The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-03
THE EXCISE Law.

The Board Of Excise did not hold It's usual weekly
trial meeting yesterday the licenses Of the greater
number Of dealers against whom charges had been pre-
ferred had expired by limitation on the LIST of the
month. The Committee Applications, however, held
lengthy public session, which the applications for
renewal Of licenses Of three hundred and eghty-hve
liquor dealers, against whom charges had been made
were granted Applications for licenses from deal
es whose licenses have been revoked not and win
not in future be entertained by the Comniitee, under
any circumstances -
called the attention OF the Board to the letter Of
District Attorney Morris Of Kings county. and said
that many Of the laiters objections TO certain actons
OF the Board we're not well founded.
Judge Bosworth inquired whether not the new
form OF license application had been adopted by the
Board. but the Attorney did not tender definite an
swer The question as to citizenship mentioned IN
the FORM the Attorney said had not been inserted
10 mean that those only who are citizens United
staes could be licensed The form was finally APP
proved of BY the Board when adjourned for the day.
Reply Of Counsel ofthe Commissioners to Dis
trict Attorney Morris.
The following the OF counsel to the Excise
Commissioners 70 District Attorney Norris, OF Kings
county 49,
DEAR s,a--, have yours OF yesterday. never
The form Of appen s Msj no me
absurd horrible or g se Is you seem 20 20
,n I'M Your views, however Ss 's,s ,.,on TIA.
y
will certainly submit them TO tho Board Meantime
remark one or two things.-
fsrst-peoplc seem to be submitting to these pro-
sSions freely and without regarding themselves hui
inflated What the effect viii be II hereafter they yio-
late any or tho c,ndi;ions Of their application Is not
for me to say. If the 30 ,rd revokes license for such
vioaion will bring the whole question up.
fe me statement Of the place licensed, \
seems 10 iio you legally and practically wrong.
man askssa license FOR 10 smith street. If he gets
license which simply 4" ut 10 Smith street, he can
a. hal urnha I,ut Il mn
keep that whole place closed on Sunday,
and after twelve at night. But what a hardship this
houses only through their bar room, &c How can
this difficulty be avoided2 Is not the only way by at
tempting 10 limit In the license tho place licensed, nv
saying first floor ROOM or second floor back
room9n Then he can keep all the rest open. II yoA
locates his in tho room first floor, and th a "a
relieve him from tho hardship Of having TO Gle Is his
up MS bar then you find in few DAYS that h r,ss up
for Sundays another bar up stairs When ca he Is
discharged because 10 saiih STREE, Is ased, the
pleads that the place which yol have rnctcnily and
actually said you would treat the lie fused place TO
VII, hs barroon was closed and that 80 far az his up
stars facs concerned you mnst trc q. him Is an IN
licensed In other words the card cannot treat
far relates the hour lar closing and as
meaning another thing, the whole building SO tar as
Ing a. censa Now if tie Boz ri co ns whoe nam su
soil N any particular room that becomes the place. and
'ss.s i ne no D Su HIS ss sm 70
Of the same building thoy get different licenses of
course, that license for No 10 smith street ncca
not ~ necessary matter OF Jaw the whole OF the
building, IL the license limit il 10 less Il il TO avoid
such difficulties that the requirement TO define The
''pacc' and tho diagram .rhich Is to be flied an being
mere outne-was prov klca
Thi.d-As TO the hoc IN the door This is promise Of
something TO be done t~ obtaining the license. the
person does not DO IT. the result Of his failure be
decided hereafter.
Ftrla--The reqr fremont to statcsthe age and czen
snip, does not say mt foreigner minor shall have
license Tnis was an last years form aud the practice
has been not 70 grant refuse license sach
grounds though Il doubt II minor should
fV-As 70 female assistants &C., not in last years
FORM u meant 10 cut OF pretty waiter girls and not,
MINK, cap Ibie OF the construction PIT upon II.
Practically has received such construc ion.
Surrey the Board say that they didn't approve Of
man VINO fss prostitutes for waters.
Now, ~ dear Judge, please think the matter over
Rau, Al YOU will that there two sides to this
matter, Tour obcdient servant