New-York tribune., 1877-08-04
ENFORCING THE EXCISE La W.


HOW THE POLICE RULES ARE RECEIVED.
DISSATISFACTION OF LIQUOR DEALERS PLAINLY TX
PREssED-TLANs OF THE SOCIETY FOR The PRE-
vENTIoN OF CRIME.
The PRONUNCIATION of the police orders under
the Excise law has created little excitement among
dealers and saloonkeepers Every preparation had been
made to the inn and MOTEL requirement. but few per
sons appeared to know Of the clause in the new
law limiting the hours for doing business. The orler
declaring it a msdemeanor Offer for sale, sell,
give away or otherwise dispose OF any kind OF liquor,
beer or the hours of and me- is regarded
AS particularly severe large dealer the vicinity Of
Washington Market in conversation with a TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday said that II enforced 1t would ruin
his business The bulk of trade in the saloons of that
part OF the transacted between those hours AT
the Atlantic and National Gardens in tic Bowery and
the larger establishments above Fifueh-st, any OF the
proprieors express determination to keep open as
usual Sunday and to test the legality OF their arrests
Mr.. Grody, beer-deiler ChristopheT-st, takes a
more conservative view and said Ii is folly for the
liquor dealers agtate this matter The law is mpera-
tive and should he Obeyed The proper way to comply
faithfully with Its provisions, close on Sundays and
let the people, who thus deprived OF their
LIQUOR attend to the agitation. and it will bring
a speedy relief The remedy Will be applied when
the for electing body this Fail Liquor
dealers and beer sellers united on this point and
only those who prove themselves friendly to repeal
The Liquor Dealers Protective Association and the
Brewers Association will be invoked TO take prompt
ton on the subject of the enforcement of the new law,
and Of the members will urge that society aid be
extended 10 defence OF those who may suffer prosecu
tiOn and test that clause OF the law which restricts
the of traffic Some of the more intelligent dealers
hold that clearly illegal and unconstitutional to SIN
gle ont particular brapch of trade and limit the hours
in which business he transacted, while all trades
men can keen open long they desire and observe
Sunday and violate 1t as they choose.
Nearly 900 applications for licenses were made yester-
day at the Excise Department and more than $4,000
were received Commissioner Morton, who is the only
member OF the Board IN town sad ave are issuing no
ale aud beer licenses at present but furnishing
cepts for the money paid in showing that the appl-
cans have complied TO that extent with the provisions
OF the law. This course decided upon because We
did not deem advisable 70 grant licenses pending the
decision OF this point by Judge Smith. We do
not pretend to say that because person applies
for a license and obtains receipt for hs money,
il entities him TO conduct business the evidence that
this done is shown in the fact that while there are
5000 or 1000 saloons in this city, only LOO appca-
tions have been filed up TO this time Ont OF G.5OO
licenses issued last year 5000 expired and there are
25O saloons doing business at present without licenses
or mon receipts Now there certainly margin enough
for the Police Department and temperance men
10 work on. It is only natural 10 suppose that
the authorities viii look with rucncy upon those mold
! ugT because
t nmpy with the Jaw and most of them, think,
uy entitled 20 licenses" Gen. Smtu expressed ms on
position raids upon the liquor sellers and ninlteI
pretty strongly that arrests would bt made
only upon complaint or where the p9lce
He complains tHat hndrances have been ana now ar
thrown in the OF the police by the justices and Dis
ceipts given by the Excise B'Md as equivalent To
licenses. and all holding them are discharged A. soon a.
soon as arrested, and IN the case of those openly selling
[ [dioi onI bond of 500 Is rrqurcd for their az
he "a
about 10000 sent TO the Dlstnct-Atorney, when
P,frollncn and s.rceants who were conycrsed with
stated hat their understanding Of the general orders
was maj II the various saloons presented appearance
of beng closed on sundays and between and a.
onother days 1t to bc taken as prGid dc evidence
not eTpeted 10 pry into back doors windows dis
cover voaor OF the law aud tnat therefore the arrests
Tb ror,t0r: Of e arg- hotels aud restaurants all
declare tuer intention to comply with The laW IN every
respect, but intimate h@t leN WI" usc rNe! uohoIaDe
means to secure a repeal Of the law next " inter-.
". T. B. Miliken, member OF the Law Committee of
TRBNC reporter yesterday tina the resolutions o the
IN enforce the laws OF the stae Tue soc IS hd already
begun against the liquor do ale cling on sunday
nai1t against Iohn p Windo d. Of No 3i6 Eigh.n-aye
lr, ,ose MI Le suhmr,d to the Board of Excise ny
C,mmiss oner Morton on Monday. IRc Succ intended
10 see tat the quoI-Gcaics did not violate tac sunday
iavg Drtcctiyes would bee employed for TN, purpose
Every conviction would add much 10 The income of the
cy The Society must have the cUOp0 alton OF the ol-
cal, in the city in order to accomplish any work "Ot
a he oficial-" said Mr. MIlAeu, the one WHO most
Irrs tue reformation sought is the ID stiicA ttOrucy
All the ugu ordeal rs, that brought to hlu
uigeor-holed, ana that is the last heard Oi them. Inc
society intends to ind ont why tins Dr. the Inc Law
| would willingly prosecute hut they can do
nothing without the permission of the Attorney.
Commissioners OF Chdritc- and Correction. the
Excise commissioners, ana thc 'h'Iic t-AtivtutS
would perform their duties as well as the Police
Board there would not be OstcnslDle tpplng-
| sb0p In Ncw-YOrk III twenty DAYS. IGe D~tuct-At-
tOrIev by the control OF large number Oi uctD,us
wrlds q power dangerous 10 the community. When
he look through he pi-cOn-hOlcs
and send hundreds of hquOrdeaics 10 Inc pcultenty
in twenty days ID ne chooses to-
Al Essex Market Police Court yesterday before Justice
furnish Dail -acA $780, for violation OF tho Excise
Law: Joan smith, No. 434 East ThIrccntl-st; j. SGai
kew No l35 FOurtlraye.; Edward Barnett. No. llJ
FourtAaVc.; SIMON Bauer, No. l4U oItnJon-sti Pctcr
Gr0sjtan No. lj Ihrdave.
DESCENT on \ LOW RUM-sHOP
Can't. lyman of the Fourteenth Precinct last
night enforced the order Of the Board Of Police in
regard 10 closing saloons and other drinking
which are not complying with the requirements OF the
law by arrcsng the proprietOrs OF nine places and
locking them up in the POce-station. The saloons
closed were among the lowest in Mulberry and Baxter
Sis They were, in many cases, below ground
and in alleys. the proprletOrs, when told
that they must 90 TO prison for violating
the law seemed entirely ignorant OF having done any
thing that should either subject them 10 arrest
mend their business. Not OF the nine men arrested
had Icensc. Ine following their names; Mlcnacl
CrOyO, No. 30 BdNtelst; Angelo Corollo No.4O hnl-
b.ry,t, Pes Boaud. 40 26 Mulhcrry-st; JOhn Stack
No l2S LeOnardst. John Muusuro NO. ~ BiXtcs-st.;
Augustine Duudona, Nc. p BaXterst. Charles Cassidy,
Nc 81 AlubcrIy-st; Lewis Cav >n&rO No - Pfk-st.i
Peter Macedonia, No l3l Mulberfy-,t