we were once faced with a law which did not permit us to move from the bar to a booth or table carrying our own drinks.

New Hampshire had the same law.
On Sunday the bar 'room" had to be closed.
You could get an alcoholic drink only if you were having something to eat AND if the bar "room" was used for dining on Sunday, the bar itself could not be viewable by the diners. Curtains were rigged or collapasible walls drawn across.
Additionally women could not sit at a bar, any day, any time.
Those "Blue Laws" were rescinded years ago.
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