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Show I PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTIONHOUSE CONSTI-TUTIONHOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RESOLU-TION NUMBER FOURTEEN. A joint resolution repealing Eouce Joint Resolution No. 1. as passed by the twelfth session ses-sion of the Legislature of the State of Utah, and proposing a new- resolution in lieu thereof amending Section 22 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, by adding Section 3 thereto, relating to the prohioi. on and regulation of tale, manufacture, use, advertisement of, possession pos-session of. or traffic in intoxicating liquors. Whereas, House Joint Resolution No. 1, proposing to amend the Constitution of tha State ct Utah by adding Sectici 3 to Article XXII, lias been passed by both Houses of this Legislature, and filed with the Secretary of State ; and "Whereas, the engrossed copy thereof differs in a certain important respect from the resolution reso-lution as actually paired by both Houses, in that in the sixth line of Section 3, as proposed, pro-posed, after the word "nature" the words "and all malt and brewed drinks" were omitted from said enjrrossed copy. Now, therefore, be it resolved by fhe legislature legis-lature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of tne members jlcoted to each of the two Houses concurring ; Section 1. That it is proposed to amend 'Articie 22 of the Constitution of UtaJi by adding Section 3, thereto, which section shall read as follows : Section 3. The manufacture, sale, keeping or storing- for sale or offering or exposing for sale, or importing, carrying, transporting, ad j verlising, distributing, giving away, exchanr- ing. dipensing. or serving of all fermented malt, vinous or spirituous liquors, alcohol, ; wine, porter, ale, ber, absinth or any other ' intoxicating drink, mixture or preparation of tike nature: and all malt or brewed drinks; ! fruits preserved in alcoholic liquors of iny kind: nd all beverages containing in excess of ; one-half of one per centum of alcohol by toI-' toI-' ume; and all mixtures, compounds or pre para -, tions. whether liquid or not, which are in-I in-I tended when mixed with water, or otherwise, to produce by fermentation or otherwise an 1 intoxicating liquor, arc hereby forever pre- hibiled in the Slate, except alcohol for scientific scien-tific and manufacturing purposes, and wine used for sacramental purpoM. Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit the proposed amendment contained herein t the tdectors of the Stat at the next genera! election in the manner provided pro-vided by law, instead of the resolution as embraced em-braced in Houc Joint Resolution No, 1, heretofore p.-issed by this Legislature, and which is hereby repeal rd. Section S. If ndepted by the electors of the State th::. amendment thall have effect January Janu-ary 1st. A. D. 1919. Approved Mr.rch S, 1917. I, H ARPEN BENNION, Secretary of Stal of V tali, do hereby certify that the above is a full, true sn;l correct copy of a joiDt reso-luticn reso-luticn y ro idii-.g for t he amendment c? the Constitution of the Sta'e of Utah by adding Se-tion 3 to Article XXJI relating to the prohibition pro-hibition and retrulstion of sale, manufacture, ue. fivcrtirn-.ent of possession of, or traffta in intoxicating liquors. In witness whereof, T have hereunto set my h.md and nffixt-d the Great Seal of the State of Utah, this 2ord d:iv of August. 191S. ! (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. j Secretary of Stst j |