The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-02

ferred to and vested in the secretary of the interior
 ! Sec. IA. Fisheries Service in Alas ka.-That all the duty, power. authori- 1 ity and Jurisdiction, except scientific research, by law now imposed upon the commissioner of fish and fisheries, the bureau of fisheries, the division Of Alaska fisheries, and the Alaska fisheries service, so far as they relate to the preservation, propagation, care and management of fish and fisheries in Alaska are hereby transferred to the Alaska administrative commission, and from the date when this act takes effect shall be performed and exercised congress for the maintenance of such fisheries work In Alaska shall be expended by the said commission, that all property belonging to the United States and used in said fisheries WI n III 4aidShd Slldii uS U dllSAtli cO bO the said commission for such use; that all supervisory and appellate duty; power, authority and Jurisdiction heretofore imposed by law upon the secretary of commerce or the depart ment of commerce over the fisheries of Alaska shall, aftr this act takes effect, be eXercisd by the secretary of the interior.
 Sec. 15. Records. Appropriations. and so Forth Transferred.-That all official, departments. or bureaus having Jurisdiction and control over matters and things by this act transferred to the Jurisdiction of the Alaska admin istrative commission are hereby au- thorized and directed to transfer to the possession of the commission such documents, records, and papers, or certified copies thereof as may be necessary to enable the commission to acquire records and Jurisdiction tnereof; and appropriations heretofore made for the support and conduct of all matters and things so transferred to the said commission may be eX- pended by the commission for the same purpose and in the same manner IS if the expenditures were so directed oy the appropriation acts, and such jurisdiction and control shall aftel his act takes effect be exercised and performed by the commission, and shall cease, In so far as such matters md things arise in Alaska, undec the other departments, commissions, bu- reaus and offices; and such experts. employees. property and equipment as Ire now employed or used by said de- partments, commissions bureaus ana offices in connection with such Alaska matters and things so transferred ,hall be transferred to the use of the commission in Alaska, or others of q similar kind. needed in that work may be employed or acquired.
 Sec $. Departments Created That the standardization of executive and administrative duty power, au- thority and Jurisdiction provided fol .4erein shall be, and Is hereby, divided among five departments as follows:
 First. Department of finance.
 Second. Department of public lands.
 Third. Department of transportation
 Fourth Department of euucatIon.
 Fifth. Department Of fisheries.
 The governor of the territory o1 Alaska. In addition to his duties as such governor shall be ex otficio chiel of the department of finance; the sur veyor general of Alaska in addition to ais duties as such. shall be ex otticio chef of department of public lands; the president of the United States sLall assign each of the other three | chief of one of the other departments and In his discretion. may thereafter reassign the said chisfs of depart ments
 Sec. IT, Department of Finance That in addition to the performance of the. duties devolving upon him bs law as the governor of the territory of Alaska. the Faid governor sna'4 b. chairman of the commission ana cx cffcio chief of the department of nance; he shall have general charge, supervision. and superintendence over all financial accounts and other records to be kept by the commission, ana shall prepare financial and other reports for the commission whether annual or special. when required by law or requested by the president or