The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-07
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 HOPES TO CREATE
Delegate From Aaskas Bill for Creation of Alaska Ad minstrative Commission, Herewith Printed-- --Pro- vides That all Government Measures Be Administer ed by Board of Five Men.

| late and improve the civil service of the Untted States approved Jan uary sixteenth. eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and ali laws supple mental to and amendatory thereof:
 that under such rules and regula- sion may prepare. to be approved
 by the Secretary of the Interior, the Alaska Administrative Commis- sion shall conduct all examinations | for such appointments in Aashl and shall make such appointments on merit upon such examinations: Provided, That this section shall not
 be held to apply to the appoint ment or employment of experts or superintendents where peculiar quaI- ificatiOns. scientific CT practical ! knowledge, or skill are required and suCh exceptions shall be judged and determined In his discretion by the Secretary of the Interior; the sal aries therefor, and all salaries or wages to be paid other employees shall be fixed by the commission
 subject to approval by the Secro
 tary of the Interior; the commission shall have authority to purchase such supplies, materials. and proper ty, and to do all acts and things necessary to enable it to perform the duties imposed upon it by law
 Sec. 3. Accounts and Reports That the commission shall keep an accurate account of all moneys re ceiyed or disbursed by it. or by or through any department, wit and complete statement of the bust ness done by it, and shall annually
 and at any time when required b. i the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or Congress, make a de
 tailed report of it's accounts and proceedings to the President who shall lay it before Congress-
 Sec. 4. Ru'es of Business.-That in the absence of the governor the members of the commission may elect one of their present members to act as chairman; not less than three members of the commission shall form a quorum for the trans action of business; the powers of the commission shall be exercised by orders adopted by majority vote and entered on it's records; no , order shall have any force or effect unless it shall receive the affrma- tive votes of at least thre mem bers of the commission present and voting; the clerk of the conim
 sion shall keep a record of the pro ceedings of the meetings of [
 commission, including the vote on every question submitted; all meC' ings of the commission and it's
 records shall be public; the commission is authorized to make investigations and to conduct hear ings upon all matters within it's Jurisdiction whenever In it's judg- ment the public interests require it and to subpoena witnesses and
 to compel them to attend and testi- fy; each member of the commission and the clerk is authorized to ad- minister paths in all matters within the jurisdiction of the commission, or any member thereof, and any
 person who shall wilfully testify l falsely upon such oath shall be
 guilty of perjury; the district court
 of Alaska shall have authority and
 Jurisdiction to enforce obedience to
 subpoenas issued under this Act to
 the same extent and in the same manner as it may enforce obedi-
 ence to subpoenas issued out of
 said court.
 (Then follow sections transferring g
 to the commission control in Alaska
 over roads, trails and bridges, tele-
 graph and cable lines, navy radio
 stations, Indian affairs, education
 and mining, local land office affairs
 the forest service work, biological
 survey work, agricultural experiment
 stations, fur sealing and salmon
 fisheries, the fisheries service, re-