The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-15
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concur IN the statement lhd'
serious evils follow from the unlicensed
sale of liquors in clubs and drug stores,
and from the sale of impure liquors.
I'VE recommend that the most I'M
portant step to remedy evils in connec-
ION with the sale of liquors is the strict
enforcement of existing laws against all
such unlicensed places.
I'm regard to the sale of impure
liquors, such as is commonly known as
blu 'front.' whiskey, and the like, we
recommend tina the same steps be
taken to prevent this evil as are now
taken by the State and local boards or
health against the sale of impure mix
and other adulterated foods.
1--WE concur In the conclusions OF the
majority concerning the individuality
of local option, |. e., the enactment OF
absolute prohibition in a given locality
by popular vote. The majority well
points out the incontrovertible fact that
in such circumstances the sale and con-
sumption Of liquor practically continues
j. undated, and the practical result SIM
ply Is the complete Investment of the
local government of all discretion in the
sensible regulation of the traffic.
Excise Boards and General Restrictions.
A We CdllllOt IOiiNhl, "ifioo
ton, in the recommendation of the ma
jority of the commission in favor of an
elective excise board In each municipal
ity, each member to serve three years,
and a new member to be elected an
nually at a special election held for that
purpose.
I'm a number of our counties there
have been created a large number OF
small municipalities. In Bergen county,
for example, there are about sixty-tWo
municipalities. including no less than
forty v boroughs. The objection Is
reasonably made, that to take away
from the Judge of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas the granting of licenses ana
TO create boards for that purpose IN
every township and borough, would
cause a municipality of offices with the
attendant increase of the taxpayers
burden, for no good reason.
I'VE concur in the proposition that
certain general restrictions of the
( power to regulate and control be In
corporated in the general laws OF the
State, to wit: A minimum license Zee
f. of $3.50 for all licerfes; no new Incense
In a municipality until the population
has increased SO that the ratio OF one
licensed place to 800 inhabitants mas
Neen established and the maintenance
OF that ratio thereafter, PROVIDED 81
course, that each municipality Is en-
titled under all circumstances 10 az
least one license; no sales w Ing
hours of 12 o'clock midnight and .
a. m, except by special PERMISSION OIL
the licensing authority and the issu-
ance of a special license, Will """i
tional fee therefor.
nv. ~~nnnpttinn that to the cAClSc
hoard. however they may be consti-
tuted. broad powers be left In the mat
ter OF formulating regulations for inc
conduct of the liquor business, When
not Inconsistent with the general re-
strictions throughout the State, Is one
in which we heartily concur. 1t Is ole
to speak of local control and regulation
and then strip the local board OF every
yestise of discretion by means OF gen
eral la WI prescribing the most TRIVIAL
details In regard to excise matters.
"The majority report suggests nu-
merous other restrictions concerning
the conduct of licensed places, such as
prohibiting music, the playing OF
d%oininoes, or the existence of bowhng
alleys In licensed places. which not only
properly come within h purview OF
the local boards, but are In themselves
absolutely without merit.
For Sunday Drinks to Hotel Patrons.
1.-THE general laws now absolutely
prohibit sales on Sunday under any cir
substances.
Y recommend to the censideration
Of the Legislature the prcpositien
vAetker the 1fcensing authorities
shou1d not be empowered By law to
grant to certain hotels and restaurants,
II In their opinion q reasonable de-
mand therefore exists, tho right to
serve beverages to bona-hse guests'
whs have resorted to the licensed place
ON n sunday for food or lodging. We
do not hesitate to say unequivocany
that we favor such Legislation.
I'VE cannot concur in the recommen-
dalton for additional legislation on the
subject OF revocation Of licenses. AM
Ile " to bring about the revocation
OF a license for cause already exists in
our laws. The proper party to be
vested with such power is the body
vested with the power to grant the
license in the first place. II II may be
truthfully urged that the excise boards
cannot be trusted with the power to
revoke, then likewise they cannot be
trusted with the power to grant.
The majority recommendations and
SuSBeSllOnS were pTepdTcu Wy Mhyof
Fisk, Peter Backes, Of Trenton; Mr..
Z Rice, of New Brunswick, and former
Senator George G.. Smith, of Lakewood.
The drastic laws suggested really have
the support Of five of the seven mem
bers, Mayor T. Frank Appleby. of AS
bury Park, leaves Paris for the United
States today and will sign the report
when he gets home, 1t Is understood.
Under the proposed law all the legal
= machinery of the state would be con-
tro1led 10 enforce the law indfscrimi-
AateIy by the Governor, who would be
endowed with vast powers, among them
! being that of removing from once any
mayor, sherif, prosecutor, judge or cx-
q elise commissioner who failed to use the
!. utnsst vigilance in ferretinG out vio-
:. istofs of the law.
Apart from he concentration of this
: vast authority in the. chief executive,
) othor changes contemplated are:
:. The closing of every saloon In the
t State between midnight Saturday and
% 3 O'clock Monday morning.
b The ''one-mile" law adopted, in an
: ether form, by various Southern and
+. Western States in the first stages of
prohibition, under which no liquor can
1 Be sold, except in cities of over $4,000
population. within one mile of any in