New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-19


DISTRICT. AITORSFY's OFFICE, April II, l,51
MTDEAR SIR: In answer 10 your inquiries IN note
Of Yesterday, have the honor 70 state.
tn, Excise provisions Of the Revised ots'utes never
applied 10 New. York City. SEE rec % ~ = en-
20, part Chartered privileges suDstsnnAy rega.
LATED our excise 20 the year l-24. Until the recent
Act the staiutes Of ls2i -25 and 1888 provided tx
cise reg ulariors and penalties Hohnsn's Tres1.e
on powers OF Corp. PIP. - and 90 BY Acts OF 1924
ard Sos peculiar Board OF Excise was established
10 Give cepses for sale Of liquor. They who we're DOC
",cen,ed az ofor,said or "ueeordiag 10 n, pIoris-
ION, of the Act kereby 0mendsd and who sold 10 90
6spce OF that Act were isble 10 penalty ADD n1iet
uept The Act OF 80 page a. gave 10 COOPERATION
Ordinances which regulated licenses, &c tne snect
Of statues and rsed their nirscton to the grade oil
uiscsmsarors. ..
Ip the ab.ence Of prohibition, or OF license system
With penalties attached the sale OF liquor !. free i,
il the p.ce,sty for the license coupled with tbs aou-
nv If ope cbooees obtain license which creates the
Ycise oferses Selling liquoran act lawful IN i'sef
h,coues unlawful When Il IL transacted contrary 70
prescribed forms and regulations, ana In the lace Vi
declared penalties. Of the locs bosrd OF Excise.
Sec Is of the recent act which Is nor IN force
nroxd.s tia, no hceas> 70 s,a liquor. sre az Are-
l. in pror,ded. skaI hereafter b. graHted lnere Is
pr,.crbec no mode Of license under ms eIeepuon
Until May l. even il il b. admitted hat the permit Oh
SEC l. licers when the second section come- into
ELECT These two sections will constitute our Excise
twnptil The 4th of July when the entire prohiotory
law becomes operative. The penalties ATTACHED 70
selling uth0ut the permit OF Sec are euoIsSeo W
sfcs ard 4 hot 70 be in force until July. The pen
Allies OF our aie EIrise laws attach ~ the neglect 70
tske ont the old ,psc,fc heense, see sec OF is'
spd .ec. ? Of l.25, and ny cannot be aPPtka "
Place ef the 'u,pended Penaia' et4 mr. act. IT,,
r4rbspe an omission In the Les slstgre, when iound,
ma rev license, TO give no immediate penalty: l
,uPpose the cOnfusion and defect 70 have sf Eel
through the change from the orsins resdlng OF -
Ss l.bich y.ve tbs oct effect May !, and placed IL
cerse and penalties in concurrent OPsIstGn 70 NE
r.naty sectioLs necessary to give vitality to Sec
rntil JuIy. And this change Wa lot material In 70
,p.ct 10 The penalty, made the State Law bat only a.
4 Affected the loca eycisee of New York City.
You may vel conceive, that nsied soroga'ion
nilo,.Bo.Lses, feny Licenses, peddioIcensee, etc.:
Etc uithout 9 substitution Of new ones-or, If
suts,itu,ipg new ones in wse aiding them By pen
alties-voud have the effect 70 make tboee privileges
a. fiee a., by the common nw, they we're before L.
censeftsslstec thin
am CT opinion hat, - the law viii stand from
MAY 10 July {, win the old licences expiring Asy
l. snd pew Ores permitted upon the old system 70
which TIE late pains and psnanss attached these ia
ts- s-e cefupct Until July shall come, there eK-
sta BY Law. 70 prohibition assns: selling. and cot