New-York tribune., 1867-01-03

OF Intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath The provision
Of the EKese Law in relation TO snch saies m on
ing law, with some change In the penalties imposed
M cioSs I healy an VI w a. % & o ~ tbe da
held to be holy I'm all Christian countries and TO the great
regret and annoyance OF all quiet ana soDefmllded
citizens
As an evidence Of the demoralzlng effect Of this Illegal
traffic, the police reports have shown from year 10
year that the arrests for offences Sabbaths, and
the nights succeeding Sabbas have exceeded the num-
Der Of arrests other days Of the week by more Than
prior the enactment Of the aw there had existed for
a number OF years Boards OF Excise, charged WIN the
power and duty of granting excise licenses, put IRON
defect in the law its administration in the Cy OF
fetal effects. The traffic had become practically un-
regulated and very nearly untaXed Under te auspices
Treasury NewYork City, by license fees, amounted to
$50 which was equal to the proceeds OF lsg licenses,
the revenues had dwinded to sl25O equal to inc pro
coed 0f only 31j licenses at The rate what was me
actual number issued and rates charged IN three years Is
not known To this department
The Board Of Excise established two classes oi
itcei,cs-oe class permitting me sale OF stphg anu M
spiruons liquors vine ale and beer to be drank on Tue
the other class which permitted the sale Of ao and beer
only. fee Of 500 required, The total number OF
licenses Issued and delivered 5G97 or this number,
1895 were OF irsclass paying go eacn 2o TTrt
of The Secondcass paying 500 edc cnceic1 ana re-
of rcycUucs arising from license fees was S0S92 49, and
contributed by the several cities, counties and towns
Of the District follows: County OF NeW.1orh,
Ssie,2il %; County of Kings, $246150; County OF
Queens. $il,s5o; County Of Richmond $3.50; Sey-
cnnpnIce With the section last quoted have reported
and paid 70 this Board the proceeds 0 nes imposed
Ncw-Yorl-The Court Of Special Sessions, held by
Judges Kelly and Bowling, $50 ,-.,-. ,,.,.. Z,
PruuElyr-Jscr Cornwall So $50; Justice Daley, ST.
8i5; Justice Buckley $3.50; from Brooklyn. s5,II5.
The Town of Graycscnd-Justice siiwel slG5 ~ toai
amount of moneys received from fines, $3.50 co. No mon
have been received from the following courts ana
gi-cs: Tie Court Of General Sessions, held altcln
atcy by j. X. Hacictt Recorder, and Abm D. Russell,
Citv Judge; Police Justices Joseph Downing and Edward
Hogan First District Police Count; Police Justices VIM
n. n.
Coufi: Police Justices VIM d. Mansfield and Edward j.
shaulicy. Third District Police Court; Police Justices
Michael Connolly and Richard Kelly fonIth Dlstfct 10
Tho Commissioners briefly NOTE the obstacles which
were thrOwn1n their way while attempting to enforce me
law and add that OF iujuuctiOns. Judge Cartoza
granted and issued 7oi Judge Brady 29 judge McCunn
81 This branch of the report closes with history OF the
legal proceedings consequent upon the attempt to enforce
the law.
The past five years aLd ~ trade ana Weuth my III
creased Ia greater ratio than the population 1hc Ten
dcUcy of vicious classes to resort to the metropolis not
Only own Int from other countries the lncitaic
in the crimes Of graver character with other con5dera
Police force In thc tty Of NewYrk. Brooklyn has hut
3O7 parumcn. which is less than one 10 lhO ot p"'h~
tioI. It's territory requiring police urNcance u equal
10 NcW-York This great extent OF territory is divided
into ten precincts, each of large extent Te law Ous
o Poe amended allow thc division Of territory or
BroDklyl into q larger number of yrrcincis-pnd the wei
fac Of the city demands considerable Increase IN tAe
number OF patromen
The enactment ~ tie law creating the Board OF Hcah
the Board Of Excise. the Registry and Election Law aEd
ab1rons di, and responsibility of the Police force aud
especially Of the officers Of the force. These new ana
additional lab0rs and duties have been performed WIN
out urereng any The customary duties Of the Police
The discipline aud efficiency of the force have peen niy
m1naucd aud there has been nm Obvious inproN encnt
m the character ~ the men who present themselves as
applicants appointment, from which, II continued AN
improve meu IN the material OF the force may DC tA
Thr report "a signed by Thomas C. Acton, President,
Board Of Metropolitan Police, ana 5. G. l""iey Chi.f