Douglas Island news., 1912-09-18

consist of senate and house of rep resentatives. The senate shall consist of eight members, two from each of the four judicial divisions into which Alas ka is now divided by Act of Congress each of whom shall have at the time of his election the qualifications of an electur in Alaska, and shall have been resident and an inhabitant in the dis vision from which he is elected for at least two years prior to the date of his election. The term of office of each mem Der of the senate shall be four years: Provided, That immediately after they shall be assembled in cohse- uuenre of the first election they shall, by lot UT drawing, be divided in each division into two classes the seats of the memb bers of the first class shall be vacated at the eud 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 oue member of the senate shall, after the first election, be elected biennially at the regular election from each division. The house of represen. tatives shall consist of sixteen meth
 bers. four from each of the four judicial divisions into which Alaska Is now di vided by Act of Congress. The term of office of each representative shall be for two years and each representative shall possess the same qualifications as are prescribed for mem bers of the sen. ate and the persons receiving the hight est mum Der of legal votes in each jua diCial division cast in said election for senator or representative shall be deemed and declared elected to such office: Provided, That in the event of a tie vote the candidates thus affected shall settle the question by lot. In case of vacancy in either branch of the legislature the governor shall order an election to fill such vacancy, giving due and proper notice thereof. That each mem Der of the legislature shall be paid by the United States the sum of fifteen dollers per day for each days attendance while the legislature is in session, and mileage, in addition, at the rate of 6fteen cents mile for each mile from his home to the capital and return by the nearest travelled route.
 Election of Members of the
 Legislature
 Sec. 5.--That the first election for members of the Legislature of Alaska shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in Novem Der, 1912s and all subsequent elections for the election of such members shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November biennially there. after; that the qualifications of the electors, the regulations governing voting precincts, the appointment and qualifications of election oficerss the supervision of elections, the giving of notices thereof, the forms of ballots, the register of voters, the challenging of voters, and the returns and the can vass of the returns of the result of all such elections for members of the leg islature shall be the same as those pre- scribed in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act providing for the election of a Delegate to the House of Representa- tives from the Territory of Alaska" ap' proved May 7th, 1906, and all the pro- visions of said Act which are applicable are extended to said elections for mem- bers of the legislature, and shall govern