The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-24


 Chain Store Licenses
 House bill 127, Gordon, to license chain or branch stores and provid- ing penalty for evasion. This tax is to be based on the number of stores in the chain operating stores in Alaska and provides graduated scale.
 For stores belonging to chains of not more than ten stores, license tax of $10 for each such store in Alaska will be levied, for more than 35 stores in the chain, s15, more than 50, $25, more than 75, $100, more than 150, S250, more than 225. $350, more than 300, s450, more than 400, $500, and more than 800. s550 annual license for each such store in Alaska.
 House bill 128, Dowd, amends the licensing of adjustment, credit and collection agencies to three per cent Of gross income per annum.
 House bill l29, Dowd, amends the law which gave Benny Benson, de- signer of Alaska's flag, a sum of ever $l,o00 for schooling at the Uni- versity of Alaska, the amendment giving the money outright to Benson, following his request to be permitted the money for attendance of diesel school in Seattle.
 House bill 13O, by the Education. Public Health and Morals Commit tee. to grant authority to the Ter ritorial Board of Administrat tion the right to accept grants of Federal funds for educational purposes.
 ChiIdren's Home
 House bill 131, Davis, by request, to appropriate s50,O00 for the pur- chase, construction and mainten- ance of home for dependent child ren.
 House bill 132, Drager, an act re- lating to injury of personal property in the poisoning of another persons animal The amedment makes it pos sible for the magistrate trying such cases to adjudge the offense mis- demeanor and also to permit the complainant recourse in suit.
 House bill 133, Drager. to provide for election in local districts as to organization into 'Ne-Fence' Dis tricts.
 Clerecal Salaries
 House bill 134, Drager, to establish classification of Territorial cleri- cal employees and fixing salaries. The scale set up in the bill is as fol- lows:
 Assistant Clerk, base pay S75 a month, qualifications an eighth grade education, and duties in mim- eographing, messenger work, parcel wrapping and general assistance in the office. Increase in pay is permis- sible at S20 a month to Sl25.
 Clerk -Stenographer base pay S125, with increases permissible at s25 a month up to SITS, with requirements high school education, ability to take and transcribe correspondence, which shall be the duties of the job.
 Clerk Accountant, base pay SIPS, with increase possible at $25 month to SITS, requisite a high school edu- cation with normal bookkeeping Knowledge and must have two years experience
 Chief Clerk, maximum entrance salary $200 month, must have five years office experience, and increase to be by Territorial appropriation.
 Accountant, maximum entrance pay $2O0 per month with five years experience and advanced technical bookkeeping knowledge required. h. crease in such salaries is also to be passed on by Territorial appropria- tion
 No employee. under the bill shall be given raise in salary before he has worked at the job at least six months. =
 Additional help will be paid $5 a day.
 House bill 136, by Smith makes amendments relative to the duties of Commissioner of Health, and authorizes him to make regulations regarding rules of camp living condi-. tions where employers furnish such living accommodations. For Stocking Lakes
 House bIif l37, by sRogge, asks s. 900 for development of Alaska Re creational Resources in the stocking