The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-04

THB PReHIBlTORY LIQUOR LAWS.
The New Yosk Prosaibltesy Lsqaer Law.
MAYOR HALLS INSTRUCTIONS TO raH PoLI0s OF
BRO0KLYN.
MAYOR's OFFICE, Brooklyn, JuH 30 1856.
10 ne Polsr Department cf the Csss Of B'eektys
The near approach Of tho day wneu the raw
policy Of State In relation {, tho traffic 10 ia
position hold a. tho chief exscuttvs ocsr Of thu
city, whose express duty II IL to that the laws
are enforced. combine TO render IL encentIy pro
that should address you In relation to tass ,ioy,
selves In giving Il its full effect.
Is 10 needless for me to ex press TO you my senti.
ments u respect 70 the propriesy Of tne enactment
have been long we'll known in tho com uuaisy. and
cannot have escaped your attention.
Suffice Il to say that confidently Icok forward to
The mos benign results 70 the welfare aud hsopi-
ment Of the provisions Of this statute.
On and after the 4,h day Of July next the keep
ing for sale and the selling Of Atiog lqdors,
except BY the persons In the manner aud Ter the
purposes authorized and In the cases spec ally ex
copied By the provisions Of the Law. or alo rod
by the laws ard treaties Of the United 3;atsst viii
become wholly unlawful and criminal. end all
liquors Kept In violation Of that law are, BY its ex-
press provision. de dared to BIS public nuisance.
The persons by Rhom, and tee aoanasr snd p1r.
poses In and for viii liquors may be lawfully kept
for sale and sold, are as follows:
LIST. By the importer OF the ga s for ANY purpose,
In tie original package Ia which it sas imported,
and In no other manner.
I'd By the persons who shall become specially
authorized pursuant TO the sscoud eectien, who may
keep and ecu only In the pre- Misses acd pace par
ttculaEly designsted and described Ia the written
decarations on oath or eff rmsson Of sach psrs ns.
fled In the Offices of the )ou1tS Clark aad City
Clerk; and it may be sold by suca persons only IN
the foLowiyg cases.
ist 70 any person Of the .ge Of twenty one years,
tUS~ 49, r~2 ~ -
person selling tie Same soail navs good reason to
believe, and shall believe, tha the sans is icsendsd
BY the purchaser to be used for mschaaica chemi
cal, medicinal or saoramental purposes aad not to
on tho premises; and
%. 10 amp person authorized 70 sell the SINE, as
in said second section provided.
shs n
titles OF Of least ton GALLONS But 10 this case
part Of the cider 90 sold snall be drank ON the
premises Of the sellers and any sue drank. Or re-
sold shall subject the seller 10 the penalsies pro.
4th. By the manufacture Of alcohol or Of pure
wine from grapes grown b. him whoa such alcohol
or wine shsli be the liquor sod.
:. 9TH By the importer Of foreign liquors when such
liquors anall be kept or sold In the original pack.
ages In which the Same were imported.
The provisions Of the act do not apply to the ms.
nufactory, keeping CT sale Of burniog Hu,ds Of any
kind, perfumery, essences, drugs, varnshse nor any
other article which may bs CON posed ia part Of
alcohol or spirituous liquors, II not adaptsd to use
- beverage, or In evasion Of this act.
Intoxicating liquors may ais, be kept, but not for
sale, IN any dwelling house 10 whiol, or Ia any part
OF which. no tavern, store grocery ship, boarding
or vctualicg house, or room for gambling, dsactng
or other public eMusement or recrea ion OF duy
kind u keps; or In any church or pisce OF worship
for sacrams htsl purposes; or In auy plaoe whore
either any chemical. mechanical or medicical art
requiring the use of liquor 10 carried on as regular
from ono plAse to another, or s0fGd Ia warehouse
prior 70 reaching the place Of its dsstsaaon. 1t
May aso DO ,aEiully Kept IA any bonded warehouse
All liquors. held at the time OF his insolvency by
any authorized liquor seller who shall bee pme inso
vent, may also be sod by legal process to any other
authorized EQuor seller, aud the legal represents
ves q any deceased person woo at the tim, Of HIS
decease Was an autnoriz liquor seller msy sell
such Liquors a. may come into tneir possessi, N IS
tho property p such deceased ed persia, to any per
Every other keeping or seling liquor Of any kind,
or In any quantity, will be unlawful and II IL sde
your expss duty by tue Law to reizs aud store such
liquor and to arrest the offender in the following
casee:-
Let. Whenever such Unlawful keeping o. sale
shal come under your personsl obstrvauon.
I'd. Whenever any awful warrant or process
sSs Be- pscsd IN ,our hands ior s svi
In tie hrst OF these cases. you viii DO authorised
and required to arrest the offender and to seize such
liquors ~ arc unlawfuly kent at the time and place
Of the commission OF the fence, together vita ths
vessels In which the Same contained; and it viii
also b your uty tn every such case TO make CON
plant on oath sssiDst tho person arrested, and to
prosecute such complaint TO jndsmsnt and execution
In Tie second case Jon will be authorized aud
required to search the place, and seize she Liquors
which arc particularly described In the warrant
given Jon.
der any provision OF the lev, IL il made your duty,
except IN cases where The owner thereof shall have
been arrested, forth With TO give written notice to
such owner or bis agent II kno.n, Of the seizure Of
with The vessels containing the same, must DO de-
Scribed - ear ~ may b, and the nsme OF the ma
gisoRate By whom tho warrant was issue Or In case
q arrest aud seizure without warrant, the name OF
the magistrate beforo whom yeu have taken the
person arrested, and also your own name and resi-
denoe, and the tina Of such seizure. This notice
may b served By delivering Il to the owner o. his
usual place q rssideaoe with psson Of mature ase
residing on tho premises II the owner or bis agent
cannot b found, and his place Of residence BE- no.
known to you ths mott - shall b served by deliver
ing Il TO any person Of mature sge residing being
employed In the plaoe on whica the liquor seized
was contained or, II no such person can be found,
then BY posting tho same In Conspicuous place up
On the cutter door Of the place where the liquor vas
found; and In such case copies Of such notice. con-
tanning, aeo description Of the place 10 vhic the
liquor Was found, must b forthwith co6spicuousy
posed In q least three public places within the
CITY AUof ooIvlCo ma pOotpR " tuC1 EOtic9S II
win be your duty to make return 70 the magistrate
named In the same Of the time, place and manner
Of such service ard posting.
Wherever any liquor 20 Fad and stored by you
shall not be aojudged forfeited, IL viii become your
duty 70 return It TO the place where II was ssized
bnt when r sbaD be adjodsed forfeited, aod o IL Y.
sul walrsnt authorising is destruction shall nave
been delivered to you Il will then bsco ne your duty
TO summon she complainant or aacn othsr person Is
shall be designated In such warrant, and In tho pre-
Renco OF such person to exerute such varra 1t aad
such per- on ard you must Join la making return BY
afidavit Of the time, place aud manner a the exc
cution q such warrant and upon the receipt Of such
return the msgi erase will deliver 70 you AZ exscu-
ton under which you must proceed to sell the YES
sels which c5ntained the liquor aud you mast N Ike
return OF such execution and your proceedings un
der the same aud Of the proceeds Of sale 70 the same
magistrate.
Il = made your duty By the law TO serve all pro
cess hsoed by virtue Of the at which may be del w.
cred TO you for service.
IL Is also made your duty, whenever you shall see
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