Father Penn and John Barleycorn (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920. Excerpt: ... ADDENDA. PROHIBITION RESOLUTIONS.1 The following is the text of the prohibition resolution introduced in the first session of the Sixtieth Congress by Ernest F. Acheson, of Washington, Pa.: Be it enacted, etc. That the following amendment to the constitution be proposed to the legislatures of the several states, which when ratified by three fourths of said legislatures shall become part of the constitution, namely: Article The manufacture, sale and importation of intoxicating liquor, including beer, ale and wine, and of opium, cocaine or other narcotic drugs, except for medicinal or mechanical purposes, shall be prohibited in the United States and in all of the territory over which the United States has or shall have jurisdiction. Congress shall have power by appropriate legislation to enforce the provisions of this article. a tff "JF 'fp Jp Tp "n Tp The resolution for a constitutional amendment introduced into the House of Representatives by Captain Richmond P. Hobson and rejected on December 22, 1914, was worded as follows: 1. See Chapter XV. Besolved 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 of 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 constitution: Article Section 1. The sale, manufacture for sale, transportation for sale, importation for sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in the United States and all territories subject to the jurisdiction thereof and exportation thereof are forever prohibited. Section 2. The Congress or the states shall have power independently or conc...