In re Ritchie

The petition herein shows, and it is admitted, that at the time of the passage of chapter 112 of the Laws of 1896, on March 23, 1896, known as the “ Liquor Tax Law,” one Philip Easier conducted the liquor business at No. 108 Union avenue, *342under a license issued to him by the board of excise of the city of Brooklyn; that on or about April 10, 1896, said Easier gave up the liquor business, moved away from said premises, and the same remained vacant during, the months of April, May and up to June 16, 1896; that on the last-named day one Adolph Samuely, the above-named respondent, made…