Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, S. J. Res. 17
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: December 28, 1917
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Government record
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Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Numerical File Box 14
Unit ID: 309089
Summary: This article proposes the amendment of the U.S. Constitution to ban the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States, what is commonly known as Prohibition. On the first page the official seal of the Department of State is visible. After the article was ratified in 1919, it became the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. National prohibition of alcoholic beverages did not begin for another year, on January 17, 1920, as set forth in Section 1 of this resolution.
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Title (Main title): Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, S. J. Res. 17
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. Capper, Arthur Administration.
