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Tokotna, Alaska, under the Act c{
March 3, 1879.
Takotna. Alaska,. Defts. .Jtk 492.71 .
Meaning of the ?
Controller Bill!
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Hy jjaft A.. Sutherland;-Dejegato. to]
Congress. 1 i
((Continued from Last Issue.)'
The Territories of Colorado and i
Nivadat'.both. organized in 1861, at
fhfeir first-‘legislative sessions, elected
treasurers and auditors. In Colorado,
bjftlm.governor’s, ominatidn and con
sent of the legislative-council. In Ne
vada. ,i>y the governor's nomination
and consent of the Senate. .
In lH76;Oolorado enacted the fol
!«wiatr law/for the election of auditor ■
slid treasurer:
TSat^at the genrt'al election of
each biennial year, thereafter,, there
shall be'elected in such years the fol
lowing TerritoriaLoffigers: That is to
say one. (1) Treasureer*aad one (1)
Auditor.!,’
This Act never*'bdcani't effective for
'hb reason - that Colorado was pro- !•
claimed a State in 1876 and at its,
timb-election w Gcvemor, Lieutenant1
Governor, Secretary of State, State
Treasurer, Attorney General, and Su
wriniendent of Public Instruction:
were, elected by popular vote of the
people. •
The 'Territory of Washington or-|
gqnizcd in 1853, convened its first i
legislative session on February 17,!
1854. At this session an auditor, a!
•rtasurer atid a public, printer were j
elected by joint ballot of. both houses.!
Thevt rovvpnor had no part -in the se- j
leationi of these .officials.
At the sixth; legislative session of!
ttfb’ Territory of Washington, 1858-9,1
fchb following memorial to Congress ]
was passed:
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House of Representatives of the
United States in Congress assembled:
“Your memorialists,..the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory,.of Wash
ington, would respectfully., request
that your Honorable body .would-pass
an act authorizing. American citizens,
over whom Territorial governments
arc established,--tn. choose their own
Governors .and Judges
This memorial, it will be noted, is
an appeal for the privilege of. elect
ing Governors and Judges in all Ter
ritories. The.-Washington Territorial
Legislature appears t.o have been
quite persistent on this subject by
memorials and resolutions instructing
their Delegate- in Congress, to obtain
the privilege, of popular vote of the
people.
The. following ^solution was passed
at the 185U-60 session, of the Wash
ington Legislature:
“Resolved, h ythe Legislature of
Washington Territory, That our Dele
gate in Congress be instructed to pro
cure the passage of a law authoriz
ing the people of this Territory to
elect their Governor and Judges of
the District and Supreme Courts.”
The first legislature of the Terri
tory of Montana, in L8G4,. selected
their Territorial Treasurer. , Auditor
and Superintendent of Publfu in
struction by joint ballot of both
Houses in manner identical-,with the
Territory-, of Was'd lutrn- .
The Territory of Nebraska, 1855;
Dakota, -262, and Idaho, 1868, each
enacted laws at their first legislative
session providing for the election by
the people of their administrative of
ficers..
The Dakota Act of May.,13, 1862,
providese: “That at the first annual
election for the year A.-D. 1862, and
every second year thereafter, , there
shall be elected by the qualified voters
of the Territory* one.- Territorial
Treasurer and one Territorial Au
ditor for the terra of two years."
The Nebraska Act'provided-for the
election by the people*'of a librarian,
an auditor and d treasurer, while the
Idaho Act was for “First One- Terri-;
torial Treasurer. Second,- 1 )na-- Ter
ritorial Auditor, who shall be ex-1
officio Librarian. - Third.. One Terri
torial Superintendent.- ot\ ublic In-;
struction.”
It appears that many duties were
imposed upon the Auditors of the;
Territories until the office hecame the.
most important of all Territorial of
fices. In some Territories he;was Su
perintendent of Schools, Librarian,
etc., in addition w duties as gen-;
eral accountant for .the-Territory. I
The Territory of Idaho, ip 1866,!
changed the name -of the Auditor’s)
office to that “Controller.” Ini Sec. 18,)
chapter 43, Session,JLaw.a.o'f 1865-66;
“The TerritoriaJL.Ccwitroller shall be
ex-officio Territorial Librarian, and in
all laws and pacts of laws wherein i
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the same shall be construed to be and i
mean Territorial Controller.’.’
