Douglas Island news., 1912-09-18

out the affirmative approval Of Cons gress; nor shall the legislature pass local or special laws it any of the cases enumerated in the Act of July 30, l6S6i hor shall it grant private charters or special privileges; but it may, by gen! eral act, permit persons to associate themselves together as bodies corpori ate for manufacturing, mining, agricnl: tural and other industrial pursuits; aud for the conduct of business of insuri ance, savings banks, banks Of discount and deposit (but not of issueG loans; trust, and guarantee associations, for the esta blishment and conduct of teni- eteries, and for the construction and operation of railroads, wagon roads, vessels, and irrigatihs ditches, and the colonization and Improvement of lands in connection herewith, or for colleges; seminaries, churches; libraries, or any other benevolent, charitable or scien! tific association, but the authority en1: braced in this section shall only permit the organization of corporations or as: sociations whose chief business shall be in the Territory of Alaskai no di- vorce shall be granted by the legisla- ture, nor shall any divorce be granted by the courts of the Territory, unless the applicant therefore shall have res sided in the Territory for two years next preceding the application, which residence and all causes for divorce shall be deternined by the court upon evidence adduced in open court; nor shall any lottery or the sale of lottery tickets be allowed; nor shall the legis= lature or any municipalitS interfere with or attempt in anywise to limit the Act of Congress to prevent and punish gambling, and all gambling implements shall be seized by the United States marshal or any of his deputies, or any constable or police officer, and de- stroyedj nor shall spirituous or intoxi. eating liquors be manufactured or sold except under such regulations and re- strictions as Congress shall provide; nor shall any public money be appro. priated by the Territory or any munic- ipal corporation therein for the support or benefit of any sectarian, denomina- tional, or private school, or any school not under the exclusive control of the government; nor shall the government of the Territory of Alaska or any polit- ical or municipal corporation or sub- division of the Territory make any sub- scription to the capital stock of any in= corporated company, or in any manner lend it's credit for the use thereof; nor shall the Territory, or any municipal corporation therein, have power or au- thority to create or asssume any bond ed indebtedness whatever; nor to bor- row money in the name of the Terri tory or of any municipal division thereof; nor to pledge the faith of the people of the same for any loan what ever, either directly, or indirectly; nor to create, nor to assume, any indebted- ness, except for the actual running ex- penses thereof; and no such indebted! ness for actual running expenses shall be created or assumed in excess of the actual income of the Territory or municipality for that year, including as part of such income appropriations then made by congress, and taxes levied and payable and applicable to the payment of such indebtedness and
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