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Show PSOPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONBTI ! I TUTION HOUSE JOINT RESOLU- TION NUMBER FOURTEEN.' A Joint resolution repealing House Joint II Resolution No. 1. ns passed by the twelfth eei-, flon of the Legislature of the State of "Utah, nd proposing n new resolution in lieu tioreof fr unending Section 22 of tha Constitution i the' HI State of Utah, by add Ins Section . I'twrot-o, j , relating to the prohibition and regulation of H jQ sale, manufacture, use, advertisement of, pos- , S session of, or traffic in intoxicating liquors. M Whereas, House Joint Resolution No. 1, . I5 proposing to amend the Constitution of tho m State of Utah by adding Section 3 to ArtlcU I B XXII. has been passed by both Housca of this B ' Legislature, nnd tiled with the Secretary of i State j and j Whereas, the cntrro3scd copy thereof differs In a certain important respect from tho reso- ' lutlon as actually passed by both Houses, in ' that in the sixth line of Section 3, as pro. j posed, after the word "nature" the words "and f all malt and browed drinks" were omitted i' from said engrossed copy. Now, therefore, be it resolved by tho legis- 1 laturc of the State of Utah, two-thirds of th . members elected to each of tho two Houses I concurring ; Section 1 That it is proposed to amend ' Articlo 22 of tho Constitution of Utah by B adding Section 3, thereto, which section shall ; K read as follows: W Section 3. The manufacture, sale, keeping Sf or storing for sale or offering or cxposinj for . m cile, ur importing, carrying, trai porting, ad M vertising, distributing, giving away, cichanc- I A ing. dispensing, or serving of all fermented 1 malt, vinous or rplrituaus liquors, alcohol, X wine, porter, nlc. beer, absinth or any other ,wt intoxi:al!ng drink, mixturo or preparation nl ifj like nature: nnd all malt or brewed drinks- ,M fruits preserved In alcoholic liquors of an? .M kind: nnd all beverages containing In excess ol M, one-half of one per "centum of nlcohol by vol , is umr and all mixtures, compounds or prepara ! tion, whether liquid or not, which ore in- "i tended when mixed with water, or otherwise, to produce by fermentation or otherwiso on Intoxicating liquor, arc hereby forever prohibited pro-hibited in the State, except nlcohol for scien-I scien-I tlflc and manufacturing purposes, and yrtnt 1 1 used for sacramental purpo.t t, I Section 2. The Secretary of State is hereby 1 directed to submit the proposed amendment contained h-rcln to tho electors of the Stat at the next general election in tho manner provided pro-vided by law. in end of the resolution as embraced em-braced In House Joint Resolution No. !, heretofore paved by this Legislature, and which is hereby repealed. Section 3. If adopted by the electors of tho State this amendment shall have effect January Janu-ary l.tt, A. D. 1919, Approved March 8, 1917. I. HARDEN BENNION. Secretary of Stafo I 1 of Utah, do hereby certify that tho above is j a full, truo and correct copy of a Joint reso-1 reso-1 lutlon providing for tho amendment of the I Constitution of the Stato of Utah by adding ; Section 3 to Article XXII relating to tho pro- ! hibition and regulation of sale, manufacture, use, -dvcrtlsement of, possession of, or trafflo in intoxicating liquors. j In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my ( hand and affixed the Great Seal of tho State f of Utah, this 23rd dsy of Augiut. 1918. i ! (Seal) HARDEN BENNION. 1 j Secretary of State- |