Pratiyogita darpan monthly in English
Pratiyogita darpan monthly in English published this article page no 45 in 1917 the resolution for submission of the prohibition amendment to the states received the necessary two-thirds vote in congress the (eighteenth) amendment was ratified on jan. 29 1919 and went into effect on jan. 29 1920. on oct. 28 1919 the national prohibition act popularly known as the volstead act (after its promoter congressman andrew j. volstead) was enacted providing enforcement guidelines. so the volstead act was not about the prohibition. it merely dealt with the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. it was actually vetoed by president wilson - but to no avail. it defined intoxicating drink as any libation containing more than 0.5% (thats half a percent) of alcohol. this draconic threshold was amended to 3.2% just before the amendment was repealed No 1 magazine in India subscribe.
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