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Tito State Hoard of Agriculture
School Lnml * and Tenant * The
State SJiilvernlty Head Tax and ,
KevcimcM The Criminal Code The
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jElSlit Hour lin\v Othur matters of
General Public Intercut *
Medicine.
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; PHYSICIANS MUST HAVE DIPLOMAS.
8. F. 110 esta bliahes a board of health
and constitutes the governor , attorney-
general and superintendent of public in
struction such board , of which the gov
ernor is c-ofHcio chairman. It is made
their duty to appoint four secretaries to
assist them , such secretaries shall be
graduated physicians of at least seven
years' practice and residents of the state
when appointed. Two of them shall beef
of the regular two of the electic , and one
of the homeopathic schools. It is made
unlawful for any person to practice
medicine , surgery or obstetrics iu the
Btsto who does not possess a .diploma
from a medical school of good standing ,
and has not obtained a certificate from
the board , which certificate shall bo re
corded in the office of the county clerk
in which he resides , in a book
kept for that purpose , to be known as the
"Physician's Register , " Physicians in
practice in this state at the time of the
act are required to present their diplomas
to the L&ard and make the necessary af
fidavits. The board may refuse to grant
certificates to persons , guilty of unpro
fessional or dishonorable conduct , and
may revoke outstanding certificates for
like causes. Any person'practicing with
out having complied with the law , may
upon conviction bo fined not less thn$50
nor more than $300 , together with the
costs of prosecution. The itinerant vend
ing of drugs , nostrums , ointments or
other articles for the treatment of diseases
or injuries is made a misdemeanor pun
ishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $100 or imprisonme'nt in the
county jail of not lesa than thirty days
or more than three months or both at
the discretion of the court.
' < Public Warehouse * .
INSPECTION OF GRAIN.
S. F. No. 18. is known as the ware
house bill. By its provisions all elevators ,
storehouses or warehouses where grainer
or other property is stored for compen
sation , are declared to be public ware-
h/Duses. The owners of such warehouses
are required to make weekly statements
and post in a conspicuous place in the
gatehouse , reports which shall set forth
the amount of each kind of grain or other
property stored therein , and in metro-
politan cities daily changes shall-be noted
on the report ; the mixing or shipping of
different grades of grain together is for
bidden , except by consent of the owner.
Warehouses are divided into three classes
to.be designated A. , B. and C. , and
th r shall receive , ship , store
arid handle the property of all
c/like / without discrimination. Extra
hazardous property is exempted.
Public warehouses of class A embrace
all warehouses , elevators and granaries
in which grain is stored in bulk , and in
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which the'grain of different owners is
onlxed together , or in which grain is
felored in such a manner that the identity
of different lots or parcels cannot ba ac
curately preserved , such warehouses ,
elevators or granaries being located in
the cities of the metropolitan or first-
class. Public warehouses of class B
tjball embrace all other warehouses , ele-
vatora or granaries in which grain is
'Stored in bulk , and in which the grain of
different owners is mixed together. Pub
lic warehouses of class C shall embrace
-all other warehouses or places where
property of any kind is stored for a con-
-eideration.
- License shall bo issued bj the board of
'transportation to warehousemen who
( shall file a bond of $10,000 to the people
of Nebraska , with the board of trans
portation , for the faithful compliance
\vith the law , the violation of which sub
jects him to a fine of not less than § 100 ,
or more than § 500 , for each day such
violation is practiced. Iteceipts'are f
bo given for grain stored , which receipts
are negotiable. Grain is subjected
to inspection when received in
store and the receipt shall
ehow its grade. Upon surren
der of his receipt and the payment of
storage charges the owner may receive
or have his grain forwarded , and the re
ceipt will be cancelled. Failure to de
liver property in store , with due dili
gence upon demand and presentation of
receipt , and tender of charges subjects
the warehouse-man to a penalty of 10
per cent on the value of the property at
the time of demand and an additional 1
.per cent for each and every day of such
refusal or neglect.
