The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
THE EXCISE PUZZLE.
LIQUOR DEALERS MORE ASSURED BIZ THE OUT
LooK-LICENsEs FOR ALE AND BEER NO
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LIQUOR DEALERS MORE ASSURED BIZ THE OUT
LooK-LIcENsEs FOR ALE AND BEER NO
LONGER KEPT IN CHECK.
Among liquor dealers yesterday the feeling COM
psrativey quiet the prevailing impression being that
the fury OF the storm This state OF affairs
was due In largo measure TO the temperate words Of
Superintendent wang to his captains, hintins that
night arrests should not be made that recsipts
should be looked upon with enient eye. Tho arrests
In consequence were yesterday very light
large falling on in the number Of applicants for
licenses also noticeable the headquarters oil the
Excise Board and for the rst time the troubles
began policemen not required to keep the hall
ways clear Many Of the applicants for appear
70 have lost sight OF the Importance Of fling tue
requisite bonds Nearly nine hundred applications
lie IDLY the desks OF the Commissioners, who are
prohibited by Law from granting licenses until Aer tho
bonds have been duty fled Tho failure on tho
part Of applicants TO thoroughly understand this as
crDed by the Excise Commissioners as ono OF the
prime causes OF oeiay Applicants come 10 the
Office" said Commissioner Morton yesterday, ''pay
their money and ontan their receipt, and when told
about the necessity OF bonds they to return
weeks, and in the meantime they csmor Tor Their
license. Tho law makes It imperative for the Exche
Board TO have the bonds duly hied before issuing the
LICENSE We cannot obiige them, but II Is their own
fault"
ALB AND BEER
The long looked tor opinion oil f0lce Judge Smith
has come VI last. IL was expected 70 be formidable
document, iul OF quotations abouudng IN learned
dissertations. This beef was based length OF
tmc--scveu weeks--which he occupied In preparing
H. and IL corr bOraed BY his repeated explana-
ton OF The delay-v,z., that his physical condition
did not warrant him IN writing a. length. The
oplni0n consisted VI four words-''CompIAint as
issed; prisoners discharged" Under the Board OF
Excise will now 60 on aud issue licenses Tor the
sale Of ale and beer to all proper applicants When
asked his views by q HERALD reporter Judge smith
answered Resiiy It would TOO long 20 the
details Suffce II to say that have carefully exam
ined the authorities, anu conclusion 10 that the
board OF Excise have power 10 grant ale and bcor
licenses In ihov'ew am sustained BY tho late op'n-
ion OF the Counsel to the Corporsi0n." The
for Judge Smitn's d. cison was. u wi be rene
the arrest, some scvcn weeks ago. Of the Excise
ummissioncrs the compliant OF w. H. Mundy,
acting temperance advocates, who charged them
with misdemeanor IN having illegally issued license
to Roster 81 Bial tor tho sale of ale aud beer The
ground, taken by the complainant In support Of his
position lully Published IN the HERALD a. the
time, also the defence Of tho Excise Commits
sonors.
The magistrates decision IL must be borne In mind
docs relate strong or spirituous liquors the
receipts the hotel question refers simply 10 ale
and beer.
Tho arrests for violation Of the Excise law for the
past week toilows:-Sunday, los; Monday, SO;
Tuesday. 24s; Wednesday. 1885, Thursday 49, anu FRI
day, 49, T0tAl 682. rho entire amount coived by
the Board for licenses for the week Is $77, 63s IS