IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

                         ORDER NO. 1235

                                   Amending Appellate Rule 209(a)
                                   concerning appeals at public
                                   expense.

IT IS ORDERED:

     Paragraph (a) of Appellate Rule 209 is amended to read as
follows:
               (a)  Civil Matters

               (1)  A party to a civil action may file
          in the supreme court a motion to appeal or to
          petition for review at public expense.  The
          motion shall be accompanied by a sworn
          financial statement on a form provided by the
          clerk of the appellate courts.

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DATED:     April 26, 1996   

EFFECTIVE DATE:    July 15, 1996    


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                                   Chief Justice Compton


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                                   Justice Rabinowitz


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                                   Justice Matthews


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                                   Justice Eastaugh
     

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                                   Justice Fabe