The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-14

and such other OffcerS, clerks, ana aS- sistants as it may require. The legis- lative assembly shall by general law fix the time of it's subsequent meet ings, but the said legislative assembly shall not continue in session longer than sixty days in any one year unless called by the governor to meet in eX- traordinary session. The enacting clause of the laws shall be 'Be it en- acted by the legislative assembly of the Territory of Alaska;'' and each memb Der of the house of delegates and two members of the executive coun- cil, who have no other salaries pro- vided, shall be paid for his services at the rate of ten dollars per day for each days attendance while the as- sembly is in session and mileage at the rate of fifteen cents per mile nec- essarily travelled each way to and from each session of the legislative assembly.
 Sec. 9.-That the house shall be the sole judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its members, and shall have and exercise all the powers with respect to the conduct of it's pro- ceedings that usually appertain to par liamentary legislative bodies. No person shall be eligible to member ship in the house of delegates who is not twenty five years of age and able to read and write the English lang uage and who is not possessed in his own right of taxable property, real or personal, situated in Alaska.
 Sec. 1O.-That all bills may origin ate in either house, but no bill shall become a law unless it be passed in each house hy majority vote of all the members belonging to such house and be approved by the governor with in ter days thereafter. If, when bill that has been passed is presented to the governor for signature, he ap- proves the same, he shall sign it, or, if not, he shall return it, with his objec- tions, to that house in which it orig
 mated, which house shall enter his objections at large on its journal and proceed to reconsider the bill. If, after such reconsideration, two thirds of that house shall argee to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections. to the other house, by which it shall likewise be considered
 and if approved by two-thirds of that house it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be enter- ed upon the journal of each house, re- spectively If any bill shall not be re- turned by the governor within ten days Sunday excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the legislative assembly by adjournment prevent its return. in which case it shall not he a law: Provided, however, that all laws enacted by the legislative assem- bly shall be reported to the Congress of the United States, which hereby reserves the power and authority, if deemed advisable, to annul the same.
 In addition to the provisions of the bill recited in the foregoing sections, it provides that the legislative shall extend to all matters of legislative character not locally inapplicable, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents. All laws pass ed by the legislative assembly shall be submitted to the Congress of the United States, and, if disapproved, shall be null and of no effect: Pro- vided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed to give power to incor- porate a bank, or any institution with banking powers, or to borrow money in the name Of the Territory or of any municipality therein, or to pledge the faith of the people of the same for any loan whatever either directly or in- directly. Neither the Territory nor any municipality therein shall have power to create or assume any bonded indebtedness whatever: nor to create or assume any other indebtedness ex- cept for the actual running expenses thereof: and no such indebtedness for actual running expenses shall be created or assumed in excess of the actual incume of the Territory oi municipality for that year, including as part of such income taxes levied, payable, and applicable to the pay ment of such indebtedness, and cash and other money credits on hand and not already pledged for prior ndebt- edness: Provided, That all indebted ness incurred shall be paid Tn order of its creation: and all laws attempted to be passed by such legislative as-
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