Piona v. Selectmen of Canton

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to order the selectmen of Canton to issue to the petitioner an all alcoholic license for the sale of liquor at his restaurant at 521 Washington Street for the year 1954. The selectmen, who are the licensing authorities of the town, had granted him an original license for the same restaurant in 1953 and had subsequently cancelled it because of his failure to notify a church, which was located within five hundred feet of the restaurant, of his application in accordance with the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 138, § 15A, as appearing in St. 1939, c.…