New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-14
EXCISE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

DUTIES or THE POLICE EXPLAINED BY GIN. SMITH.
President Smith, Of the Board Of Police, yes
terday explained his views IN regard to the endorsements
the Liquor Law by the Police follows: The law is
very plain regards the duties OF the Excise Commits
soners They license any person who keeps
pectabe place sell ale and beer and any inn. tavern
or hotekecper can be licensed to sell all kinds Of spirit
nous liquors to be drunk the premises. Other
places can be licensed to sell spiruous and inOx-
icatiDg liquors in quantities not less than
five gallons 10 bo drunk the premises. Now
gard the dnty Of the police very clear in this natter
The evident intention Of the legislators when the laws
were made was to prevent agerbccr saloons selling
poor cheap spirits do not believe that II is the duty
Of the police investigate any mans license The very
facas stated in license that man is An inn, tavern or
hotel keeper. evidence that the Law is not violated
when liquors are drunk upon the premiscs II man
hbits q license only for beer and ale, the police
must arrest lin II no sells any strong or
sprtuous liquors. This will be promulgated to
the Force Mr. MacIean, tie counsel
tos5 the Board, can prepare the General order
II does not within tho province % TIE Police De-
parfmcut 10 see whether "a mans license has been
The EXcise COmmissi0lcrs. II they 80 10 grant
license To man % sell spitugns liquors T. be drunk on
the premises that license il 10 he regarded evidence
at ne he. M mn cA'oln o, hCri ~ - s"p',i
n the Excise Board used good judgment g granting
Ca,.ission.c uurplv ~ The x,. ,,olri stated vcs.
terd,y thai there very large interest involved In
the license question. Many thousand dollars nave been
invested the liquor business, because ibc dealers be-
ucyed that they had complied with the provisions ~
law, when they secured their licenses. They bad paid
money lOr These licenses, and tue Board Oi Excise would
have 20 protect tbem unless they KEEP dsOiery houses,
or in other way violated tie ,tpuatons Of the
tCt for protection. Commissioner Murphy said that tho
Excise Commissioner intended 10 have uil understand
ng with the Police Commissioners and should work IN
union 10 endedyOr % protect the public anu secure
obedience To the law.
NEWARK's OFF CERS HAMPERED.
Chief Of Police NILS, OF Newark Published notica
early This SIMMER, that the ordinance relative To tho
clusng OF drinking places Sunday would De enforced
The DruprciOrs OF The low saloons ana the drinking
gardens 1.-THE Iill" the majority 81 whom are Ger
MANS discovered tIat their profits we're curtted aud
they concluded 20 the removal Of Mr. Mills nom
Office 10 Ib- end they secured the cooperation Of the
German Alderman AID politicians, who Threatened %
make the question political one, WHICH Woud De Dis
astFOus 20 tie Republican, party Al the approaching che
caucns the Republican members al the Common
Council held JUS ,, when ilc German members and
-cycrio demanded the removal O the Chicfo Police
Alderman Colyer, OF the Second Ward, made an appeal
advanced the argument that The removal 81 the Chief
would nta-OniZe the Temperance element OF the party
so that defeat would surely follow in tie end IL VS.
suggested that the difficulty could best Dc overcome ~
compromise words that Chief Nts should DE-
given notice that bis Of office depended upon tLe
nnn-euiulc,ncut 81 the ordinance. Aldermen CLARK,
Miller e. nd DcyOuIsucy, who were appointed commit
,cc wait Chief ills, all church h'nUcIs, and
OF them. Alderman DcfUulsncy, D. slrt-Pfccl M,
from the Fourteenth Ward, of the Temperance League.
1nis surrender Oi the Common 0uucu 10 tie Liquor m
tcrcst resulted IN the qlcAcnug 81 the temp rance
movement lduerrtS declaring fh2t they VIII rebuAo
the AFRO aAcc Of the ruui-selCrs al the iois.