerid-
ment becoming ope eTative. already las
order =temporarilyj restraining ioVsE-s
NOT stephens from signing 3ratlfcation'
It has I Been intmated a that Hsn siniissnss. neIs
which, IT, Is. said. State. laws, require
meI,ts must be submitted to a referss-
dum ,-:s+l- ~ ~ il+ ,sS y. 81 4, sssi.f 4
TEXT OJSRESOLUTIoN 80
ADOPTED BY CONGRESS,
The prohibition amendment res61us
ratihcation, shall be by sthe the Leg ,Iegisias s
tures OF the several States as PROV {ded
~ .RanSaSs; ResolYea; 9y the Senate lens and House
eae GonhEgsss
therein). that the following. amend
msnt to the Sconstltption,b be. and hersL
como valid as part of the VConstftua1
tion when ratified by.sthe Legislatures
~ ~ ine sexeIal states as provided by
"Articlc: Gs4as 3-, -! .ist
Section 1. After one year from the
ture. sale or transportntionao OF r.intos$
eating liquors within. tie importation
shereof INTO. or the expGAtatioa there
ritory subject TO the jurisdicti lion: there
Of. orohibI. t1T % beverage purposes is hereby
CONCURRENT POWER FOR t.
LAWS IMPROVEMENTS!
eral States shall have concurrent, power.
TO TO- enforce sn,f this article by appropriate
Section 3. This article shall be gin-9 IN.
operative unless 1t shall have been rat
fed as an amendment to the Con stftu-s
era ia,es in q ths shs
Of. the. submission hereof TO the States
The resolution was passed by the
saa s. Rouse u.s. 9ss sASsSss ,psias 49,
first, state to ratify the am sndniehf!
ITS Legislature acting on January. s,
1918, Virginia following. 10 y. "a
DIR. gDINwfDnIE SAYS
JANUARY I6 iEPOCHALsDAY
I'VE will,rsurely put the prohlbison
amendment over to-morro W. sa ia sEs.sf
Dinwiddie, Legislative superintendsrt
Of tho. Anti Saloon SLeasne. when m
one short of the required mum 5 bsr.sifai ssssi
ratified the measure. = ,5.s s q
I'VE had hoped to putt over .to.day,s,
cations in Colorado and one other ss stass
which pvt the day ot the eelebsatiSn
,,,,, In ,pinawsddis's op!n:on. y anuarys is
one me of I the most notable days Ia
Aneriea. 4, ,,fa, " IS expected that when s.he
final lima count IT,, Of the states is made 10