Valdez daily prospector., 1912-05-09
HOME RULE MEASURE
 PASSED BY THE HOUSE

the senate on the Alaska home rule bill, recently passed by the house, and in the measure itself, which but few of our readers are familiar with. We herewith print l the bill as passed, including the amendment extending the fran chise to women: A bill to create "a legislature in
 the Territory of Alaska, to con-
 fer legislative power thereon,
 and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con- gross assembled:
 Alaska Territory Organized. Section i. That the Territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtfeth, eighteen hundred and sixty and known as Alas ka, shall be and constitute the Territory of Alaska under the laws of the United States, the government of which shall be or ganiZcd and administered as pro- vidrd by said laws.
 Capital at Juneau.
 See. ,. That the capilal of the Territory of Alaska shall he at the City of Juneau. Alaska, and the seal of government shall bc aimed there.
 Constitution and Laws of United
 States Extended.
 See. 3- That the constitution of the United States, and all the laws thereof which are not To- caIly inapplicablr. shall have inc same force and effect within tho said Territory as elsewhere in inc United States; that all the laws of the United States heretofore paSs'rl establishing the rXrculiv. and judicial departments in Alaska shall continue in full force and effect until amended OF re- pralcd by Act of Congress; that except as herein provided all laws nUw in force in Alaska shall continue in full force and effect until altered, amended Dr rcpcal- ed by Congress or by the lcgisla- [ inrr: Provided, that the author lty her ein granted to the legis- laturc tO alter, amend, modify and repeal laws in force in Alas ka shai1 not extend tO ihr GUS toms. lEirrnal revenue. postal OF 'nlhcr general laws of inc United states. And the legislature shall 'pasS n" law drpriving the judges !;atnd officers of the district court CT Alaska of any authority, JuriS- diction, or funcl;ion exercised by like Judges OF officers of district courts o1 the United States.
 The Legislature.
 Sec. [. That the legislative p"w"r an'i authority of said Ter rikory shall be vested in lrgis- laiurr, which shall consist of a council anl a house of rcprrsen- tat1v"s. The council shall consist or eight members. two from each of fhr four Judicial divisions in to which Alaska is now divided by Act of Congress, each of whom shah have It the time of his clcc- tIon the qualifications of an elect0r in Alaska. and shall have been a resident and an inhabitant III the division from which Inc is elected for al least two years prlor to the daIe of his election. The term of office of each mem bcr of Inc council shall be four years: Provided, that immediate ly after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first olcc- tion they shall, by lot or draw ing, be divided in each division into two classes: the seats of the members of the first class shall be vacated at the end of two years and the seats of the mem- bers of the second class shall be vacated at the end of four years, so that one member of the coun- cil shall. after the first election, be elected biennially at the regu- | lar election from each division. ] ne house of representatives, snail coneist of sixteen members. Tour from each of the four iu- dicial divisions into which Alaska is now divided by Act of Con- eress. The term of office of each representative shall be for two years; and each person shall DOS sess the same qualifications os