February 15, 1841
Nauvoo, Illinois
Nauvoo City Ordinance: Unanimously prohibited all persons and establishments within the city of Nauvoo from dispensing whiskey in quantities smaller than one gallon, or other alcoholic beverages in quantities less than one quart, without a medical prescription.
Sources:
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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