Reed Amendment
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The Reed Amendment was sponsored by Sen. James A. Reed
(D) of Missouri
and passed on Mar. 3rd, it added to the toothless Webb-Kenyon Act
of 1913 by imposing a fine of $1,000 for transporting liquor into a dry state
with no greater effect.
James A. Reed
James Alexander Reed was an American Democratic Party politician from Missouri.-Biography:Reed was born on a farm in Richland County, Ohio. He moved with his family to Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the age of 3. He went to public schools and attended Coe College...
(D) of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and passed on Mar. 3rd, it added to the toothless Webb-Kenyon Act
Webb-Kenyon Act
The Webb-Kenyon Act was a 1913 law of the United States that regulated the interstate transport of alcoholic beverages. It was meant to provide federal support for the prohibition efforts of individual states in the face of charges that state regulation of alcohol usurped the federal government's...
of 1913 by imposing a fine of $1,000 for transporting liquor into a dry state
Dry state
A dry state is a U.S. state in which alcohol manufacture or sale is prohibited or tightly restricted. In modern times, no state is completely 'dry'. However, during the temperance movement, many states 'went dry', culminating in nationwide prohibition. Some states, such as North Dakota, entered the...
with no greater effect.