The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-04
THREE DIVISIONS
 OF ALASKA HAVE NEW BOUNDARIES
Fourth Judicial Division Ex- tended 10 Sea Coast
 Two Divisions Losers. :

The boundaries of, three judicial divisions of the District 'of Alaska have been changed according to ai circular order received by Clerk J. w. Bell, of the United States Dis trict Court. The order is true copy of the original as certified by the Department of State, and is signed by Jno. Harvey, Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior.
 By the new order, the Second Di- vision loses slice of territory. the Third Division also is loser, and the boundaries of the Fourth Division are extended to the sea coast When the order was signed, March D, 1921, no changes had been made in the boundaries of the First Di- vision, which remains as at present. The boundary between the Sec ond and Fourth Divisions has been changed near the Kivichivik river, 161 meridian west longitude, point midway between the Yukon and Kps- kokwim rivers. The. line then runs southwesterly to point on Boring Sea, north of Hazen Bay which is north of Nelson Island.
 The lower end of the Fourth Di- of Hagen Bay, and extends along the coast to Cape Newenham, this part of the coast line being eX- tracted from the Third Division. The Fourth Division now includes Bethel and the lower Kuskokwim section, Nelson Island and all islands in Kus- kokwim Bay.
 The Thrid Division. along the coast line, includes the Alaska Pen insula, the Aleutian and Pribiloff Islands, and all, islands along and off the coast as formerly with the ex- ception of the island and territory from Hagen Bay to Cape Newen- ham.
 Changed by Congress
 The changes in the boundaries of three of the four Judicial Divisiona of the District of Alaska resulted by the Act to amend Section A. Chapter on Title 1 of an Act entitled: An Act making further provision for a civil government for Alaska. and for other purposes" approved June 6. 1900, as heretofore amended by Section of an Act entitled ian Act to amend Section S6 of an Act to provide a government for the Territory of Hawaii to provide for additional judges, and for other jul dicial purposes" approved March 3, 1909, and for other purposes.
 The new order was approved by Congress on March 2, 1921.
 The following is the technical de scription of the boundaries of the Second. Third and Fourth Judicial Divisions:
 Division Number Two
 Division Number two shall consist of all that territory lying west of a 1 line commencing on the Arctic Coast at the 18th meridian; thence ex- tending south along the easterly Wa tershed of the Colville river to q point on the Rocky Mountain divide between the headwaters of the Ci'- vile river on the north and west | and the waters of the Chandlar riy- CT on the south; thence southwestern ly along the divide between the wa ter of the Colville river, Kotzebue Sound, and Norton Sound on the north and west and the waters of the Yukon on the south to the l62d meridian of west longitude thence along said meridian to a point reid way between the Yukon river and the Kuskokwim river; thence south westerly to the point of intersection of the 61st parallel of north lati- tude with the shores of Bering Sea; the said Division to include all the islands lying north of the 59th par allel of north latitude and yves, of the 14Sth meridian of west :0ngi- tude. excepting Nelson Island. all islands in the Kuskokwim Bay all islands in Bristol Bay, and all is-I lands in the Gulf of Alaska. north of the 5Sth parallel of north lari- tude.
 Division Number Three,
 Division numbered three shall con sist of all that territory lying soItn