The new Alaska liquor law went into effect today. Henceforth, all saloons and barrooms will pay a license fee of $1,000, regardless of the size of the town in which located. Steamboats, running on inland rivers will pay a $500 license fee if they operate a barroom and they may not sell liquor while in port or at a dock. There is a special license for roadhouses costing only $500, but to qualify for this license the roadhouse must be located on a regular ‘’post road or trail” and there must not be more than fifty white people living within a radius of two miles of the premises. If the resident population is more than fifty, the $1,000 license fee will apply. Gastineau Bygones – 04/17/1981
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