It shall be the duty of the governor to
appoint by , and with the advice and con
sent of the senate , a suitable person , who
shall not be a member of any board of
trade and who shall not be interested di
rectly or indirectly in any warehouse in
this state , a chief inspector of grainwho
shall bold his office for the term of two
years , unless sooner removed as herein
after provided for , in every city or coun
ty In which is located a warehouse of
class A or B , provided that no such grain
inspector for cities or counties in which
are located warehouses of class B shall
be appointed , except upon the applica
tion and petition of two or more ware
houses of class B doing business in such
city or county , and when there shall be a
legally organized board of trade in such
cities'or counties such application and
petition shall be officially endorsed by
such board of trade before such applica
tion and petition shall be granted.
The board of transportation are given
a general supervision of all warehouses
brought under the provisions of the act ,
are given the appointment of the neces
sary subordinate officers and employes ,
and are empowered to fix their rates of
compensation , and prescribe their duties.
The portion of the amendment authoriz
ing the board of transportation to fix the
charges to be paid for storage was left
out of the engrossed bill , and the effect of
the bill as signed by the governor is
tomewnat uncertain.
Railroad Comp nlat.
KAMINa RAILWAY STATIONS.
JL E. 103 provides that railroad com
panies operating in this state Bhall call
any station located in any city or village
the same aa the corporate name of said
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city or Tillage , and the name thereof
shall bo prominently exposed to public
view. Any railroad coropanyjailing to
comply with the provisionspf this not
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be fined not lesa
than $100 nor more than $500.
Passed without the emergency clause
and anproved.
H. R. 86 makes it unlawful for any
company or person operating any line of
railroad in this state , any car manufac
turers or transportation company using
or leasing cars to put in use in this stat (
any new cars or any cars that have been
sent into the shop or shops for general re
pairs , or whose draft' rigging has to be
repaired with a new draw-bar or bars ,
that are not eqipped with safety or auto
matic couplers or draw bars such as shall
not necessitate the going between the
ends of the cars to couple or uncouple ,
but operate upon or beside of the car.
A violation of this act is made a misdemeanor
meaner punishable by a fine of not less
than $600 or not more than $1,000 fez
each offense.
Passed without an emergency clause
and approved April 9,1891.
Revenue.
INTEREST ON PUBLIC FUNDS.
3. F. No. 92 provides for depositing
state and county funds in banks. It u
made obligatory on the state and all
county treasurers to keep on deposit with
state and national banks of recognized
standing and responsibility the current
funds of the state and counties. Such
deposits shall be subject to the checks of
the treasurers , and banks so receiving
them shall pay to the state or counties
for the usa thereof not less than 8 pei
cent per annum , computed on the aver
age daily balances , and shall be paid 01
credited to the state quarterly on
the first days of January , April , July and
October of each year. Banks receiving
the public money on deposit , are required
to keep separate accounts with each
fund. They are also required to give
bonds to double the amount of the public
moneys deposited with them , and shall
at the end of every month send to the
treasurer a statement of the balances due
to the state or'county together with the
accretions thereof. The making of profits
directly or indirectly out of the use
of the public money , by treasurers shall
be deemed a felony , and is upon convic
tion punishable by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not moro than
two years , and a fine of
not moro than $5,000 for state
treasurers , and imprisonment for not
more than three years and a fine of not
moro than $5,000 for country treasurers ,
and both shall be liable on their official
bond for all profits realized bv them.
Treasurers are not to be held liable on
their bonds for money on deposit in
banks under and by direction of the
proper legal authority if said banks have
given bonds. County moneys shall be
deposited in banks whose bonds for the
same shall be approved by the county
board of such county. This act is not
made to apply until the expiration of
the present term of the state and county
treasurers.
TAX RECEIPTS.
S. F. 211 changes the form of tax re
ceipts and provides that if the tax be
paid upon land or lot the receipt shall de
scribe the land as it is described in the
tax roll and give the valuation thereof ,
and if upon personal property it shall
state the value thereof , and on the re
verse side of the receipt there shall be a
statement giving the amount of each
kind of tax for each $100.
Bond Tax.
METROPOLITAN AND CITIES OP THE FIRST-
CLASS.
