The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1934-04-20
LIQUOR SALES
PROHIBITEDIN
BEERPARLORS

ages and only between the hours
OF am. and l am.
1t can be sold by any person, firm
or corporation, on licenses issued
by the Board of Liquor Control,
qualified to do business in Alaska,
but not in any place of business
where beer is sold by the glass.
Regulations are Approved
These are the most important of
the regulations issued Saturday by
the Board of Liquor Control. Only
two kinds of licenses are provided
for in them-a Retail License and
a Wholesale License. No one per
son or firm can hold both kinds of
Ii lenses. The fee for each is $500.
Businesses now conducted under
Beer Dispensary licenses where beer
is sold by the glass will continue TO
operate under the same license form,
They can handle beer and wine up
to II percent alcoholic content.
However, beer only can be consumed
on the premises Wine handled by
them must be sold for off-prem1se
consumption.
One change of Importance is made
in regulations for these places. UP
to now persons Is years or over
could purchase beer in them, and
16-year-olds if accompanied by par
ent or guardian could also De
served. Under the Boards regula-
ton no beer, wine or hard liquor
can be sold to anyone under the age
of 81 even though accompanied by
parent or guardian.
Keep Separate Premises
While operators OF beer parlors'
or dispensaries, can obtain licenses
for the sale of "hard liquor" it can
not be sold in the same premises as
the beer is sold. The regulations al
fecting this class of business pro-
yides: mo license to sell hard or
distilled liquors shall be granted TO
any person, firm or corporation nav
ing a Beverage Dispensary License
issued under the provisions or Sec
ton 8, Chapter II, Session Laws OF
Alaska, 1888, unless the license TO
the business to be conducted woulo
be on premises separate ana apart
from the premises covered by as
Densary license"
Licenses can only be obtained by
persons residing here for one year
and citizens of the United States, or
by firms or corporations who have
been qualified for one year to do
business in Alaska.
SHIPMENTS Made ANY Time
Although sales cannot ne legally
made until May /, shipments can be
made from Seattle any time prior to
that date, it was announced by the
Board Saturday.
It was explained that May l was
fixed as opening date in order to
give everyone an opportunity to
study the regulations and permit
licenses to be issued so that bust
ness can be legally conducted.
The full text follows;
l.
Except as herein provided, it
shall be unlawful to manufacture,
barter, sell, or possess for sale, in
toxicating liquors in the Territory of
Alaska; but this provision shall not
apply to sale made under the direc-
tion of some provision of law.
Wherever the term Intoxicating liq- |
uors'' is used in these regulations,
it shall be deemed to include whis
}y, brandy, rum, gin, wine, ale.
porter, beer, hoochinoo, and all
spirituous, vinous, malt and other
fermented or distilled liquors. The !
term beer" shall include ale and
porter, and the term hard and dis
titled liquors shall include all in
toxicating liquors containing more
than seventeen percent. (17%) of
alcohol.
The provisions of Chapter II,
Session Laws of Alaska 1898, shall
be extended to include beer and wine
with an alcoholic content of not
more than 17%, and licenses here
tofore granted under said Chapter
II shall continue in full force and
effect for the period granted, and
new licenses may be granted under
the provisions and limitations of
said chapter as extended. All licens-
es heretofore issued and all new Ii
censes are subject to the following
additional regulations:
All sales made under Beverage
Dispensary Licenses as provided in
Section of Chapter II, Session
Laws of Alaska, 1898, are subject
to the following conditions:
% 1t shall be unlawful to sell
beer to any person under the age of
twenty-one years, to any intoxicated
person, or to an habitual drunkard.
and 1t shall be unlawful for any Ii
oensee to permit the drinking of al
c9holic liquor, other than beer or
wine of 17% or less, in the premises