SYNOPSIS
Of the Alaska Delegate Law
and Interesting Matter
About the Election.
Following is a synopsis of the a. t ap
I i veil May 7, llKVi, providing for a
i!i 1. gate to congress from Alaska.
i lie delegate at the time of his elec
tion shall have Keen for seven years a
citizen of the United States, shall he an
inhabitant and (ptalilied voter of Alaska,
r.o; less than “5 years old and shall
p ~scss the same powers and privileges
r.i: l he entitled to the same rate of eom
•t i ■ -alion as delegates from territories of
t; . United States; provided that in lien
i i ail other allowances he shall, in addi
; !■ n to his salary, receive the sum of
ijl,'00 per annum, which shall cover ail
ileage and other expenses except sta
id eery allowance and compensation for
i !•• k hire.
The tirst election for delegate from
Alaska shall he hel 1 upon the second
Tuesday of August, 1900, and all suhse
e .lent elections on the second Tuesday
in August in each year when there is a
general election for the house of repre
s ■utatives. At said first election there
■ hall he elected a delegate wiio shall
i: ild his office for the unexpired portion
i i the Fifty ninth wngress, designated
: s the “short term;” and al-o one who
shall hold his office for the full term of
the Sixtieth congress, designated as the
“long term.”
The delegate chosen at each subse
quent election will lml.I his office for the
miiiu term as the* members of the house
of representatives chosen the same year.
The salary ami allowances of the dele
gate chosen for the short term shall be
•„ in with the hate of his election certifi
cate and extend until the close of the
Fiftv-ntnth congress. The salary and
allowances of the delegate chosen for
the long term shall begin at the com
mencement of the term of the Sixtieth
congress and extend until the close
thereof. The salary of delegates chosen
at subsequent- elections will Ik* for the
full terms to which they are elected.
' All male citizens of the Tinted States
21 years ol l and over who are actual and
bona fide residents of Alaska, ami who
have bepn such residents continuously
during the entire year immediately pre
ceding the election, and who have been
residents continuously for fiO days next
preceding tilt- election in the precinct in
which they vote, shall he qualified to
vote for the election of delegates.
Kach incorporated town constitutes an
election district. Where the population
of such town exceeds 1,UU0 inhabitants
the common council may at tin ir% dis
cretion divide the district into two or
more voting preciucts. The common
council shall also appoint, at least :U>
days In*fore election, three judges of
election and two clerks for each voting
precinct, and no more than two judges
and one clerk shall belong to the same
IMiliticul party. The common council
to provide suitable polling places and to
|N»st notices in three public places at
least ‘10 days previous to election, a copy
of said notice also to Is* published twice
weekly iii a neasjmpcr.
\U the territory in each recording dis
trict now existing *»r hereafter created
situated outside o| an UH orj*.rated town
t«» i r«at«* ‘»ne election di*tfirt; the tJ-in
IIIi«#l<«lt*r shall thirty day* l« f**re the
first and sixty days before subsequent
elections issue an order and notice, in
which lie shall divide the election dis
trict into the necessary voting precincts,
no voting precinct to be established with
less than ISO qualified resident voters.
Copy of notice to be posted at com
missioner’s office and copies at three
public places in each voting precinct.
At least 30 days prior to election the
commissioner shall select, notify and
appoint three judges of election for each
voting precinct, no more than two of
whom shall be of one political party.
Judges of election in each election pre
cinct to constitute the election board for
said precinct and to supervise and have
charge of the election therein. They
shall secure a place for holding the elec
tion and provide a ballot box They
shall pass upon the qualification of the
voter, receive and deposit the votes in
the ballot box, and canvass and make a
return of the votes cart. Each of the
judges will have power to administer
any oath necessary under the act. In
case of any question or disagreement a
majority of the judges shall govern.
Two of the three judges in each voting
precinct outside of incorporated towns,
to be selected by a majority of said
judges, shall also perform the duties of
clerks of election of that precinct; the
two judges performing the duties of
clerks shall he of different political par
ties; they shall makea full written record
of the election, and each of them keep
a correct duplicate register and enter
therein the names of the voters and the
fact that they have voted or been re
fused, and a brief statement of reasons
for refusal.
r.iu'h candidate is entitled to one
watcher at each voting jirecinct, who
shall he permittecl to be present within
the place of voting from the opening of
the polls until the ballots are finally
counted and the result certified. Each
watcher must produce credentials signed
by the candidate he represents.
In case any of the judges of election
fail to appear and ipuilify, the qualified
voters present may, by a majority viva
voce vote, select a suitable person or
persons to till the vacancy or vacancies
in said board.
Polling places to remain open from S
a. in. to 7 p. nr.
Ballots may be written or printed.
For the litst election they shall be sub
stantially in the following form:
“FOR PKLF'.GATK FROM ALASKA.
“For the short term (here insert the
name of the person voted for).
“For the long term (here insert the
name of the person voted for).”
