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"Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each house concurring therein), that the following amendment to the Constitution be, and hereby is, proposed to the states, to become valid as a part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of the several states as provided by the Constitution:

"ARTICLE"

Section One. 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 Two. The Congress and the several states shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Section Three. 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 Congress."

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico, duly convened, that the said foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America be and the same is hereby ratified by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico.

And be it further resolved that certified copies of this preamble and joint resolution be forwarded by the Governor of this state to the Secretary of State of the United States of America at Washington, to the presiding officer of the Senate of the United States and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 2.

RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

House Joint Resolution No. 3; Approved January 29, 1919. The Honorable Theodore Roosevelt, soldier and distinguished citizen, Twenty-Sixth President of the United States, de

parted this life at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, New York, on the sixth day of January, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen.

"He lived greatly for America......With iron courage he performed a major operation on the public morals of his country at a time when public ethics had become dulled, and with daring and unfailing dignity he measurably increased the prestige of America abroad. Of no American can it be more truthfully said that his heart was in-carnadined with the Flag."

Whereas, the honoring of Theodore Roosevelt is a matter that transcends party belief and personal prejudice, and

Whereas, in his death the people of the United States have suffered an irreparable loss;

Now, Therefore, as evidence of the honor in which this great American was held by the people of the State of New Mexico, and in respect to his memory,

Be It Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fourth Legislature, that Memorial Services be held in the memory of the said Honorable Theodore Roosevelt by both Houses of the Legislature of the State of New Mexico, in the hall of the House of Representatives, on Sunday, the ninth day of February, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen, at two o'clock in the afternoon of said day; that a committee consisting of three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the president of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, be named, with power to make all necessary arrangements for the holding of such memorial services, and it is hereby instructed and directed to extend invitations, in the name of both branches of the Legislature, to the general public, and to such other persons individually as they may deem proper, to attend such memorial services.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 3.

RESOLUTION IN RESPECT TO THE DEATH OF HONORABLE JOHN A. GORDON.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 1; Approved January 29, 1919.

Honorable John A. Gordon, late a member of the Senate of the Legislature of the State of New Mexico, having died in Gallup, on October 13th, 1918,

Therefore Be It Resolved by the Fourth Legislature of the State of New Mexico that public declaration be made of the es

teem and honor in which said Legislature and the citizens of said state held said Honorable John A. Gordon during his lifetime; that appreciation of his loyal, devoted and efficient public services to his adopted state be acknowledged hereby; that fitting copies hereof be transmitted to his widow and next of kin, and that this day's session of the Legislature when adjourned be adjourned in honor and as a tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 4.

House Joint Resolution No. 7; Filed January 31, 1919.

Whereas, it is known to the Fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of New Mexico that death has invaded the family of our esteemed Governor, Octaviana A. Larrazolo, and removed therefrom his beloved son, Luis F. Larrazolo, who was a young man in the flower of his manhood and just entering upon that period of his existence which was most calculated to raise him in the affection of his parents and in the love and admiration of his friends;

Be It Resolved, That the Senate and the House of this Legislature express to Governor Larrazolo and his family their profound sorrow and deep sympathy with them in their bereavement, and,

Be It Further Resolved, that a joint committee of this Legislature be designated by the respective Houses to consist of three members of the Senate, including the president thereof, and five members from the House, including the Speaker thereof, to act as the representatives of these bodies at the funeral of deceased and

Be It Further Resolved, that an engrossed copy of this resolution be sent to his Excellency the Governor.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 5.

A RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE ADEQUATE PROVISION FOR CARING FOR DISCHARGED RETURNING SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

House Joint Resoution No. 5; Approved February 10, 1919. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico: Whereas, the President of the United States has recommended to Congress the appropriation of $100,000,000.00 for the

relief of the indigent population of the devastated regions of Europe arising out of the war; and Whereas, it is a matter of public knowledge that great numbers of our returning soldiers and sailors engaged in such war and now discharged, or about to be discharged, are, and will continue to be, unable to find employment, or to adjust themselves to the new condition created without immediate and ample aid and assistance from the government;

Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the Fourth Legislative Assembly of the State of New Mexico that it is the sense of such Legislature that it do memorialize the Congress of the United States

That such Congress should consider it a first duty to provide the necessary aid and assistance, when needed, to our returning soldiers and sailors, as they may be discharged from the service, and that Congress should extend such aid and assistance before performing the necessary and laudable extension of charity to others, or contemporarily with such extension of charity.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 6.

House Joint Resoution No. 12; Approved March 10, 1919.

Whereas, one of the most useful citizens of New Mexico reached Life's Journey's end January sixteen, Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen; closing a well rounded existence full of valuable, constructive efforts for his fellows and his adopted state; and a man who served others well, and consequently was well served in his own soul; and one who represented the Territory of New Mexico, with marked distinction and ability, in the Congress of the United States as a delegate, from 1904 to 1912, the Honorable

WILLIAM H. ANDREWS.

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that this Fourth Legislative Assembly of the State which he loved so well, and for which he builded with such intelligence and vision, and to which work he gave the best years of his life, extend to the bereaved family and relatives the sympathy of the people of New Mexico; and at the same time record among the archives of these two Legislative bodies the appreciation of the people, of the unselfish work of Honorable William H. Andrews, as a citizen of the Territory and the State of New Mexico, in its upbuilding.

Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and the Senate of this

Legislative Assembly. That an engrossed copy be filed in the archives of the Historical Society of New Mexico, and that an engrossed copy be presented to Mrs. Andrews.

JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7.

A JOINT RESOLUTION CONFERRIng a Vote of THANKS UPON THE ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS OF THE UNITED STATES AND GRANTING MEDALS OF HONOR TO CERTAIN OFFICERS.

House Joint Resolution No. 20; Approved March 10, 1919. Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico:

SECTION 1. That the Sovereign State of New Mexico and its people are deeply grateful, individually and collectively, to the soldiers, sailors and marines of our state and nation for their heroic conduct and services in the war, we, and our allies, have won over the nations of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey, unprepared as we were for such a conflict, and we now view with re-awakened and renewed confidence and Americanism, our ability as a Nation, under a reasonable and proper degree of training and preparedness, to at all times protect our country, its institutions, peoples and laws against any and all foreign encroachments.

SEC. 2. That as a token of our appreciation of their patriotism and arduous services in arousing the country to the need of such preparation, and of organizing, equipping, training, forwarding and commanding our national forces, there is hereby given to General John J. Pershing and General Leonard Wood of the army, Admiral William S. Benson of the navy, and Major General George A. Barnett of the marine corps, each a vote of thanks for their distinguished services; and there is also hereby granted to each thereof a Medal of Honor to be conferred upon each thereof through the Governor of this state, at such time and place, or times and places, of such suitable designs respectively, and with such ceremonies as the Governor may determine, with the wish and invitation to each of them, whose duties may permit him so to do, to visit the Capital of our state as the guest thereof, during the present session of the Legislature.

SEC. 3. That for the purposes hereof the Governor is hereby requested and authorized to use such reasonable amounts as may be necessary out of the funds heretofore appropriated for the Public Defense by Chapter 5 of the Session Laws of the Special Session of 1917.

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