The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-30
THE RICHMOND vIRGlNTA.y-

prohibition member of cong rcS~.
and Representatives of the W. &.
: r. Z. and the Anti-Satoon league
Of America
, HE PROCLAMATION.
Tho text of the proclamation IL:
Prank l.. Polk, acting secretary of
tho United states of America.
ITO all TO whom these prost nis shnli
come, greeting:
know y~ that the congress Of the
Enifci States. at tiss scs ond session.
sixty -aish eon-r,~.~ begun at Washing
ton ON the third day Of Dcctnbcr, in
tfa, year ono Thousand. alsie sId1drtti
and seventeen, passed resolution iu
the words and tignr-~ following, to-
>ASb .s,4 ~ ~ - ~ ~
amendment to the constitution oi the
United States.
"'Rcsoivcd nv the ss~natc and house
If Representatives ri lhe Unised States
uf america in congress assembled
! fseo-thirlis of each house concurrin-
tsa,r-inD. tha. tine following amend-
rnrnt Ia the constitution M, and hcrs'-
by IL. proposed 10 tho states To be
cossse valid ~ part of iisc constitution.
when ratifssu by the legislatures of
the several states as provided 10y the
constitution
Article.
e section AFTER one year from
thu ratification Of this article, The
manufacture. sale or transportation OF
intoxicating liquors within, The irnpor-
iatfon thereof into, or the expectation
ftservsof from the United States and all
the territory subject To the iurisdic-
tson thereof. for beverage purposes.
IN hereby prohibited.
'Sswtton a--Thc congress and the
several states have concurrent power
10 cnforre this article by appropriate
Legislation.
"'seCttou s--This article shall be
imperative unless II shall have tsccn
ratified AS an amendment to the con-
st,tution by the legislatures Of the scy-
er7al states. as provided i'm the consti-
tuition. within even years from the
date OF the submission thereof to the
states by the congress
And further. that II appears from
offlctsl documents on iije In this de-
partnent that the amendment tn the
constitution OF tho United States pro-
posed as aforesaid has been ratified
by the legislatures Of the states OF Al
albania, Arizona. California, Colorado,
Delaware. Florida. Georgia Idaho, H.
j iinois Indiana, Kansas, kentucky
louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masssa-
chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hamp-
SHIRE, North Carolina, North Dakota,
ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. South Da-
kota, South Carolina, Texas, Utah,
/ Virginia. Washington, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Wyoming.
And, further, that the states whose
legislatures have 80 ratified the said
proposed amendment constitute three
fourths OF the whole number of states
! I'm the United States
wow, therefore. he 1t known that
|. Frank l.. Polk, acting secretary OF
state OF the United States, by virtue
and in pursuance OF section 2 of the
revised statutes of the United States,
do hereby certify that tho amend .4cn.
aforesaid has become valid to aIl in
tents ana purposes as IA part OF the
constitution of the United States.
lin testimony whereof ! have here
unto set my hand and cauSed The seal
of the department of state tn be affixed
Done at the city of Washington
! this 29th day Of January, I'm the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hun
/ dred and nineteen.
/ FRANK L. POLK.
Acting Secretary ~ State
/ BRYAN Is GUEST.
| In celebration of he ra ificaticn
and proclamation OF the, amendment
luncheon was given here thls after
! noon. at which former Secretary of
state Bryan, who was the honor guest,
was presented "a silver loving cup in
| appreciation of his services for the
cause of prohibition.
! Mr.. Bryan declared that the manu-
J facture and sale OF alcoholic LIQUOR
will soon he transformed from a bus
yVaz N Rrfs
/ ahead he said 1t In divided into three
parts First, he said. in enforcement
of tho iAw or the laws which must be
! enacted to make the amendment eff
fectve. This, he said, will grow cas-
Ter from year to year, because big
brewers and dstiliers' associations
will no longer have to be commended
| with. and there cannot be bootleggers
! associations.
Second. he said, is the cultivation of
sentiment for total abstinence. In
/ this moral support cf the law he said.
I the churches will lead, and the drink
| ing of tntoxtcants Will no longer be
| countenanced
/ Third viii come the carrying of the
prohibition principles to Other lands
| This will be doubiy necessary. Mr..
j Bryan said, because some of the brew
ers. driven out Of the United States
are already beginning to locate I'm
Latin America and Europe
| Europe" ne said. will not make
much progress If. having ex.Ied the
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