Such ballot shall be folded by the
voter so as not to disclose the vote, and
by him handed to one of the judges of
election, who shall deposit it in the ballot
Imix. At the time the ballot is so de
posited the clerks of election shall each
of them enter iii his duplicate registei
the name of the voter and the fact that
lie has Voted.
Any jh isoii offering to vote may be
challenged by any election officer, quali
fied voter or watcher, and w hen so dial
ling! d heiorc lieina allowed to vote be
shall make oath touching his qualifica
tions
The election Ismrd at each imlling
place, as -*h»ii as the jsills are closed,
shall immediately publicly prisced to
• •ten the Util >t box and count and can
vass tie* votes cast and make out in du
plicate a certificate of the result, apcci
lying the noml-er of votes, in Word* amt
figures, cast for each candidate, anil
they shall then immediately ami care
fully seal up in one cuvelo|w* one of said
duplicate certificate- ami one of tin- reg
ister* of voter*, all tiie ballot* east ami
8. E. IIEETER. HARRY BURRUSS.
HEETER & BURRUSS,
FREIGHTERS and PACKERS
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nil affidavits made, and mail the same
to the governor of Alaska. The other
duplicate eertilieate and register of
voters, etc., shall be addressed to the
clerk of the distinct court for the divis
ion in which the precinct is situate; and
the said clerk shall, as soon as he re
ceives the said duplicate certificate, at
once make out and mail to the governor
a certified copy thereof.
The clerks of the district courts and
the governor shall each retain and care
fully preserve all such documents re
ceived by them to the end of the term
for which the delegate chosen has been
elected.
The governor, the surveyor general
and the collector of customs for* Alaska
shall constitute a board to canvass and
compile the votes. The hoard to com
mence its duties within ten days after
the third Tuesday in October in each
year in which an election is held.
Each newspaper in Alaska is author
ized to publish the notice of election
provided for, and having published the
same according to law shall receive $10
therefor.
Republican Convention.
Juneau, May 24.—The republican ter
ritorial central committee issued a call
yesterday for a republican convention
to meet at Juneau July 14 for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for dele
gate to congress. The primaries are to j
be held June 25. The apportionment
provides for 150 delegates, 50 for each of
tin' judicial divisions. The representa
tion allowed the principal towns is as
follows: Juneau 10, Skagway (S, Ketch
ikan 15, Douglas 4, Treadwell 4, Wran
gell 15, Sitka 5, Nome and vicinity 17, j
Candle 5, Fairbanks 10, Cleary 4, Valdez j
(1, Seward 4, C'hena 2, Kantishna 2. The
remainder of the delegations are scat
tered among the various mining camps
in sufficient quantity to make up the 50
for each judicial division.
Third Division Apportionment.
Cleary 4, Circle 1, Chena 1, Coal Hay
I, Diamond City 1, F.llamar 1, Kagle 2.
Fortymile district 1. Fairbanks crock 2.
Fairbanks 10, Hope l. Kyak Catella 1,
Kantishna 2, Kodiak 1, haTouehc 1,
McKinley 1, Urea 2, Kampart Seward
J, Sunrise 1, Tanana 1, Fnga2. Valdez 0.
Some discrepancies np|>enr between
the foregoing sets of figures, but they
are printed as they came to hand.
Considerable dissatisfaction has liecn
expressed at the apportionment. It is
said more important towns have Ih-cii
given no representation at all, while
Candle is allowed the. skagway and
Haims the latter with I think the)
have a kiek coming, and Fairbanks has
a legitimate grievance.
Who Thomas Cale Is.
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C Proprietor Manager
£ Wines, Liquors and
| GOOD Cigars....
....Billiard and Pool Rooms
> Barber Chair in the House. $
and Seattle •
Ranier Beers
> OLD VALLEY WHISKY
? The Only Stock.
MIXED DRINKS
Our Specialty
to congress at their convention Inst
neck, they decided upon a man who
Inis been identified with the great camp
since its early days, and who has played
i conspicuous part in all matters per
taining to miners and their industry.
Tom ('ale, the one man for whom we
ill can vote without hesitancy when the
time for casting our ballot comes, is one
a Alaska’s prns[>cctors. Since the first
reports of new discoveries went abroad
Tom has been among us. 11 is heart
heats sympathetically, and his head is
dear. Whenever work is to be done he
is found in line. Three years ago Tom
l ale was at the head of the Miners’
Protective Association, organized to se
me to miners and prosjiectors provis
ions at reasonable prices. A period of
•torill and stress broke in upon the
Association, and Tom’s executive ability
was sorely tried occasionally, and to its
last degree. When the storm of indig
nation was Isating fiercely on all sides.
Tale was at the helm and steered the
association into smooth waters ami to
success. *
Tver since that time his admirers
have remembered him, and w henever a
strong man was misled ihey'U-lhoiight
themselves of llftlll.
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