The house was called to order and the intentions of the meeting lucidly explained by the speaker.

By motion Samuel Lovett, Samuel McCurry and Elijah Elgan were appointed as a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.

After deliberation the following preamble and resolutions were submitted by the committee and unanimously adopted.

PREAMBLE.

We, your committee would respectfully recite you to the effects of a former meeting of the citizens of this place and surrounding vicinity, as ample encouragement to buoy us up in our efforts in the great Temperance reform.

Since the meeting we refer there has been no spiritous Liquors sold in or near this Town. The result has been that in the room of Gambling, Drunkness and Riot, Peace and Quietude have pervaded over the Town and neighborhood. The God of Heaven and author of the Bible has been worshipped without disturbance. Women and children have reposed themselves to rest at night without fear of interruption, seeing therefore the good that has been affected by a united effort of the citizens of this place and neighborhood. We would recommend a faithful continuance of those efforts in the way best calculated to secure us in those moral blessings.

Notwithstanding, we have all confidence that no gentleman would attempt to bring to this place and offer for sale ardent spirits contrary to the wishes and sincere entreaties of the citizens of the Town and neighborhood, and we would recommend in order to more effectually secure us against that great evil, That we apply to the next Legislature for a special act for more ample security for this place and neighborhood. In all sincerity and due respect we submit the foregoing preamble.

1. *Resolved,* That we continue to use our utmost influence to prevent the selling of ardent spirits in or near the town of Rockwall.

2. *Resolved,* That we petition to the next Legislature for a special act to prevent the selling of ardent spirits in or near the town.

3. *Resolved,* That Rev. John V. Vance, Rev. M. W. Matthews and Dr. Elijah Elgan be solicited to address the people on the 13th inst. on the propriety of this course and the great evils of intemperance.

4. *Resolved,* That the Clarksville Standard be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting.

B.F. BOYDSTON.
Chairman.

E. ELGAN.
Clerk.

The above resolution stood until about 1866, when Marshall Law was declared following the Civil War. At that time many Saloons were opened within Rockwall and the vicinity. In the mid to late 1880's another stab at Temperance was made, only it was called "Prohibition" at the time.

From "Dallas Herald" - March 15, 1887

June 18, 1887 edition of the "Dallas Morning News".

And the "Rockwall Success" - December 29, 1887

And the "Dallas Herald" - October 14, 1891

And the issues of temperance and prohibition were still an important one ten years later. The following was reported in the "Rockwall Success" -
June 14, 1897:

By 1892 the tee-totalers had won their case against selling Bitters in the county and Saloon Owners were asked to relinquish the licenses they had purchased that permitted them to sell hard libations.

The following is from the December 4th, 1892 edition of the "Dallas Morning News".

Thanks to Justin Sanders