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Letters Regarding Liquor Ordinance |
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Letters Regarding Liquor Ordinance 1) Letter to Charles Hummer regarding enclosing a copy of the State Beer Law and a copy of the Waukegan Ordinance and proposed Springfield Ordinance. It mentions that there is some opposition to permitting the consumption of beer into the ordinance and hopes that despite this it can still be put into the ordinance. Additionally, the letter talks about people obtaining both local and state ordinances and restricting the sale of such goods from certain areas. 2) Letter from Elmer Vliet, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, to A. D. McLarty, Secretary of the Illinois Municipal League, stating the Village has a desire for the permit of sale of beer in Lake Bluff, but forbid the consumption of it on the premises where it was sold, therefore Vliet asks for suggestions or model ordinances which the League may have prepped in regards to this type of legislation. Vliet also asks what kind of classification a person who transport beer but do not carry stock of it themselves should have if not retailer. 3) Letter from Thomas Matthews to Elmer Vliet stated Vliet's letter dated May 11 has be referred to him. Regarding the classification of the person, they would be considered a retail dealer if the transaction finishes in Lake Bluff but they would receive no classification if the transaction finishes outside of Lake Bluff as they are not "selling". The letter also goes into detail about taxing malt and vinous beverages that are delivered within village limits. 4) Letter to Charles Hummer, which encloses a rough draft of a suggested revised ordinance on beer. 5) Letter from Charles Hummer to Elmer Vliet stating that he is in receipt of Vliet's letter of March 17th, in which Vliet submits Section 1 of Article XI of the City Charter of Lake Forest, which forbids the making, selling, or keeping for sale of any spiritous or intoxicating liquors anywhere within the corporate township that resides Lake Forest. Hummer asks how this effects Lake Bluff as they are in the same corporate township. 6) Handwritten notes on liquor ordinance. |
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Doc 3379 |
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1933 |
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Hummer, Charles (Cy) Matthews, Thomas McLarty, A. D. Vliet, Elmer |
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Alcohol Beer Government Illinois Municipal League Lake Forest Liquor Ordinance Committee Prohibition Springfield Waukegan |
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Government |
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Doc 3379 |