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Volstead Act Fact 1:
The law was enacted by Congress to enforce and clarify the
18th Amendment on Prohibition. The 18th Amendment
only contained 111 words whereas the Volstead Act
contained 1600 words..
Volstead Act Fact
2: The passage of the bill initiated the
Prohibition
Era which lasted in the
United States from 1920 to 1933. It was passed on
October 18, 1919 and went into effect January 29, 1920.
Volstead Act Fact 3:
The purpose of the law was to prohibit intoxicating
beverages, regulate the sale, manufacture, or transport of
intoxicating liquor.
Volstead Act Fact 4:
The purpose was also to provide exceptions to the
Eighteenth Amendment for the use of alcohol in
lawful industries and practices such as religious,
scientific and medicinal purposes
Volstead Act Fact 5:
No one could manufacture, sell, purchase,
transport, or prescribe any liquor without first obtaining a
Government permit from the commissioner.
Volstead Act Fact 6:
Anti-Saloon League attorney Wayne
Wheeler drafted both the 18th amendment on Prohibition
and the Volstead Act
.
Volstead Act Fact 7:
The bill defined "intoxicating liquors" as any beverage
over 0.5% alcohol.
Volstead Act Fact 8:
The law provided penalties for abuse of the law that
included fines of up to $2000 and prison sentences of not less than
one month and not more than 5 years..
Volstead Act Fact 9:
It made it clear that it was unlawful
to advertise, buy or sell formulas or recipes
or aids and machines intended for use in the unlawful
manufacture of intoxicating liquor
Volstead Act Fact 10:
Any premises where intoxicating
liquor was manufactured, sold, kept, or bartered in
violation of the law would be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction would be fined not more
than $1,000 and/or be imprisoned for not more than one
year
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Volstead Act Fact
11: Drinking liquor was never illegal.
People were allowed to drink intoxicating liquor in
their own home or in the home of a friend when they were
a bona fide guest.
Volstead Act Fact
12: People were not allowed to carry a
hip flask or give or receive a bottle of liquor as a
gift.
Volstead Act Fact 13:
Intoxicating liquor could be obtained via a
medical prescription of a doctor
Volstead Act Fact
14: Opponents: The bill was vetoed by
President Woodrow Wilson on both constitutional and
ethical grounds but overridden by Congress.
Volstead Act Fact 15:
Opponents: Many American also opposed the law,
including strong opposition from the labor Unions.
Volstead Act Fact 16:
Loopholes: Despite the length of the bill there
were many loopholes in the law:
● The law did not make it illegal to drink,
or to be drunk
● The law did not make it illegal to make
or consume wine or cider in the home
● Clubs, bars and saloons claimed to sell
soft drinks and coffee, but served alcohol behind the scenes
● Alcohol could be prescribed medicinally
by doctors and physicians - the rate of sales for medicinal
alcohol went up by 400%
● Counterfeited prescriptions and liquor
licenses were created to gain access to alcohol
● Bootleggers, such as George Remus, bought
distilleries and pharmacies to sell "bonded" liquor to himself
under government licenses for medicinal purposes
● Prohibition Bureau agents, police,
judges and politicians, received large bribes to 'look the other
way'
Volstead Act Fact 17:
Repeal: The reason for the repeal of
the law was because Prohibition simply did not work.
● There were insufficient
agents to enforce the law and they were easy to
bribe as were other government officials
● The banning of intoxicating
alcohol had led to the rise of organized crime
Volstead Act Fact 18:
Repeal: The Volstead Act was rendered
inoperative by the passing of the 21st Amendment, which
repealed Prohibition.
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Prohibition
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