The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-02
VOTING SPLITS pR0p05ED FOR
 FIRST DIVISION
Additional Salmon Tax Is Among Six New Sen-
 ate Measures

An Act to adjust the First Judi Icial Division of Alaska into two legislative Districts" with four Representative and two Senators from each district, to be effective at all General, Primary and Spe- cial Elections" was introduced in the Territorial Senate yesterday afternoon by Senator Joe Green, of Haines.
 By provision of the act, Senate Bill No. 51, Legislative District NO. i of the First Judicial Division would include the voting districts of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Hyder and Klawock. District No. 9 would encompass Juneau, Sitka, Douglas, Skagway and Haines.
 The First Division would thus be bisected, geographically. along the line of the Parallel of 57 de- erees north latitude. It is pro- vided that Representatives and Senators shall be resients of the Legislative Districts that wish to represent.
 Salmon Tax
 The canned salmon industry is asked to foot the bills for addi- tional costs of the Territory's gov- ernment by Senate Bill No. 53, offered by Senator Howard Lyng. In addition to all levies now inn posed by law on the business of canning salmon, the measure pro- vides for an extra tax of eight cents per case on King, red or Sockeye salmon, and of four cents per case on all other species of salmon that may be packed during the calendar year 1945.
 A Legislative Counsel to assist members of the Legislature, the Governor and other Territorial of ficials in the drafting of proposed legislation is asked by Senator N. R. Walker, in Senate Bill No. 54 The Legislative Counsel would be appointed by, and would work under the direction of the Attor- ney General of Alaska. He would be employed for period of one month prior to each session of the Territorial Legislature and also for the duration of each session. The bill sets up an appropriation of S3,0O0 for the biennium, to cover salaries and costs.
 Senate Bill No 52, by Senators Lyng and Grehold Collins, would amend present statutes relating to the number of residents re- qdired to form a municipal cor poration of the second class. Il would also lower the number oi permanent inhabitants required from 50 to 20
 Tn addition to the four above bills introduced in yesterday after moons session, the Senate received two new memorials, as solons con- tinued their parade to the Secre- tarys desk in anticipation of to- days deadline on new measures. More Roads, Trails, Airfields
 Senate Joint Memorial No. IA by Senators Lyng and Cochran, is another request to the Highway Engineer and Board of Road Com nissioners for construction of roads and airfields-the first such for the Second Division. It asks ex- penditure of the following sums $10,000 for improvement of roads and airfields at Candle; S10,000 for improvement of roads and the building of an airfield at Fortuna Ledge; $2,5OO for improvement of trails and airfield at Shungnak; S2,500 for improvement of trails and airfield at Kiana, and $2,50O for improvement of trails. and the airfield at Selawik
 Senate Joint Memorial No. IS, by Senator Green, is still another roat.
 H and airfield request on the long list. It asks the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners and the Alaska Road Commission that a reasonable amount of the road fund be devoted to the completion of the Haines landing field and the con- struction of road from Jones Point, near Haines, to connect with the Haines and Alaska Highways. The two memorials were referred to the Transportation, Highways and Navigation Committee. Senate Bill No. 51 went to Elections; No 52 to Municipal Affairs; No. 53 to Taxation, and No. 54, to the Judi ciary group. Nos. 53 and 54 are to Joe passed along to the Finance