The National Prohibition Act enforces wartime prohibition

Annotation

Directly connects the October 1919 act to wartime-prohibition enforcement before Title II supplies constitutional-Prohibition rules.

Challenges Claims

Citations

National Prohibition Act, 41 Stat. 305 — enactment and wartime enforcement

Context

Opening of Chapter 85 in the Statutes at Large.

Excerpt ID

1578

Excerpt Text

“That the short title of this Act shall be the ‘National Prohibition Act.’ TITLE I. TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF WAR PROHIBITION.”

Literature Notes

Locator End

305

Locator Start

305

Locator Type

Page

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Short title and Title I

Supports Claims

The 1919 National Prohibition Act created the federal enforcement framework and 0.5-percent definitionNational Prohibition arose from a long coalition-built institutional path

Tags

American Whiskey History and CultureDistilleries, Brands, and Industry

Verification Notes

Checked against printed page 305 in the complete scan.

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