New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-08
4 NEW HIGH LICENSE BILL
INTRODUCED IN THE ASSEMBLY BY GIN-
ERAL CURTIS. IT'S AUTHOR
A COMPLETE coDIFIcATIoN OF THE LAWS NJ
LATING TO THE SALE OF LloOoN-
FEATURES OF THE MEASURE.

LATINO TO THE SALE OF LioooN
FEATURES OF THE MEASURE
rRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IhiDoNh'I
albany. Feb Tit has been rurnored for some 'lnlo
that General N. NJ Curtis, the chairman OF inc hN'o
Committee of the Assembly, intended 10 lhuouu0o "
High License BILL being profoundly dlssausnou WIN
the Excise Commissions bill Today eeherai ourH'
introduced such BILL Its Introduction eAo''0u s'r
eral interest and he therefore asked Inc Assonpis "
print 900 extra copies of the measure.
In a sneech General Curtis informed the Assembly
,h, bic I'M was complete codlfcaton Of the laws re-
latinc to the sale Of liquor He narrated 10 tne
Assembly the points In which the OIL oineica
from the Excise Commissions bill, ana those IN wmch
u agreed with that measure lie also stated the feat
ures of the excise law Of 1857 which had been re-
tanned and those which had been rejected
Did warner Miller draw up the bin ~ inquired MI
sheehan, the Democratic leader, as General Curtis was
making his explanation.
"Ho did not" replied General Curtis, 1t Is solely my
work"
One of the most valuable features Of the bill, IN
the opinion OF General Curtis Is that IL VIII
destroy the alleged club houses which arc spfinghS
I'D in "no,censes towns TO the disgust OF thclf III
habtants These cub-hou arc. In factEquor>shops
in disguise The bill provides fixed standard oil
licenses. The high license bill Of last year provided
sliding scale OF licenses. General Curtis says that
sliding scale OF licenses malios Il to the pecuniaIy
interest OF l!ouordeaers take an active Interest Ia
oltlcs in order to keep their licenses low. AS there
would be general interest in the amount Of license fees
to be paid the section imposing them Is stated IN
full below: .
The Board OF Excise may in its discretion grant licenses
q, sa in any city, village town, strong or spftuous
Ilouofs wines and beor In quantities less thah NV
gallons at time and shall tx and receive fees Tor such
licenses as follows Licenses clubs keepers OF inns
,vsns or hotels permitting sales therein OF strong OF
ttoun win
OH tho prcmises which tho fees shall be- IN eues OF
100 600 inhabitants and upwards sum OF soooi anu ~
cities OF than 400 900 inhabitants S2Ooi In Villages
and In towns the Of 1925 Licenses TO keepers Oh
saloons permitting sales therein OF strong or spuou
LIQUORS wines ale or beer be drunk on or OIL the prom
ises for which the fees shall be, In cities oil lVoOVo III
habants upward, the sum OF s5OO unoer lVVVOV III
habants $3.50; and IN towns ana villages $40
10 keepers OF saloons permitting shles therein OF vines
a,e or beer only TO be drunk OF the premises TOT
which the fees shall be- In cities OF 100000 inhabitants
and upward $500 other cities 5000 ana IN towns anu
villages the sum OF 800. Licenses to Keepers oil sois
perm.ng sales therein In unbroken packages oni!'
Of strong or spruous liquors. Wines ale or beer not 70
b drunk on the premises for which The fees sha De- III
ces OF 100 600 inhabitants ana upward, the sum OF
e5o in other cities Of st5o ana In towns ana
villages, the sum Of eT5 -.
Licenses TO such keepers Of dugstoros as are licensed
| pharmacists permitting them only upon physicians
written prescription, be but once ued 10 sell strong OF
plrituous liquors. wines ae or beer not 20 Do oIuA On
the nremlseS which tho fees bhal De Fxo e"se'
not licensed under this provision may DO licensed a.
soyekeeper Licenses TO keepers OF eatinghouse per-
hitting sales therein upon conditions below spechea OF
strong or spruous liquors. wines, ale or beer Tor wheh
the fees shan be in cities OF 100000 Inhabitants and up
ward the Of $500 I'll other cities the sum Oh szVV
and in towns and villages the sum OF 300
bouse license shall authorize the sale by the
license Of strong and spuous liquors wnes ale or beer
10 be drunk only on premises specified In such license
or with reals furnished to regular customers taxing INC
same elsewhere ond by such persons only as ~ ehe e
OF such sale shall furnished with seats IN such ehnt
house. and with food supplied and sold 20 mem py INC
boano, th.reof No eating license shall be granted
to any person unless the tire OF It's issuance such
person shall have, upon the premises soaghs !" W
licensed the necessary implements and facilities TOT COOK
mo nrepanv ana serving FOO. for strangers ana uhV
oilers. and when shall appear TO the SATISFACTION Va V
Hoard OF Excise that person holding an esuhE'house
license has ceased TO have ad maintain upon ms P
ses the implements and facilities required by TINS se
.uch license shan straghtwsy be revoked by the Board
n rxcsa No person shall be granted license 70 sen
strong or sprituOus liquors. wines ale or beer a. .he
seener Of an inn tavern or hotel n any building
ar promises which shall not have n IN city containing
nonulaon of So 600 or upward at least heeh OelVO'
r ruests and In any other city "a least ten snch De
rooms. -, =, .o. .o-
Section 10 of the bill provides penalty OF go TOT
eerv vioation of the excise law Section II prohios
| ho snliinp of lauor on weekdays from q M 70 .
= N, and also all day sunday. section 90 mas Hle
valuable feature OF aGh9rZng ne & ney,e ~ tho
neople instead OF the Board OF Excise WHOM tno M
refise 10 prosecute. large number oil USELESS oA'
| laws repealed 4 -, .,..o,, ,kn hin and
| holcras that he has drawn up mea3ure winch VIII
| he Generally acceptable to Republican voters