The Alaska daily empire., 1916-03-02
WTCKFRSHAM BILL GIVES FULL POWERS
 TO ALASKA TERRITORY

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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States of America in Congress as- sembled, That there be. and is hereby, created and established the full Ter ritorial form of government in Alaska. and the Legislature of said Territory .s hereby authorized and empowered to have and exercise the full powers of Territorial Legislation heretofore given to and exercised by the Terri torIal legislatures of other Territories of the United States.
 Sec. 2. That the governor or Alas la shall reside in the Territory dur Ing his term of office and he shalt be commander in chief Of the militia thereof. He may grant pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeit ures for offenses against the laws Of the Territory and resrites for offenses against the laws oI the United States tn tho decision oi the President can be made known thereon He ahan commission all officers who arc ap- pointed under the laws of such Terri tory and shall take care that the laws thereof be faithfully executed.
 Sec. g. That tho Legislature of Alaska Is hereby empowered aud au- thorized to provide for county form of government in the Territory; and so much or section nine of the Act of August twenty-fourth. nineteen hun dred and twelve. entitled "An Act to create Q legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska. to confer legisla- tive power thereon. and for other pur- poses" as provides that no acts or laws passed by the Legislature of AL aska providing for a county form Of government therein shall have any force or effect until it shall be sub mitted to and approved by the affirm. at.ve action of Congress is hereby re- pealed.
 Sec. 4. That all Territorial. town ship. district, and county officers, in- cluding justices of The peace and Of ficers of the militia. shall be appoint cd or elected in such manner as may be provided by law enacted by the legislature of the Territory: and all other Territorial officers not herein otherwise provided for the governor shall nominate and. by and with the advice and consent of the legislative senate. shall appoint, and the officers SO appointed shall hold their offices for the period fixed by law unless sooner removed agreeably to the laws of the Territory. And whenever a vacancy happens from resignation or death during the recess of the legis lative senate in any ofilce which Is to be filled by appointment of the gov. ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the Territorial senate. the governor shall f.ll such vacancy by granting a commission which shall ex- pire at the end of the next session of the legislative senate.
 Sec. 5. That the Legislature of AL aska Is hereby empowered and author. ized to create e supreme court in said Territory which shah have appellate jurisdiction in all Territorial causes arising therein. to provide for the ap- pointment or election of the Judges and other necessary officials thereof and to fix and pay their compensa- tions.
 Sec. G. That the Legislature of AL aska Is hereby empowered and au- to provide by law for the ap- po.ntment or election of a Territorial general and county or dis trict Territorial attorneys. to provide their duties and powers. and to fix and pay their compensation.
 Sec. 2. That section three Of the l Act of Congress approved August -wenty-fourth. nineteen hundred end twelve. entitled "An Act to create a assembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer legislative powers thereon. and for other purposes" and section four hundred lnd len of the Compiled Laws Of Alaska, nineteen hundred and thirteen. be. and he same Is hereby. amended to read IS follows:
 Sec. 8. That the Constitution Of he United States. and all the laws hereof which are not locally .nappli- cable. shall have the same force and sffect within the said Territory as elsewhere in the United States; that ..D.nDn.....oAnnAnnAnnAAnAAD