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Crackdown on unlicensed beer shops 1849

Source: C&D 17 Nov 1849       Date: 1849
Copyright:       Type: Newspaper
Description: Decision to crackdown on unlicensed beer shops in Cardigan

Transcript:
UNLICENSED BEER SHOPS.—For a long time past complaints have been made of the injuries done to the licensed trader, in consequence of the numerous illegal beer-shops in Cardigan, and on Thursday se'nnight, the commissioners of the Inland Revenue and Assessed Taxes at a board meeting in Cardigan, convicted Thomas Lewis and John James Williams, in heavy penalties, for selling beer without a license, and expressed their intention to prosecute in every case in which they could obtain evidence.
Notes:
Linked to
Cardigan/Aberteifi
Lewis, Thomas [-]
Williams, John James [-]

Total: 2