The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-30

the law - well - ar oven better than u
y enforced throughout the rest ~ the /
state
lie, me now formulate tho system
,,,...,il,..I l,y law. and whirh the police
forcr ~ this city ARE To follow. not how
ever until YOU have carefully cons'dersd
a. and conferred with rue. and subject
90 your letter Judgment in any particular
in winch I ava uis.nfprmed or tnAdver-
tent
FIRST Tn. liquor tax Law specifically
r,,,ur,.s that there shall bs no Scrsetas.
blinds. curtains ~ other covering "n w"
windows ~ an" harrOnn or anywnere
I'm such barroom. or any Opaque or ooi-
ored glass therein. during the hohrN
when the sal' Oi liquor ~ prohlDt@'.
sp that the hnr and all paris 81 tho bar
room shall H. open and visihl" from tho
oiitSdc nd to ~ pIssoTsby l."' every
Policeman in-Pe't every harro"m from
the uutsid. cuutInualiv during prca'o''~'i
hour. tu see that iLIS provision c' ohs
law ~ complied Nth Ia the letter. "
an, Law 4. v,rLlted N thH TrspH"t the
u,lic.tuln tu,t-t uO'n tHa particulars
th,rr,S carefully aud frllly la hts hook.
and ren,r, il ~ ,h., ,IesI, when he comes
In from hlS b,l, Tn" clpt1InS and in
.noctiou nnd s.sr hat ths potroln'sNn 'i'
,he;r duty Io' any neglect VI du'v
On this head 10y pIIrolua1n. captain. -
spe.,or ar other l~ s.lus.' tnT !isrii-s' 81
There "a no roIsbn and can b. no "Nr''S"
for such u.yl,.'' Arrest and pTo~e"n-
AioD. fer such viuiLiinns shall then 10
had IN the manner H"r.'nai'"r poin''"i
Osit
Second Tie Garor 'aN law 'S-"''on
O. provides Tnr "a system ni "rIor'' tn"nl
thereof through"r' -" who'" STAT" Wv
the state itFaif - "mtn.S'' op'r 'h'i
n Corus NJ deputy 'p'0m''S'onsrs anu
eueciEl state rgrui~ 'ppon""i bN m'l
and netting unier hi'r. ImN ~ SellaTN'S
and faTt from tn. lssca paiis- " pro-
x,dcs for deputy commissioner Tor
each at IN" boroIEhs 81 thE city. ana 10,
Rertlt ~ a." IgNnts - r'@t movers "uHs
Louor ~r'oou- un!"r thor gCicinTs' Hnh
dirr. ~, 10 ii,' over violations ~ mo
, li0nor ~ ~ h carcfuhN prOVl,l's
that such 9L,n'S ~ 10 mako WrI'en
complaints on 9th Of any VIOLATION 'il,iV
discover . nj turn u. - me- over 10 'hs
Co,nr,, :, .on. y who 30 thcrnupon I''q''i"d
10 sxa,uinp them emf Turn them over 10
th. Ibis riot Attorney, who - ulr'r''u 70
Drol"cut" The gRm' Nv oh.Ainhs "aTTahu
theteon oT . ". q, tT'tr for ia" HTr''''' "i
the OFFENDERS
-Ihi. i th. I'm. honpr'd. safs and
orderly ~. thOG tirCscrib'-t bv IN" ~c1i'i'~
itself aud 'H s,r.ctiy tOl'oN'r NV w
sal. authorize. whereas ihs iolc"
an, hor.',.., of the Cftv NV" 'gnor"d me
stgtut., nj pUr,',.'d thu contrary course
Of h. wing .''ic''''i"n IN pl'in clothes : 80.
liquor s,loon. 'nd witness or rrm,Ir.
