The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-30
PR1Cl. AIM NATION
DkT JAIL. IS, 1920
Ratification Of the Prohibition
Amendment Announced.
THE PAPER IS SIGNED
Acting Secretary of State Used Sew
eral Pens AM Presented Them to
Prohibitionists--Text Of ProcIama-
tion.

Washington, Jan. Rehabilitation
Of the prohibition amendment TO the
federal constitution WAS procia med
formally by Frank L. Polk, acting
secretary of state
The proclamation is dated January
%, but legal authorities of the de-
partment say ratification was accom-
pliShed when the thirty-sixth state
acted favorably on January IS Ur-
der the terms Of the amendment, they
add, prohibition becomes effective one
year from thai date.
The proclamation was signed by
MI. Polk in the presence of Senator
Sheppard, Democrat, Texas. author
present were former Secretary of
State Bryan, Representative Randall,
California, Prohibitionist member of
the house: and officials of the Anti
Saloon league of America, the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union
and other anti-salOon organizations
Mr.. Polk used several pens in af-
fixing his signature. He presented
them to Senator Sheppard, Mr.. Bryan,
Representative Randall and others.
Following is the proclamation:
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
Al l.; ,,I ,f
in the year one thousand nine nun
dred and seventeen, passed a reSolu
ton in the words and figures follow
ing. to wit:
Joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
United States:
"ReSnlved by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
concurring therein). that the follow
ing amendment to the constitution
be. and hereby 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 l. After one year from
the ratification of this article the
manufacture, sale, or transportation
pOrtatiOn thereof into. or the eNpOr-
tation thereof from the United States
and all territory subject to the juriS-
dictiOn thereof for beverage purposes
is hereby prohibited.
"SectiOn . The congress and the
several states shall have concurrent
power to enforce this article by ap-
prcnriate legislation.
Section 8. This article shall be
IN r chnI hox
ratified as an amendment to the con-
stitution by the legislatures Of the
several states. as provided in the con
stitution, within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress-"
And, further, that it appears from
official documents on file in this de
constitution of the United Stares ,.ro-
posed as aforesaid has been ratified by
the legislatures of the states of Ala
hama. Arizona. California, Colorado
Delaware. Florida, Georgia. Idaho, Il
linois, Indiana, Kansas. Kentucky.
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland. Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
Hampshire. North Carolina, North
Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon
South Dakota, South Carolina
Texas Utah, Virginia. WASHINGTON
West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyom
ing
md 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 it known that l.:
Frank L. Polk. acting secretary Of
state of the United States. by virtue
and in pursuance of Section o01 Of
the revised statutes of the United
StareS. do hereby certify that II"
amendment aforesaid has become val
Id To all intents and purposes as q
part of the constitution of the Unit
ed States.
IN testimony whereof. l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the department of state to ne
affixed
Done at the City of Washington.
this twenty-ninth day of January. in
the year of our Lord. one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen.
(SigneD FRANK l.. POLK.
Acting Secretary Of S'at"