The daily Alaskan., 1915-05-03
THE QUESTION OF LICENSE


 We made mention on Saturday, trough the medium of our col .mns, of a cable message from Jul leau, giving brief outline 9t . proposed election on May 24th to decide the question as 10 whether or not retail liquor li- -enses shall be granted for the en- ,uiug year within the corporate linn Is of Skagway. The cablegram stated that saloon men of Juneau and Douglas felt that Judge Jen- lings had been somewhat arbitrary in deciding as he did, but We here with quote a section ot the law in relation thereto which makes 1t inn 1eratiYe for Judge Jennings to fol ow the course he Is now pursuing f he would uphold the law himself,
 Sec. 2573. Compiled Laws
 of Alaska. That before any
 license is granted, as proyid-
 ed in this act In relation to
 intoxicating liquor, it shall
 be shown to the satisfaction
 of said court that 8 majority
 of the white male and female
 citizens over the age of twen-
 ty-ons years, within two miles
 Of the place where intoxicat-
 ing liquor is to be manufac-
 tured, bartered, sold and ex-
 changed, or bGrtered, sold
 and exchanged, have, in good
 faith, consented to the
 manufacture, barter, sale and
 exchange, or the barter, sale,
 and exchange of the same,
 and the burden shall be up-
 on the applicant or applicants
 10 snow to the satisfaction Of
 said court that a majority of
 the white male end female
 citizens of twenty-one years
 Of age or more have consent
 ed thereto, and no license
 shall be SvSnted in the ab-
 sence of such evidence"
 Below is Judge Jennings instruc- ions to Commissioner Martin Con way in the conducting of the pro ,osed election
 Juneau, Alaska, May I, 1915. nited States Commissioner,
 skagway. Alaska.
 lear Sir:
 In the matter of saloon Hcenses or the year beginning July l, 1915, I have to say:
 1st. I wish you to appoint Mr. .. D. Foreman and MT. M. D. Clem- ;nger as census takers.
 These gentlemen will, as soon -s practicable, proceed to take 9 'ensus Of all the white male Lnd emale citizens and residents over he age of 21 years in the city CT ,kagway and within two miles !? he corporate limits of said city This census is not for the purpose ,f ascertaining whether they ar. D favor of CT opposed to li- luor. but it is simply for the Dur ,ose of getting the names, ad- ,resses and occupation of all said -- as ,Fk
 For the purpose Of taking this ensus, the census takers shoull provide themselves with blank ,ooks, properly iEdexed un- Ter the letters Of the al ,habet, and they should place n the book the name, residence and .ccupatioR Of each person whom hey may enumerate. The taking 't this census by these gentlemen hould be finished on or before the 5th day Of May.
 When that census has been fin shed, the books containing the en- shall be deposited with ou, and shall be open to inspec- lon by any ons.
 2. On the 24th day of May you i'll act as julge of an election, aid election to be held at some entral and convenient place in the ity of Skagway, to be selected by ou, and you will give notice of he time and place by publication in be newspaper at least three days eHore the said date.
 At said election any one whose anne is in those books shall be en- tied to deposit his ballot in the allot box to be provided by you, nless challenged by some one ns ,antfng EOrra Of the qualifications