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Collection Name:

Alaska State Library. Documents. ASL.

Identifier:

ASL-KF50.U58v.23p24

Title:

An act providing a civil government for Alaska. May 17, 1884.

Description:

Organic Act of 1884

From text of document: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the territory ceded to the United States by Russia by the treaty of March thirtieth, eighteen hun- dred and sixty-seven and known as Alaska, shall constitute a civil and judicial district, the government of which shall be organized and admin- istered as hereinafter provided. The temporary seat of government of said district is hereby established at Sitka.

Physical description: 5p.
Source: 23 Stat.24

Creator:

United States. Congress