New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-09
ous item. at length, and must refer the reader Il
the report itself.
,,oron PROHIBITION BY MUNICIPAL LAW

zfus Of jersey CttN arc eDreNOllng 10 fih 'uhs
community Of the large number Of liqlo'-.eiling
piacts with which it has been, aud is all cted
have excited much interest, especially Throughout.
the S,ste of New.Jersey. For years past, tina,
city has lad Temperance party, con3O.ed Of iss
more respectable and influential citizens. ire
spectiye of political distinctions. Who have re-
eareed the prohibition Of the sale of intoxicating
liquors as measure which, more than any other,
would coDduce 80 the benefit Of the city Tney
have, however, struggled for 9 number Of years
with but Indifferent success. Failing ia the a.
tempt to secure the passage Of a Proalbitory
lew in the Legislature, owing to the influence ex-
ercsed in that body by the combined interests OF
Monopoly and Rum, the Temperance men OF Jer'
sty City have, for the most Of the time prevented
the Equalization OF the traffic by the Common Coun-
ell, and have also sought upon different OCCASIONS
to bring the existing Excise law of the State t.
bear upon offenders. This, for various reasons,
has proved inelfe ctus, and ogshops, with their
concomtant evis, increased, until the startling
fact was announced that there were over SIX hla'
dred of them-but one Of which was licensed-in
that city of only about twenty thousand inhib-
itsnts. Hereapon municipal law has been
brought TO bear against the traffic, greatly to the
surprise and discontinue Of is professors, who
imagined themselves secure in their pernicous
trade because the Legislature had not passed
Maine law. The manner in which this has been
accomplished, and the au 'hOrlty upon which the
proceedings have been based are worthy OF con-
tideration. 1t seems that in the new charter OF
Jersey City, passed in March, l55l, and AMENDED
in March, ls52, there is the following section re
latipg to the powers Of the Common Council:
To license regulate, or prohibit inns or tevern7,
and TO prohibit all traffic in sale OF intoNc iinS
drink drinks; and to License, regulate and prohibit
Laukers, pedclers, hucksters, butchers slaughter
houses and afke,s on such terms, and under sro1
regulations and penalties as the Common Council
ths by ordinance impose; and no other license tor
such purposes within said City granted by any other
authority shall be lawful except licenses granted by
the Governor TO hsakers and peddlers.
Usder this authority, TN ordnance regulating
inns and tavernswas passed by the Common Council
about a year since. Itprovides thata license foran
nor tavern can only be had by the passage ofareso-
olution by majority of the members OF the
Council, and the approval of the resolution by
the Mayor. Each applicant for a license must be
re commended by twelve freeholdersa properper-
son-they certifying that ,uch inn and tavernisne-
cessarJ for the public convenience, aud will con
duce to the public good. The pdce of each Ii
cense IL fixed at 500. The license strictly pro-
hibits the sale OF liquor on the Sabbath, undr
penalty of $40, to be sued for before the Re
corder, and conviction to anDul the license. Tae
hst al a., "a a. ed
of selling lquor without license, whether by
themselves or their agents or servants. shsh be
liable TO a fine of SO and costs for the first aud
$50 and costs for each subsequent oaeDse. The
penalties arsing under this ordinance msy be re-
covered BY an action before the Recorder or
Justice of the Peace, aud tue forfeiture 50 re-
covered goes into the City Treasury.
Less than year since Mr.. Thomas L. Carson
visited jersey City, and at apublic meeting eX-
paiued the plan of organization known as the Car
son League, setting forth its successful operation
In various places h re il had been tried. His sug
pestions were adopted, aud have since been sp
plied in quiet but effective manner. Toe CAPT
tai of the League, in Jersey City, is said to be
about $500 600, upon which tax is laid that
offenders, and, if necessary, We are assured that
the capital and income could be greatly increased,
or even doubled. The Carson League employed
agents who purchased liquor ia large number
of places, some Of which they preserved ia
labeled yisls, making memoranda Of the facts and
incidents that occurred at the time VI purchasing
the liquor, which they produced in giving their
evidence in Court. Over one thousand con-
pl,nts were made before any prosecutions were
commenced, and when the proceedings Of the
League came TO light. the liquor dealers found
themselves completely entrapped, and were
panic-strcken. The prosecutions in nearly every
case resulted in cOnyictiOns-so complete aud
definite was the evidence given. Since the 18th
Of October, at whch time the prosecutions be-
Gan, nearly one hundred different persons have
been arraignei, and nearly $1,000 have been
levied in fines, which amount goes into the City
Treasury. A large number Of those prosecuted
have abandoned the traffic, while others have
closed up their place. and LEFT the city for fear OF
prosecution. Il is stated that at least oae hun
dIed and fifty grogshops have thus been shut and
advertised az TO Let"
During tie month of November the arrests by
the police were greatly diminished and the
watchmen congratulated themselves on being re-
lieved from that arduous and unpleasant part Of
their duties which results from the rum traffic.
But there has been an interruption Of this course
OF things during the past week, and events have
occurred giving additional interest TO the subject.
Those sngsged in the liquor-trafic have organized
in opposiaoD 10 the Carson League, raised fund,
AID consulted lawyers, with q view 10 defending