. Review of reviews and world's work. aska, and for Oth-er Purposes, introduced by Senator Carter, ofMontana, is in effect both a Territorial constitu-tion and a code of law. It seems to have beenvery carefully devised to meet actual makes Alaska a civil and judicial districtunder the executive administration of a gover-nor, appointed, as at present, by the President oftlie United States, with an exceptionally largerange of discretion and authority, owing to theremoteness of Alaska from the seat of our gov-ernment at Washington. Tlie surveyor-generalof Alaska is to be cx-officio
. Review of reviews and world's work. aska, and for Oth-er Purposes, introduced by Senator Carter, ofMontana, is in effect both a Territorial constitu-tion and a code of law. It seems to have beenvery carefully devised to meet actual makes Alaska a civil and judicial districtunder the executive administration of a gover-nor, appointed, as at present, by the President oftlie United States, with an exceptionally largerange of discretion and authority, owing to theremoteness of Alaska from the seat of our gov-ernment at Washington. Tlie surveyor-generalof Alaska is to be cx-officio secretary of the dis-trict, and to perform such duties as are assignedto secretaries of Territories. There is to be adistrict court with three district judges, one ofthe judges residing at Juneau, another at , and another at Circle City, the firstone holding court alternately at Juneau andSkagway. These judges have authority to ap-point commissioners throughout Alaska who areto act as justices of the peace, recorders, and. Photo by Bell. HON. THOMAS H. CARTER. Senator from Montana.) probate judges, and perform various duties, civiland criminal, of a kind imposed by law on Unit-ed States commissioners. In view of the terri-torial extent of Alaska and the wide dispersionof the people, it is obvious that tliese commis-sioners will liave a great deal of importance inthe maintenance of law and the protection ofrights. There will be an attorney-general forAlaska, and three district-attorneys, one for eachof the judicial divisions, with subordinates thatwe need not here specify. There is also due pro-vision for marshals and deputy-marshals for theefficient execution of the law and of the ordersof the judges and commissioners. The impor-tant officeis besides the governor—such, for ex-ample, as the surveyor-general, the attorneys,judges, and principal clerks and marshals—areto be appointed by the President of the UnitedStates with the confirmation of the Senate, andare t
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