--- type: "LegalText" title: "48 U.S.C. § 261 to 291" description: "Repealed. Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, § 1, 48 Stat. 583" jurisdiction: "us" corpus: "united_states_code" kind: "code_section" title_number: 48 title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS" chapter_number: "2" chapter_name: "ALASKA" section: "261 to 291" citation: "48 U.S.C. § 261 to 291" status: "current" release_point: "119-100" release_date: "2026-06-26" source: "official" source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc48@119-100.zip" source_identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s261...291" source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-48/usc48.xml" source_hash: "646a06337bcde5b74762242e6627f5fe0a0a26dda1fa0e1f68832ba1ac7091df" raw_snapshot_hash: "2f9a72ec272e6666d7f55f52cc3186aefc6368ca4cc2b9053a531de2fb9288c2" text_hash: "86e23761bd4e0d0c4c39668c1928ee3060cb17dcce7f7c6d970f074173099e28" retrieved_at: "2026-07-04" confidence: "official" tags: ["legal", "us-code"] --- # 48 U.S.C. § 261 to 291 - Repealed. Apr. 13, 1934, ch. 119, § 1, 48 Stat. 583 ## Notes Section 261, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 1, 39 Stat. 903, prohibited manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor in the territory of Alaska. Section 262, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 2, 39 Stat. 903, related to a permit for transportation of pure alcohol. Section 263, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 3, 39 Stat. 904, related to an application for a permit to transport pure alcohol. Section 264, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 4, 39 Stat. 904, related to form and issue of permits for transport of pure alcohol. Section 265, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 5, 39 Stat. 904, related to maintenance of a record of permits. Section 266, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 6, 39 Stat. 904, related to attaching permits to packages. Section 267, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 25, 39 Stat. 908, related to revocation of licenses of pharmacists. Section 268, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 7, 39 Stat. 904, related to records for shipments of pure alcohol. Section 269, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 8, 39 Stat. 905, related to transportation of wine for sacramental purposes. Section 270, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 9, 39 Stat. 905, related to refusal of delivery of sacramental wine without a certificate. Section 271, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 10, 39 Stat. 905, related to alcohol for scientific purposes. Section 272, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 11, 39 Stat. 905, related to form for permits for transport of alcohol for scientific purposes. Section 273, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 12, 39 Stat. 906, related to cancellation of permits to transport alcohol for scientific purposes. Section 274, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 13, 39 Stat. 906, related to use of buildings or vehicles for unlawful manufacture, transportation, or disposal of intoxicating liquors. Section 275, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 14, 39 Stat. 906, related to importation or possession of liquors except as provided by law. Section 276, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 15, 39 Stat. 906, related to drinking intoxicating liquors in or on a passenger coach. Section 277, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 16, 39 Stat. 906, related to penalty for maintaining a place for unlawful sale of alcoholic liquors. Section 278, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 17, 39 Stat. 906, related to arrest for unlawful manufacture sale or transport of intoxicating liquors. Section 279, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 18, 39 Stat. 907, related to evidence necessary to convict. Section 280, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 19, 39 Stat. 907, related to holding places which dispensed alcoholic liquor unlawfully as a nuisance. Section 281, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 20, 39 Stat. 907, related to abatement of liquor nuisances. Section 282, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 21, 39 Stat. 907, related to forfeiture of a lease by a tenant convicted of maintaining a liquor nuisance. Section 283, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 22, 39 Stat. 908, related to owners of buildings knowingly permitting a liquor nuisance. Section 284, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 23, 39 Stat. 908, provided that no property rights exist in alcoholic liquors illegally manufactured or stored. Section 285, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 24, 39 Stat. 908, provided for punishment for violation of law. Section 286, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 26, 39 Stat. 908, related to evidence of sale of intoxicating liquors. Section 287, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 27, 39 Stat. 908, related to duties of officers to enforce the law. Section 288, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 28, 39 Stat. 908, related to filing of an information for prosecution. Section 289, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 29, 39 Stat. 908, related to penalty for unlawful importation of liquor. Section 290, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 31, 39 Stat. 909, provided for additional legislation as needed. Section 291, act Feb. 14, 1917, ch. 53, § 32, 39 Stat. 909, provided that in interpretation of these provisions singular include plural and masculine include feminine.