The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
D0OMSDAY FOR LIQUOR DEALERS.
AN IMPORTANT GENERAL ORDER TO DE ISSUED

authorizes the arrestns without warrant OF all liquor
dealers who do not comply with tho law regulating
their traic The order has been carefully compiled
by the Counsel the Police Board and cmbodies the
communication OF the Corporation Counsel and copy
of tho Laws OF 1857; also the recent decision Of the
Court of Appeals The order will DO printed and prob
ably distributed to the force to-day IL is as folows:-
POLICE DEPARTMENT..
NKw YORK, August l. 1877.
GEORGE W. wALLiSG, Superintendent:
SHAT a meeting of tho Board Of Police held THIS
day the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted and the same are herewith TRANSMITTED 70 ne
forco for the information and guidance OF tue "e'A
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the Of every member Of the police force immediately
and eo%mns any above
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Excise 70 other than those who propose to keep az
william l.f NJ r RiPP xcins Chief Clerk
reporter called at several OF the station houses In
tho evening to get the opinions Of the captains as 10
what course they would DO likely 70 pursue IN carry
OF the action of the Board aud conse-
quently unable to say moro than enough TO
satisfy the reporter that the order will Dc strictly
obeyed. Tho general opinion among both officers and
men Is that they cannot question the action OF tue
sssss. Rssn ns s;pF
OF the downtown precincts III an officer enters a
liquor asks the proprietor for his license to
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one ana shows it, do not think the onicor
has any right inquire further into the matter IL is
their business and we'll informed about the pcr
sons to whom they grant licenses. policeman would
navo right to search the to soc WIN eher or
travelling public"
The superintendent 1t is believed will issue special
instructions the four inspectors and they IN turn,
will communicate thor orders TO the captains. Or
dinarily orders received from the Superintendent
ma Wssl. anS til. msn
when they ,S sssss on Ssy
addition having 1t read and explained TO them each
Of the is to be given printed copy TO guide hmm
in the performance OF his duty. Tho opinion OF Cor
poration Counsel Whitney, which the OF tho
Police Commissioners Is based, was rendered to
Inc Inc "a The the
have been brought about by the political friends of tho
saloon Keepers, order to give the latter chance TO
comply with the new order OF things. TO a man OF
ordinary 1t not worry difficult matter TO
Judge whether establishment is bona tide MOTEL
kept for the convenience OF the travelling public,
morcly drinking resort provided with license to
entertain man and beast Should an officer feel bound
to 90 beyond the exhibition Of the proper hotel
tho sale of liquor he might feel 1t his duty TO
mako an arrest, the consequences Of which
Board anil the Police commissioners should
tho latter sustain the action OF the officer.
One liquor dealer who has already taken out an Inn
license and purchased three cheap cots said II was all
q political light, and the Police Commissioners would
be likely to scrutnize closely licenses issued by the Ex
else Board and make effort impeach the officials
where was evident that they exercised their func-
tons in tho interest OF tho liquor mon.
HOW ORDER REGARDED.
Several prominent liquor dealers were last night
visited by HERALD reporter and their views asked as
to the probable cec. Of this order: They stated that
IL was best tor the temperance cause should re-
main open, and would leave undisturbed tho
places which should DO closed Restaurants rants, and
quors, whiic tho numerous small and low
hotels on the east and Vest sdcs OF the city, where
the vlest kinds Of aanieratcd liquors are sold would
remain unmolcstcd. The class OF people who drank in
restaurants and stores. they aioge, includes the best
paronize those places but the places they paronze
will! not bc closed The rigid enforcement of the
order will not reduce drunkenness; for, leaving out
Of consideration the fact that the law will be
greatly evadcd, result Of II Will be to
largely Increase the hotels (so.callcd) Of the city.
Every liquor seller who we'll arrange to havo three
beds which he can let to dodgers, aud BY keeping
hotcl register, his place becomes hotel The effect
is alleged will DO TO involve tho city 10 extended IL
license to sell liquors can sue the city through
the Excise Commissioners for the amount
paid, and MS according to the Court Of
Appeals the licensing OF saloons has Illegal since
1866 then every dollar that has been PAID for Licenses
since that year has been illegally paid can bo COL
lected from The city. This will Involve repay mcnt
BY the city Of millions OF dollars Another result IL
is claimed, win be TO dissolve the political
party ties OF liquor sellers and unite them in
single body enforce legislation favorable to their
interests and liquor sellers and liquor drinkers form
that legislation when does come will DO their
interest than the old Excise law was, and the temper
fanatics will find that by grasping at the shadow OF
prohibition they have lost the substance OF regulation.
EXPRESSIONS OF THE TRADE.
A well-known liquor dealer last night commented
upon the action OF tho Police Board as ioows:"I
think that all licenses granted hcre oore are valid.
do not think the law Will be enforced; 1t
is TOO near election time. Tue inerpre
tation OF the law is extremely unpopular, The mem
beers the Legislature especially from the larger
cities of the State, Will be selected with view of
license recently on account OF the doubt thrown upon
the validity such The opinion OF friend of
NINE closely related 10 Police headquarters, was to do
nothing at present. The liquor dealers generally arc
resolved to take action unless the police interfere
There Is society called the McQuade Association,
embracing all the principal wholesale ana retail
lauor dealers of the city, who have resolved to make
all retail dealers pay the license II the law Is enforced
This IS done because so many hundreds are dealing
without licenses TO the great detrment of the respect
able dealers. The tavern clause will, OF course,
assignation houses, and thus place the re-
Another liquor dealer said:-"I going up to-
morrow morning to the Board OF Excise. My license
expired the ~ OF June and renewed II the Sth
OF June. Chief Clerk Donohuo stated that the Excise
Commissioners recognized the receipt as an ad interim
license"
OPINIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN.
prominent police captain the cast side said =:
ave have not yet received the order from the Board
OF Police. No doubt tho order Will DC re-
ceved in the morning and he read at even
ing roll call. Doubtless there will be special
instructions accompanying the order om10dying the
resolutions. This order Will no great excite
mcnt In my precinct, Tor the that the law as
explained by the resolutions has been force for tho
last two weeks daily there have been thrco
| to ten arrests made"
IL was aitcrward asccrtancd that members Of tho
police force who engaged In the enforcement
OF tho EXCISE law TO dressed In police uniform,
and not allowed 10 induce countenance tho
selling or drinking of wines alcs beer and
in consequence of this rule member Of
the police force can be specially detailed
10 arrest any persons for violating the law. From
police opinions is inferred that contrary to general
expectation, there will be no Wholesale arrests OF
liquor dealers, the police obtain the evidence
before arrests can be made. The lowest places to
be dealt with unsparingy.