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 \~, '- §l·44 ,z·1rLn #8.-TERRITORIES Q4. Governmanqand shall besnpplied with one copy of each of said. pnhliwtions in the same manner as sach publications are supj plied to other depositories. —. (Jane 6, 19QQ, c. 786, 5 33, _31- Stat; 333; Mar. 3, 1995, c. 1497, § 2, 33 Stat. 1266.). ·` 5 _, 44. Taxation by municlmlities; ‘ limitation.-—-No incorporated town-br municipality Shl111.=·lBYj any tax for any purpose in excess of 2 per `centum of the assewed valuation of property within the town ln; any one year. l (Aug. 24, -1912, c._ 387, I 9,* 37 Stat. 51-1.)_ _ _  ‘ _ _ r i r E. _Diverc·e‘; requirement, "of. `residencc'; evidence in open, cenrt,...;No divorce, shall be granted by, the courts of the Terrie teryf unless the applicant therefor shall have resided in the Territory for two years nett preceding the lapplication, which _ residence and all causesjor divorce shall be determined by the court upon evidence nddueed in open court. (Aug; 24, 1912, r e. ast, 5 so sr sm; or-1.) g , -   ·· l $46. Insane persons; contract for care and custody of.—'I'he  Secretary of the interior shall, as in his judgment may be f deemed advisable, adjvertise`ior_and receive bids for the care t and custody of persons legally adjudged insane in alaska, ani? in behalf of the United States shall contract, for one or] more l Years, as he may deem best, with a_ responsible asylum or sanitarlnm west of the naain range of-the ,Rocky Mountains. submitting the lowest and best responsiblelbld for 'the care and tcastoclv of persons legally adjudged insane ln Alaska, the cost of advertising for bids, executing the contract, and caring for the insane to be paid from appropriations to .be made for such service upon estimates to be submitted to Congress annuallyf (Feb. 6, 1909, c. 80,1 7, 35 Stat. 601.)  ·‘   ~ _. ' `47. Same; commitment; compensation of commissioners, jurors, and §*itnesses¢-Commissioners appointed by the judges of the district court in Alaska, pursuant to law, shall, as ex omcio prohategjndges and in the exercise of their--probate jurisdiction, have the power, and it'sl1al1_be their duty, in their _ respective districts, to commit. by warrant under their hands and seals, all persons adjudged insane in their districts to thé~ asylum or sanltarinm provided for the care and keeping of the insane of the Territory ot Alaska. No person} shall be adjudged insane or committed as such eréept upon and pursuant to the _ following proceedings, to Wit: Whenever complaint in writing is made by any adult person to amcoinmissioner that there is an insane person at large in the commissionefs rdistrict, the commissioner shall at once cause such insane person to be. taken into custody and to `be brought before him, and he shall. than immediately summon and inipanel na jury of six male adults, residents et the district, to inquire, try, and determine whether. the pension w ieomplalned of is rally insane. The members ot said jury shall, ebeiore entering upon the discharge of. their duty, each take an oathto dillgentlyl inquire, justly try, and a, true verdict render, touching the mental condition of the person charged with being insane. Before entering Y upon such trialthe commissioner shall appoint some suitable person to I appear for and represent in the proceeding the (person complained ot. as insane. And in ease there is a physielan or surgeon in the vicinity who eaaf he nrocured, the commissioner shall eausa such surgeon or physieian to examine the person alleged to ·be insane, and after snch examination to testify under oath hetero the jury in respect to the mental condition ot said person. The commissioner shall preside atsald hmring and trial; All wit. nesses that may be oitered. shall he hard andshallhe permitted to twtify under oath in said 'matter, and after, having heard all the evidence the said jury mall retire to agree upon _a verdict, and it the jury unanimously, hy their verdict in gwrlting, Gnd that the said pcrsonso charged with    as aforesaid is really and truly insane and that he oarht to be —committed to the asylnxntor aanitarium alormaldg and the. commissioner anprovea such inding, he shall enter; judgment

