| Control Number |
NWCTB-11-LAWSPI159E6-PL66(66) |
| Media |
Textual records |
| Descr. Level |
Item |
| Record Group |
11 |
| Series |
LAWSPI159E6 |
| Item |
PL66(66) |
| Title |
Act of October 28, 1919 [Volstead Act] |
| Dates |
10/28/1919 |
| Sample Record(s) |
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| Creating Org. |
United States Government. |
| Record Type/Genre |
Laws |
| Scope & Content |
The Volstead Act implemented and provided an
enforcement apparatus for the Eighteenth Amendment, which forbade the
manufacture, transportation, and sale of "intoxicating
beverages." Circumvention of the law led to bootlegging and the rise
of organized crime. |
| General Note |
The text of all federal laws is published in the U.S.
Statutes at Large, a multivolume publication at libraries nationwide. The Volstead
Act is found in volume 41 of Statutes at Large, pp. 305-323 (41 Stat.
305). Exhibit History: "The Written Word Endures," April 1976 -
August 1979, National Archives Circular Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit
No. 477.0101 [NAF 7193A] |
| Variant Control# |
NWDT1-11-LAWS-PI159E6-PL66(66) |
| See Also |
Series
Description |
| Corp Added Entry |
Congress |
| Access |
Unrestricted. |
| Use Restrictions |
None. |
| Contact |
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903 |
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