New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-07
TIKI BOARD OF EXCISE AND TIE
JUDICIARY.

MEETING or THE BOARD OF EXCIsE-CRIricIsh OF
THE RECENT DECISION or JUDGE BRADY-ARB
LICENSES CONTRACTS, OR CAN THEY BE REGARDED
As PROPERTY "A FEW QUESTIONS PRoPoUNDED
THAT JUDGE OARDOzO DID NOT DECIDE.
The Metropolitan Board Of Excise met yesterday
afternoon after the adjournment Of tie Board of Health
President SCHULZ occupying the Chair and all the members
present. The minutes q the last meeting read and
approved
Mr. ACTON from the Committee Applications, reported
the names of II persons whom licenses granted
making total Of 64Oe thus far granted By the Board
Judge BoswoRrH then arose and said:
Mr. PRESIDENT desire to be INDUCED by this Board in
making remarks In it, presence to Judge Brady Many
81 TonS oty nepe; reprssent that ca Tuesday last on
notion b.S. msSs BY Brady Of the Common
Pleas fol several nuncona against th' Board be expressed
Iserrot very much the necessity which these niunon,
however ocoa,io9e by he detsrnnai9n o. ge boaid
do1o .ier solemn deoeon be uneonit goas This Court
tie '1ss 90 VIII, s'' s,n done S sl 70
Judge. not tia, Of TIC whole CSur yet that decision u re-
To-, t1' Cs wh,,vsr nsy be The Opai9P Of me ole.
.n,sd decision 6nis npon the board Of who
aot court o ryew 0n who are setting such saa "Lo Ians
Sae,on rey s soi Under . wAieh
osossos Sy iajanoon TS ccSrss Of ca,.a
iSS s sVs he S.} Of Iass nay s
drs'pect by these tensk' acquainted with sons Of hs
sosot lie spill With which hey lave received hs dc
Of Jvd. Csrdo1o the Iude Of dTsspect po1 oenc
the udge stses that hs regard. several members VI TINS
Board a. his friends assume thst b Includes TOE in TIE NUN
Der that he will be happy TO b informed that bis ie1ds
IS members Of this Board have not dons anything which de-
serves h. which he inst cause TO regret
And know him well enough TO fee assured that be viii not
take exception % the remarks which am about TO make ~
thew will DOT bs ascourtsoas IN fsot or IN intent Tbs
Judges remarks imply belief on hS part mat tns Bora
dong threatening do something which makes neces
70 grant uoctons 10 protect n, rig Of
sne What the Judge sudea unless be TO tas arrests made
by police for alleged violations Of TIE present Excise Law
Il pTope state thai may be known By evs one as vac
Board has hsd nothing 20 do with the nfng OF ar
rests That Board has control over the police dreot or
indirect. II the Police Commissioners are t5ougt 10
De censufabs Tor what they hsVe done or omitted
to DO il should be remembered that thai Commission wholly
independent OF bs Excise Board and that live members OF
latter do belong to the former have nooing 20
Of tbs learned Judge not directed against them,
but against the Board OF Etoise ibis Board has not
ordered any be brought against n9sOa to
pspAy for violating the EXCISE law since the DECISION by
His Ionsr Judge Csrdoso Judge Brady srepOrsd 10 hago
said Of toe Excis0 Boards that taey GH Vrde ne 7s
which hss been dsc to ia void aud compel tho person
ave alrealy stated that The BXose Board has not threatened
quordesier with process But e learned gige stsas
that tho Excise Boss still act uadsr Che lava l. this cen
surable May they not apes, from HIS honof Judge Car
dozOi To DO ts they act Gnder the law, anu aOt ~
Board
I anisstaad his Houor Judge C,rdozo 70 hsld that a
license lnder statute contract vhin the uoir
Ing of the word contract used an haf raS u the Feies
Constitution which pr0bib. state nom snZ any law
inpeiring the Obr t0n Of contracts art .eC TO- ssb D
and ao thu. sdch Lcrose property within be meaning of
state which declares that person bs deprived Of lie
liberty OF PROPERTY without due process Of law art
sad that the present krcse Law Iopugnant TO both Of
ee uf0ris Ons Tho SHsme Courts several Of the States
sitting IN foil bench after f argument have decided the
contrary COuIis compared 81 Judges nj long
yss,ges Guy " spDsSI sp'uiyV. SS4J,'s sbv,s V'.'s