00                  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19                                                                   
01 Proclaiming September 24, 2012, to be United States Marshals Day.                                                       
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS, following passage by the United States Congress of the United States                                   
04 Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal judicial system and authorized the                                 
05 appointment of one United States Marshal for each of the newly created federal judicial                                 
06 districts, President George Washington, on September 24, 1789, signed the Act into law and                              
07 directed the appointment of the first 13 United States Marshals; and                                                  
08       WHEREAS, under sec. 27 of the 1789 Act, United States Marshals are directed to                                  
09 "execute throughout the district all lawful precepts" and are given "power to command all                               
10 necessary assistance," including the appointment of deputies, for that purpose; and                                     
11       WHEREAS, for more than 200 years, United States Marshals and their deputies have                                
12 executed warrants, registered enemy aliens in time of war, ensured the safe conduct of judicial                         
13 proceedings, worked to apprehend dangerous fugitives, and protected the President of the                                
14 United States; and                                                                                                      
15       WHEREAS United States Marshals and their deputies began upholding the law in the                                
16 Territory of Alaska in 1884 and have continued upholding it since then with dedication,                                 

01 integrity, and personal sacrifice; and                                                                                  
02       WHEREAS eight deputy United States Marshals have died in the line of duty while                                 
03 serving either the Territory of Alaska or the State of Alaska; and                                                      
04       WHEREAS the service of the United States Marshals and their deputies has been                                   
05 vital to the safety and prosperity of communities and individuals in both the Territory of                              
06 Alaska and the State of Alaska; and                                                                                   
07       WHEREAS United States Marshals and their deputies have served the nation, the                                   
08 Territory of Alaska, and the State of Alaska with valor for many generations and continue to                            
09 do so;                                                                                                                  
10       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature proclaims September 24, 2012,                                  
11 to be United States Marshals Day in honor of the longstanding service of the United States                              
12 Marshals and their deputies.