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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 733
The City Council of The C::.ty of Seward, Alaska, being fully aware of and recog-
rJzing the problems cf AlcohJ:::.sm appoint8d a committee of local residents to
study and make recommended pos3ible legislative action along with local and
state programming Vl~:~C~l would perhaps ass!st in resolving certain alcoholism
problems within the St:'..te.
The committee after many hOlrrs of study and consideration submitted their re-
port to the City Council and urged that their resolutions be adopted as the first
move in alleviating alcoholism prOblems within Alaska and the area.
RESOLUTION NO. 8 SUBMITTED BY STEER ING COMMITTEE ON ALCOHOLISM:
WHER EAS: the problem of Alcoholism in Alaska is more acute than in any other
state in the nation; and
WHER EAS: any programs designed to alleviate this problem must be funded;
TIlER EFOR E B3 IT R ESOL VED: that the Cit'j Council propose tax legislation
through proper channels which will place the financial burden of such funding of
these programs UpO'1 t.l-}ose who consume alcoholic beverages by requesting higher
state taxes upon all alcoho~ic beverages manufactured in, shipped into, and con-
sumed within the State of Alaska, such taxes to be passed directly to the consumer.
PASSED AND APPROVED this
28 day of
OCT
, 1968,
by the City Council 0: The City of Seward, Alaska.
ATTEST:
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(/james R. F1l1p
City Clerk-Treasurer