The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-31

tHueS cOllecleu TOT tllt CuITeIli fiscal year, shall be turned over to the county treasurer for ex- penditure as the county commis- sioners of other governing body of the county may direct, until the Territorial legislature shal provide suitable uniform revenut laws for the Territory, counties and municipalities not inconsisten with this act.
 Sec. 20. That the legislaturt of the Territory may create sucl other Territorial, county, district township, precinct or municipal Of ficers as may be deemed necessar, for the public good, define thei duties. fix their compensation an provide for the method of thei
 election or appointment: Pro vided. that such officers as hay already been provided by the Tel ritorial government may contirkl and their incumbents perform tn duties and receive the compensa tion, as the law now provides until the laws are repealed or am ended by the Legislature: An, provided further, that any office appointed by the Governor, whetf CT by and with the consent of tn Senate or otherwise, may be remov ed and a successor named by tho governor. -
 Sec. 21. That the salary of tho Governor of Alaska shall be $7,00t per annum, with such allowances secretaries, clerks, travelling expen ses, and other benefits as are nov or may hereafter be provided b. law. The salary of the Territoria secretary shall be $4,000 per an mum, with actual expenses whe. absent from the seat of govern ment on public business, and h may be allowed such assistants clerks and so forth, and such stf tionery, office equipment, and forth, as the Department of the Ii terior may deem necessary: Pr vided, that nothing herein shal be construed to prevent the Te' ritory from making additional al lowances for assistants, clerks, an so forth, should it be deemed net essary. Provided, further, tha the Secretary of the Territory ma not leave the seat of government without permission so to do i writing from the governor.
 Sec. 22. That all territoria laws and laws of Congress appli cable to the Territory of Alasks that were in force therein i'm mediately prior to the passage and approval of this Act shall remair in force until they are amende, or repealed by the legislature o the Territory or by Congress, ex cept where they may conflict witt this Act. All portions of Alask' that may not be organized int counties shall be governed as al ready provided by Congress or th' legislature of the Territory unti Congress or the legislature of tn Territory shall provide otherwise Sec. 23. That the territorial Ter islature may remove all licens charges or taxes of nature or kim whatsoever that have been levie specially against the people O. property of Alaska and that art not generally applicable throughou the country.
 Sec. "A. That the judiciary o' ch provided for Alaska by law, except that there shall be two additional district judges, one additional judge for the third judicial division: Provided, that the Territorial leg islature may create additional pro bate, justice and other inferior courts.
 Sec. 25. That the people of the Territory of Alaska shall be rep resented by two Delegates in the House of Representatives of the United States, chosen by the peo- pie thereof at the regular Terri torial elections in the years when the members of the House of Rep resentatives are chosen. A Dele. gate shall, at the time of his cleo tion, have been a citizen of the United States for seven years, and shall be an inhabitant and quali- fled voter of the district from which chosen and shall be not less than twenty-five years of age, and when duly chosen and qualified shall pos sess the same powers and privileges and be entitled to the same com. pensation as the Delegates in the House of Representatives from the Territorias of the United States :; Provided, however, that such Del. egate in lieu of other allowances shall, in addition to their salaries. each receive the sum of $1,500 per annum. which shall cover the costs of mileage and other expen- ses, except stationery allowance and compensation for clerk hire. Un- til otherwise provided by the Leg. islature of the Territory, one of the Delegates from Alaska shall be elected from the first and third judicial divisions and one from the second and fourth divisions.