New-York tribune., 1868-01-16
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EXCISE.

The Excise Commissioners report that the
Board organized the lst of May 1866. but that
operations afterward virtually arrested, and
Its authority and efforts parayzed by junctions which
injunctons ultimately overrued and dissolved by
the Court OF Appeals which determined that the Act
constitutional and VALID but not till after they had for
term OF six months served their purpose OF nuyng te
law, and securing the widest and fullest impuny to tho
unlicensed and unrestricted traffic in Intoxicating liquors
That excluding this saturnaa, for which neither the Ex-
Law this Board justly be held accountable.
the law has been IN force 13 months counting from the
organization OF the Board up 10 the LIST OF December,
the amount accounted for as thus collected, under
the provisions Of law which this Act has superseded
inconsderable; the amount collected and applied 70 tne
decrease of taxation under this act was no less than M
% during tne M ~ m months closing s Tltt MarSn io
months, making the total receipts from licenses and nes
the lst OF December 1867 That tao total Of collect
ing this has been less than three per cent OF its
would ITSELF suffice If undivercd to other uses pay
of the entire public debt of the City Of New-York within
The Commissioners further report that the number Of
places ut which liquors publicly retailed In New York
and Brooklyn has been reduced from 92g the lst Of
May 1866, 6sI5 the LIST OF December 1867 reduc
ton Of 2425 involving reGempt9s OF tina,
better and diversion OF from 1000 to 1890 persons
necent avocations That the during which liquors
publicly exposed for sale in our two cities which
been reduced this act to Os the average each
SS day snS @ eaSS OF
entirely exempt from liquor traffic. That open viola
Sns Of the E1ee Act SeP M 'f Sde aus
exceptional condition q things has existed are rare ana
Was SaSitasy and OstesaOq;E Gasd and At
naught by the great body Of retailers Of alcoholic liquors
nSlisG y ss S nse to hS I credit
ton Of arrests disorder and crime by the police which
formerly made more, but now make fewer, on Sunday.
mouths @ Es n' in which Hi we have not been prohibited BY
courts from giving effect to TINS aw tue Iics iGtsi
a~VST or CenSfs sSSti RESULTING maHesfy from too
on the % raesds S Of those no
less than 6 or more than double the aggregate OF ar
in the corresponding Sundays That this dspopor-
tOn wholly 10 our cities experience; as under
other laws there more arrests on Sunday than ON
az 9y e Sa s 90 tine %ne %seS On sundays y
who having left these cities TO indulge In the suburbs
their passions FOR strong drinks return p:y and dsor
dery at late hour and compel the police to take them
onses and the cost OF gratifying the passion Tor strong
drink have all been thus sgnaly reduced no sober de-
itles for obtaining liquor have been 6arsiiy restricted:
six thousand eight hundred and fortydve dram
liberal allowance while all who glucose TO tipple be.
midnight and sunrise or on the Christian sabbath
have only provide themselves with their fayorte bey
few hours in advance, and drink them ia their
poice-Only the lowest and most abandoned drunSards
and outcasts being unable to make such provision.
taned that this traffic should Be tolerated. but regulated
and subjected restrictions which, while they provide
tite for stmuants should oppose barriers perous
and reckless infatuaon II this golden the
Commissioners style it-between absolute prohibition aud
boundess indulgence is still TO be adhered TO- the Excise
Board would respectfully submit that material ater
in the law desirable, would prove conducive TO
the general well beng.
on reference the Report OF the Treasurer, II Will DO
that the amount received by the Board for licensees
issued from April 1867 10 November 30 1867, period OF
EIGHT months o3i
6nes from
Por snes rom Brooklyn -
por Interest on deposits in nls6............. ls
For interest on deposits 10 nl867............... 59JJ
~ I New Wy YorI received ......,......... 7u8@ os
Commisonsr, OF the sinking Of
Co,r,ni. oner. of
Nssr'York sts,e Iprhr are
ir.b,i,te Home kim. Coaat
Conmon S,bools Richmond Couuty...........
S.bool End On.ens Caurtv
Fund, Utrec
schools, Kings County, ,.......... ssI9
The received for licenses and fines IN each
the organization OF the Board Is as follows
1866 oN s. ss1 rs. Sc 1885 ,......+I 20
ias. 49, Dps oai 10 lpG7............ 9k8f