New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-28
GOOD ADVICE FOR Mr.. FLOWER.
PROTESTS AND ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE Ill
vIsED EXCICE ELL.
Chain
JOHN G. AGAR,
secretary.

VIsED EXCfE BILL.
The Excise Reform Association has sent the follow
| ing appeal and protest to the Governor:
| To His ENcelelcy. Roswell p Flower Governor
SIR: The Excise Reform Association respectfully r..
quests that you withhold your signature from the Excise
Dill passed by the Senate April 49, and before
you, entitled Gan act revise consolidate the laws
regulating the sale OF intoxicating liquors" for the fol-
lowing reasons:
1t is true that eoncatioa Excise laws Is much
needed for the sake Of eearness OF condensation but
the measure before contains such substantial defects
as TO eounterbaancc benefit that codincaton
confer.
The measure Is no; in any reform measure. 1t
uoes not raise the ceo Tor licenses restrict the
Der OF licenses The grave changes which II makes in the
law OF The STATE are such multiply the places where
ana times when liquor may sold TO diminish the La
bility OF those engaged in the traffic and to render 1t
difficult, imp6s1c the citizen 10 Cooperate Il
| the enforcement OF the law.
Section 10 Subdivision G creates a new and needles
kind OF license for the all night liquors alb.
surdy small maximum and minimum fees Of $50
| per annum.
The bill repeats Section ~ Of Chapter 175 Laws
Of 1870, which provides that the be closed
and kept closed during all times when the selling quo-
Is not authorized by law The repeal Of this Will
| leave the doors Of the saloons open Oh Sunday.
Section 40 Of the greatly impair the elective.
ness Of the Civil Damage Act, which, by making
lana owners slow 70 accept liquor dealers tenants has
done much to restrict the trade and protect property from
| its injurious influence.
a. u oN"fS gwen 10 tho ciILcn by thS bl 10 All
in enforcing the law Section II give the citizen
the right to upon llccnsees case Of the ~.
else Boards neglect TO prosecute but closer examination
shows that II the Excise Board commences such an
action the citizen will be povcrcss force the
Excise Board 10 forward It's suit commence ono
| for himself.
Under Section az citizen not given The right IN
nearing before The Excise Board upon complaint against
hcehsee; but IT Is left discretionary with the Excise
Eosri whether the citizen shall be hoard or not
Among the most serious evils Of the liquor trade arc
Sunday selling and selling children or those offence
the iiquordeaer must by Section 2s Subdivision O. bo
twieo convicted before the Board Excise has even the
power to revoke the license and the samo IS true Of al
other unen'nncrattd offences.
Section IL provides that the act shah not spny To
town where local prohibition shall have voted for
No provision made In the taking OF any suc
vote there any provision now in force bv which
the vote can be taken The effect Of the provision /, IN
certain and dangerous
The measure is further open objections on financial
grounds Section TO- Subdivision @ Of the bill permit.
the Board Of Excise in cities number Of employees
and determine their compensation it, own discretion
The city obliged 70 pay the bills own treasury
The city may DO thus made liable 10 an indefinite and
unexpected exnot. At present. In the city Of Now.
York, the Board Of Estimate Apporuonmcnt annually
fixes the amount which tho Board Excise NAV spend
for employees and this well the salaries Of the
| Commissioners is paid out Of the excise moneys.
Section OF the act. requires all expenses OF tho
Excise Board 10 be paid out Of the treasury Of tho
city, instead of out Of excise moneys This will result in
| Indirectly taxing the city about $50 900 a year.
The objects of this association forth
hcate OF Incorporation 10 promat1 passage
more stringent excise laws and the establishment Of an
excise system that shall impose just odcqua re-
trants and regulations the of liquor wine and
beer in the State OF New-Yofk."
IN respects is this bill more stringent than tho
present law but the contrary does not impose adequate
restraints and regulations upon the OF liquor but
tends 70 relax existing regulations and protest against
the hostile tho interests OF the citizens I'm
| "A
| laws while pcrpetuatng most Of their evils
DoIMAN b. EATON. President