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Show LACKS A FEW VOTES MORE STATES MUST FAVOR INCOME IN-COME TAX BEFORE CONSTITUTION CONSTITU-TION CAN BE CHANGED. Utah, Rhode Islsnd and Vermont Hav Refused to Rstlfy th Amendment This Year, While Question I Pending in Seven Others. New York -Nine more states must ratify Iho proKi!-eil Income tux ntnen.l-mi ntnen.l-mi nt before It inn Income u part of the federal i niiHtiitiilon. Reports re-c re-c iv, , hoto from tho capitals of the forty six states show Hint the amendment amend-ment has received favorable action in tbo Joint Icgisliittiers of twenty sU. j Verm, oil, lihnile Island nnd I'tah have refuid to rutlfy thu amendment this year, wlill.. New llampsblio baa tuk en favorable ncilon In only one j branch of the I.YlKlii'uro. Among the I nlxl. i ll wbli II have not ; I' d, thnj question la pchdltK In l.ouslati.i. New Yotk. MtiB-uirhti'o'-la, Maine, Conner- lb ill. I'cltlis Iviiuln and New- J.-isey. . Tin- Milliter Is si h .tilled lo come j In fore the Florida h glelntiire next month. West Ylrgluna has "p'ist- ( poued" nctlon. Arkansas, Tennessee, j Wyoming, Minnesota nnd Ocluwuro have not considered Iho mutter. , The constitution provides that pro ! posed llllii'tldtnellls to becomo valid j musl be ratified by three fourths of tho stall's. This necessitates favor-utile favor-utile action by iblny live of the (oily-sis (oily-sis slates. 1 m re Is no limit In thu time of such rutin. :Mlon and negative nega-tive action by a p ;:lIature Is not conclusive, con-clusive, a slate Having the right to reverse Its Judgment. |