Report Of The [joint Select] Committee [on Prohibitory Liquor Law]: With An Act For The Suppression Of Intemperance, May Session, 1854 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781275940932)

This is the "Report Of The [joint Select] Committee [on Prohibitory Liquor Law]", including the "Act For the Suppression of Intemperance", presented during the May session of 1854 to the Connecticut General Assembly. This historical document provides valuable insight into the legislative considerations and societal concerns surrounding the prohibition of alcohol in the mid-19th century. The report details the committee's findings and recommendations, reflecting the prevailing attitudes and arguments for and against temperance. It also presents the full text of the proposed act, outlining the legal framework for suppressing intemperance within the state.

Researchers and historians interested in the temperance movement, legal history, and 19th-century American social reform will find this primary source material particularly useful. This report offers a direct window into the debates and policy-making processes that shaped early attempts to regulate and prohibit alcohol consumption in the United States.

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