This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol10 Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Wills, Administration", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
A street or alley adjacent to the place where intoxicating liquor is sold, is within the statutory prohibition making it unlawful in selling to be drunk in or upon the premises where sold, or any premises adjacent thereto, or place of public resort.86 And it makes no difference whether such liquors are actually drank upon the premises or not; if sold for that purpose it is sufficient. The intent is the gist of the offense.87 So if a druggist obtains a license to sell intoxicating liquors, which provides that he shall not sell upon the premises where sold, such license is no defense if he sells to be drank upon the premises where he makes the sales.88
 
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