Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-30
To DANISH BOOZE
FROM NATION JAN.
IS Of NEXT YEAR
Acting Secretary Of State Polk
Fixes Date for Prohibition to
Become Effective Through
out the Country

10y NosNr9e JOURNAL srtcrtL LEASED wipsi
Washington, Jan 29-Ratification
of the prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution, effective January
40, NV, was proclaimed today in u
proclamation slgn,d ut l1:20 a, m,
at the state department by Acting
oelre.ury Peak.
The proclamation was signed ly MI.
Po.k 1t eAacuy iI:2U O'Clock III the
presence of Senator Sheppard OF Tex
AS, author of the Amendment rcsolu-
ton, former Secretary Bryan, Repre-
sentative Randall CT California, pro-
hibitionist memb,r of the house, and
officials Of the Anu-saloon League Of
America the Womens Christian Tenn
perance- union ami other anu-saloon
organizations.
Mr. Polk used several pens in af-
fixing his signature and presented
them to Senator Sheppard, Mr., Bryan,
Representative Randall and others.
The proclamation follows,
To All TO Whom These Presents Shall
Come, Greeting;
Know, We, that the congress of the
United States at the second session,
siXty-fifth congress begun at WASH
ington on the third day of December,
in the year one thousand nine hun
drcd and seventeen, passed resolu-
ton in the words and figures follow
ing, to-wit
Joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States;
Resolved by the senate and house
Of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled
thirds of each house concurring
therein), tina. the following amend
ment TO the constitution ne, and here
by is proposed TO the states to become
valid as part of the constitution
when ratified by the legislatures Of
the several states as provided by the
constitution:
Section AFTER one year from the
ratification of this article the manu-
faCture, sale, or transportation of IN
toxicating liquors within the importa-
ton thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
there for beverage purposes is hereby
prohibited.
Sec 1.-The congress and the sew
cral states shall have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation.
Sec. S-This article shall be in-
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the con-
stitution by the legislatures of the sew
eral states as provided in the consti-
tuticn within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof TO the
states by the congress,
Aud. further, that It appears from
official documents on file IN this de-
partment that the amendment to the
constitution OF the United states pro
posed as aforesaid has been ratified by
| the legislatures of the states of Ala
bama, Arizona, California, Colorado
Delaware. Florida Georgia, Idaho
Illinois. Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
sissippi, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, North Carolina North
Dakota. Ohio OKLAHOMA, oregon
! South Dakota, South Carolina. Texas
Utah Virginia Washington, West Nir-
ginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming,
y And further, that the states whose
| legislatures have so ratified the said
/ proposed amendment, constitute
| three -fourths of the whole number OF
states in the United states,
! Now therefore, be il known that /
/ Frank L. Polk, acting secretary OF
! state of the United States, by virtue
and in pursuance of section POS of the
/ revised statutes of the United States
| do hereby certify that the amend
! ment aforesaid has become valid to al
! intents and purposes as q part of the