Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 52 | Proposed Amendment to the Constitution-House Joint Resolution Number Fourteen

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE COIfST TUTION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RESOLU-TION NUMBER 1'OUBTEEN. A Joint resolution repealing Homo Joint Resolution No. 1, as passed by the twelfth e- . eion of the Legialatura of tha Stat of Utah, and proposing- a new resolution in lieu thereof amending Section 22 of the Constitution of tha State of Utah, by a.idlne Section 3 thereto, relating- to the prohlbt an ond regulation of uale, manufacture, use, advertisement of, poa session of, or traffic (n intoxicating liquotfa, ; Whereas, House Joint Resolution No. 1. proposing to amend the Constitution ef the State of Utah by addine Sectlc i 8 to Artlele XXII, has been prisscd by both Houses of thla Legislature, and filed with tho Secretary ef State ; and Whereai", the engrossed copy thereof differ- in a certain important respect from the resolution reso-lution as actually passed by both Houses, in that in the sixth line of Section 3, as proposed, pro-posed, after the word "nature" the words all malt and brewed drinks" were omitted from said engrossed copy. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the legis lature 0 the State of Utah, two-thirds of th member-- elected to each of the two Houses concurring : Section 1. That it is proposed to amend Article 22 of the Constitution of UUhll by adding Section 8, thereto, which section shau read as follows : Section 3. The tanana fact-are, sale, keeptnsr or storing for sale or offering or exposing fo sale, or Importing, carrying, transporting, ad vertlsing, distributing, giving away, exchanging,' exchang-ing,' dispensing, or serring of all fermented malt, rlnous or spirituous liquors, alcohol wine, porter, ale. beer, absfntb or any otheff intoxicating drink, mixture or preparation of like nature; and ail malt or brewed drinks, fruits preset-red In alcoholic liquors of pay kind; and all beverages containing in excess of one-half of ons per centum of alcohol by vol ume: and ell mixture-', compounds or preparaa tions, whether liquid or not, which are intended in-tended when mixed with water, or otherwise, tm produco by fermentation or otherwise an intoxicating liquor, are hereby forever prohibited pro-hibited in the State, except alcohol for scientific scien-tific and manufacturer purposes, and wins used for sacramental purport. Section . The Secretary of State is hereby directed to jsubmit the proposed emndmcnt contained herein t the electors of the State at the next general election in the manner pro- vided by law, Instead of the resolution as embraced em-braced in House .lofnt Resolution No. 1, heretofore passed by this Legislature, and which is hereby repealed. Section ?,. If adopted by the' electors of the State this amendment shall have effect January Janu-ary let, A. D, 1919. Approved March S, 1917. t HARDEN BENNION, Secretary of Stat of Utah, do hereby certify that the above Is a full, true and correct copy of a joint resolution reso-lution providing for the amendment of the Constitution of the State) 0 Utah by adding Section 3 to Article XXII relating to the prohibition pro-hibition and regulation of sale, manufacture, use. advertisement of, doseeaslon of, or traffic in intoxicating liquors. In witness whereof, I have lieiiaaiito set my hand and affixed the Great ScalTif tho Stat" af Utah, this 23rd day of August. 1918. (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. Sacr-etary of 9tft,