violations and then 'htc7t~n emu "lah"
arrest- on the SPOT VIII
No hotter .nesus ot eAtort ION "c'ld ~
sI..vssd nj the result has h-sn general
eNtoFtion the blrg'In Tor the sinouilt
to H. D. vi often uring stuck ON the way
-, tb.s stafirn hOtt-a nd the prisoner
iDupasaiR teiv lot 90 from custody
The STAT . =, Mt or otiiNer - not per
mitt@d TO rVvegl his identity IN IN. hp"'r
MIR CO Il ell Tho S'm@ r'ise must ~ prs'-
sSsYIbesi for the cigv detectives or pinin
eiofbes men With the penslty 81 disHisS1l !
n thew rpveri their OhiriTl che ractsr or
identity whtIs on such duty In that way
the poslsihih,y 81 their eNtorting money
~ greatly reduced n NOT wholly taken
third The liquor trN law CS'ct,on
90, .so provides for the cntOrc'''i en-
thereof bv tn io-sl poico. Here aEHin -
specifc,ly FONTS out the method to 10
p,iTsued namely that prcscr'iD-d Tor IN"
State's own officers md agents. ~ hnv"
already sct forth IN the forego'ns 1T
me q'lOte u
4 shall - The dr'y ~ every sheriff .
depu,- sheriff police ofiic"r - cons able
haytn., MOI .c., or knowledge OF anv Vioiai ON
Of IN. provI-,onS of thIs chapter 10 i'm
madiafsiv notify 'hs D'-tr,c' ATTORNEY 81
tho COUNT N witch sich violation occurs
nv a statement under oath OF the facts 81
such Niolai ION. and n shan w. = he du' ~
such Dsi rIct Attorney when such coInpiH ~
on oa1h ~ made Of such violation forthwith
90 cau-e the arrest ;oT 'hc offender ard
prosecute HIM
This provision has leen set al r5ught
and instead 'he arbitrary a1d dt-ord"riv
vrethsd winch 1 have described ado t''i
and followed in TINS city. Nfh th" 'n-
eyitaEJe result fnAf not orlv his N" LlW
not been snfOrte 81 but that large sun :
have Icon collsctc,' annually ~ eNtort ion
a rrr1tcr evil Ian evil which j. SaI'pIng
and destroying government D"ing 'h'i-
substituted fOt a l"S-er one.
No wonder shat many r.gh' thinking
pe-Sons would rather -e'- The Tree sal. 81
huuor than 20 have thIS sa'tHg ci.nk'-r
NJ .Nfortion CouTfuUed. The policeman
MGR cnlv t-iak~- the arrest on the spot q
this city, but ~ left Ia prOss.cu ute - Cl='
a. n-st he can b"iOrs 'h" Magistrate. mn
when a." hearing coHc' IN ms H"fnoi
n often So vague thar hlS "NId"n"" t1il'
40 SNOW any vIola'ion. H. should not .
siIbies.ted "a TIA. temptation and daags
OF having anything 20 do with ~" No
PENDANT AZ all. do not nov 20 into 80
details OF having hlank aiidavitH ~ W.
Iation- prepared for uss ~ the S'1''oI
hons. and Of other ihtnRs
-Fourih-IurnIng 10 the decisions o
the courts. they are found 10 ." 40 les
Main that tho method 81 procedure - no
bV arbitrary arrests but by reducing IN
svIdsncs 10 a Opposition and Obtaining
warrant The IRrlSin Gas" ~ MisC
Rep, 6sD arose under the liquor tax ta'
ard carefully Laws down this rule an'
points out the method for state agent
and local Constables and Policemen 9
follow a. have given u IN IN" foregoing
And the decisions 81 the courts IN re~p"c
OF nseno.s IN general which ara not feIc
ni~- and for which - j. not presumably
that the c,Illr.r would ritn away aRrc
tlsAt the orderly saf. ard proven way !
fOr objects not 20 arr, ~ on the sCoI bti
10 first Obtain a vHrvant. A. a gensrs
princtpls th.'v say. n" p"r-on ran b
agrestsd or taken into custody without
warrant - HuW. p. Il .. "a. ~ y. y
4ss. I55 y. i. IS,
Fifth-I' might veil -. di~hesr'enin
10 200 aud to ms that while we hSy
been collactlng IN" facts and preparIn
TO at in TN. matter certain p"rsons. Nh
profess 20 " good and jurt and ANYHOW