The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-10-20
OnIv 70 States Could Drink
 Under Repeal; Antis m Lead
 But Liquor Comes Under Ban

laws until NOVemDer or 1850.
 LOUISIANA-On repeal of the state prohibition law, regulation reverted to the 1915 blind tiger law granting local option. This law would control liquor after na- tional repeal.
 MAINE-State dry for 48 years, and in the event of national re- peal, for which the state voted, it would remain dry. MARYLAND-Status of liquor laws cannot be determined posi- lively, but it is believed the old laws would control traffic in the event of repeal.
 MASSACHUSETTS-Return to prohibition liquor laws would fol- low national repeal. Local option indicated. State dry law repealed. MICHIGAN-Nat repe al would find the states beverages limited to 3.2 per cent alcohol. A control commission is in the field
 MINNESOTA - Liquor control commission will present a plan to the next Legislature. Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment would find the state dry but there is some question whether it would reinstate old local option laws, suspended with the advent of na- tional prohibition. MISSISSIPPI-The only move ment for liberalization of the state one-dry law is for legalization of 32 per cent beer. MISSOURI-State bone-dry act would remain after national repeal : for which the state voted, but the act was modified to permit beer. Control group studying regulatory legislation.
 MONTANA-Under repeal Mon tana would be in a position to go into the liquor business under a system copied from Alberta, Canada, where the state operates liquor stores.
 NEBRASKA-Retention or repeal of state constitutional prohibition will be passed on in the 1884 gen. eral elections, but no action could be taken on statutory prohibition until 1885.
 NEVADA States prohibition laws repealed. Liquor control would be under the jurisdiction of coun- ty liquor boards and municipal governments.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE-Repeal of national prohibition voted June 20, but state still has it's own pro- hibition laws. Beer and wine of 3.2 per cent legal now NEW JERSEY-Permanent beer and liquor control legislation an- ticipated, otherwise in the event of national repeal control will re- vert to old local option laws The state enforcement act was repealed in 1892.
 NEW MEXICO = Citizens voted against national prohibition and the penalty paragraph in the state constitution establishing prohibi- ton. In the event of national repeal state law would go into 'sf- feet providing control and local option mot inconsistent or in vio- lation of the national constitu- tion."
 NEW YORK-Beer and liquor control machinery established to go into effect if repeal wins.
 NORTH CAROLINA-State dry until legislature acts otherwise. Next session is in 1885.
 NORTH DAKOTA-State con- stitutional prohibition rejuected, but state enforcement act would keep North Dakota dry without national prohibition.
 OHIO-A state senatorial com mittee is studying the control question. In the event of nation al and state repeal, rigid control laws are anticipated.
 OKLAHOMA-Prohibition pro tected by the state constitution and enforcement acts. Legislative leaders said they would fight vig- orously any attempt to repeal state dry provisions
 OREGON-State dry laws were stricken from the books in 1882. State liquor commission to make recommendation for control in the event of national repeal.
 PENNSYLvANIA-The status of state prohibition in the event of national repeal hinges on legal decision interpreting the state en- forcement act.
 RHODE ISLAND-State alcohol ic beverage commission controls beer now and would control hard liquor if it is made legal by na- tional laws.
 SOUTH CAROLINA = National repeal would revive the quart a