Part Two The Alaska Constitution and Commentary, Art.XII General Provisions

Delegates to the constitutional convention called this the “miscellaneous article” because it covers a number of different topics that do not fit well in the other parts of the constitution. In addition to such provisions as defining phrases used throughout the constitution, setting up a merit and retirement system for state employment, in sections 12 and 13 it agreed in advance to conditions for admission to the Union. The State of Alaska shall consist of all the territory, together with the territorial waters, appurtenant thereto, included in the Territory of...