H. R. 357 provides that the county
commissioners of counties not under
township organization may levy the
same rate of road tax upon the property
within any incorporated city of the
metropolitan class and cities of the first-
class as is levied upon the property sit
uated within the several road districts ,
and all moneys paid into the county
treasury in discharge of road tax levied
upon property within the incorporate
limits of any such city shall constitute a
part of the general road fund of the
county , and bn subject to the disposal of
the county and city , one-half of which
shall go to the county for road purposes ,
and fine-half to the council of said cities
to bo used for road purposes.
Section 76 , chapter 78 , compiled
statutes is repealed by this act.
Passed with an emergency clause and
approved April 7 , 1891.
School Lairs.
CHEAPER TEXT BOOKS.
H. R. 273 provides for cheaper text
books and for district ownership of the
the same.
Section 1. School boards and boards of
trustees of high schools when authorized
by a majority of the legal voters present
at any regular or special meeting of the
district , and boards of education in cities
of the first and second class , who by
majority vote declare in favor of such a
policy , are empowered and it is made
their'duty to contract for books for a
term of years not to exceed five , and to
deal direct with publishers. Contract
prices of books shall not exceed the low
est price then granted to any state ,
county , school district or individual in
the United States.
Sec. 2. Publishers shall file with the
superintendent of public instruction a
bond in the sum of $20,000 , also a sworn
statement of the lowest prices for which
their books are sold anywhere.
Sec. 3. Any publisher joining a trust
for the purpose of raising the price of
Echool books thereby annuls his con
tract
Sec. 4. Relates to the filing of state
ments of publishers.
Sec. 5. The superintendent of public
instruction shall furnish to school boards
printed forms of coutract.
Sec. 6. Upon complaint of the super
intendent of public instruction the attor
ney-general may investigate and com-
me nee suit agaiust publishers.
Sec. 7. Books purchased by district
boards shall be held as the property of
the district , and loaned to pupils , who
shall be held responsible for damage or
loss.
School boards may designate some
local dealer to handle books and allow
him such prices as will cover the cost of
transportation only. School books shall
be construed to mean all supplies for
school work. Parents may buy books
for their children if they so desire.
Passed without the emergency clausp
and approved April 4,1891.
School Lands and Fund * .
INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
H. R. 403 provides that section 25 , ar
ticle 1 , chapter 80 , compiled statutes
be amended to read as follows : The said
board shall at their regular meetings
make the necessary orders for tbo invest
ment of the principal of the fund de
rived from the sale of said lands then in
the treasury , but none 'of said funds
shall \33 \ invested or loaned except on
United States or state securities and reg
istered county bonds ; provided , that
when any state warrant , issued in pur
suance of an appropriation made by the
legislature and secured by the levy of a
tax for its payment , shall be presented to
the state treasurer for payment , and
there shall not be money in the proper
fund to pay said warrant , the state treas
urer shall pay the amount due on said
warrant from any funds in the state
treasury belonging to the permanent
school fund , and shall hold said warrant
as an investment of said permanent
school fund , and shall stamp and sign
said 'warrant as provided in section
eleven (11) ( ) , of article two (2) ( ) , of chapter
eighty (80) ( ) , of the compiled statutes of
1887.
SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
S. F. 17 is amendatory of the 1887 stat
utes relating to school lands and funds ,
and provides that any lessee of any edu
cational land may apply to the chairman
of the board of county commissioners , or
supervisors , as the case may be , to have
the land embraced in his lease appraised
for sale , It shall be the duty of a ma
jority of the board , or if the county is un
der township organization three of the
supervisors , to view and appraise the
land and make a report under oath , aud
such report shall be entered upon the
record of their proceedings. The appli
cant may pay to the county treasurer the
appraised value of the land , and shall
then be entitled to receive a deed upon
forwarding evidence of the appraisaland
the payment of the purchase price , to
the commissioner of public lands and
buildings , or ho may , at his option , pay
one-tenth of the purchase price if the
land be prairie , or not leas than one-half ,
if the land be timber land.
Soldiers1 and Sailors' Homo.
ADMISSION OF VETERANS AND WIVES.
