The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-14
PROVISIONS FOR PURCHASE OF LIQUOR UNDER NEW DRY
 LAW ARE BUT LIMITED FEW

Printed herewith is the liquor law AS regards the Territory of Alaska, passed by congress in February, and provdng for the closing of saloons throuEhout the territory on January l. 1918. The new law gives the judges of the district courts of the four judicial divisions thr only pow CTS under which tt is possible for anybody residing within the limits of the territory to purchase liquor of any kind for any purpose what ever. The law, as passed by con gress. k as follows
 Be # enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States Of America in Congress assembled. That on and after the first day of January, anno Domini nineteen hundred and eighteen, it shall be unlawful for any person, house. association. firm, company, club or corporation, his, its or their agents. officers. clerks or servants, to manufacture, sell give or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating liquor or alcohol of any kind in the territory of Alaska. or to have in his or its possession or to transport any in toXicating liquor or alcohol in the territory of Alaska unless the same was procured and is so possessed and transported as hereinafter provided,
 Whenever the term liquor in to1icating lquor' or intoxicating l- quors" is used in this act 1t shall be deemed to include whisky, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale, porter, beer cor dials hard or soft fermented cider, alcoholic bitters, ethyl alcohol and all malt liquors, including all alcoholic compounds classed by the United States Internal Revenue Bureau as compound liquors: Provided, That this Act shall not apply to methyl or wood alcohol
 That any person or persons, or any house, company. assocauon, club or corporation, his. its, or their agents of ficers. clerks or servants, who shall, di- rectly or indirectly violate the proyi- s.ons of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con ,4ction thereof shall be fined not more than $1OOO or shall be imprisoned for period of not more than one year, or by both such fine and i'm prisonment.
 Sec. ?. That before a pharmacist shall be authorized to transport pure alcohol for scientific, artistic or me chanical purposes or for compound ing or preparing medicines, as pro- vided by this Act, he shall procure a permit for that purpose from the judge of the district court in the di- vison where the applicant resides. See. 8. That to procure such per init a pharmacist shall make and file < with the clerk of said court a state ment in writing, under oath stating z that he desires to transport pure al < cohol for scientific artistic or me chanical purposes or for compromising l preparing or preserving medicines lonly as provided by this Act and Igiying his name, the location of his Hplace of business, statement that Ahe is a licensed pharmacist, that he His regularly engaged in the practice Iof his profession at the location manned, and that he will not violate lthe provisions of this Act.
 Sec. f. That if the judge of the district court of any division in Alas ka is satisfied of the good faith of the applicant he shall issue to such phar- lQacist permit to transport pure al tohol for compromising, preparing or preserving medicines or for scientific, Artistic or mechanical purposes. Such permit shall be substantially in the 0llowing form:
 Permit to pharmacists to transport
 pure alcohol for compromising, pre-
 pairing and preserving medicines
 only or for scientific, artistic or
 mechanical purposes.
 District court, -division
 Territory of Alaska.
 - -, pharmacist, re
 ding at---, is hereby permitted transport pure alcohol for com punding, preparing and preserving