The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-16
Text of Judge Jennings
 Statementt Liquor Men
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 fine court cannot know what is a ma lority unless it knows what is the whole, consequently you must show to the satisfaction of the court how many people there are answering the re- auirements within that radius of two miles: this you cannot do unless census be taken by some person sat isfactory to the court; consequently the first thing you will have to do IS to have census taken by some such person.
 This census must show not only the number of white male and female citizens over the age of 21 years with in q radius of two miles of Juneau or Douglas, as the case may be, but IL must also show the name, occupation, and place of residence of each person.
 If any names which ought to appear in said census are omitted therefrom, they will be inserted by order of the court. after proper showing is made, and likewise names may be stricken out. if they ought not to appear
 It is not for the court to say Tn ad' vance that it will not accept census taken by any person. It may or IL | may not accept that census, but i'll or der that you may not be entirely as one striking in the dark, will say that a census taken by any one of the tol' lowing named gentlemen will be ac- cepted by the court as prima faeie correct and complete, to-wit:
 Juneau-Joe Snow, J. w. Bell Allen Shattuck, and NJ. Sabin.
 Dougias-J. F. Mcdonald, Frank Bach. George Dusing, and John Hen son, Jr.
 With whomsover is selected, you must make your own terms as to com pensation, and the person selected IS not to be considered as an employee of the court or of the government.
 Majority Controls Situation.
 When you have taken this census vou have still to satisfy the court that majority of the citizens whose names appear on said census report, or are afterwards inserted by order of the court, are in favor of the manu- facture and sale of liquor.
 This you may do as has been done in the past, that is, you may employ any one to procure signatures to the consent, but the person so consenting must sign his name and give ms oc- cupation and residence, so that ms identity in the consent paper may be checked as against his identity on the census list
 Census and Consent Yearly
 Neither the taking of the census nor the consent of the majority that li- Quor may be manufactured or sold need be done but once in each twelve months. That is to say each person proposing 70 engage in the business will not have to have separte cen. sua and consent in his individual case. The court considers that the law means that once in every twelve months it shall be shown whether orI not a majority of the citizens of any given place are in favor of liquor be ing sold, and that it is not meant that each individual proprietor should se- cure that consent in his individual case.
 Courts Responsibilities.
 Of course the mere fact that ma jority of the people may have con sented to the sale of liquor in Juneau does not mean that every person who applies for a license is going to get it: the court will still scrutinize the application for a license under that census and that application must com ply strictly with the other require ments of the law. The matter ot granting a license to a particular per son or to any particular place will still be in the discretion of the court, and the protest of any person con- cerned will be given proper consider ation. as heretofore.
 Saloons Must Observe Laws.
 l wish to call your attention also to the requirements of the law, that there must not be conducted, main tained, or permitted, any gambling, dance hall, or bawdy house on or ln connection with the premises nor shall any female or minor be allowed | in or about the premises where n- quor is sold or served.
 And the law further provides that the applicant receiving license, must promise in his application, that he will not permit any of those things to be done or instituted on or about the premises; and, it further provides, that should it appear to the District Judge at any time after the granting of the license, that the applicant has permitted those things to be done, contrary to his promises made, it shall be the duty of the Judge to forthwith enter an order revoking the license and all license moneys deposited by the applicant shall be forfeited.
 That law also provides that under the licehse no intoxicating liquors shall be sold, given, or in any way dis posed of to any minor, Indian, or in- toxicated person, or to an habitual drunkard; and, that if any person vio- lates the provisions l have called your attention to he is liable to be ar rested and convicted, and if there is second conviction for violation of the license he can never thereafter be granted license.
 In regard to minors the law is very strict. You must not sell to any per son under 21 years of age, and you must exclude from your place of busi- ness any person under 16 years of age unless he have the consent Of his parents or guardian.