Iditarod pioneer., 1917-12-29

An Act to prohibit the manufacture or sale of alcoholic liquors in the territory oi Alaska, and for other purposes ,o,,so o, Be it enacted by the senate an' mousse ol representatives of the United states or America, in congress assembled, That on and after the first day of January, A. D. 1918, 1t shall be unlawful for any person, house, association, firm, company, club or corporation, his, its or their agents, onl- cers, clerks or servants, to manufacture, sell, give, or otherwise dispose Of, any ln- toxicatng liquor or alcohol of any kind Tn the territory of Alaska, or to have in his or its possession or to transport anN in- toxicatng liquor or alcohol in the territory of Alaska unless the same was procured and is SO possessed and transported as herein after provided
 Whenever the term "liquor," 'intoxicat- ing liquor" or intoxicating liquors" IS used in this act it shall be deemed to in clude whisky, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale porter, beer, cOrdials, hard or fertn"hteu all malt liquors including all alcoholic com pounds claSsed by the United states lnter nal revenue bureau as compound llquors Provided That this act shall not apply 'o melhyl or wood alcohol
 That any person or persons, or any house, company, association. club or cor poration, his, its or their agents, officers. clerks or servants, who snail, dlrectly or indirectly, violate the provisions or thls sec tion, shall be deemed guilty of msde, meanor, and upon conviction thereof snail he fined not more than 5000, or shall be imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or by both such line ana lm- prisonment. ~ ,o,, Sec. 9 That before pharmacist snall be authorized to transport pure alcohol TOT scientific artistic or meChanlcal purposes, or for compromising or preparing medicines as provided by this act, he shall procure a permit for that purpose from the Judge or <he district court in the division where the applicant resides.
 Sec. 3. That to procure. such permit a pharmacist shall make and file with the clerk of the said district court statement .n writing, under oath, stating that he oe- sires to transport pure alcohol TOT sclen- ,iflc, artistic or mechanical purposes, or for compromising, preparing or preserving medicines only, as provided by this act. and giving his name, the location or ms place of business, a statement that he is a licensed pharmacist, that he is regularly engaged in the practice of his profession at the location named, and that he will not violate the provisions of this act Sec. f. That if the judge of the district court of any division in Alaska is satlShen of the good faith of the applicant ne shail Issue to such pharmacist permit to trans port pure alcohol for compounding, pre- parng or preserving medicines or for SCI entiflc, artistic or mechanical purposes. Such permit shall be substantially in the following form:
 'Permit to pharmacists to transport
 pure alcohol for compromising, pre-
 pairing and preserving medicines
 only. or for scientific, artistic or me
 chanical purposes.
 "District court. - division, Terrl-
 tory of Alaska, ss.
 - , a pharmacist, re.
 siding at -, is hereby permitted
 to transport pure alcohol for com
 pounding, preparing and preserving
 medicines only, or for scientific, artis-
 tic or mechanical purposes. This per
 init can only be used for one shlp-
 ment, and will be void after six months
 from the date of issue.
 "By order of the district court
 aforesaid.
 'Dated this - day Of -, nine
 teen hundred and