General Information Regarding the Territory of AlaskaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 |
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... less than half the journey from east to west . The area of Alaska is about 590,884 square miles , one - fifth that of the United States . The popular conception of the size of Alaska is based on maps of North America , which always ...
... less than half the journey from east to west . The area of Alaska is about 590,884 square miles , one - fifth that of the United States . The popular conception of the size of Alaska is based on maps of North America , which always ...
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... less extent and relief than the similar features of the plateau region of the western United States and Canada . This belt is drained largely by the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers into Bering Sea and includes a number of lowland areas of ...
... less extent and relief than the similar features of the plateau region of the western United States and Canada . This belt is drained largely by the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers into Bering Sea and includes a number of lowland areas of ...
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... less rolling , and its waters flow northward into the Arctic Ocean . The drainage of Alaska belongs to three divisions : Its southern part , about one - fifth of its area , drains to the Pacific Ocean ; the great interior region ...
... less rolling , and its waters flow northward into the Arctic Ocean . The drainage of Alaska belongs to three divisions : Its southern part , about one - fifth of its area , drains to the Pacific Ocean ; the great interior region ...
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... less than 30 inches at Skagway . While there is but little snow near sea level , there is a very heavy fall in the mountains . At White Pass the winter snowfall is about 25 to 30 feet , but is probably less than 4 feet on the Chilkat ...
... less than 30 inches at Skagway . While there is but little snow near sea level , there is a very heavy fall in the mountains . At White Pass the winter snowfall is about 25 to 30 feet , but is probably less than 4 feet on the Chilkat ...
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... . At Point Barrow , the northernmost cape of Alaska , the mean annual temperature is below 8 ° , and the mean annual precipitation less than 8 inches . The highest temperatures recorded at Point Barrow TERRITORY OF ALASKA . 11.
... . At Point Barrow , the northernmost cape of Alaska , the mean annual temperature is below 8 ° , and the mean annual precipitation less than 8 inches . The highest temperatures recorded at Point Barrow TERRITORY OF ALASKA . 11.
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Seite 20 - An act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the District of Alaska, and for other purposes...
Seite 52 - Any person violating any provision of section 3 or 6 shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than $200 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both.
Seite 20 - That the Constitution, and, except as herein otherwise provided, all the laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory as elsewhere in the United States...
Seite 19 - Territory; but the legislature shall not grant to any corporation, association, or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity, or franchise without the approval of Congress; nor shall it grant private charters, but it may by general act permit persons to associate themselves together as bodies corporate for manufacturing, agricultural, and other industrial pursuits, and for conducting the business of insurance, savings banks, banks of discount and deposit (but not of issue), loan, trust,...
Seite 19 - ... insurance, savings banks, banks of discount and deposit (but not of issue), loan, trust, and guaranty associations, for the establishment and conduct of cemeteries, and for the construction and operation of railroads, wagon roads, vessels, and irrigating ditches, and the colonization and improvement of lands in connection therewith, or for colleges, seminaries, churches, libraries, or any other benevolent, charitable, or scientific association.
Seite 19 - The power of taxation shall never be surrendered, suspended or contracted away. Taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects, and shall be levied and collected for public purposes...
Seite 20 - Congress; that except as herein provided all laws now in force in Alaska shall continue in full force and effect until altered, amended, or repealed by Congress or by the legislature...
Seite 19 - That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States; nor shall the lands or other property of non-residents be taxed higher than the lands or other property of residents.
Seite 40 - An act to authorize the President of the United States to locate, construct, and operate railroads in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes' approved March 12, 1914
Seite 20 - Alaska providing for a county form of government therein shall have any force or effect until it shall be submitted to and approved by the affirmative action of Congress; and all laws passed, or attempted to be passed, by such legislature in said Territory inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall be null and void; Provided, further, Rules, quorum, and majority.