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House Joint Resolution 33 History
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33
(By Delegates Kump, Romine, Householder, Folk, Cooper, Lynch and
R. Smith)
[Introduced March 14, 2013; referred to the Committee on
Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West
Virginia, repealing section forty-six, article VI thereof; and
amending article IX thereof by adding thereto a new section,
designated section fourteen, all relating to the sale and
distribution of alcohol; transferring authority to regulate
sale and distribution of alcohol to county commissions or
councils; numbering and designating such proposed amendment;
and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such
proposed amendment.
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia, two thirds of
the members elected to each house agreeing thereto:
That the question of ratification or rejection of an amendment
to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia be submitted to
the voters of the State at the next general election to be held in
the year 2013, which proposed amendment is that section forty-six,
article VI thereof be repealed; and that article IX thereof be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
fourteen, to read as follows:
ARTICLE IX. COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
§14. Manufacture and Sale of Liquor.
_____The county commission or council shall have the authority to
regulate the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, including
the prohibition thereof, within the county limits, subject to the
referendum approval of the voters of the county in the next
regularly scheduled election.
Resolved further, That in accordance with the provisions of
article eleven, chapter three of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, the proposed amendment is hereby numbered "Amendment No.
1"
and designated as the
"County Liquor Sales Amendment"
and the
purpose of the proposed amendment is summarized as follows: "To
amend the State Constitution to authorize the county commission or
council the authority to regulate the sales and distribution of
intoxicating liquors, including the prohibition thereof, within the
county, subject to the approval of the voters in the next regular
election.