00Enrolled SCR 19                                                                                                         
01 Proclaiming September 24, 2012, to be United States Marshals Day.                                                       
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03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                             
04      WHEREAS, following passage by the United States Congress of the United States                                    
05 Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal judicial system and authorized the                                 
06 appointment of one United States Marshal for each of the newly created federal judicial                                 
07 districts, President George Washington, on September 24, 1789, signed the Act into law and                              
08 directed the appointment of the first 13 United States Marshals; and                                                  
09      WHEREAS, under sec. 27 of the 1789 Act, United States Marshals are directed to                                   
10 "execute throughout the district all lawful precepts" and are given "power to command all                               
11 necessary assistance," including the appointment of deputies, for that purpose; and                                     
12      WHEREAS, for more than 200 years, United States Marshals and their deputies have                                 
13 executed warrants, registered enemy aliens in time of war, ensured the safe conduct of judicial                         
14 proceedings, worked to apprehend dangerous fugitives, and protected the President of the                                
15 United States; and                                                                                                      
16      WHEREAS United States Marshals and their deputies began upholding the law in the                                 
17 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.