The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-23

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 mpeau, and for private wharves to he built under lease by persons or corporations; upon the completion oi the surveys ol the said tidelands, and narpor area the said Governor shall cause q plat or map thereof to be made exhibiting the lots, blocks streets. alleys. public grounds, and the sand harbor area, and the wharf ana dock sites, and when it has received his approval it shall be filed and re corded in the office of the recorder in rhe Juneau precinct aud in the Gen eral Land Omce in Washington, Dis tr,ct of Columbia. Upon the approval ,nd filing of the said map the streets, alleys, and any ground reserved for public purposes shall thereby be dedi- cated to public use; but it IS hereby expressly declared and provided that no part ot the harbor area III front ,f said town of Juneau. nor in front of the extended area aforesaid, shall ever be sold or otherwise conveyed but shall forever remain the property of the Territory and State wherein Il lies, subject to the right of the United states. while the area is within Ter rItory. and the State, when created, to lease such portions thereof as the Gov ernor may designate, for periods oI not to exceed ten years, for wharyes' docks, warehouses, mills, and other similar uses, under the provisions or this Act.
 Sec. ?. That the town of Juneau IS hereby authorized to erect own, and maintain wharyes, docks, warehouses; and other aids to navigation and trade on any tract provided in the haroor area for that purpose; the Governor of Alaska is hereby authorized to lease
 for not more than ten years to any person or corporation such portions or the said harbor area as are reserved
 for wharyes, docks, or warehouses, by giving public notice for ten days call ing for bids; and he is authorized to lease any such part for not more
 than ten years to the highest and best
 bidder who will pay the highest rent
 al and who will biuld and maintain
 thereon the kind of wharf, dock, or
 warehouse designated by the said GOV
 ernor by the town Of Juneau for the
 der this section shall be forfeited or
 expire. a subsequent lease for not
 more than ten years may be made by
 the Governor upon the terms pre-
 scribed herein; and all moneys re
 ceiyed by the Governor from any such lease shall, subject to the repayment
 of the amount advanced to the gov
 eronr by the town of Juneau for the expense of surveying, be paid into the
 Territorial treasury of Alaska for the
 use of the said Territory.
 Sec. ?. That the Governor of Alas ka is hereby authorized to gixe siXt!
 lavs' notice that he will, on q certain
 day and hour, to be named in tho
 notice. offer for sale at public auction
 the tideland lots lying within the are;
 of tidelands so divided into lots anC
 blocks: and, beginning on the da! and hour named, and adjourning iron day to day. he shall sell the said lot!
 at said public auction for the highes
 price obtainable; he shall announce il the notice that he will give terms, |
 desired, as follows: One-quarter cash and the balance to be paid in one. two and three years in equal annual in stallments. with interest on deferred payments at six per centum per an num. deed to be delivered only wher , payment is made, or for cash; no more than two of said lots shall b' sold to any one person, and the gov ernor shall take care that no one per , son shall directly or indirectly be per mitted to purchase more than two lot at any such public sale; the Governo is authorized to postpone the said sal' ; for a period of not more than si' months if he deems the market is sup 3 piled. and proceed, upon thirty days - similar notice, with said auction sal l at any subsequent time until tn l whole of the lots is sold.
 Sec. 4. That when any purchase - or his heirs shall have paid for sal l lots. the Governor is hereby author | ized to make, sign, acknowledge, aH 0 deliver to the said purchaser or to hi + heirs a good and valid deed convey n ing the title thereto to the said pun g chaser or his heirs; and all money r received by the Governor from tn e sale of any such lot or lots shall sut i feet to the repayment aforesaid b u paid into the Territorial treasury c s Alaska for the use of the said Ter e tory,
 h Sec. ,. That the town of Junea' d Alaska, is hereby authorized to at d vance to the Governor of Alaska nc