New-York tribune., 1896-03-29
RAINES LAW IN FORCE.
BROOKLYN WILL SAMPLE THE NEW
MEASURE TO-DAY.
ALL LIQUOR STORES MUST HAVE THEIR CUR
TAINs UP AND SCREENS REMovED-METHoDs
OF PROCEDURE THAT MUST BE FOL-
LOWED UNDER THE NEW ORDER
OF THINGs-PoLICE WILL
BE ACTIVE

OF rHINGs-PoLIcE WILL
For the first time In the history OF their exist
ence the liquor shops Of Brooklyn Will positiVeiy
be closed to-day The sidedoor will not swing
and the disguised "growler" feature OF sun
day life in the poorer sections of the city, VIII
be missing. There will be no exceptions to this
foreshadowed condition OF affairs, II the men,
bers Of the police force can prevent 1t. Tnere
was meeting OF the captains OF precincts at
Headquarters yesterday morning. Commissioner
Welles Superintendent McKelvey and Jacob
Brenner. counsel to the Excise Board. were
present The subject discussed was the new
Raines law.
The matter would not have received thought
had not the District-Attorney's office suddenly
awakened to a of realization as regards
the many mandates which the lately enacted
measure contains. The criminal branch OF the
city government was heard from In the form OF
q letter which read:
District-Attorney's once
Brooklyn. Kings County, y. y. March a. tS1
William J. McKevey esq. Superintendent Oh 70
Section 81 Subdivision H. Of the Raines bill, which
is follows: ITO have during the hours %nen 'ne ne
sale OF iquor Is forbidden curtains SCREENS VI
blinds Opaque or colored g.ass that obstructs tne
view from the LEVY y M alley Snos ET OF Of tho bar or
place in such building where liquors are sod or
The Ranes bill Is the law ,1 Of th's he stas ,,ms
and should be enforced TO the letter from n,o s'',s m
1t became law The saloons ,ors %nsfe or windows
should be notified at once 10 change ths ti1 s,rs ns
to @ place the noion xIff tha1 IN @ View View Of the be
had from the street during the hours OF eios'iS h @
on sunday Your officers should be notifea W ~here "a
ths curtains are down or the vision obscured 20 cal
the attention Of the proprsior 70 ne Mn tbe officers
should report the next morning ~ the Dstr'c'-At-
torney's Office s.,,,o, ~ of IN.
Raines bill AN ofcers should be instruc,esa os no 10
report to the Attorney all vioia,,1ns a., ,id
before the police magistrate by the s1drs ~
torney. II It appears on the ann hen committed
The police magistrate has no one. po", po.,o, ~ the
hold the defendant 70 avail tosac,,.on ,ne Will take
Grand Jury where further prosecu'o" wiz '"''
have the honor to remain M yery rsIfef:aiu' MIfEa
yours Assistant District Attorney
oou,ss,oncr Welles explained that under 'he
,o,nas law the carrying out OF It's provisions
r.s.ad with the District-Attorney. Later MI
welles dictated and sent this letter 10 ,he -
,ntendent which seems 70 De remihde' Vi ''e
sworn duty Of the latter:
Commissioners Onice.
Department OF Police ,.r, ana q isss.
Mr. W j. McKelvey snpeniendeRbi bs oi day received
Sir The nS OF the county
farming YOU that the provisions on ,nr q, the
are force and requesting h rnh' s,n A. once ia
tore me You are hereby directed 10 issur ,rs,-uc
orders 70 the c,tnT f9TiT "f LEoSARD r. wEiLEs
WHAT MUST BE DONE.
suner,ntendent McKelvey then cent a ie''er y
the D,s.rlct-Attorney Office setting ior'" '""'
bo had received instructions from the CoInfnls-
s,oner and proposed 20 carry them out MI
1,-o,,e- Informed the captains as 20 the methois
=, rr,cedure omen 10 them The law. he said was
p]ain: the bars must be exposed ana the "". -.
.ro,cea locked All violations % the law VIII ne
or,as % tho District Attorney, ana iinmeuia'e
action will be taken against the offenders;
A. midnight last night the police were hurry-
ing around telling the lquor 81 ",-.,,ns
MS, keep their doors locked ana men cui i' ~,
-aSsed until 3 a N. tomorrow. Superihtel'1ei',,
McKelvey left Ieadquariers carry ycs,e'uy ., an1
Capiain Cullen. OF the Hamii'on-axe 80" "a, ~
- ,r charge FOR the remaining portion o. t"e
80 re said tha, the Raincs law wouid GER
tainly be carried out to-dny.
SEASIDE RESORTS TO SUFFER MOST
conev Island liquor men will probably feel the
.,cc,. -, IN. new law more than the other people
g., .,o, hust,ess in and around the Greater New
vo-v The season Of go will soon open. ana many
=, ~. ,,o, engaged IN the liquor traffic there
have already begun 70 make alterations 10 ''e'
-. ~ husincss An effort made TO nave
~ ,,u G, amended that II would not affect the
hours OF closing ana the saie "a ''fu "
resorts on Sunday.
roh prenner gave his opinion 20 the EXCISE
c,-,,se,oners Yesterday the Raines law IL
GO rruposed 70 conflict IN many ue'a'is W." 80
~ The strict-Attorney. Mr.. Brehher re-. ="
discuss the matter when seen py 80. >,
no-,sr II was asserted. however tna' -ni;
I,renner was in favor of continuing u"''' Ap'"
20 under the old law.