In the described period (the last decade of Austria-Hungary and the beginning of the new state) the institution of revocation
was the last measure to which the authorities could have resorted with which they could deprive chronically drunk
proprietors of the right to do business. Thus they could not squander all their fortune and burden the municipal public
purse with the responsibility of maintaining themselves and their families. When determining this business inability, the
court circuits issued interesting notes depicting how the drunkenness of proprietors (farmers) was looked upon in the
society at the time. The prevailing belief at the time was, that men could drink since this was the habit in the country, and
that there was nothing to worry about if they got drunk from time to time. Women, on the contrary, were reprimanded
for any kind of drunkenness and had to prove themselves to be good housewives - otherwise they could have been even
held responsible for drinking habits of their husbands.