utes of the Uniiod States con
ferring limited powers upon the
Terr i to rial 1 eg i s 1 a t u r e.
In considering this .subject if
Will be necessary to m ike refer
ence to various provisions of the
bill. Under 1 he Federal Consti
tution Congress ha- fail an t
complete power to enact, law.-; for
local government of Te• iei
It may legislate diroef'y o'
transfer the power to the lot* n
legislature formulated in such
manner and invested wbh seAi
limited powers as Congress may
see fit to grant..
By tbe act of May 17, 123 d (2 1
Rtat. 24) Alaska was const oui e
a civil and judicial district and
authority was provided for i;
appointment of a governor and
a district judge. In reseed v.o
the powers of the governor ii
was provided: “Tie shall perform
generally in and ovc’ said dis
trict such acts as pertain to t^a
office of governor o'' a Torre arv
so far as the same mav be oe.de
or become applicable there;a."
By the act of June a. ld()0
(31 Slat. 321) enti led “An aw
making further provision far a
civil government of Alaska, end
for other purposes.” it w ’■ pro
vided in section 2 thereof that
the governor should exerei.w
authority as above stated in the
quotation from the act of May
17, 1834. It added certain o:;un
specified duties of the governor
and expressly conferred ■■-eon
him the authority to appoint no
taries public for the district.
Br {hf' ;'r* f>r ,T i1”; : ■ 1'J 1i
(".1 ds.k C5vW
mad.' e ' • Oiflcio • i; 1 ' •
of pc;die m dvse .ion r’. as
auch ■ s 5 *■ iv s n ■ tijjcrvi ion m :
dire cken r.'. i.p.o i ' selcxss, iii
A:lid disl.-l'-t
By the act oi' Aug >st 24, 1012
(XI Stat. j12) Congress provided
Hie organize turn oi' a Tci rkorial
form cl government, for Alaska
and created i-gisla.i.ive listen
bly wit.Ii limbed powers of legis
lation. Section 4 of tde act. ou
pres • ly proi d 'Ci: ‘‘That, all the
powers of the United St-fes
heretofore p; -seJ establishing
the eus-wi'e ana juoiviai
]< nirpt s tn '• t • • a, a-, dl •. o r~
tinne in fail fo mb i> amoo-i..
on o
ot;hevv.' >.
: i r>r>vi ",
'peeiert nv
gross ' I'; for1'": n r o
thai all laws , c m in
Alaska, e
provided : '
until a mends': a or repealed by
(dr >g' e a; by 'So Jegisl'ias’C
Bid it vets l
vide cl that
granted to
amenc! or r
in force in
tend to -
jrets, no
iv,, « n ; - ,; r'
ler e rpv' •••ly mo
an thor it,y ! w'un
a legislature to
ad. the laws Me n
■ trai should no; eu
m pecifled sso~
n '* \s as' to
> : bi at of T.mu ■
a stot. dint. ",;d
s en 9
iIso ocnnsinecl a long list
of specific limitations to be vio
lated by the hi1! in question.
Subject to the limitation spe
cified in tbs' said organic act
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