The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
DRY AMENDMENT
NOW PROCLAIMED
Prohibition Will Become
Law January Is Next
Year

| Washington, Jan. rehabilitation
of the prohibition amendment to the
Federal Constitution was proclaimed
formally to-day by Frank l.. Polk,
acting Secretary of State. The pro-
clamation is dated today but legal
authorities of the department say
ratification was accomplished when
the thirty-sixth state acted favorably
on January 16, and that under the
terms of the amendment itself prohi-
bition becomes effective one year
from that date. -.
The proclamation was signed by
Mr.. Polk. at exactly 1890 O'Clock in
the presence of Senator Sheppard, of
Texas. author of the amendment res
lolution; former Secretary Bryan, Rep
resentative Randall, of California,
Prohibitionist member of the House,
and officials of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, the women's
Christian Temperance Union and
other anti-saloon organizations.
Mr.. Polk used several pens in affix-
ing his 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,
Sixty-fifth Congress. begun in the year,
1917. passed a resolution in the
words and figures following: 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 as
sembled (two-thirds of each house
concurring therein) that the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution
be, and hereby is, proposed to the
States, to become valid as a part of
the Constitution when ratified by
the legislatures Of the several States
as provided by the Constitutions:
Section. l.. After one year from
the ratification of this article the
manufacture, sale or transportation
of intoxicating liquors within, the
importation thereof into, or the ex-
portation thereof from, the States
and all territory subject to the juris-
diction thereof for beverage purposes
is hereby prohibited.
"Sec. 2. The Congress and the sew
eral States shall have concurrent pow
to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
''Sec. 3. This article shall be in
operative unless II shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution b. the Legislatures of the
several States, as provided in the
Constitution, 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-
partment that the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States pro-
posed as aforesaid has been rati-
fed by the Legislatures of the States
of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colo
RADIO, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Ida
ho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Kentuc-
ky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota. Mis-
sissippi, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon.
South Dakota, South Carolina, Tex
as. Utah. Virginia. Washington. West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
And further, that the States whose
have so ratified the said
amendment constitute three
fourths of the whole number OF
States in the United States.
Now, therefore. be 1t known that
I. Frank l.. Polk, Acting Secretary Of
State of the United States, by virture
and In pursuance of Section 205 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States. do hereby certify that the
aforesaid has become
valid to all intents and purposes as
a part OF the Constitution of the Unit
ed States.
In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
Of the Department OF State to be
affixed
Done at the City OF Washington.
this 29th day OF January, in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dren and Nineteen.
(Signed) FRANK l.. POLK,