| Show COURTS COURT'S DECISION HITS IS HO HOPE Of WETS NETS CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS CAN NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR RATIFICATION A Action of Legislature In Ratification of the Dry Law Is Final and Efforts Efforts Ef El forts of Wets to Overturn Decision De Comes to NaughtY Naught Y t Washington The supreme court lIt iff iffa 7 a unanimous opinion on June 1 held that federal constitutional amendments amendments amend amend- J ments cannot be submitted to popular j y vote for ratification by states having referendum 1 provisions ons in their conj con con- j rt f The method of 0 o- o r ratifying amend f ment the court h held ld is a national fL power specifically granted by the federal constitution and the states k h have have no authority to provide otherwise other other- wise In so holding the court declared de do- dared Inoperative e provisions of the J Ohio state te constitution authorizing e submission of federal amendments to ton tor r a n referendum for ratification and rt overturned state supreme court decrees decrees de de- de N. N crees crees dismissing injunction proceedings proceed proceed- f. f ings In a taxpayers taxpayer's suit to to enjoin i t submission of the prohibition and woman's womans womans woman's wo woo wo- wo 3 f mans man's suffrage amendments to a referendum vote Next to the cases cases caes involving the validity of the prohibition amendment and anti the enforcement the Ohio r feri for for- i en dum cases were considered the most 4 Important before the supreme courtr court c r Tire decision does not affect the pending pend pend- ing prohibition cases case The courts court's opinion however puts 5 an end to any controversy as to if- if whether Ohio has ratified both amendments amendments amend amend- ments and puts Ohio definitely in the list of states approving each of the I amendments IJ Power to ratify a federal amend amend- amendment according to the courts court's f opinion which was rendered by t I Associate Associate As As- i Justice Day Is derived from f the federal constitution and a state has no authority to d designate the thet t 0 mea means s of f ratification |
