Application of L. B. & W. 4217 and the Application of Jones, Wilson and Ervin, D/B/A "The Club" for Beverage Dispensary License, C. K. Jones, Richard L. Wilson, and E. Wells Ervin

238 F.2d 163 Application of L. B. & W. 4217; and the Application of Jones, Wilson and Ervin, d/b/a "The Club" for Beverage Dispensary License, C. K. Jones, Richard L. Wilson, and E. Wells Ervin, Appellants. No. 14500. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. May 8, 1956. E. L. Arnell, Anchorage, Alaska, for appellants. William T. Plummer, U. S. Atty., James M. Fitzgerald, Asst. U. S. Atty., Anchorage, Alaska, for appellee. Before ORR, LEMMON and FEE, Circuit Judges. JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an appeal from an order denying an application for renewal of a license for authority to deal in intoxicating liquor. The applicable territorial statutes read in part as follows: "The licenses provided for in this Act shall be issued by the Clerk of the District Court or any subdivision thereof in compliance with the order of the Court or Judge thereof duly made and entered * * *." A.C.L.A. § 35-4-12. 2 "At the time set for the hearing, the Court shall consider the application and any protests that may be filed against the same, and shall also hear the applicant or others appearing in connection with the matter, and give its judgment, which shall be final."…