S. F. 232 amends the law in relation to
the soldiers' home. The principal feat
ures of the law as amended are as fol
lows : Such honorably dischargrd sol
diers , sailors , marines or hospital nurses ,
who shall at the time of application havu
resided in the state for two years next
preceding such application , and who
shall have become disabled by reason of
their servicejin the army , navy or hos
pitals of the United States , or from old
age or otherwise from earning a liveli
hood , and are dependent on public or
private cuurity , and also the wives of such
soldiers , sailors and marines who have
attained to the age of fifty years , and
the widows of such soldiers , sailors or
marines who died in the service o ! the
United States , or who by reason of such
service have since died , may apply to
the judge of the district court of the dis
trict in which the applicant resides for
admission to the home. If upon investi
gation it.shall be found that such appli
cant is eligible , notice shall be given to
the visiting board of the home , whose
duty it is to receive and act upon appli
cations for admission. The governor
shall appoint five persons to act as a vis
iting and examining board ; three of such
board shall be honorably discharged
volunteer soldiers , and two shall be
either the wives , daughters or sisters of
soldiers , sailors or marines , and
likewise members of the Woruans Relief
Corps. They shall give bond
in the sum of $2,000 , and their term of
office is fixed at two years. Their com
pensation shall be fixed at $4 per day for
actual services , and all necessary ex
penses incurred in the performance of
their duties. Power is given to the gov
ernor to remove any member of the
board for inefficiency , and to fill vacan
cies. The management of the home is
invested in the board who shall meet at
the home as often as once each month ;
they shall prescribe rules for the treat
ment of the inmates , define the duties
and fix the rate of compensation of the
officers ; they shall attend to the furnish
ing of supplies and shall let the same to
the lowest bidder ; they shall audit all
bills and vouchers before they shall be
paid. The commandant is made the
financial agent of the board , and shall
with their consent , appoint all subordi
nate officers.
State Officers.
TRANSFERRING FUNDS.
H. R. 463 directs the state treasurer to
transfer from the capital building tax
fund to the state general fund the sum
of $37.781.97.
H. R. directs the state treasurer to
: ransfer the saline stock yards fund to
the state general fund the sum of $11-
050.39.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
H. R. 480 gives the superintendent of
mblic instruction power to appoint a
leputy who shall receive a salary of
§ 1,500 per annum.
State Warrant ? .
PRESENTATION AND REGISTRATION.
H. R. 402 amends section 3 , chapter 93 ,
compiled statutes , to read as follows :
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It "shall be the duty of every such
treasurer upon the presentation of any
warrant for payment , in presence of such
person , to enter such warrant in his
warrant resistor for payment in the
order of its presentation , and upon every
warrant so presented and registered he
bhall endorse "registered for payment"
with the date of such registration , and
shall sign such endorsement ; provided ,
that all warrants outstanding at the time
this act takes effect shall be presented
'or payment or registration by August 1 ,
1891 , and shall not draw interest after
such date uuless so presented.
Passed with the emergency clause and
approved April 8 , 1891.
State University.
TUITION , WHEN FREE.
H. R. 260 amends section 17 , chapter
J7 , compiled statutes , to read as follows :
"All persons residing within this state
may be admitted to any organized col-
ege of the university , and students en
tering the college of literature , science
and art , or the industrial college shall
not be required to pay any other tuition
"ee than the matriculation fee during
the term < ? four years. All other etu-
dents in these colleges and all who elect
to remain under instruction for a longer
term than four years shall be required to
pay such fees as the board of regents
may determine. Students may be ad
mitted to the colleges ef law , medicine ,
and fine arts upon cr.ch terms and bo
required to pay suck tuition and fees 03
the board'bf regents may determine. "
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FUND.
H. R. 1G provides that all moneys
which may be received by state treas
urer from 31st day of March , 1891 , to and
Including the 31st day of March , 1893 ,
on account of matriculation and diploma
fees collected from students of the uni
versity of Nebraska , and which by law
constitute a special "library fund" for
said university , shall be appropriated for
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tEep'urchasaof books for'fhe "library of
said university.
UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT.
