The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-03


 into effect the plan of Governor Riggs to relieve Alaska from the burden of excessive transportation charges, by authorizing the territory to enter the transportation business, was prepared by Attorney General George B. Grigsby. with the approval of Governor Riggs It is as follows:
 ~'Bt it enacted by the legislature of
 the Territory of Alaska:
 Section 1. That there is hereby established board to be known and designated as the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board, which shall consist of the governor of Alaska, the attor- ney general of Alaska and the terri rorial shipping commission to be ap- pointed by the governor of Alaska, who shall be person of not less than ten years experience in the steam ship business in interstate commerce. He shall receive a salary of ten thou sand dollars ($10,OOO) per annum, to be paid monthly by the territorial treasurer, and necessary office and travelling expenses, and shall hold of flee during the pleasure of the gov ernor of Alaska, and shall at all times be under the direction of said Ship ping Board, shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the said board, and shall make such reports as from time to time are required of him by said board.
 Sec. 2. That authority is hereby vested in the Shipping Board estab- 1ished by this act, and it is hereby made their. duty, to charter, with op- tion to purchase where possible, freight and passenger steamers suit able for carrying on freight and pas senger service between Alaska and Seattle, Wash, or other Pacific coast ports, and said board shall, as expe- ditiously as possible after the passage of this act, make and conclude charter parties >for not less than foour (4) vessels of suitable tonnage and ca pacity for the Alaskan trade. at a charter rate of not to exceed twenty five thousand dollars C$25,O00) per month, said vessels to be chartered preferably from the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor poration, and under no circumstances on terms less favorable to the char terers than those offered by said Unit ed States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, and provided that at said charter rate of twenty-five thou sand dollars ($25,00O) per month, or at any rate of more than twenty thou sand dollars ($20,OOO) per month, the charter party shall contain the follow ing conditions
 T. That the owner shall provide and pay for all provisions, wages and consular shipping and discharging fees of the captains, officers, engi- neers, firemen and crew, shall pay for the insurance of the vessel, also for all the cabin, deck, engine room and other necessary stores, and main tain her in thoroughly efficient state in hull and machinery for and during the service.
 "2. That all charter parties entered into by said board shall be for a period of not less than two (2) months and not to exceed twelve (12) months, but the charterers shall secure an option for extension of the period whenever able to do so.
 Sec. 8. That at least one of the vessels chartered by the board shalT be placed upon what is known as the Nome run; that at least one of said vessels shall be placed upon the run between Seattle, Wash, and South western Alaska ports, but may, when ever in the judgment of the board the interests of the territory require it, call at Southeastern Alaska ports; that the other two vessels shall be placed upon the run between Seattle, Wash, and Southeastern Alaska ports, but may, whenever in the judgment of the board the interests of the terri tory require it, call at Southwestern Alaska ports.
 Sec. 4. That the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board shall have full power to do all things necessary for the proper conduct of an interstate com merce freight and passenger service between Alaska and the United States, shall fix freight and passenger rates, shall maintain an office in Seattle, Wash, and establish an agent there whose duty it shall be to solicit and contract for business for the board, and who shall have authority to con tract in the name of the board, 1t be- ing the intent and purpose of this act that the Shipping Board hereby con- stituted shall have full power to carry