The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-23
The New Liquor Law.

THE LIQUOR DEALERS AND THE NEW LICENSE LAW.
As may be supposed, the passage Of the lcenss
law is creating little commotioD among the liquor deal
in this city and they already at work epdcavorng
to find flaws in the law by which be evadcd and Us
provisions set at naught.
meeting OF the Liquor Dealers Association was
held last Monday evening, when committees was
appointed, Of which Philip Engs IL chairman,
see what action II would be proper take 10
| set aside the more stringent features Of tho new
license act. Tie committee have asked the opinion
OF distinguished counsel the matter, and at tho
next meeting is supposed some definite plan OF for
all the liquor dealers TO pursue viii be publicly promq
liquor dealers, aud every effort is TO be made To
keep their councils To themselves, as il is
feared that premature publicity might interfere
with the success of the plans they think OF pursuing
enough, however, has leaked out To give hint
what they purpose to do.
The Liquor Dealers Association of this city numbers
five thossand persons and with the fund
hand together with such contributions they may
Iec 500 900 could easily be raised To test the constitution
atty OF the new act A committee Of nine has been ap
pointed to proceed to Albany and obtain the opinion OF tho
Attorney General Of the State, and like call Is tO be-
upon the city District Attorney
The provision which exciies the opposition the
alcisod portion o the following section OF the conse
act
Sec License shall not be granted 10 any person 70 sail
SEES Of the person licensed unless such person 70 se"p
an inn tavern or hotel non unless The Commissioners sa
sufficient ability to keep an Inn or hotel and .o neGes
tavern or hotel required for the actual acocmmodaon OF
s b at @ e wSs ; .S
license aid no sa license hGa e aard eI.. o. a. p
int oa da a h @ s.ren or na ~ otss. 9
h by them duly signed , q, and verified sy the osh Of
Conm mis- suSh inn tavern o, hoie Is necessary Or pro
sq % he same pdie"c;s a"g ec ,s ali psth.,ns upon
cSSa t9Sa % Ss aad IN sss s Be s@ ss @
rs s eY ESa ss scSe to ss precision Of &
This feature Of the law the liquor dealers say win
dsastrously affect all our down town hotels and
rants while not over one dealer in fifty will be able to get
license thus monopoly will be given 10 few dealers,
who will reap all the benefit at The expense Of their fel
low traders.
In the Firt and Second wards there arc not rcsden,
household freeholders enough 10 give license N any
dealer, however worthy ihe property Is owned
mainly by persons vho live boz other eIsction ds-
tricts Thus Dir. Brown, o, te TamrnaGy Hotel, can
petition in ihs election district in which tho
get plenty Of sgners in the Eighteenth ward where hs
resides Two Of the principal lqnor dealers In the Third
ward canvass their districts through, and only
ceeded In obtaining three signatures a bona jul freehold
residents. In the second ward II l. estimated that there
that number of frechoders. Thus the new law, at
fen swoor cuts of all the down town hotels restaurants
and porter houses to the number Of about six hundred
and in addition shuts up osiourhs OF the liquor stores
in the upper part OF the city. .N
rs upont this shnoSoua provision that the liquor dealers
will show nght They say tho law does not specify wha,
Kind OF election district tho resident freeholders
reside In. There ar" half doZr election district r.cug
nzed by Law Each election precinct h one a ward \.
another, Assembly district Is third, aud Senatorial
Congressional and municipal iii trcs also recognized
II II therefore proposed tat when the excise conms
sioners are appointed man, ,y IN the First ward
prcscns his petition, signed by twenty fre.hold,sS
residing IN the ward In the Co sions district and
against whom there can Do ton the ground ~
character Should the commissioners refuse grant him
license APPEAL viii ba taken tho courts they
viii De finally called upon 20 decide what Is election
district under the provisions OF this at.
What other flaws will be picked this act h at pre-
sent impossible ~ SAY, but ibis will be the Brst poh
made.
nv The provisions Of this aci Ill petitions for license
must DO "nsd in the County Clerk Office within eight
days The act passed on the 10Th Of april efst
immediately consequently only day Is left Tor
nlng Of licenses.
1t should be remembered that this law make no pro
vision against the sale ~ hgrr bier ale "Sp,rtos
liquors or wines alone being n"ntioned inthe es
cilc act.
The temperance people n Brooklyn are determined to
do All IA their POWER 10 pat stop N the giving OF Ecsus.s
and t0 enforce the law.
After The 18th of MAY a COMPLAINT will b. entered
against any Icrson who sells liquor without ccusr ana
u Is supposed that such an outside pressure will D.. n,ado
unon rceid,nt frccbnldcrs I'm, h,,, go, n. 49, , I'M ~
granted. The 5000 liquor dealers In Brooklyn by ml
means viii BE- reduced to a few hunirud.
TIIE BROOKLYN LIQUOR DyALsRs ASSOCIATION.
This body held preliminary meeting at SCOTS ya1on
IN Washington street. yesterday, ~ take measure relative
~ The lccnsc law recently passed by the Iegsh,uro.
Resolutions a ~ membership adopted, com
mit'o was lotn" With Instructions employ conure D.
inquire into the cor titutonaly of tha law They al.
burned ~ meet nj Moneys Hotel, IN York street. 90