The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-12
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The Alaska Home Rule Bill, intro duced by Delegate Wickersham and now pending in Congress, provides:
 That all laws of the United States establishing a civil government in Al ask a, and extending the laws of the Un- ited States thereto, shall continue in full force and effect until altered, am ended or repealed by or with the con sent of Congress.
 It has been stated that bills creat- ing other territories have been similar to this, but this is not true. The Fair banks Times quotes as follows from other territorial bills:
 Louisiana and Orleans-The laws in force in said territory "shall continue in force until altered, modified or re pealed by the legislature. ''
 Missouri-That the laws and regula- tions in force in the territory of Louis jana at the commencement of this act ''shall continue in force until altered, modified or repealed by the general as sembly'
 Alabama That the laws then in force 1" shall continue to exist and be in force until otherwise provided by law
 Arkansas-That all the laws of the territory of Missouri in force on July 4, lS19 Shall be and continue in force in Arkansas until modified or re pealed by the legislative authority thereof
 Florida-That the laws in force in said territory "Shall continue in force until altered, modified or repealed by the legislature
 Iowa-And the existing laws of the territory of Wisconsin "shall be ex tended to Iowa, subject, nevertheless, to be altered, modified or repealed by the governor and the legislative assem- bly of said territory of Iowa" Oregon-The existing laws now in force in the territory of Oregon under the authority of the provisional gov ernment established by the people thereof "shall continue to be valid and operative therein, subject, nevertheless, to be altered, modifd or repealed by the legislative assembly of said territory of Oregon.'
 Minnesota-The laws in force in the territory of Wisconsin at the date of the admission of the state of Wiscon- sin shall continue in force, subject, nevertheless, to be altered, modified or repealed by the governor and the leg lative assembly of the territory of Minnesota.
 Washington-Same as Oregon.
 Colorado-Although Colorado is re ferred to by the delegate as authority for the workings of his bill, the act pro- viding for territorial government for Colorado contained no, provision con tinuing certain laws in force in the territory.
 Wyoming--All the general territorial laws of the territory of Dakota "shall continue in force until repealed by the legislative authority of that territory.'
 Oklahoma-These laws "are hereby extended to and put in force in the ter ritory of Oklahoma until after the ad- iournment of the first session of the IepisIatiye assembly,
 Hawaii-The laws of Hawaii 'sshall continue in force subject to repeal or amendment by the legislature of Ha- waii or the congress of the United States
 Porto Rice-That the laws and or dinances of Porto Rico now i'll force fsshall continue in full force and eff feet until altered, amended, or repeal ed by the legislative authority herein provided for Porto Rico, or by act of congress of the United States.'
 The Sourdough, $500 year.