a small inclusion in the title of every property menage sold was a covenant stating that it would revert to menage or his descendants if alcohol was ever sold there. menage would release this covenant in exchange for a small cash payment.. this so-called "menage forfeiture clause" remained in force on thousands of properties for decades. the cash payments to release it generated a significant side income for menage and his successors. in 1937, the minnesota legislature passed a law nullifying the clause.