Alabama Liquor Manufacture, Amendment 1 (1909)

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The Alabama Liquor Manufacture, Amendment 1, also known as Amendment 1, was on the ballot in Alabama on November 29, 1909, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment proposed that the constitution be amended: Article XIX. The amendment proposed that the manufacture, sale and keeping for sale of alcoholic and malt liquors and other intoxicating beverages would be forever prohibited; alcohol may be sold for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes, and wine for sacramental purposes. The law shall not prevent the legislature under police power from designating places where such liquors may not be stored or kept.

Election results

Alabama Amendment 1 (1909)
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		76,272	60.84%
Yes		49,093	39.16%

Election results via: Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1911

See also

Suggest a link

• Alabama 1909 ballot measures
• 1909 ballot measures
• List of Alabama ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Alabama

External links

• Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1911