The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-10


morning articles exposed for sale shan be
forfeited to the ass q As poo and may se sesc by virtue
peace Of The county or Mayor Recorder or alderman 81 h
@ %hsa ss they Be- & cn Se o. ne
no9s sna ss sr s s shan be pad q
Upon conviction being had for any Of the offences spa
s Ssoss s
Of the ceasty eommandins 6m 10 levy the sa9
and the Of TIE conviction BY distress and se ~ III
goods and Oh Nels cannat be found then 70 commit sueh
shall be specified IN sueh execution not less han
more than three days
Captain Jourdan reports that several mouths sgo All
the police instructed TO report those establish
mens that kept oren on Sunday well as Saturday
ana that number OF OF violation OF the law we're
reported to the Corporation Attorney but that when
they brought before the Justices the cases were
thrown out and no attempt has been made to ca
force the law.
AZ the Seventh precinct station III sergeant IN charge
knew nothing about any order having boon gwen 10
close stores on SUNDAYS He perfectly nor. COM
INITIAL and seemed impressed by the fact that If his an
perios issued an order framed msead both the
police and the public no sure of finding favor in
their sghs oy psudentiy denying all knowledge of the
transaction subsequent inquiry, however showed tn
the order had been read the men by the CAPTAIN the
night before and by them communicated To the various
Az the Eighth precinct Sergeant Ferris was found IN
command in the absence Of Captain Mills He said thar
ne mad only received Official notice TO close all grocery
stores bakeries milk depots and butchers shops aftor
nine o'clock A. NJ that the dealers in cigars confec-
onery and others had the right to keep open all day
tour around the ward CLOSED the fact however
that several of the leading dealers In cigars &C. had
been notified 70 close on the Sabbath The retail oyster
dealers In Sullivan Thompson and varick streets had
also peen notined to Close and Of the extensive
milk dealers in Prince street.
The order was received Wednesday night at the
Lentn police precinct, and Immediately made known to
the vendors residing that precinct The subsequent
order issued yesterday also received and promn-
gased Two or three storekeepers arrested in this
precinct last Sunday for breach OF the Sunday law
IN the Eleventh precinct large number Of persons
70 90 as much business on sunday in their
respective lines as on any other day OF the week. ana
the order OF Wednesday caused some little anxiety
among them. Frequent inquiries were being made dur
ing yesterday at the precinct station house, the
majority Of the inquiers being OF the Israetish faith
The police officers DO instructed when going on
duty las: night inform the sorekeepors that supple
mentary order had been issued resembling tho one Of
the previous night
In the Thirteenth precinct the sergeant in charge
Claimed that no knew nothing OF the issuance Of the
order ON Wednesday night and hnd consequently not
notified the vendors in his precinct
On visiting the Fourteenth precinct Captain Garland
found In command with bis two assistant sergeants
behind his desk. The Captain very comfortably
ocaed 10 ms aer cnamoer with ms feet elevated upon
centre table, signing various applications for licenses
The Captain stated that he had received orders to close
all pacss Of public busness on the Sabbath
Upon inquiry to the closing OF the various places of
business on the sabbath which have heretofore been
kept Open the Captain stated his orders had reference
ewss found that several had been notified TO Gloss
their places OF business on Sunday but that the order
had been countormanded
tendance but young sergeant who declined giving any
direct information He stated they had boen instructed to
notify all parties that they must close the Sabbath
but that the order had been modified any informa
ton relating to the must be obtained from the Cap
TAIN Several dealers in the ward stated that they had
been Noticed IN close.
No official notice had been issued from the Sixteenth
precinct until last evening Pie general order from
superintendent Kennedy stating that owing to the gem
cr misunderstanding OF the dst order relative to the
CLOSING Of stores the Sabbath had only allusion to
grocery stores butchers npk depots and bakers Keen
A. M n hers hnva = vfuhf IA
keep open all day and must not ~ nolested.
The largest Jew population in the CITY Is said reside
would be Affected the order excitement among them
intense Although the Captain did not promulgatc
feet on Sunday there was no immediate necessity o.
giving II publication, vet Dame Rumor had already
spread the neiligsnce there and such persons
anected by tue order ceking TO the station house
making their complaints The Captain had also another
reason for his delay because tho original order
30 ambiguous that he deemed proper wait further
Instructions before making IL public.
The order was also received the Eighteenth precinct
station and munca,ed all the storekeepers rcsd-
ing IN that precinct 10 whom applied except the
apohecarios
The general impression among the ofncias at these
TO be applied TO those persons who keep their places
open all through the week respecting neither Saturday
nor Sunday but that through defect In the wording of
tho order made to include all those classes
who we're notified in accordance with the literal inter-
pretati0n OF the order.
At the Twentieth precinct Captain Hadden who was
ocatng, stated that he had issued ofcial orders
until last evening and that fully understanding the last
general order of Superintendent Kennedy had noti-
Ned his men 70 causc all dealers in groceries, milk,
butchers &c, 70 close at ninc o'clock A. NJ and that
open on Saturday, had full right 70 keep open on
Sunday.
Az the Twenty second precinct Captain J. Ward stated
that he had received hut general orders OF Super
ntendent Kennedy, and about 10 enforce the first
order relative 10 the closing or all places Of business
He was yesterday notified Of the modification made
In the general order, and he had notified his men to
only close grocery and butchers and milk depots
after nine A. NJ
The officer in charge OF the Twenty-seventh precinct
stated that the orders report all establishments
carrying on general business Sunday, but il was
not understood TO close the cigar shops news stands
fruit, candy, apothecary shops &C.