The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-10
Laws Passed by 18th Territorial
 Legislature


 The following laws have been passed by the Territorial Legisla- Lure and approved by the Governor. Others will appear in this column l from day to day until all the laws are published:
 H B. 85-Approprlating Sl5,000 to aid the City of Douglas in it's re- habi,i -ation program following the lrece.-. fire
 ! s. E. l7-Providing that names of candidates not representing any po- litical party shall be placed on the official ballot followed by the word independent. The application to
 have such name placed upon the
 ballot as candidate for a Terri torial office shall be signed by not less than 250 qualified electors of
 the Territory and filed with the Auditor on or before the first day of February, and for a Divisional office by 50 qualified electors. H. B. 25-Licensing persons en- gagged in the practice of chiroprac- /, tic in the Territory and prescribing the requirements necessary to obtain l a license.
 H. B. 27-Requiring the Auditor to make an audit of the books of l all Territorial institutions at least once each biennium.
 H. B. 43 = Providing for annual leave of 30 days for Territorial em- ployees with pay and additional sick leave of two weeks.
 H. B. 45-Providing that all vou- chers in various departments must be approved by the administrative officer of that department before presentation to the Auditor. II. B. 49-Amending the existing law as to compulsory school at tendance between the ages of seven end Is years with certain exception, If the child is mentally or physi- cally incapable of attendance, and providing that children residing more than two miles from a school shall not be required to attend un- less transportation is furnished
 H. B. 48 - Providing that any town, village or settlement outside limits of incorporated towns, hav- ling a population of 100 or more, and 30 children between the ages of six and IT, may incorporate as a school district embracing not more than 40 square miles; with the added provis- ion that if there are more than 30
 children in the district, the dis trict may embrace 150 square miles I $. B. 23-Levying a three per cent : tax on the gross production of gold l and platinum mines in excess of
 $10,000, and the following levy on
 the net incomes of other mining
 property: Not over $100,000, three
 fourths of one per cent; over $10,000 and not over $20,000, one and one
 fourth per cent; over $20,000 and
 not over $100,O00, one and three
 fourth; over $100,0O0 and not over $150,000, three per cent; over $150,- GOO and not over $250,000, four per
 cent; over $250,000 and not over $500,000, five per cent; over $500,- coo and not over $750,000, six per
 cent; over $750,000 and not over one million, seven per cent; over a million, eight per cent.
 s. B. 37-Amending the present law to provide that every provision in conditional sale reserving prop erty to the seller shall be void as
 to any purchaser from or credit litor of the buyer, who, without mo- tice of such provision, purchases the Igoods or acquires by attachment or
 levy lien upon them before the
 contract or a copy shall be filed
 unless such contract or copy is filed
 within 60 days after the sale.