It is probable that, the word ‘Con
troller,’.’.in its .application to the office .
of Territorial, administrator original-i
ed in the.Territory ,of- Idaho. |
The. hill introduced in the Alaska
Legislature provided for a reorgani-1
zation of the administrative branch of
the Territorial government and. des
ignated the propnsede organization
as a Board of Control,, the chairman
of which would correspond to the
auditor and is called Controller, in
thus designating the auditor as Con
trolltr the author of. the Alaska
measure was simply following the'
precedent established in Idaho. The
powers conferred on the Controller
under this hill were similar to those
conferred in Idaho, with some addi- j
tional powers.
The proposal that the Controller,1
the Treasurer and the Attorney Gen-!
eral should constitute a Board of Con
trol simply established a system of {
cheecks and balances within the ad- j
mini strati ve organization.
The proposal to select a Controller I
by joint ballot to serve maci!! he
should be chosen hy-the people at the i
next election was strictly in keeping1
wiUji othhre Territories, for their j
first officials were selected by joint,!
ballot , of the Legislature.
It may be said that Alaska is not :
compelled to follow the lead of other,
Serritories in the. administration of
its government. The reply .to that
assertion is that .every unit of this
government outside of the original
thirteen States disp£ayede its capac
ity for self-government in order to.
take on the sovereignty of Statehood,
and the history of the Territories
shows a continual fight for autono
mous rights,,, and it further shows.,
that when these rights when once ac- ^
quired were- most., jealously guarded
'by the legislative representatives.
They seemed, to believe that, these
rights were best protected by men
who, were responsible to the people of j
the Territory. In fact the legislative I (
representativees of American Terri-:
buntra in Liie past uaiurany assumed
that., when Congress severed, certain j
functions of government from . the I
Federal-Bureau and gave them, to, the
people of the Territory, it was their
duty to, . maintain those functions
within the control of the people and ! !
not transfer them back to those from; \
whom they were taken by Congress.! I
The efforts of former Territories | j
were directed toward obtaining ; \
powers from Congress and holding,
Cast to allth eyreceived.
(Cdjitinued Next Issue.)
SILVER FOX. WOLF HAVE 1
BRISK SALE SEATTLE AUCTION
SEATTLE.—Silver fox and wolf
wore in demand at the monthly auc
tion of the Seattle Fur Exchange, j
Seventy-five per cent of the offering'
of 2,500 wolf skins exchangeed hands
at an average price of $10.27, an in.- j
FORFEITURE NOTICE.
To Frank Irwin, his heirs,..executors,
assigns and successors in interest:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified thaJt the undersigned has ex
pended for annual Jaho® and improve
ments the sum of one hundred: dollars;
($100.00) per.year lor.the years 1914,
1915, 1916, •19117, 1920, 1921, 1922. and
1923 upon the following described
mining claims in the Innoko Record
ing District, Territory of Alaska:
No. 4 Abotre Gold Run Group,, on
Little creek, a tributary of Ganes
creek;
No. 5 Above.',God Run Group, on
Little creek, .a . tributary of Ganes
creek.
That alt of. said work and improve
ments were required by law and were
put upwn said claims in compliance
therewith in order 'to hold the same
for each said year^nd thereafter;
And if within ninety (90) days
'fatter the publication of this notice
you, or any of you, fail to pay your
portion of theuampunt expended onj
the above claims, your interest in j
said claims will become forfeited to
the undersigned co-owner, according
to the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes-of the, United States.
WILEIAM SQHNEIRLA.
Date of firsjt publication, Dec. 10,
-1927,. '
’ Date of last, publication, March 17. I
1928,... . *. • " {
■rease of' 10 per cent. The best lot
>rought f 14.25.
Silver fox averaged. $M2;35, $330
jeing the top price paid for a pelt.
Marten advanced 25 per cent and av
?raged $27.74. Mackenzie rivers
wrought $27. Average darks sold up
.o $50. Cascades fetched from $12
:o $15, and British Columbia coasts
SI8 to $25..
Ermine sold well at an average of
B1.75 to $2.50 for Alaskans. The
aest lot brought $3.03. Practically no
red or white fox were-' offered. A
small offering of cross fox averaged
856.
Fresh Northwestern mink sold well
for an average of $12. Otter sold at
>pen market prices, averaging $23.25.
Beaver also sold at open market
prices'and averaged $35.
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