Difference between revisions of "Eighteenth Amendment"
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| − | This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed. | + | This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the [[Twenty-First Amendment]] in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed. |
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Revision as of 18:59, April 7, 2007
1. After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.[1]
Notes
This was proposed in late 1917 and ratified in January 1919, a mere 394 days after it was proposed. But later this was repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment in 1933, being the only amendment to have been repealed.
References
- ↑ Text and Notes on the Eighteenth Amendment at FindLaw.com