Hi R. 17 provides that full and ' 'com
plete acceptance , ratification and assenfi
is made and given by the state of .Ne
braska , to all and every one of the
grants , purposes , terms and conditions
set forth in an act of the congress of'the
United States , approved August 80,1890 ,
entitled , "an act to apply & portion of the
proceeds of the public lands to the more
complete endowment and support of the
colleges for the benefit of agriculture
and the mechanic arts , established under
the provisions of an act of congress ap
proved July 2 , 1802. " That all moneys
that now or may hereafter bo received
by the state treasurer or other state
officer , in pursuance and by virtue of the
said act of congress , shall be specifically
appropriated and set apart solely for the
more complete endowment , support and
maintenance of the college for the benefit
of agriculture and the mechanic arts
now existing in this state under the pro
visions of an act of congress approved
July 2 , 1862 , and designated by law as
the industrial college of the university
of Nebraska ; and all of said moneys shall
be immediately paid over by said treas
urer to the authorities of said college ,
without further warrant or authority.
The board of regents is authorized to
disburse the money so derived as to
them shall seem wise for the best inter
ests of the college.
Passed with an emergency clause and
approved March 19,1891.
Swamp Xand0 ,
CONSTRUCTION OF DITCHES.
S. F , 12 , amends the swamp land laws ,
and empowers the commissioners to , if it
be necessary , levy a tax not exceeding
1 mill on the dollar of assessed valuation
Of the county to pay for the location
and construction of such portions of
ditches located by them , or by the com
missioners of two or more counties as
may be apportioned to the county , and
the removal of any obstructions" that
may accumulate in such ditches. All
such improvements shall remain under
the direct control and supervision of the
county commissioners , or board of super
visors , who shall cause the same to be
repaired when in their opinion it shall
be deemed necessary , and shall pay for
the same out ef the county ditch fund.
Eight Hoar JLaiv.
LEGAL DAY'S WORK.
H. R. 104 provides that eight hours
shall constitute a legal day's work for all
classes of mechanics , servants and la
borers , excepting those engaged in farm
.or domestic labor.
State and municipal officers who shall
evade or violate this act shall bo deemed
guilty of malfeasance in office and be
suspended or removed by the head of his
department.
Employers working employes over
time shall pay double the amount per
hour as paid for previous hour.
Persona failing to comply with or re
quiring more hours of labor for the com
pensation agreed to be paid per day than
is herein fixed and provided for shall
upon conviction be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and be punished by a fine
of not Ius3 than $5UO nor more than
$1,000.
Passed without the emergency clause
and approved April 7,1891.
State Botird of Agriculture.
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.
S. F. 213 establishes experimental sta
tions at Culbertson and Ogallala. The
state board of agriculture is empowered
to select and secure the necessary lands ,
either by lease or purchase , to make all
necessary improvements in the way of
buildings , fences , etc. They shall have
control and supervision of the stations ,
shall appoint expert superintendents and
such other officers and employes as
they may deem necessary , and fix the
compensation of such employes. Thev
shall select three resident trustees for
each station , who shall serve without
compensation other than their necessary
travelling expenses. They may also in
their discretion establish sub-stations , not
to exceed four in any one year. The ob
ject shall be to determine the adapta
bility of the state to agriculture and
horticulture , such as the producing
of grain , grasses , root crops , and fruit of
all kinds that are produced in the same
latitude in other states , also the most
economical methods of producing the
best results in growing such crops , both
with and without irrigation. Also to
determine the most successful methods
of applying water by artificial means to
the lands of the state of Nebraska. The
proceeds arising from the sale of pro
ducts of said stations shall be applied to
the liquidation of the running expenses ,
and all money so accruing shall bo
credited as coming from the state , and
be applied as part or whole payment of
any amount which may be appropriated
from the funds of the state for the main
tenance of said station. To enable the
state board of agriculture to carry out
the provisions of this act they are hereby
authorized to expend such amounts as
they may deem necessary from any
moneys hereafter appropriated to carry
out the intent of the bill , either by the
state or the United States.
Passed with an emergency clause.
Coda of Civil Procedure.
DRAWING GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
H. R. 230 is an act to provide for the
manner of selecting , drawing and sum
moning grand and petit jurors in coun
ties having a population of 70,000 and
more.
Section 1. The county board shall
choose a proportionate number from the
residents of each town or precinct.
