Municipal Incorporation for the Purpose of Liquor Sale; A Case Study of Impact, Texas
Description:
This investigation into local government and politics surrounding the liquor question significantly unveils the turmoil within a community over an issue of intense interest, It illustrates how a gap in legislation enabled subversion of incorporation laws and violation of the majority will by a small but determined group. The pressures and tactics used by both opposing interests in this crisis reveal misuse of the law, possible pay-offs, secret meetings of public bodies, and other illicit occurr…
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Date:
August 1967
Creator:
Graham, Carmen Anita Gillmore