Dietrich Bill:
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An Epitome.
The following is an epitome of the
Dietrich bill introduced in the senate in
? January, a copy of which the Forum is
in receipt of through the courtesy of
Senator McCumber.
Alaska to be governed by a board
" consisting of governor and six commi;
sioners; three of whom to be elected;
one from each division. Term 4 years.
* This board shall have authority to en
act laws not in conflict with congress.
Each miner shall, before Dec. 1st, of
each year file affidavit of work with the
commissioner for each claim. Fee $2.
*■ Failure to do so within ninety days
thereafter to work a forfeiture.
Location of claims by power of at
torney is limited to one claim for each
miner in each division. No one owning
claim by such power of attorney shall
own more than one claim, except by
purchase, in the division where claim is
located.
Government board shall be judge of
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Salary governor; $5,000, and $5,000
fcr clerk hire and travelling expenses.
He shall also have all rights and privil
• eges in the House of Representatives
possessed by delegates from territories.
Alaska shall not be deemed an organ
ized territory.
Qualified voters: any male inhabitant
21 years of age, able to read and write
the English language; residing in Alas
ka at least one year and in election dis
trict forty days.
First election: first Tuesday in Sep
tember, 1905, and every four years.
’ There shall be a Supreme court for
Alaska, consisting of a chief justice and
three associate. Appointed; four years
v Office of district judge as heretofore
existing abolished.
Any judge whose decision is appealed
from cannot sit in case on appeal.
Salary justices, $7,000: disc attorneys
$5,000; marshals, $4,000; members of
government board, $5,000.
Alaska shall consist of four judicial
divisions.
That hereafter the governor, judges,
attorneys, marshals and commissioners
appointed by the governor, not to be in
^rested in any way, directly or ipdi
f >tiy, in any mining claim or adven
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ture.
Commissioners shall receive a salary
from $300 to $4,000 per annum. Ex
penses to be borne by commissioners.
No commissioner whose salary is over j
$2,000 shall practice law. I
No commissioner whose salary is over
$2,500 shall be appointed unless he be a
duly qualified attorney.
An inspector of accounts of marshals i
commissioners and clerks shall be ap- j
pointed. Salary $4,000 and shall reside;
in Alaska. j
Fee bills printed in ♦ large type shall j
hang in two conspicuous places in each!
commissioner’s and clerk’s office. j
Any official collecting unlawful fees,
refusing to give a receipt, using office j
to defraud, etc. shall be removed and i
disqualified from holding any office of J
trust or profit under the United States i
and fined from $300 to $3,000 in addit- f
ion to penalty already provided. : i
Liquor licenses sha.ll be issued by
clerks when ordered by governor.
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Regular Trips to Glen and
Surrounding Creeks Twice
a Week
TEAMING & JOBBING
One Team Always in Town
Cord Wood Sold and De
livered in Any Quantity
Jim McHugh Frank Smith
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Office Hows: I to 3 p. m. and when not otheiwue engaged
Office and Residence, Second Avenue
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Pi. OAL.IOKUKT
Attorney at Law
Rampart Alaska
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month. All Masons invited to attend.
J. H. Hudgin, M. D. Pres. J. B. Wingate, Sec.
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