The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-23
INTRODUCES BILL
 GRANTING WOMEN
 RIGHT ON JURiES
Election Bills Also Put Before Senate Committee
 Recommendations.


 ing of the Territorial Senate wa short one, many bills of import ance and one resolution were intro Guced and referred to committees.
 Senator Collins introduced s. $ No. 29, conferring on women th' same right and duty to serve al jurors as men now have.
 Section one of this bill is as fol lows: / Women who are over the age o twen:y-one years, possessed oI al their natural faculties and of soune mind, who have not been convicted of a felony, and who are citizens of the United States and inhabitants |, of the Territory of Alaska, shall | have the same right and duty tc serve as jurors, whether grand oi i petit, in any court or tribunal, as men now have; provided, however that a challenge for implied bias may be exercised against woman 1 juror if her father, husband, son or tbrother sustain such relationship to either litigant that a challenge for | implied bias could be exercised against him in event he were called tcs juror on the case.
 This was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
 Senator Collins said: II believe this bill will certainly pass as it has the endorsement of the great ,-;t af ha The time is now ripe for this ac- ton. giving women the right to serve on juries.
 New Election Bill.
 Senator Hess introduced s. E. No. I31, defining the qualifications of electors in the Territory of Alaska There are four sections to this measure, one relating to those who were born in the United States and have not renounced their allegiance thereto, or are naturalized citizens of the United States.
 Scantor Hess stated this will per tain principally to women who marry a foreigner or unnaturaliZed man. Courts have ruled that women so marrying lose their right to vote. This section will provide that women so marrying will not lose their own naturalization and can vote.
 Sections "b' and "c" relates to these who become actual inhabl- tants of the Territory at least one year. prior to the date of election, end "who are actual bona fide resi- dents of the Territory, residing con tinuously during the entire year iramedlltdy preceding the cleo tion."
 Senator Hess said that formerly wife could vote at an election II she arrived the day before an cleo ton, the law presuming that as the husband had been a resident for the required time, the wife had also This is to change the present pre- sumption This bill was referred to the Election Committee.
 Primary Law Bill. Senate Bill No. 30 was introduced by Senator Price and is an act re- pealing the present primary cleo tion laws, qualifications, etc. It is understood this bill will be amend ed tomorrow and made more ella borate.
 l Senator Britt introduced Senate 1 Concurrent Resolution No. z, print cd elsewhere in this edition, and 1t was referred to the Fish Committee. A communication from the Cover nor, enclosing letter from Nal colm Brock, President of the First Bank of Cordova, relative to the proposed depositor's guarantee fund act. was read and referred to the 1 F4rance Committee.
 Senate Bill No. 23 was returned to Senator Hess for amendment.
 Help for Territorial Board. I The Committee on Education re- ported on the report of the First Territorial Board of Pharmacy, rec I ommending that an amendment be made requiring the deposit of funds of the Board as collected in the Territorial Treasury, and that an appropriation be made by the Leg