The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-05
Excise Comm lsslOners.

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The Board Of Excise Commissioners me. at O'Clock Z.
N. yesterday.
The following persons applied for ssorekeepe-.' Z.
ceuses-Chares II. Pratt, 80 South street, Simeon psnss
les sixth avenue Joseph Davis, Jr, No Coeanss -
The following persons applied for
MNKRrIRs' LICRNsns
John Ball, lo4 Barclay street; Frank Foct 1o1 6S4h
street, Andrew II. Balo Win, National Hotel, Nsa sad
Cortssdt street; Edward Schouldz. n e., haags 800
u"r or Ts,S % S, .sd S es sons o.s e
Joseph on lis Fr.i avenue; rSo%ss Foster ss Ii js.
ling, S94 Broadway, Horace Alexander, 279 Hudsoo
street. John Newm 50 and 80 Second avepusahs osn
face win be rec over very strc, examin .ton aeary
WAlsct s96 8owery; L. Z W. Bordwei, BAooroA
Psar W "a %n, 90 Sn
50 Mulberry street
Commissioner Ho.MB then rose and sad-n may b
proser emak Def sdj0urbsg the present q
the Roart that OF the public press at lees,
OF the newspapers With circulation has
arragn this Board the bar Of public opinion for hsvag
taken recess so far the granting Of application for
concerned during the month OF August The
journal alluded to has construed the Law 10
@ foreign 10 that het al Interpolation rnicn the
ornion of this Bard have accorded 70 IT, by
Ing thai after the lapse of fy days ON the first
of the Bo,rd i duties must cease for The curreaS
year With all due Difference, speak my ndivi insI
feelings in which hope my colleagues will concur bad
much rather abide bv construction IT the law,
ing opder the ssncy Of an OATH than by tn Of any
person whether ihs PER- ma, jour nAsdc c&pa,
city or otherwte. There be oese strsued
raprice 90 the one band, while on the cher
there are calm dehnersuon-a sincere desire 70
ssussy perform duy an enrs lack Of ,1ss
that shall continue, heretofore, to discharge our
duties the statue ~hicn created according
collective sense Of right, without rosortng for
guidance TO the opinions those who fapaca " al
the ride the ether. And MAJ De permitted
TO ay In th. come 81, that one Of the bss. evidences a
nd fficia
In the fact that those who eek hros down every
rier which Law and good morals have endeavored 10
rear against iptempersnce aud deosuchery
combined ~h those who p-oh,borly fsuat al In
effort deride official action, deny the qualy
n.ersbe 70 The ,scI thu, million, Of csnI hsxs 49,
embarked In the liquor traffic 10 this city at time when
tn investments under the full sanction Of she lSw
There are men, and very many worth, man and hones
tadetmen engaged this business In ooa ,ns 10 Rres
extent isolated from freehsi residents and wh
phapce with law wil be quest IN Of uus
especial when consider the that very many
Of freehclders ont OF toe CIV ia liberal
etruocu Of the Law be benefit such those os
willing TO accord that benefit 70 them. BUS II
construction Of the law IL wrong, and II official torn
expret 80 Gays aler drst setting, there Q very
at, and is this every license granted after that ume
illegal and Of no eeca Hen,e for oil the purposes a
enforcing the Law the commission may be construed
having CLOSED IL seesicns for the present year, and
all the persons Who sell liquors and wines
without licenses unde licenses grained uoas b
the expiration Of any dayr liable 70 the penalties
Of the law We are wrong AMI have NOT sxeroised To-
gal cisc elton In the matter of time let those who have
assumed 30 much-and 10 ~ such an exceedingly frsad-
y-nerest In the force OF the under their ovu
uoton, oceed 10 enforce the penalties prescribed
THIS win be much better than those IL upon
tesry OF action, which forced deem equally
roaDi and uncsed for. Any citizen prosecute or
name, In official pamc.
Commissioner HAsK1T said concur In the remayh1
made oy my colleague, and only deere furthss
that the fret day startec In this Commission made up
my mind that the Commission should continue open I'll ths
Let Of January A least thai every person should have
opportunity TO get hcopse that he who oomes 70
New York the LIST OF May might get his license be
that the lat ~ September could oui OF
from getting Our island don't raise enough produce
scarcely 70 sustain the life of ndivdual the city d.
ponds upon it, commerce. and Whatever 10 done njars
In commerce inu-cs the city am willing 70 mold the
Commission open TIL near the end OF the year. any
toes agree With Interpretation Of III statute ~
them take the question before the Of nnAl appeals
and win be forced 70 abide by decision whatsoever
may be-
The Board then adjourned oil Tuesday next al2P.M