The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-20
ST0P VICIOUS
 FROM VOTING

Two very notable bills were in- troduced into the Alaska legisla- tGre last week, one of them by Rep. Svndseth against the construc- ton and operation oG fish traps, the other by Senator Roden, the object of which Is to purify the bal lot by forbldding immoral men and women from voting The text of the bills follow:
 The Roden Bill
 Sec. No common prostitute or person who keeps or maintains or is interested In keeping or maintain ing, or who resides in or is an in- mate of or freQuents or habitually resorts Co any house of prostitu- ton or of lll-fame, or any other house or place commonly used as a house of prostitution or of ill-fame, or as house or place Of resort of lewd persons for the purpose of prostitution or lewdness, or who  being male and female do lewdly and lasciviously cohabit together, shall be permitted to register as a voter or to vote at any election in this Territory, and any such person who shall SO register or vote, or offer or attempt to so register or vote, shall on conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by impris- onment in the federal jail not eX- ceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
 Sec. 2.--Wheneyer any person within any of the prohibited classes mentioned in Section l Of this act shall offyr himself or herself for registration. 1t shall be the duty of the registrar in addition to ofirmg to said person any electors oath provided by law, 10 examine such person as % his or her qualifica- tiOns under this act, and If such person is not qualified by reason of being within any such prohibited class, it shall be the duty of the registrar to refuse to register such person, and the reg .strar shall keep a brief memorandum in writing showing all such examinations and his determination thereon.
 Sec. S.-If any person within any of the prohibited classes mentioned in Section 1 of this act shall be reg is, cred and shall offer to vote, he or she may be challenged for being within such prohibited class or class es, and there-upon such person shall he examineS as to his or her qualifications under this act, and if the board of election IS satisfied that such person Is within any such prohibited class his or her vote shall not be received.
 Sec. If any person within any of the prohibited classes mentioned in Section 1 of this act nall make any false answer to any 5. ch exam nation, either by such re .strar or on such challenge before he board O. election, 1t shall be C nsidered and held to be a separate and dis tinct offense from any offense men toned in Section 1 of this act and on conviction thereof, such person shall, in addition to any penalty in- cured by any other provision of this act, be punished by n fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the Federal jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
 The svindseth Bill
 Sec. That no person, as5ocia- tlon or cooperation shall hereafter procure or cause any person to buildj erect, maintain or operate in any of the public waters in the Terri- tory of Alaska. any structure or de- vice for catching fish known as stationary or floating fish traps welrs or pound nets, whether the same be stationary or floating at anchor CT otherwise, for catching impending and taking salmon or any other food fish from said wat CTS: and any person, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be punished on conviction thereof by a fine not less than five hundred dollars nor moro than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not less than one month or more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and each day that any such person, association or corporation shall maintain or oper- ate said trap in violation og this act shall constitute a separate ot- fcnse: Provided, that this act shall not take effect until January first nineteen hundred and fourteen, and Provided further, That any violation of this act shall be prosecuted by fb,. Fr-g4o5 ctatos Oistricf Attorney