Sheppard_Bone-Dry_Act

Sheppard Bone-Dry Act
Long title	An Act to prevent the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	District of Columbia Prohibition Act
Enacted by	the 64th United States Congress
Effective	March 3, 1917
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Public law	64-383
Statutes at Large	39 Stat. 1123
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1082 by Morris Sheppard (D-TX) on February 11, 1916; Passed the Senate on January 9, 1917 (59-34); Passed the House on February 28, 1917 (276-143); Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on March 3, 1917;

Sheppard Bone-Dry Act

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The Sheppard Bone-Dry Act, sponsored by Sen. Morris Sheppard (D) of Texas, was passed by the US Congress in 1917. It imposed a ban on alcoholic beverages in the District of Columbia.

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