The special joint committee, to whom was referred the petition of Josiah Newhall and others, of Lynn, praying for the enactment of a law authorising the county commissioners to require bonds, with sureties, from all persons to whom they may grant licenses to sell spiritous liquors ... respectfully ask leave to make the following report ...

At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, Feb. 2, 1841

[Boston, Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1841]

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Senate (Series) (Massachusetts. General Court. Senate) ; 1841, no. 16.

Report of a Massachusetts special joint committee responding to a petition of Josiah Newhall and others. The petitioners think the toleration of the alcohol trade conferred a monopoly, and a grantee of a monopoly should be responsible for the expenses created by the abuse of alcohol. The Committee indicated that this is a novel, but untenable, argument. Several laws have attempted to legislate moral behavior without much success. The general public ought to decide. The Committee did not discern any general interest in trying to eradicate the liquor trade.

Report signed at end: Per order of the Committee, S. Oliver.

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