New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-25
TuR TAX ON Knockers AND AUCTION
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d the New Law CoustiintiosnI An Important
Case in the Court of General Sessions.

very important case was brought mp in the Court
General Sessions udge Russell presding Wednesday 1t
Affects constituionaty Of the law imposing State
FAX brokers and arconeer TIE State Legislature at
las, SECESSION paI,ed aaw entitled Al Act to amend chapter
g. OF The laws Of s62 and ether additional the same
which provided that every hundred
dollars worth Of wines and ardent spirits sold by
broke suctonecT should be paid 70 the State tax
from euy place beyond the Cape Of Good Hope TAX Of
20 cents every BOO worth AID on all other foreign
Worth The penalty provided for violation Of this law
&c nog exceeding $1,000 imprisonment for ose year or
De brought The cOnsu;onay Of the law has given rise
great deal Of discussion it decided between District
ss dstion should be made Accordingly by common
sen; YESTERDAY Mr. Henry Morng broker and foreign
rvent y No l3 Waers appeared the bar OF the Court
,, GsaeIf ~ n he law
The Grand Jury this (e Nay term, had found indict
meat OF which the following il q copy:
.fSs ~ Esl or n ana ior .ss BODY CIV and County
he Y We6 Of the City ana County sosssd broker toe 18Th
osy Way The yesI Of our LORD 1885, 81 the said Ward
bSsness ofs 6foser h. erob5nd dc aasy and uHlaw'ny
s boad REQUIRED .. sWfl condition precedent TO said
business e ooset m ne se Lesslsis - i % u s
Ion sufficient ssnod' bis ursies thereto snd con
ss Of s,iLe' 9a ,sI spS tssressr 10 the .ss Of
. ,"sxs 'H,S5 1rssr5s saa eject. duly sccruirs
sb- End duties provided by a. act to amend esp u
Apt - IN - year Lor being chapter 81 Of TIE So
a. i D
ore Oh STATE woot the assent Of tie Congress Of
Tie Un-s States q Ames sad epeee g si,9 conaoasa more
sad imposed BY law Or ersn on sn 49, Toe ale, thsre
thereafter under sample made y h me sa hsy -
go ibs fd been hefeor- imported into TIE United States Of
com conc ri.re bsvod The Cape Of Hope which
ses for iawia import dqtes And ts De- t
ia Hsury = Monsg having omitted, neglected, aud
rrfused 10 enter into tlch bond. AT . have
d, tsd t,an.,si.ee az 'Plos.a s'eo ts no
thsfe IN, ously, fully AID WILDLY exercise h said Office Of
broter snhn exercising b 4d ,uong one. nnss or ia spo'e
"a nrrs
" onsfaiy wiuy, sell tooo oass Of coffee by sample
which oohs then snt there s1ie 20 siss "a ZEE aud d.y
snds the provisions of tie legislature tore9 hst ne
,sd had been ihereioioie then and there Guy imported INTO
The u America by due payment OF import duties ana
charges froU and pace foreign % he SIa 9ssss J
,nd called Jsva and wi.n was Place esyeb ne O.Pe "a ZOO
,,s,,,, ,ifs and 1ray1v neglect pey whatever
dn,iss we're required by o<be stale New fofso be ad
. Lien sets Of ossd ~ arsso on ,,io6 designed
and un. tfgrsd tie part o. him me aal ieAy
.r Ss'Rs :sy i 10 ,eS . e so5 a
peaes Of toe people o. TIE state q Newio -no tn dsy
District Attorney. ooaafy Of VsyYork.
Moring having been The o4eCOBg indict-
mont responded m person az the Court The following
The ofHeisi registers IN relation 20 the
G.5-roI Peaes r., Mo- iyk C The People
90 lgn heard tie d len read and benz called join
.s. thereon row in bis pop,T pson that ne allegation.
compel hu 20 tser spo sSnsist' no o5en's
ar5Gg other tn' ~ msinR a eso osn's
Waldo H1ohngs esq hsr appeared and presented to the
9;,,i Sto"s On ss PEG, Nes- Io,s CThs PEOPLE &c,
Henry Morng- hereby constitute "soo irtenss ESQ ny
.i,orDsy I'D eounss At a e spp Zen ~ mere
o ans % ~ n 10Y sb.saee. Nay y. 100, h J. MoANe
Tho cefenaAn being called upon 70 plead fed demurrer
through his counsel on which The Dlsct JoI'e
issue ana the Court after argument sustained The demurrer
iHd gave Judgment IN m'of OF the ueeAuS"' 's'' Wv
rendering Of this decision AtOrns' Hal ''