affidavit and acknowledged that she
free and voluntary act and deed
and for the purposes and uses
herein mentioned.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND
OFFICIAL SEAL this 4th. day of
November, 1925.
(SEAL)
William L. Paul, Notary,
Public for Alaska.
ELECTING II GOVERNOR
We believe that the vast majority
of Alaskans would uni e in ask in r
that Congress permit the Electorate
of Alaska to elect our owa Cover
nor and Secretary.
Such a measure would give u-*
a chance to show the people of
the United States that we would
settle our squabble? without anv
difficulty. The principle of “majority
rule” is one that'is thoroly under
stood by all -American citizens.
When officers win by a majority
vote, that settles the mie~tion until
next election. There is not nearly
the dissention among Alaskans that
there seems to be. Our trouble has
been and is the fact that we
must appeal to somebody else for
final action.
Therefore Alaskans will be glad
to know that our Delegate, the
Honorable Dan Sutherland, has in
troduced a bill in Congress per
mitting the people of Alaska to
elect, their own governor.
We do not know who will argue
against such a bill, or what their
argument might be, but perhaps
a small group of people will manage
to find a reason for dmng so We
reprint the bill a5, follows:
Governor
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States in Con
gress assembled, That the Governor
of Alaska shall be elected by the
people of the Territorv. The first
election under this Act shall take
place at general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, anno
Domini 1028. The term of office
shall begin on the 1st day of March
of the succeeding year. ' *
Tho governor ejected under this
Act shall serve for a term of four
years and until his successor is
ejected and qualified, unless he h
sooner removed for cause or be
otherwise disoualified from acting
rr rovenor,
Sec. 2. The duties of the gover
nor shall be as now prescribed by
law and as hereafter provided eith
er by Congress or by legislature
of the Territory.
Secretary
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the
Territory of Alaska shall be elected
by the people of the Territory,
and the first election of secretary
under this Act shall take place
at the general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, anno Domini
1028. The term of office shall be
gin on the 1st day of March of
the succeeding year.
I no secretary elected under this
Act shall serve for a term of four
years and until his successor is
elected and qualified, unless he be
sooner removed for cause or other
wise disqualified from acting as se
cretary.
Sec. 4. The duties of secretary
shall be as now prescribed by law
and as hercnflcr provided either
by Congress or the legislature of
the Territory.
Sec. 5. No one shall be qualified
to act as governor or secretary of
the Territory of Alaska unless he
be at least thirty years of age, a
citizen of the United States, and
has been a bona fide resident of
Alaska for at least five years im
mediately preceding his election;
has never been convicted of a fe
lony or a violation of the laws pro
hibiting or regulating the sale of
liquor, or of any misdemeanor in
volving moral turpitude, and remains
a resident of the Territory while
in office.
Sec. fi. The qualification of vot
er' nu'horizod to vote for Gover
nor and Secretary of Alaska shall
bo no’v prescribed by law.
Sec. 7 In the event of a vacan
cy in the oTice of either governor
or secretary, the President of the
United States shall fill such vacan
cy by appointment, and such ap
pointee shall serve until such office
ran bo filled by election for the
uncxpirod term, in the event the
vacancy occurs at least six months
prior to the holding of a general
election in the Territory.
Sec. 8. The salary of the gover
nor and the secretary of the Territ
ory shall be fixed by the legislat
ure of the Territory prior to the
option of any such officer, and when
ao fixed shall not be altered dur
ing the term of office: nor shall
any such office’4 be entitled to nnv
other remuneration, pepquisjte, qr
emolument for any services to the
Territory or the Federal Govern
ment, except actual and necessary
expenses incurred in conducting
their respective offices and for
which due appropriation has been
made in advance: Provided, how
ever, That until changed by the
legislature the salary of such offi
cers shall remain as now established
by Congress.
Additional Legislative Powers
Sec. 9. In addition to the powers
now possessed by it, the legislator?
of the Territory shall have the fol
lowing au'.hor'ty:
To repeal or amend that certain
Cal 2 Election gdidb
Act approved March ?*;,1899, as
amended bv Act of June 6, 1900,
providing for license tax on busi
ness and trade in the Territory of
Alaska.
To repeal or amend that certain
Act of Congress approved Janu
ary 27, 1005, entitled, “An Act to
provide for the construction and
maintainance of roads; establish
ment and maintenance of schools,
and the care and support of in
sane persons in the District of
Alaska, and for other purposes,*'
so far as the same relates to the
establishment and maintenance of
schools and the support of insapo
persons.
Fish And Game
To exercise full police and r°-.
.dilatory authority over the fi^h
pad rmp and fur-bearincr animals
of the Territory of Alaska, ex
clusive of fur seal and sea
otter: Provided. however.
That such laws shall not conflict
with the migratory bird law enact
ed by Congress.
Roc. 1ft. A citizen and tnxpever
of the Territory of Alaska shn’i
have the authority to institute lo
p’al proceedings in h's own name to
recover any funds or monr-vs illegal
lv mid out to the treasury of tho
Terr’torv. or illegally diverted there
from. In the event, of iudgment
in favor of the plaintiff in suoh
cn*e it, shall be adjudged that one
half of the rum recovered, togeth*
or with a’l tho cost' of the pro
ceedings taxed as part of the judg
ment. shall h" paid to the T^aln’iff
and the remaining half of the rum
r■covered, exclusive of costs, shall
he r>Md into the treasury of the
Territory: Provided, However, That
in the event the legislature of th«
Tr^l'crv shall nuthor’z.e soma o'**.
c!rl fherof fa institute -n^h
cepdinirs as above provided for, no