Sec. 2. Whenever a person whose
name is on said list shall bo drawn as a
juror his name shall be checked off and
such person shall not be again drawn
as a juror till every person named upon
such list qualified to serve has been
drawn.
Sec. 3. Jurors on the regular panel
shall serve during the week for which
they were drawn and until discharged
from the case in which they were serv
ing at the expiration of such time , unless
sooner excused by the court.
Sec. 4. Twenty days before the first
day of any trial term of the district
court the clerk of such court shall repair
to the office of the county clerk and
draw from the box or wheel thirty
names for each judge sitting with a
jury in court , as petit jurors for the first
three weeks of that term. He shall no
tify such persons by registered letter and
they shall appear in court at 10 a. m. of
the first term of said court. After ex
amination by thn judge if more than
twenty-four qualified petit jurors for each
judge" remain the court shall discharge
by lot the excess number. At the same
time and in the same manner the district
clerk shall also draw the same number
of petit jurors for the second and third
/week of that term and the court shall di
rect the clerk to draw in the manner
prescribed , as often aa the length of the
term may "require.
In criminal cases when the judge is
convinced that a jury cannot be obtained
from the regular panel he may , prior to
the day fixed for trial direct the clerk to
draw not exceeding 100 names as a spe
cial panel.
Sec. 5. If for any reason the panel of
petit jurors shall not be full at the "open
ing of court or during the week tbo clerk
of the district court may draw such num-
'ber ' as the court may direct to fill the
panel , and if necessary jurors may con
tinue to bo so drawn. Jn case panel is
not full the sheriff may summon bystan
ders or from the body of the county.
Persons selected from bystanders shall
not thereby bo disqualified or exempt
from service as jurors , when regularly
drawn by the clerk for that purpose.
Section 0 repeals sections 2 , 4 , 5 , 7 , 9
and 10 of chapter 43 , session laws of
1839.
Passed with the emergency clause and
approved April 4 , 1891.
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Criminal Code.
PROTECTION OF UNION LABELS.
H. R. 115 provides that it shall be law
ful for associations and unions of workingmen -
ingmen to adopt for their protection
labels , trade marks , and other forms of
advertisements , announcing that goods
are manufactured by members of such
associations or unions are as manufac
tured. Persons using such trade marks
or similar labels , if with the intention to ,
'or likely to deceive the public , or know-
'ing the same to be counterfeited , after
having been notified by the owner there-
'of in writing , or his or its agents , shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor , punishable
by imprisonment for not less than three
months nor more than one year , or by a
fine of not less than $100 nor more than
$500.
$500.Every association or union shall file a
copy of the label or trade mark with the
.secretary of state.
Every such association or union
adopting a label or trade mark may pro
ceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture ,
use display or sale of any such counter
feits , and all courts hiving jurisdiction
shall grant an injunction and shall award
the complainants such damages as may
be proved , and shall require the defend"-
'ants to pay to , the party injured the
profits derived , or both profits and dam
ages.
Passed without an emergency clause
and approved March 31,1891.
HARBORING GIRLS OR BOYS IN HOUSES OF
ILL FAME.
H. R. 134 provides that it shall be un
lawful for any person to keep , maintain ,
allow or harbor any girl under eighteen
or any boy under twenty-one years of
ago in any house of ill fame or any house
of bad repute. A violation of this act is
made a misdemeanor , punishable by a
fine not to exceed § 100 nor less than $10 ,
or imprisonment in the county jail not
more than thirty days.
It shall be lawful for any sheriff , con-
table , chief of police , policeman , city
marshal or any officer or agent of the
Nebraska humane society , or any other
humane society , to enter any
house of ill fatnn to search for any such
children kept and to institute habeas cor
pus proceedings. After removal the par
ents or guardian of any such children
may be made liable for their support.
Passed with the emergency clause and
approved March April 4 , 1891.
SELLING LIQUORS TO INDIANS.
S. F. No. 117 , provides that any persot.
who shall sell or give away under any
pretext whatsoever any malt , spintous or
vinous liquors or any intoxicating drinks
of any kind whatsoever , to any Indian , _
shall "be deemed guilty of a felony and
upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned - (
oned in the penitantiary for a term of
not less than two years or more than five
years.
