Chapter 292. To amend an Act entitled “An Act creating a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska and conferring legislative power thereon, and for other purposes,” approved August twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and twelve
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CHAP. 292.— An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act creating a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska and conferring legislative power thereon, and for other purposes,” approved August twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and twelve. August 29, 1914.[[H. R. 11740](/us/bill/63/hr/11740).][[Public. No. 192](/us/pl/63/192).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Alaska.Vol. 37, p. 512. That nothing in that Act ofCourts to enforce Territorial laws.
Congress entitled “An Act creating a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska and conferring legislative power thereon, and for other purposes,” approved August twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and twelve, shall be so construed as to prevent the courts now existing or that may be hereafter created in said Territory from enforcing within their respective jurisdictions all laws passed by the legislature711 within the power conferred upon it, the same as if such laws were passed by Congress, nor to prevent the legislature passing lawsLegislature may impose additional duties on Federal officials. imposing additional duties, not inconsistent with the present duties of their respective offices, upon the governor, marshals, deputy marshals, clerks of the district courts, and United States commissioners acting as justices of the peace, judges of probate courts, recorders, and coroners, and providing the necessary expenses of performing such duties, and in the prosecuting of all crimes denounced y Territorial laws the costs shall be paid the same as is now or may hereafter be provided by Act of Congress providing for the prosecutionProsecutions under revenue laws. of criminal offenses in said Territory, except that in prosecutions growing out of any revenue law passed by the legislature the costs shall be paid as in civil actions and such prosecutions shall be in the name of the Territory.
Approved, August 29, 1914.