The Nome daily nugget., 1916-03-01

%S " Ah PiSSSANS d lulL dHC complete. statement of the business done by it,. and shall annually, and al any time when required by the pres dent, the secretary of the interior or congress, make a detailed report of it's accounts and proceedings to the president, who shall lay 1t before con gress.
 Sec. 4. Rules of Business.-That in the absence of the governor the mem bers of the commission may elect one of their present members to act as chairman; not less than three members of the commissioners shall form aquorum for the transaction of business; the powers of the commission shall be exercised by orders adopted by a majority vote and entered on It's rec ords no order shall have any force 1T effect unless It shall receive the affirmative votes of at least three members of the commission present and voting; the clerk of the commis
 on shall keep a record of the pro- ceedings of the meetings of the com mission, including the vote on every question submitted; all meetings of he commission and It's records shall )e public; the commission Is author ized to make investigations and to conduct hearings upon all matters
 ithin it's Jurisdiction whenever in it's judgment the public interests require and to subpoena witnesses and to compel them to attend and testify each member of the commission and he clerk is authorized to administer
 aths in all matters within the turis- diction of the commission, or any member thereof, and any person who shall willfully testify falsely upon such oath shall be guilty of perjury; the district court of Alaska shall nave authority and Jurisdiction to enforce obedience to sub ooenas issued under this act to the iame extent and in the same manner as 1t may enforce obedience to sub poenas issued out of said court.
 Sec. 5. Roads, Trails and Bridges That all the duty power, authority, and Jurisdiction by law now imposed upon the board of road commissioners for Alaska by the act of congress en- titled An act to provide for the con- struction and maintenance of reads. the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of Alaska. and for other purposes" ap. proved January 27, 1905, and by all
 ubsequent acts of congress amenda.
 ory thereof, shall be. and they are hereby, transferred to and from the late when this act takes effect shal be performed and exercised by the Alaska administrative commission;
 hat all property belonging to the United States in charge of said Alaska commissioners, and all books docu
 1ents and vouchers, and all appro priatlons and moneys on hand when
 1is act takes effect shall be transfer ed to the said commission for the lses provided by law; that all super 'lsory and appellate duty, power. au-
 kority, and jurisdiction heretofore exercised over the said Alaska board
 road commissioners by the secre-
 ary of war or the war department i
 hereby transferred to the secretary
 f the interior and from and after the late when this act takes effect shall be performed and exercised by him.
 Sec 6. Telegraph and Cable Lines That all government telegraph and cable lines in Alaska and Alaskan waters, and oil cable lines connecting Alaska with Puget sound. and the able ship Burnside and all property lsed in connection with the Washing ton Alaska military cable and teie- graph system on hand on the date when this act takes effect and used in Alaska or In Seattle, Wash ngton, in connection with the said telegrai h. cables. and property, including wire e9s stations and reservations, and al' duty. power, authority and Jurisdiction by law now imposed upon the s.gnal corps of the army or upon any other branch of the service in connection with said telegraph lines, cables and property, including wireless stations md reservations and all duty, power authority and jurisdiction by law now imposed upon the signal corps of the army or upon any other branch oi