People ex rel. Ritter v. Wallace
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court, pursuant to an order of the Special Term of September 23, 1913, directed to James G-. Wallace, Jr., chief of the mayor’s office, bureau of licenses of the city of New York, and John J. Bracken, deputy chief, etc., commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Queens all and singular their proceedings had in revoking the license of the relator to conduct a public dance hall on premises No. 62…
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Certiorari issued out of the Supreme Court, pursuant to an order of the Special Term of September 23, 1913, directed to James G-. Wallace, Jr., chief of the mayor’s office, bureau of licenses of the city of New York, and John J. Bracken, deputy chief, etc., commanding them to certify and return to the office of the clerk of the county of Queens all and singular their proceedings had in revoking the license of the relator to conduct a public dance hall on premises No. 62 First avenue, College Point, N. Y.
1Per curiam
The return to this writ amply shows habitual disorderly and immoral conduct permitted on the licensed premises, which was such a breach of the conditions of a public dance hall license as may forfeit it. (Greater N. Y. Charter, § 1493.) When such misconduct appears the licensing authority need not wait until the licensee has been actually convicted of keeping a disorderly house. If the Immoral or disorderly conduct on the premises has been habitually permitted, the license may be forfeited, or may not; while if the proprietor has been convicted there is no discretion, as the Legislature…
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