The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-09

Territory for the acquisition of such Home, may be expended for the purchase of a site with suitable buildings thereon.
 TITLE TO HOME.
 Sec. 4. Said board shall have the power on behalf of the Territory to accept donations of land. money or other valuables by gift. bequest or otherwise; all titles to land or improvements thereon shall be vested in the name of the Territory for the use of such Soldiers and Pros pectors' Home.
 CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION
 OF
 Sec. ,. That all contracts for the erection of buildings and supplies needed for such Home shall be ad- vertised and let by contract under rules and regulations to be pre- scribed by said board
 SUPERVISION AFTER COMPILE
 TON
 Sec 6 The general supervision and government of such Home, after the construction and completion thereof shall be vested in board composed of the Delegate to Con gross from Alaska, the United States District Judge of the Judicial Division and the United States Com missioner of the precinct, in which i said Home i. situate, which board will be known as the board of man agers of the Soldiers and Prospec- tors Home.
 MEETINGS OF BOARD.
 Such board shall hold one regular meeting each year on the first Mon day in September, at the official residence of the District Judge, who i is member of the board; and such special meetings as a majority of the board may agree upon. Two members of said board shall consti- ute a quorum for the transaction of any business that may properly come before said board,
 WHO MAY BECOME INMATES | Sec ' The object of said Home shall be to provide shelter and sub sistence to honorably discharged sol diers, sailors, and marines who have served in the United States Army, Navy. or Revenue Cutter Service, and prospectors who have been resi- dents of the Territory of Alaska i for at least ten years prior to their admission, and who have become unable to earn a livelihood by req son of such service, or from age or sickness or otherwise, under such rules and regulations as the board i of managers may prescribe: Pro- vided that no person shall be ad- mitted to such Home who shall have been convicted of felony or of a crime showing moral turpitude, nor shall anyone who has been an | habitual drunkard be received with out sufficient evidence of subsequent 1 good conduct and reformation of char acter as may be satisfactory to the board of managers.
 ACCEPTANCE OF PROVISIONS OF
 ACT OF CONGRESS. { Sec. s. The Governor of the Ter rected to accept for the Territory the conditions imposed by an Act of Congress entitled An Act to provide Aid to State or Territorial Homes for the support of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors in the United 1 States approved August 27th, 18SS
 DEPOSITORY OF MONEYS
 Sec 9. The Treasurer of the Territory or if there be none. then the Secretary of the Territory. is hereby empowered and authorized to receive and receipt for any and all moneys that may become due the Territory by reason of said Ac, of Congress and to turn the same into the Territorial Treasury for the use and benefit of said Home.
 INSPECTION BY GOVERNOR
 Sec. 1O The Home shall at all times be subject to inspection by the Governor and he shall make his recommendations to the board of managers and said board shall pro- mitigate rules and regulations not to conflict with such recommends tions
 BOARD OF MANAGERS TO ACT
 WITHOUT COMPENSATION
 Sec. II. The board of managers and the members thereof. shall re- ceive no compensation for their ser vices while attending the meetings thereof or for attending to the trans action of any business in connec- ton with said Home.
 APPROPRIATION FOR SITE Sec. IF. That for the purpose of purchasing a suitable site for such Home and erecting suitable buildings thereon and the furnishing and equip ment of same. there is hereby ap- propriated the sum of six thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any fund that