New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-12
Pro,cction Of Emisrnnis-Decision Of IN
r1ovar.

The very large numbers Of Enisranis who have
arrived dnrirg the present season, have given
tta Forusrdine AID Transportation lines Al
immense business, and impositions upon me
strangers have increased IN proportion. Inc
frauds practiced upon them IL tormer years haVe
e,onsed the attention of the Legislature aud
snipeent laws for their prevention and punishment
have been enacted, under which His Honor the
Mayor and the Police Magistrates have recently
been busily engaged in bringing their yole,0TI to
puDishment. The Mayor within n short tine past
has revoked the licenses Of l. Ross, Robert L.
Noyee. and H. y. Lonethurst, Brokers AMI Fox
varderr. and Of John Enright a Hunner while se-
veral Of the same Glasses have been aad ere nov
before the Police Magistrates, upon conpllin,s Of
Violations &C the Emigrant LAYS in various par
dculars We understaad it is toe intention Of the
authorities, ard Of the C3mnissio1e-s Of En'yra.
ton, TO enforce the provisions Of the Law by
even means In their power, Or which they viii
receive me ihalas rot only OF Che J i'-a .s bit
o'toof every wei meaning citizen
We give below the de- .iol Or Go Mayor ID o
case recently before him. ia which be fixes coca.
sion to show UPON what principle he Wil admin
i,fer judgment in future, in view Of certain p-le-
tees which have been c5mmon-nnl q caution
is given that Custom il future, cannot be succ-sz
fully pleaded in excuse for positive violations Ct
Statute.
MAYORS OFFICE, June 5, 1850.
The complaint in this case will be dismissed, in.
asnuch as q full explanation has been made tO the
complain ant and he has voluntarily Withdrawn bis
mplaint
But | will here take occasion to state that tie
LEGISLATURE having passed laws for the protection
OF Emgrants, and authorized licenses u be issued
to suitable persons for booking and forwarding
emierant passengers, and having prohibited al
other persons from exercising their vocation, it b.
comes my duty in all cases Of complaint brought
before me for v.o atious OF the law, 10 that the
benevolent bjeCts Of the Legislature are honestly
and faithfully executed and ca-Iisl out by those
who are licensed undlr this law Tor that purpose.
Tie With Section, Chapter II, OF III, Act emit
tied "Oi the Protection Of Enigranis,' provides
for the issuing of tickets to emigrants for their
passage and transportation of their luggage, and
expressly enoins that such tickets shall be signed
BIZ HegcTS0n Of persons IA rh0sc name the business
isconducfed then shall moi issue 10 any person blank
tickets signed 6y them, or alloy their names 10 be
used b. 0ny other person or persons IN said bu'i.
ness. or IN taking money J0r their fare or trans
poyfati0n II tier luggage and THAI they, together
with all persons concerned in the violation Of these
provisions, shall be deemed guilty of mis1emean.
or and liable TO Imprisonment, not less than six
months, in he County Prison. Itistrue that book.
ers and forwnrders Of emigrant passengers may
employ agents in their business, and indeed they
are required by law to do so for certain purposes,
bot not it viii be remembered for any OF the par
poses above mentioned.
| an clearly Of opinion that it was the Intention
If the Legislature in the passage OF this law that
the business Of Booking ard Forwarding Emigrant
Passengers in the particulars above mentioned
should tie exerci ed by those who are licensed for
that purpose, and that us a necessary Consequence
they cannot have auy right or Ia wlll authority to
transfer or delegate it to be performed by agents.
II any practice has heretofore existed st variance
with these provisions, it viii be expected that
no persons loldng license will hereafter plead the
prevalence of any ouch practice as an excuse for
their violation, but ii readily confirm 70 the law,
and condnct the business with view 70 the lust
rights ard interests oil those whom they are licensed
TO protect; and Who il is well kno IN, are continual
" arriving among Us, wholly ignorant of QUE laws
and frequently OF our language, and consequently
unable on their arrival to protect themselves gainst
great wrong and injustice which they would other
wise be constantly liable TO have prNotirod upon
Them.
As 70 the Runner implicated in this complli he
rot only acted in direct viostion of law aud Of his
duty rs q Runner but the manner in which h. con
Quoted the part that he took in the transaction was
improper AID according to the first ali Gyi; Of the
complainant fraudulent His license as a Runner,
therefore is revoked, and the First Marshal will
give him notice Of its revocation.
(sgred) C. Woodruff, Mayor.