The Chitina leader., 1912-07-30
Passage of Laws.

| become law shall have three sepa-
rate readings, the final passage of
which shall be by majority vote of
all the members, taken by ayes and
noes, and entered upon it's journal.
That every bill, when passed by the
legislature, shall Immediately be en-
rolled and certified by the presiding
officer and the clerk.
The Veto Power. 49,
Sec. IA. That, except as herein
provided, all bills passed by the leg
islature shall, in order to be valid,
be signed by the governor. That ev-
cry bill which shall have passed the
Legislature shall be presented to the
governor. If he approves it, he shall
sign it and it shall become law at
the expiration of ninety days there
after, unless sooner given effect by
a two-thirds vote of said legislature.
If the governor does not approve such
bill, he may return it, with his OBJ
| jections, to the legislature. He may
veto any specific item or items in any
bill which appropriates money for
specific purposes. but shall veto other
bills, if at all, only as whole. That
upon the receipt of veto message
from the governor the legislature
shall enter the same at large upon
it's journal and proceed to reconsider
such bill, or part of bill, and again
vote upon it by ayes and noes, which
shall be entered upon it's journal. If,
after such reconsideration, such bill
or part of bill shall be approved by
two-thirds vote of all the members it
shall thereby become law. That if
the governor neither signs nor We
| toes bill within three days (Sundays
excepted) after it is delivered to
him, it shall be come a law without
his signature, unless the legislature
adjourns sine die prior to the expira-
ton of such three days. If any bill
shall not be returned by the govern
or within three days Sundays except
| ed after it shall have been present
ed to him, the same shall be law in
! like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the legislature, by it's adjourn
ment, prevents the return of the bill,
in which case it shall not be a law
Payment of Legislative Expenses.
| Sec. Is. That there shall be an
nually appropriated by Congress a
sum sufficient to pay the salaries of
members and authorized employees
of the Legislature of Alaska, the
printing of the laws, and other Incl
dental expenses thereof; the said
sums shall be disbursed by the gov
ernOr of Alaska, under sole instruc-
lions from the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and he shall account quarterly
to the Secretary for the manner in
which the said funds shall have been
expended; and no expenditure, to be
paid out of money appropriated by
Congress, shall be made by the gov
ernor or by the legislature for OBJ
jects not authorized by the Acts OF
Congress making the appropriations,
nor beyond the sums thus appropri-
ated for such objects.
Laws Transmitted to President and
Printed.
That the governor of Alaska shall
within ninety days after the close of
each session of the legislature of the
Territory of Alaska, transmit a cor
rect copy of all the laws and resolu-
tons passed by the said legislature,
certified to by the secretary of the
Territory, with the seal of the Terri
tory attached; one copy to the Presi
dent of the United States, and one
to the Secretary of State of the Unit
ed states; and the legislature shall
make provisions for printing the ses-
sion laws and resolutions within
ninety days after the close of each
session and for their distribution to
public officials and sale to the people
of the Territory
Election of Delegates.
Sec. II. That after the year nine
teen hundred and twelve the election
for Delegate from the Territory of
Alaska, provided by "An Act provid-
ing for the election of Delegate to
the House of Representative from
the Territory of Alaska" approved
May seventh, nineteen hundred and
six, shall be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in No
vember in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, and every second year
thereafter on the said Tuesday next
after the first money in November,
and all of the provisions of the afore-
said Act shall continue to be in full
| force and effect and shall apply to
the said election in every respect as
is now provided for the election to
be held in the month of August
therein: Provided, That the time for
holding an election in said Territory
for Delegate in Alaska to the House
of Representatives to fill a vacancy,
whether such vacancy is caused by
! failure to elect at the time prescrib-
ed by law, or by the death, resigna-
ton, or incapacity of person elect
ed, may be prescribed by an Act
passed by the Legislature of the Ter
ritory of Alaska: Provided further,
That when such election is held 1t
shall be governed in every respect by
the laws passed by Congress govern
| ing such election.
Creating Railroad Commission.
Sec. IS. That an officer of the
Engineer Corps of the United States
Army, geologist in charge of Alas
kan surveys, an officer in the En-
gineer Corps of the United States
Navy, and a civil engineer who has
had practical experience in railroad
construction and has not been con-
nected with any railroad enterprise
in said Territory be appointed by the
President as commission hereby
authorized and instructed to conduct
an examination into the transporta-
tion question in the Territory of
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