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 494 F IFTY-SIXTH CONGRESSA Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1,900. ,0‘§§§g} c{,”,,f,m“°§,‘;g,§f Sec. 1047. The last section shall not_be construed to affect the power of a testator in the d1spos1tion of his real property by a last will and_ testament, nor to prevent a trust arising or being extinguished by 1mpl1cation or operation of law, nor to affect the power of a court to compel spec1iic performance of an agreement in relation to such property. b0§'}*§,Q,{§Q§}’¤*°’ °’ _ Sec. 1048, A sale or transfer of a boat or vessel is not valid unless it be in writing and signed by the party making the transfer. TITLE III. ` CIVIL CODE FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA. CHAPTER ONE. _ or COMMISSIONERS, PRECINCTS. Sec. _ Sec. 1. Judge to divide district into pre- ‘ 3. Jurisdiction and authority of comcincts. missioners. . 2. Additional commissioners. 4. To be provided with blank books. mls? ‘°‘“"id° dw Sec. 1. It shall be the dut * of the judge of each_°’Hii*ision of the dismmm Ummm trict court for the district of} Alaska, by an order to be entered upon the journal of the_ court, to divide the respective divisions of the district into precincts, and he may thereafter, from time to time, alter the same and establish new precincts as the public convenience may require. He shall define the boundaries of such precincts by topo- _ _ graphical lines or. otherwise, as may be most convenient. s,;},‘§;f"°“°‘ °°’““‘**_ Sec. 2. The boundaries of the precincts shall be so established that, considerin distance and means of travel, public convenience ma · be promoted y requiring the appointment o comm1ssioners by the ,1v1- sion of the district court most readily accessible to the area embraced in the precinct. Precincts shall bear such name or number as the court in the order creating it may designate.· The fprecinct lines shall only be regarded for purposes of convenience in _ xing identity, but shall notlge limitations on the jurisdiction of commissioners as established _ by w. , ,h{,‘§.§§,°"f§}°“,,‘;‘,',§_{’,,'§i‘;j Sec. 3. In the event of failure of the judges to include all of the dis-. ¤i¤¤¢¤- trictpwithin precinct limits, the Attorney-General may, by order, cause the omitted area to be attached to or embraced in an established precinct orrgrecincts. ,,1§,‘{,‘;‘§,§’,g,Y*d°d with Sec. 4. e Attorney-General may, from time to time, make such rules and regulations, not in conflict with law, as he may deem necessary to insure the eiiicient administration of the law and to avoid coniiicts of jurisdiction or of officials in the district. _ -CHAPTER Two. OF HUSBAND AND WIFE. Sec. Sec. . 5. Marriage a civil contract; at what 12. Ritual of religious bodies recognized. age contracted. 13. Neither husband nor wife has inter- 6. Between what persons prohibited. est in property of the other. 7. When voidable. 14. Civil remedies against each other. 8. gy whom solemnized. 15. Contracts between husband and wife. 9. ow solemnized. 16. May constitute each other attorney 10. Certificate of marriage. · in fact. 11. Marriages by the de facto clergymen 17. Neither liable for the other’s debts: or judicial officers. mlrfgrgggggmgmggigg Sec. 5.- Marriage is a civil contract, which may be entered into by conmcm. males of the age of twenty-one years and females of the age of eighteen years who are otherwise capable.