The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-18
FIRST IN HISTORY
 OF TERRITORY MEETS MARCH 19
Social Security Legislation to Be Considered in
 l5-Day Meeting
PRESENT ADJOURNMENT TO FALL ON MARCH II

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 of Regular Session and
 Extraordinary Term
 In reply to request by the 18th Legislature for special session in order to have time to consider So- cial Security legislation, Gov. John w. Troy today issued proclama- ton calling an extraordinary ses- sion of the Legislature to convene March 19, or eight days after the regular session adjourns on March II, for the specific purpose of considering legislation in conjunc- tion with the national security set- up.
 It is the first special legislative session ever called in the Territory and it is limited by law to IS days.
 The Governors proclamation call- ing the extraordinary session fol- lows:
 A Proclamation by the Governor
 Whereas. the Senate and House of Representatives of the Thirteenth Territorial Legislative Assembly un- animously passed Senate Joint Resolution as follows:
 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ND
 In the Legislature of the Territory
 of Alaska
 THIRTEENTH SESSION Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature of
 the Territory of Alaska.
 Whereas, the Thirteenth Regu- lar Session of the Alaska Terri- torial Legislature convened at Ju- neau, Alaska, on the second Mon- day in January. 1937, as the law directs; and
 Whereas, due to the lack of trans portation facilities caused by the long protracted marine strike, and unfavorable weather conditions such as to forbid travel by air, many members of the Legislature were not annd could not be present for many days thereafter, thereby delaying much important legislation coming before this body; and
 Whereas, the most important leg islation ever to come before the Territorial Legislature, to-wit, the consideration, adoption. and-or re- jection by the Legislature of cer- tain features of the Act of Con- gress approved August IA. 1935, oth- erwise designated, pursuant to its title, as the Social Security Act" still remains to be considered and acted upon; and
 Whereas, the amount of neces- sary and important legislation now confronting the present session of the Legislature makes it impossi- ble to give the same consideration to which it is entitled within the prescribed limit of the present ses- son, to-wit, within sixty days: and
 Whereas. if such legislation now pending before said body. and to be presented thereto, shall receive the proper consideration, an extra session of the Legislature becomes imperative;
 Now, Therefore. be it resolved that His Excellency. the Governor of Alaska, be requested to call an extra session of this Legislature up- on its adjournment. March II. 1937. for the purpose of allowing suffic- tent time in which to properly con- slider and dispose of the afore- mentioned legislation, and to pro- vide funds forcarrying out the pro- visions of the Social Security Act.
 Whereas, am convinced that the Resolution aforesaid sets forth the actual condition as they ex- isted at this time creating a public necessity which requires that there should be an extraordinary session of the Territorial Legislature fol- lowing the present regular session; Therefore. I. John w. Troy. Gov ernor of Alaska by authority vested in me by Section 4, Chapter 72 of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1883. hereby summon the Legislature to convene in extraordinary session at Juneau on March l9. 1887, to con- slider legislation made necessary by the National Security Act and to provide funds that may be neces-