Time Limit and Local Option: A Re-Statement of a Licensing Controversy

Charles Roberts

ISBN 10: 1332045685 / ISBN 13: 9781332045686

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book presents a persuasive argument for temperance reform through Local Option and a Time Limit on liquor licenses. The author cites historical evidence to prove that state actionâ "whether repressive or permissiveâ "has a powerful effect on drinking habits. The author argues that the Licensing Act of 1872, which came after a period of minimal oversight and a proliferation of licenses, was a turning point that led to a decrease in drunkenness and crime. This Act provided the model for the reforms proposed in this book, which include granting local communities direct control over the liquor trade and establishing a time limit on licenses. The author maintains that these methods have been successfully employed in other countries and can be implemented in the United Kingdom to reduce alcohol-related problems. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time Limit and Local Option: A Re-Statement of a Licensing Controversy
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332045685
• ISBN 13: 9781332045686
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Theory and History

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Synopsis

Excerpt from Time Limit and Local Option: A Re-Statement of a Licensing Controversy

The following pages make no attempt to deal with all the oints of Temperance Reform, which should be inc nded in a comprehensive handling of the subject. They omit reference to many subjects on which legislation is urgently needed and desired.

It has seemed best to concentrate on a matter of central importance; for it is essential to secure in the present struggle over the Licensing question the enact ment of Local Option, to be operative immediately in the case of grants of new licenses, and in the case of existing licenses at the close of a short time-limit. It is hoped that an endeavour to present a reasoned statement of some of the arguments and facts bearing on this point may be of some use in the present discussions.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About the Author

CHARLES G.D. ROBERTS (1860-1943) was a noted Canadian poet and novelist. He attended UNB and was a professor at King's College, Nova Scotia. Among his many novels are "Heart of the Ancient Wood" and "The Forge in the Forest" both also reprinted in the "Formac Fiction Treasures" series.