Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-30 | Page 13 | Proposed Amendment to the Constitution-House Joint Resolution Number Fourteen

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION CONSTI-TUTION HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION RESOLU-TION NUiilllER FOURTEEN. A Joint resolution repealing House Joint Resolution No. 1, a.-j passed by the twelfth session ses-sion of the Legislature of the State of Utah, and proposing a new resolution in lien thereof amending Section 22 of the Constitution of the State of Utah, by adding Section 3 thoreto, relating to the prohibi m and regulation of eale. 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 the State of Utah by adding Sectic i ? to Article XXII, has been passed by both Houses of this Legislature, and filed with tho Secretary of State ; and Whereas, the engrossed copy thereof differs 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 tho word "nature" the words "and all malt and brewed drinks" were omitted from said engrossed copy. Now. therefore, be it resolved by the legislature legis-lature of the State of Utah, two-thirds of the members .-lected to each of the two Houses concurring ; Section 1. That it -is proposed to amend Article 22 of the Constitution of Uth by adding Section 3, thereto, which section shall read as follows : Section 3. The manufacture, sale, keeping or storing for sale e.r offering or exposing for sale, or importing, carrying, transporting, advertising, ad-vertising, distributing, giving away, exchang. 'ing, dispensing, or nerving of all fermented malt, vinous or epiritmous liquors, alcohol, wine, porter, ale, beer, absinth or any other intoxicating drink, mixture or preparation oi like nature; and all malt or brewed drinks; fruits preserved in alcoholic liquors of .-.ny kind: and all beverages containing in excess of one-half of one per centum of alcohol by volume; vol-ume; and all mixtures, compounds or preparations, prepara-tions, whether liquid or not, which are intended in-tended when mixed with water, or otherwise, to produce by fermentation or otherwise an intoxicating liquor, are ficreby forever pro-hlbited pro-hlbited in the State, except alcohol for scientific scien-tific and manufacturing purposes, and win used for sacrainentr.l purpot. Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby directed to submit the proposed amendment contained herein t- the electors of the Stati at the next general election in thr manner provided pro-vided by law. instead of th resolution as embraced em-braced in House Joint Resolution No. 1. hiretofore passed by this Legislature, and which is hereby repealed. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of the State this amendment shall have effect January Janu-ary 1st. A. D. 1919. Approved Mnrch S, 1917. I, HARDEN RENN'ION, Secretary of Sta' of Utah, do herehy c-rtify that the above is a full, true and enmet copy of a joint resolution reso-lution providing for the amendment of the Constitution or the State of Utan by adding Section 3 to Article XXII relating to the prohibition pro-hibition and regulation of Ufa, manufacture, ure. advertisemrnt of, possession of, or traffio in intoxicating iir;uont. In witne-s whrrcof. I hare hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of tho Stats tt Utah, this 23rd day of Antra. IM& (Seal) HARDEN BKNNIOK. fiat-eta ry oi Stfifc t