Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns of Massachusetts, [179- -19--].

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Historical data relating to counties, cities, and towns of Massachusetts, [179- -19--].

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The state secretary has prepared listings of Massachusetts geographic names published under this title in successive editions of 1920, 1948, 1966, and 1975. Series is probable source for these compilations and its data has been incorporated into an edition forthcoming as of 1995; additionally subseries (2) was probably used in indexing of: Massachusetts archives collection ((M-Ar)45X).

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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St 1832, c 166 authorized county commissioners in Massachusetts to grant liquor licenses to innholders and retailers. St 1852, c 322 (revised by St 1855, c 215) established state-wide prohibition, forbidding the sale of all liquor except for medicinal, chemical, or mechanical purposes. This was changed by St 1868, c 141, passed in April of that year, which authorized county commissioners (in Suffolk County specially-elected license commissioners) to issue licenses for the sale of liquor in their...