The daily progressive-miner., 1916-04-11

diSErlct courts snail De Sr1nS1errSu to and proceeded with, held, and determined by the court established in said State as the successor to the Territorial jurisdiction here sofore exercised by the said district courts of Alaska, subject to the same right of review upon appeal or error to the State appellate courts or to the Supreme Court of the United States now allowed from the supreme or appellate tcurts of State under existing laws. Jurisdiction of all cases pending in the ourts of original jurisdiction in said Territory of Alaska not transferred to the Unit ed States district courts shall de volve upon and be exercised by the courts or original jurisdiction ere ated by said State.
 Sec. 2S. State Supreme Court Successor to Territorial Appellate Jurisdiction - That the supreme coure or other court of last resort of said State shall be deemed to be the successor of the Territorial appellate jurisdiction of the district courts of Alaska. and shall take and possess any and all jurisdiction as -uch. not herein otherwise speci- i ally provided for. and shall re- ceive an retain the custody of all books. tockets, records. ard files Eot transferred to other courts and relating te appealed cases. subject to the duty to furnish transcripts of all entries in any specific case transferred to complete the record thereof.
 Sec. q. Original Jurisdiction Court Records-Recorders' Books That the courts of original jurisdic- ton Of such State shall be deemed to be the successors Of all courts of Territorial original jurisdiction. including both the district courts of Alaska and commissioners hay ing jurisdiction as justices of the peace, probate judges. coroners. and recorders, and as such shall take and retain custody Of all court rec ords, dockets, journals, and files Of such courts except in causes trans ferred therefrom; and the books Of the record of mining and land titles, mortgages, liens, and all oth- er documents now by law required 10 be filed or recorded by any clerk of court or recorder shall De trans ferred 10 and thereafter kept by such officer as shall be provided by the said State.
 Sec. 9. Election Of State Officers and Representatives in Congress. = That the constitutional convention may by ordinance pro vide for the election Of officers for 2 full State government, including members Of the legislature and four Representatives in Congress. SHch State overnment shall remain in abeyance until the State shall be admitted into the Union and the election for State officers held. as provided for in this Act Two United State Senators shall be elect ed in the manner prescribed by laws of the United States, and the governor and secretary Of said State shall certify the election of the Senators and Representatives in the manner required by law; and said Senators and Representatives shall be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and to all the rights and privileges of Senators and Representatives of other States in the Congress Of the United States. And the officers of the State government formed in pursu- ance Of said constitution, as pro- vided by said constitutional con- vention- shall proceed to exercise