SELLING FIRE ARMS TO INDIANS.
S. F. 158 provides that any person who
shall sell or give away under any pretext
whatsoever to any Indian not a citizen ,
any firearms , ammunition , or other mu
nitions of any kind which can be used in
firearms shall be deemed guilty of felony
and upon conviction thereof shall be im
prisoned in the penitentiary for a term
not less than two years or moro than five ,
or fined not less than $100 cr more than
$1,000.
Passed with an emergency clause.
FRAUDULENT SIGNATURES.
H. R. 9 , amends section 125 , chapter 15
of the criminal code , making it a crimi
nal offense for any person to obtain the
signature or indorsement of any person.to
any promissory note , bank check , draft ,
bill of exchange or any other instrument
in writing , fraudulently or by misrepre
sentation , and if the value of the written
instrument shall be 535 or upwards , the
offender shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not more than five years nor
less than one year , but if the value of
the property be less than $35 the offender
shall be fined not to exceed § 100 or be
imprisoned in the county jail not exceed
ing thirty days and bo liable 10 the party
injured In the amount of damages sus
tained.
Passed without the emergency clause
and approved April 8,1891.
L.and Title. " .
TO CORRECT THE PLAT OF LINCOLN.
H. R. 374 authorizes the board .of
public lands and buildings to give a quit
claim deed of A street to the south boun
dary of sections 25 and 26 , town 10 ,
north , ranee 7 , east , conveying the said
strip and all interest that the state may
have to the city of Lincoln.
STATE DEEDS TO JOHN DEE.
S. F. 106 , conveys to John Dee the
south half of the southwest quar
ter of section 24 , township num
ber 11 , north of range number 7
east of the sixth principal meridian , in
Lancaster county. Mr. Dee settled upon
this tract in the spring of 1856 , intending
to make'it his home , and has placed val
uable improvements thereon. After sur
vey it was certified to the state by the
United States under an act of congress
dedicating to the state certain lands on
account of certain salt springs. The
consideration for the deed made to Dea
under this act is § 1.25 per acre.
Manufacture nnd Commerce.
REPEALING THE BOUNTY ON SUGAR.
H. R. 65 repeals the whole of chapter
70 , laws of Nebraska of 1889 , approved
March 19 , 1889 , entitled "An act "to pro
vide for the encouragement of thejinanu-
facture of sugar and paying a 'bounty
therefor. "
Passed without an emergency clause
and approved March 5 , 1891.
Municipal Dralnace.
SANITARY DISTRICTS.
S. F. 168 provides for the organization
of sanitary districts , and defines their
powers. Whenever one or more muni
cipalities are situated upon a stream
which is bordered by lands subject to
overflow from natural or artificial causes ,
and its drainage would conduce to the
preservation of the public health , sani-
to secure -
tary districts may bo incorporate
cure such end , any 100 legal voters , free
holders residing in the proposed district ,
may petition the county board to submit
to1 the voters a proposition for the incor
poration of such district. The county
board shall cause such petition to be pub
lished twenty days prior to a meeting for
hearing the petition ; at such meeting all
persons interested shall have an oppor
tunity to bo heard. If , atter a hearing ,
it is decided to incorporate , an election
shall be held by the legal voters of the
district after the publication of the no
tice of such election for twenty days ,
and a majority of those voting shall de-
cidc
After * the district bo organized , the
county board-shall'call an election for
three trustees , one of their number shall
bo selected to act as president of the
board , and one as clerk , the latter shall
receive $300 per year. The board shall
have power to employ and nay an engin
eer. The board shall have power to lay
out , construct and maintain ditches and
widen , deepen or straighten any chan
nels of any streams or remove any dams
within the district to effect the desired
drainage. They may acquire by purchase
or otherwise , real estate , personal proper
ty or right of way. They may borrow
money for corporate purposes to an
amount of 4 per centum of the assesaed
valuation of the property ! n the district
for county purposes. Before incurring
any bonded indebtedness the question
shall be submitted to the people under
the law governing the borrowing of
money for internal improvements. 1
All contracts for work , the expense of '
which is more than $500 , shall be let to ;
the lowest bidder. The board may levy
and collect taxes for corporate purposes
not to exceed 5 mills on the valuation of
the property within the district as as-
seaaed for state and county purposes.
