The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-26
SHIPPING BILL AS AMENDED BEFORE HOUSE

now under consideration by the leg islature, providing for an independent steamship line from the states to Alaska, and which is likely to pass, is as follows:
 Section 1. The Alaska Territorial Shipping Board is hereby created. Said board shall consist of the gov ernor of Alaska, who shall be presi- dent of said board, and four directors selected as follows: The governor of Alaska shall, within five (5) days after passage and approval of this act, designate four seaport cities in the Territory of Alaska to select a mem- Der of the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board and shall notify the chamber of commerce of such cites of such des- ignation. The chamber of commerce of each city so designated shall, within two (2) weeks thereof, by reso- lution of otherwise, appoint citizen of such city as a member of said board and imm mediately notify the gov ernor of Alaska of such appointment. The directors so appointed shall hold office for the term of two (2) years an until their successors are ap- pointed, and shall receive a compensa- tion of fifteen dollars ($15.oO) per day and travelling expenses when in actual performance of their duties when convened by order of the gov ernor of Alaska.
 Sec 2. Authority is hereby vested in the shipping board created by. this act to establish a general steamship freight and passenger service between different Alaskan ports and between and upon any of the navigable waters of Alaska and elsewhere, and for this purpose shall perform all the duties generally performed by the board of directors of a private steamship com pany They shall appoint a person to be designated as the Territorial Ship ping Commissioner, who shall per form all the duties general pertaining to the office of general manager of private steamship company, shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, to be paid monthly upon war rant issued upon the territorial treas urer, in the same manner as salaries of other territorial officials are paid, to be paid from the appropriation provided herein.
 Sec. 3. The shipping board shall have full power and authority to do everything necessary to carry on a steamship freight and passenger busi- ness, as herein provided, and shall have power to charter, purchase or contract for the construction of suit able vessels as the interests of the Alaskan trade require, with due re gard to the funds available for such purposes under the provisions of this act.
 Sec f. In the performance of their duties under the provisions of this act, the shipping board hereby created shall act as trustees for the Territory of Alaska and all contracts entered into by them shall be made in the name of the Territory of Alaska by the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board as trustee for the Territory of Alaska and shall be signed by the chairman of the board and the ship ping commissioner.
 Sec. 5. The Territory of Alaska hereby consents to be sued in the name of the territory on any and all causes of action growing out of any transaction or act of said shipping board in the performance of it's duties as herein provided, and may bring such actions in the name of the ter r:tory, <. upon the direction of the Alaska Territorial Shipping Board, for the enforcement of any rights or protection of any interests it may ac- quire under the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 6. The governor of Alaska shall have the power to convene the shipping board whenever in his judg- ment the interests of the territory demand it.
 Sec. 8. The incorporated cities of the first class of the Territory of Alaska situated on navigable waters are hereby empowered, either separ- ately or two or more acting in con- junction, through their city councils, to establish steamship freight and passenger service between such cities and other ports of river points in Alaska or elsewhere, and for such purpose may levy special taxes on