U.S. Constitution · Eighteenth Amendment

Amendment 18

Prohibition of Liquor

U.S. Constitution · Ratified: 1919-01-16 · Constitutional Amendment
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Amendment 18 — Prohibition of Liquor

Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition of Liquor

Section 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.

Section 2. The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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