Proposition Summary

Senate Constitutional Amendment No.2. Eliminates present provision permitting service of intoxicating liquor only in bona fide hotels, restaurants and other public eating places. Authorizes legislation to permit service of alcoholic beverages in public premises in which food need not be served; restricts presence of minors in such establishments. Incorporates existing ban on service or sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 21.

Proposition Number

5

Year

1956

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2391825; A: 50.6; N: 2338137; B: 49.4

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. XX, section 22.

For Author

Earl D. Desmond, State Senator, Sacramento County; J. Howard Williams, State Senator, Tulare County

Against Author

John A. Murdy, Jr., State Senator, Thirty-fifth Senatorial District

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