In 1847 the Indiana General Assembly passed a local option bill that prohibited alcohol sales in a township; it became part of a decades-long political battle over control of the manufacture, sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the state.
In 1847 the Indiana General Assembly passed a local option bill that prohibited alcohol sales in a township. It became part of a decades-long political battle over control of the manufacture, sale, distribution, and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the state.