The Nenana daily news., 1920-04-24

with respect 10 rates, regulations, and control of railroads, steamship lines, and other common carriers, which shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the interstate com merce commission under the act of Congress entitled An act to regu- late commerce." approved Febru- ary 1, 1887. as amended by the act of Congress approved June %, 1906. and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto; and to this end there is hereby conferred upon the board hereby created all the authority. jurisdiction, rights. and powers now possessed and exercised in or concerning the matters herein described by any of the existing executive departments, commissions. bureaus. or offices.
 Sec. 8. That the board is all thorized to provide itself with fur nished offices at some accessible point in Alaska. and with such branch offices as may be required for the transaction of business, with such books. records, stationery. and appliances, and such office and field assistants. clerks, stenographers, typewriter, and other employees as may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duties imrosed by this act upon such beard, fixing the compensation of such employees with in appropriations made for that pur- pose.
 Sec. 1. That the heads of depart- ments or of independent commis- sions. bureaus. and offices now hay ing jurisdiction and control over the matters and things subject to the provisions of this act are here ly authorized and directed to trans fer to the Alaskan Development Board such jurisdiction, supervision, and control, and the appropriations made therefor may be expended by the board in manner as if same were so directed in the appropria- tor acts. and such jurisdiction and control shall hereafter be within the province of the Alaskan Devel- opment board and shall cease and determine under the other aforesaid departments, commissions, bureaus. and offices; and such experts, en- ployes. property, and equipment as are now employed or used by said departments, commissions, bureaus, and offices in connection with the subjects herewith transferred to the Alaskan Development board are di- rected to be transferred to said board. -." ..
 Sec. ,. That the board shall be under the general supervision of the secretary of the interior. who is hereby authorized to provide gen eral rules and regulations, not in- consistent with law. for such super vision. including the examination, review, and investigation of the books. records, accounts, and acts Of the board. Appeals will lie directly to the secretary of the interior from all final decisions or actions of the board.
 Sec G. That it shall be the duty of the board to submit an annual report to Congress, through the sec retary of the interior, and from time to time advise Congress as to existing conditions with respect to matters under it's supervision or control, recommending such new laws or changes in existing laws as may be deemed advisable or neces- sary.
 Sec. 7 That all moneys received by the board from sales, leases. fees. or any other source under it's control shall be deposited in the tre; sury of the United States and i set aside as a special fund, to be Known as the Alaska fund, to be
 used for the payment of the salaries i of the board, it's subordinate officers
 and employees, and the expenses in-
 cident to the execution and admin i istration of the business and duties
 of the board, the balance to remain : subject to such future appropria-
 tion thereof as Congress may make for the development. improvement,
 and betterment of the Territory of
 Alaska.
 ! Sec. s. That nothing in this act
 shall be construed as in any way
 granting to the board, its officers
 or employees, any authority, control
 or jurisdiction over the political ol