zw rzvsuiage possssszoys 1562 l adjndglng thessild person to be insane and adjndglng that he he-at once conveyed to and thereafter properly and safely kept , in the said asylum or sanitnrinmnntil duly discharged there- n l {rom by law. The commissioner shall thereupon, under his hand and seal, issue his warrant, with a copy of saldjndgment attncl1ed,_for the commitment of said insane person to the asylum, or sanltarinm aforesaid, which warrant shall be doliveredf to the"marsha1.ot the division in jvrhich said proceedings · are had, and- sha1l_dlrect.sald `marshal to safely Qkeep and de 1iver°sa1d insane person for said asylnmfor sanitarinm, and the said marshal,. forthe service ot  ln.-connection with and the guarding and the- transportation of the insane, shall he compensated from the same source and in the same manner as in the case oi; prisoners convicted of crime. Theecommlssioner, `the jury¤i¢¤, and the_  in said proceeding" shall he entitled to the same compensation and mileage as fn ctrll actions. And all the compensation, mileage, fees, and all other expenses and outlays incident to said proceedings shall be audited and allowed by the district Judge of the dlvlsionain which said proceedings- are pending andhad, and when so antdltediand allowed ‘ shall a be paid by the clerk of the court in e¤cli.dtv`{sion as the incidental expenses ot the conrt are by himpaid and from the same fund. (Jan. 27, 1905,, c. 277, I`8, 33 Stat. d19._) e _ 48. Same; return to legal residence or fri£.~¥—·'1‘he Secretary of the Interior shall, so soon aspractieable, return to their; places 'oi residence or to their ffriends `inmitw of insti- - tutions for the care of the insane not midenw of Alaska at the time they  insane, `The commitment papers for any person adjudged insane Shalli include a statement by the commltting authority as to the residence of snch person. ·(Mnr. 3, 1925, c. $462, 43 Stat. 1181;.) _` ·. .49. Persons admitted to hwpitala.—-Patients who are __not indigent may`_be admitted to the hospitals erected hy`- the Sec- a rotary of the Interior for the mediml and sanitary relief of the Eskimos, Alénts, Indians, `and other natives ot Alaslga for care and treatment on the payment of such reasonahl’e_ebargestherefor asthe Secretary ot the lnterior shall prwcribe. (Jane ·`12, 1917,  _§· IQ 40 Stnt.151: May 24, 1922, e. 199, 42 Stat. — 584; Jan. 24, 1923, ·c._42, 42 Stat. 1205; June 5,1924, e. 26-1, 43 ‘ Stat. 427} Hnr.·3, 1925, c. 462, 43 Stat: ,1181.) ` i ‘ LEQISLATURE mn oovnnmmscr ,_ 61., Governor; authority in 'ggner•L—··'1‘here shall be ap· { pointed for ‘ the Territory a governor, wjho shall reside therein “ during histternr omce andbe f,char§ed. with the interests or ‘_ the United States. overnmeht within the Territory. To the end atoreealdihe shall hare anthorlty to. see that the laws enacted for the said Territory areeniorced and to require the `faithful discharge of their dntles hy the `omclnls appointed to ‘ administer the-same, He may also grant reprieves for o¤ehses' committed against the laws of- the said Territory  ot) the United States until or the decision ot the President- thereon shall be made Zknown. Ae shall he ex omcio commander in chief J _0t_ the militia of the Territory, and shall have power to call out the same when necessary to the due execution of the laws 1 and topreserve the peacefand to cause all ablehodied citizens ot the `Uiiited States in the 'I‘er»rltory`to enroll and serve ns, such when the public exigeney demands; and he shall perform generally in and 'over;_sald· Territory such acts as pertain to the chico of governor of a Territory, soifar as-·the same may be made or become applicable thereto. ·, ` . _The`governor shall from.tiii§e to time inquire into the operations ot any person, company; a®lation, or corporation authorl&d aby the United States, by contract or otherwise, to ltill seal or other' funbeerlng salmon, in the Territory or -‘A1a.ska,_ and any and -all violations by such person, company, association, or corporation ot the agreement viith  the United-;