No. 60

I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two
plain Copies of an Ordinance of the recent Session of the
Legislature of this Colony, entitled;

No. 16. An Ordinance to prohibit the sale or gift of
intoxicating liquor to Indians.

I add the Report of the Attorney General.

2. It is hardly necessary for me to make any observations
upon the principles of this measure. Experience has shown
that the Indians of this Colony cannot indulge with moderation
in intoxicating liquors. The large profit, however, derived
from the trade induces many persons, totally indifferent to
ulterior results to engage in it. The present Ordinance is
better adapted than its predecessor to act as a Check upon
the nefarious traffic.