New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-20
LIOENSES without Ia u.
JUDGE DAVIS ON PRETENDED ms.
HE CHARGES HE GRAND JUDY 1IAr NV EXCISE
COMMISSIONERS sHOUID ~ INplCTED.

JUDGE DAVIS ON PRETENDED ms.
HF CHARGES NE GRAND JURY tnAF iHE EXCISE
COMMISSIONERS SHOULD ~ INDICTED
Judge Davis yesterday impanelled grand
Jury for the Court oyer aud rcrmner selecting Joun
IT, Han rs The foreman Alter instruofing them eener-
ally rs 10 their metodso action aud dnes, ard passing
with brief description the various subjects TO
which the law required him TO call their Secih aibn
ton ne spoke ut length tic excise laws The most
tmportant part o. what he said ~ follows:
now come to one subject which has been called to my
attention by the Soce'y rt me ir'trnU', Oh OIlu. -
of more than thirty years Of judicial lio mas tau- me
that than seven e., gums 81 tlc c'ih iuY,t' ~
tent - Kill assaults and batteries vile brain2s, the
aAuec Of families ari cndrnn that class Of crimes no
10 the OF Intoxicating liquors and very arse pro,
portion % other crimes also The oy'ci ana pocy ..
The lawful se Of LIQUORS Is enforcement would 20 lar
to relieve the burden on The criminal conrts. .,
The Court OF Appeals has recently held that the aci oi
1857. with its regulations for licenses ana It's PUNISH
menis force. II had been supposed oy some before
that decision tat the act Of 1870 20 thrown wide open
the door the Commits toners 81 Excise 10 license any
There are two reasons for enforcing thclaw The first
a minor one. Is mat tie ate has conferred for com
pensalion certain pnXeses on tHosn %n oo COMFY c
fcrrod on those Obtain HcenSaS. they are
eulipct 10 restraints They must close their bars
DE sold OF given ny them to any intoxicated person
No toycatfup liauor may be sold to under eighteen
Min hi, Won that OF tos. arragncd, large number are
uuder eighteen nnd Of those 2 large number plead IN
paliaiion. that they drunk. Mcn who make boys
under eighteen drank; who mt ITEM IN c9niiilon
snasiun Of others. the com mission Oi cne on nd the
statute of M morality, Offend all jHs laws OF man "nd
There is another provision Of The statute which am
sorry is not more oft emo ced-'he one Whch pinu5
q mans wife. his child, or ms lVirnds Wheh they Know
he Is liable to eXpend his earnings IN drnh, 10 20 to any
Iiquor-sclcr licensed or not, aud forbid any further
sales to him. believe that y ths were gerrraiy hnoW
thous Of poor women suffering from hr abuse OF
drunken husbands would p'otc'. th-l-cNe'' 10 5,iue
extent. by this law. il sure o. ad on presenting theA
case To you.
n licenses or the sale cd dsueh s'IS Ihyy are 81
two classes druggists aud grocrs Tor the SAFE 81
spirits not drunk On he premises ~ the seller me
oherfor the sie ol slF - n' 'itlAh on i'
f chIst class D. small IL Is To- Oh" second class cal
your attention. Ia general terms mo- rs"u can nave
such nc use uits' ne Hr Us or P 80 ~
nn tavern hoel The statute requires the applicant
10 De good moral character, 30 nave the ability 10 Keep
n botcl 10 have the moses afy Accommodations for an
inn and IL must be- shown That ~ inn. tavern or hotel
required forthe accommodation 81 travellers 40 me pace
Whele the applicant proposes TO Ecep n.
Ih,next section says mat IN the commissioners
act thcF HAai he Ell'9 VL % "i4 ,, =. - -,
lows provision requiring N kc.pcrs OF surh hh- ~
tine country 20 keep uree btis for travellers anu siaIs
pTovcder 0g four horses. and IA cities 10 hcep rce
WHAT is an inn tavern. or hoteIi The three words
are Synonymous 40 The statute u Is pace ior ,lf
accommodation oil tr7tcl- IS, thi rora, u Hoiu
jnig ent Ol the Board e. Exc.te " mo- ae "a td't
t.a tncy accommoi1te Ihr guns oil fonu.c, No 20
drink moi trav' ere. Ih poor duhAtn "Ici cie, . no
stagssr along ,ccNns smell ln one Iiiahf iool ili
fes ~ turned out to seek r. iuge in anp ~ 1rc mo- ira
yelicr- charge that the d.in- mp o thirr beds Us
compliance VI me $40 tuir. y .cL ID ef S.i'
automatically l. thcr discrct ~ ihe Com sslohrfs
~ ,ce NE been gui,ty ~ has been su-grard 90
tn m, tr - bunk, or beI- feel it NV duiy say
officials II IL their dufv ascertain whether hotel IS
necessary IN q urgnborhood. ~ au account OF the ay-
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