The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-06-29
At a Meeting Last Night Eff
forts Were Made to Pre-
vent the New County
Board From Revoking the
High License
RIGHT OF REPEAL DENIED
APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE MUST
SIGN PROMISES NOT TO SEEK
LEGAL OR COUNTY REDRESS
AGAINST THE PAGAN BOARDS
ACTION.


before July "a, from revoking the action
of the Board in raising the license fees
for saloons and inns and taverns and IN
guarding against the creation Of "Raines
! Law hotels. The resolutions include
provision whereby any applicant for Ii
cense must sign away his right to take
advantage of the present Boards action
either by appeal to the new Board or to
the courts. Before securing his license
saloon-keeper must also sign an agree
ment to forfeit his license and the money
paid for it in case he attempts to run
Raines Law hotel.
Commissioners Fallahee offered the res
olutions, which were prepared in con-
ference that lasted several hours.
The resolutions read as follows
Resolved, That all licenses granted by
this Board for the license year beginning
July /. next, have been and shall be
granted upon the express condition that
the grantee therein mentioned shall at
tn etime of receiving his license sign and
deliver to the City Clerk written in
strument reading as follows:-
s'In consideration of the granting of
license to me to sell there ansert the Ian
guage defining the kind of traffic author
lied by the license upon the premises
known as No. - street, the receipt of
which license and consideration is hereby
acknowledged, I, the said grantee hereby
assign, transfer and set over TO the
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City any
and all claim that I, my heirs or assigns.
may have against said Mayor and Al
dermen of Jersey City for the recovery
of the whole OF any part of the license
fee paid by, me for the said license, to
wit: (hereinsert amount of license fee
| by reason of my inability in the action of
the Board of Excise Commissioners of
Jersey City in fixing the amount of said
license fee, or for any other reason.
SIN witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this day of
| June. 1906; and be it further
Resolved, That the Clerk of the
Board be instructed not to deliver any
| license hitherto or hereafter granted for
the license year beginning July l. 1906,
until the guarantee mentioned in said Ii
cense shall execute an assignment in
the foregoing form.
Resolved, That every license granted
to sell spirituous, vinous, malt or brewee
liquors in quantities less than quart in
other than a place conducted for at least
year as hotel having ten spare rooms
and beds for the accommodation of
boarders, transients and travellers, shall
have printed or stamped thereon the fol-
lowing words: This license shall be void
| if the business licensed by it shall be
carried on in hotel having ten spare
rooms and beds for the accommodation
Of boarders. transients and travellers. (
And no license shall be granted for the,
selling of spirituous, vinous, malt or
brewed liquors in quantities less than one
| orart ia on5 fo, 80, @,iaa. 1o-....
spare rooms with beds as aforesaid. d :
less such place has been so maintained
for the period of one year last past, an /.
if the owners of such license shall carry
on the business covered by said license
in any such hotel, such license shall be
void.'
In accordance with request of the
Board Chief Of Police Murphy furnished
list of hotels with saloons and list of
hotels run by women. The applications
for licenses BY the owner of nearly all
these were laid over with the exception
of that of P. J. McNulty, of Montgomery
and Washington streets. Herman
Floerke, of the Pennsylvania House and
the James Smith estate, of No. 90 Old
Bergen Road run by the widow were
refused licenses.
Among the saloons which Chief Muir
ply recommended that no license should
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