Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-07
i. S. PROHIBITION
IN ANOTHER YEAR
FRANK /. POLK ISSUES a PROC
LAMATloN ON THE PRoHl
RATIFICATION.
EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 1920
ThIrty-slx 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
state. The proclamation is dated Jan.
20, but legal authorities Of the depart.
ment say ratification was accom-
plished when the thirty-sixth state act
ed favorably on January 16, and that
under the terms Of the amendment 1t.
self prohibition becomes effective one
year from that date.
The proclamation was signed by MIR.
Polk, in the presence'of Senator shep.
pard, of Texas, author Of the resolu.
ton; former Secretary Bryan, Repre-
sentative Charles H. Randall, of Cali.
fornia, prohibitlonist member of the
house, and officials of the Anti-saIoon
League of America, the Womeus
Christian Temperance Union and 9TH
or anti-saloon organizations.
Mr. Polk used several pens in affix,
ing hts 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:
Know We, that the Congress of the
United States at the second session, Six
ty-fifth Congress begun at Washington
on the third day OF December, in the year
nj httndrnd and
teen. passed resolution in the words and
figures following, to-wit:
Joint resolution:
Proposing an amendment to the con-
stitution 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)
that the following amendment to the con-
stitution be and hereby is proposed to the
states, to become valid as a part of the
constitution when ratified by the legisla-
lures of the several states as provided by
the constitution:
Section l. After one year from the
ratification of this article the manbfact-
ure, sale or transportation Of intoxieat-
ing liquors thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and an
territory subject to the jurisdiction there
Of for beverage purposes is hereby prohib-
tied.
Sec g. The congress and the several
states shall have concurrent power to enc
force this article by appropriate legisla-
ton.
Sec. 8. 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-
sppi, Montana, Nebraska. New Hamp-
shire, North Carolina, North Dakota,
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 1t knowa that l.
Prank 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 intents and purposes
as part of the constitution Of the United
States.
In testimony whereof, / have hereuntS
set my hand and caused the seal OF the
department of state to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this
2sth day of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen. (Signed) FRANK L. POLK,
Acting Secretary of State.