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NEW LAW FOR BOUNTIES
ON WOLVES AND COYOTES
MAKES CHANGE IN OLD LAW'
In enacting a new taw provid
ing for bounties on wolves and
coyotes, the recent legislature
made some material changes in
the old law. The new law will
tibt go into effect until 90 days
after adjournment of the legisla
ture, or until near the middle of
next June. The text of the new
law follows:
“An Act to provide for boun
ties on wolves and coyotes and
the manner of paying such boun
ties ,and repealing certain laws
new in effect.
“Be it enacted by the legisla^
lure of the Territory of Alaska.
“there is hereby placed upon
every wild lobo or timber wolf
and every wild coyote or praire
Wolf, legally taken within the
Territory, a bounty of Twenty
Dollars, said sum to be paid in
accordance with the provisions
hereof.
Affidavit and Claim
“To obtain such bounty the
person killing a wolf or coyote
within the Territory of Alaska
shall submit a claim in the form
of an affidavit subscribed and
sworn to before any Notary Pub
lic, United States Commissioner,
or other person authorized to
take acknowledgements, or be
fore any Postmaster in any com
munity where there is no Com
missioner. Such affidavit and
claim shall also contain a sworn
statement by an adult resident
of Alaska, other than the Notary,
■Commissioner ,or other person
before whom the affidavit is
sworn, certifying that such per
son is personally acquainted with
the claimant who executed the
affidavit and believes that the
statements therein set forth are
true.
"All claims for payments of
bounties under this Act shall con
ta n a certificate signed by a
W Idlife Agent of the Alaska
Game Commission, or other of
fi designated by the Alaska
Game Commission or authorized
by this Act to sign such certifi
ed1^. certifying that such wild
life agent or officer has person-j
i ally examined the wolf or coyote
i pelt or pelts; has identified such
pelt or pelts as wolf or coyote
pelt or pelts; that he believes
them to have been legally taken
within the Territory of Alaska;
l and that he has personally re
moved the ulna and radius bones
' of the left forearm or Heft fore
i leg from such pelt or pelts and
that 'he has punched holes in the
left ear of such pelt or pelts, as
required by this Act.
Presentation of Certificate
“It. shall be the duty of any
person claiming payment of
bounyt under this Act, to present
the affidavit and claim, properly
executed, subscribed and sworn
to, together with the pelts, with
the ulna and radius bones of the
left forearm or foreleg attacked
thereto in the natural state, of all
aaimafs on which bounty is claim
ed to a Wildlife Agent of the Al
aska Game Commission, or other
officer designated by the Alaska
Game Commission or authorized
J by this Act, for identification
and certification. Any person
sending such claims and pelts by
mail or otherwise to any officer
for identfication or other purpose
shall assume all risks of loss or
damage of any kind whatsoever.
“Any Wildlife Agent of the AI
aka Game Commission, or other
officer designated by the Alaska
Game Commission or authorized
by this Act, upon receipt of an
affidavit and claim, properly pre
pared and executed, with the
pelt or pelts of wollves and coy
otes, with the ulna and radius
bones of the left forearm or fore
leg attacked in the natural state,
shall examine such pelt or pelts
and if he believes them to be
wolves or coyotes, legally taken
within the Territory of Alaska,
he shall remove the leg bones
from such pelts, punch holes of
not dess than one-half inch in
diameter in the left ears of the
pelts, complete the identification
certificate on the affidavit and
claim, and promptly forward
such affidavit and claim to the
Treasurer of Alaska, at Juneau,
Alaska. The leg bones shall be
destroyed by such certifying of
ficer and the pelt or pelts return
ed to the claimant or to such
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person as he shall designate.
Return of Pelts
“It shall be the duty of any
j person sending any pelts to any
j officer for identification and cer
| tification or other purpose, to
6 early and planly state what
disposition he desires shall be
made thereof. If the person send
ing such pelt or pelts desires
them returned or sent elsewhere,
i he shall enclose with them a pro
perly addressed tag with suffici
ent postage affixed thereto, show
ing clearly and plainly the ad
| dress to Which he desires them
sent. If any pelt or pelts are re
ceived by anv officer without
(proper instructions for their dis
; position, he shall in his discretion
I destroy them as being worthless,
j or forward them to the Treasur
i er of the Territory for disposition
in accordance with existing laws
relating to unclaimed property.
| “Any person who shall'l make j
any false statement in an affiidav
it, claim or certificate for the pur
pose of obtaining any payment
of bounty under this Act or for
the purpose of aiding, assisting
or abetting any other person in
obta ining bounty under this Act, i
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed one thousand dol
lars, or by imprsortment not to
exceed one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, in the
discretion of the court; and shall,
moreover, be liable to the Terri
| tory of Alaska, for refund of any
j bounty paid or obtained by rea
son of the affidavit and claim in
which such fa’se statement was
! made.
No Bounty to Employees
“No bounty shall be paid un
j der this Act on any wci'tf or coy
j ote killed by any salaried civil
ICE DATES
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Ice Moved at Nenana
1917—April 30 .11:30 AM
' 1918—May 11 . 9:33 AM
1919—May 3 . 2:33 PM
I 1920—May 11 . 10:46 AM •
1921— May 11 . 6:42 AM
1922— May 12 . 1:20 PM
I 1923—May 9 . 2:00 PM
j 1924—May 11 . 3:10 PM
1925— May 7 . 6:32 PM
1926— April 26 . 4:03 PM
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1932— May 1 . 10:15 AM
1933— May 8 . 7:30 PM
1934— April 30 . 2:07 PM
1935— May 15 . 1:32 PM
1936— April 30 . 12:58 PM
1937— May 12 . 8:04 PM
1938— May 6 . 8:14 PM
1939— ?? ?? ??
Write to your friends and rela
tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
kick out of it
ian employee, whose salary is
paid from any Territorial or Fed
eral funds.
“That section 579, 580, 581,
532, 583, and 584, Compiled Laws
of Alaska, 1933, Chapter 25, Ses
sion Laws of Alaska, 1935, and
Chapter 64, Session Laws of Al
aska, 1937, are hereby repeal
ed.
SALES
Every Month in the Year
Auction Sales Dates
1939
MAY 10
JUNE 7
JULY 12
AUGUST 9
SEPTEMBER 6
OCTOBER 11
NOVEMBER 8
DECEMBER 13
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON
REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be made as
usual when requested.
Transferred by telegraph
If Desired
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BRIDE STANDS BY ACCUSED BIGAMIST
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; Held in an Oakland, Cal., jail on a bigamy charge sworn to by the
| father of his bride, fvan Stauffer (Tgiht), Los Angeles fire truck
salesman, explained he married red-haired Phyllis Savage (left),
former Everett Wash., beauty contest winner, in the belief the
divorce obtained nine months ago by his first wife permitted him to
do so in Washington, even though it will not become final in Cal
ifornia until a year has elapsed. His bride announced in Los An
geles she would sue for an annulment and re-wed Stauffer wheln
the decree does become final, despite what she said were parental
objections to the marriage
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