They shall be collected by the county
treasurer , and disbursed by him on war
rants of the trustees. Payment for tak
ing or damaging private property is pro
vided for in the act.
memorials to Congress.
UNION PACIFIC MORTGAGE.
Concurrent resolution No. 2 requests
the Nebraska senators in congress to de
mand the immediate foreclosure by the
government of the mortgage against the
Union Pacific railroad.
Have You Ever Noticed It ?
A carpenter's right shoulder is almost
invariably higher than his left , in consequence
quence of having to use his right arm all
the time in planing and hammering.
With every shaving the shoulder rises
with a jerk , and it finally becomes nat
ural to him to hold himself in that way.
The right arm of a blacksmith , for the
same reason , is almost hypertrophied ,
while the left arm , from disuse , becomes
atrophied.
A shoemaker is almost always round
shouldered from continually bending
over the last between his knees as ho
sews and hammers.
The head of a bricklayer's laborer is
held aloft with a haughty , self-reliant
air , from his habit of carrying a hod on
his shoulder and looking above him as
he climbs up the scaffolding.
All good" orators have moat abnor
mally wide mouths. This is the direct
consequence of their habit of using so
norous words and speaking with deliber
ation and correct pronunciation. If one
practices this before the glass one can see
that the muscles in the cheeks are
stretched more than ordinarily and
the mouth is extended a great
deal moro than in every day
conversation/ Then , too , the
nature has something to do with it. A
large mouth , like a prominent nose , is a
sign of power , But all men with big
mouths are not orators. Thank heaven
for that !
Cowboys and cavalrymen are usually
bowlegged. But all bowlegged peopfe
are not cowboys for which they should
be grateful. Detroit Free Press.
A Gin * * of Cold Water.
In the following' manner J. B. Gough
recited the virtues of man's natural
beverage : Where is the liquor which
God the eternal brews for all his child
ren ? Not in the simmering still , over
smoky fires choked with poisonous
gases , and surrounded with the stench
of sickening odors and rank corrup
tions , doth your Father in heaven pre
pare the precious essence of life , the
pure cold water. But in the green
glade and glassy dell , where the red
deer wanders and the child loves to
play ; there God brews it. And down ,
low down , in the lowest valleys , where
the fountains murmur and the rills
sing ; and high upon the tall mountain
tops , where the nuked granite glittera-
like gold in the sun ; where the storm-
cloud broods ami the thunder storms
crash and away far out upon the wide
wild sea , where the hurricane howls
music , and the big waves roar : the
chorus sweeping the inarch of God ;
there he brews it that beverage of
life and health giving water. And
everywhere it is a thing of beauty ,
gleaming in the dew drop ; singing ia
the summer rain ; shining in the ice-
gem , till the leaves seem to turn to
living jewels : spreading a golden veil
over the setting sun ; or a white gauze
around the midnight moon.
Sporting in the cataract ; sleeping in
the glacier ; dancing in the hail-show
er ; folding its bright snow curtains
softly about the wintry world ; and
waving the many-colored iris , that
seraph's zone of the sky. whose warp
is the rain-drop of earth , whose woof
is the sunbeam of heaven ; all checker
ed over with celestial flowers by the
mystic hand of refraction.
Still always it is beautiful , that life-
giving water ; no poison bubbles on its
brink ; its foam brings not madness and
murder ; no blood stains its liquid
glass ; pale widows and starving
orphans weep no burning tears in its
depth , no drunken , shrieking- ghost
from the grave curses it in the words
of eternal despair ; speak on , my
friends , would you exchange for it
demon's drink , alcohol ?
Take Up a Subscription.
Children may bo lad to think there
is something in a name. Louis Hamilton -
ilton , a resident of Bradcnbur Ky"
named his children London Jud o"
Hebrew Fa2hion. Chinese Figure Re
imtable Kingdom and Greek Wisdom.
The Burlington road will abandon
commission-paying , but the Alton will
fight the boycott.
