im THE NEDRASKAN, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1930.
THREE
I IJTIIERAN IMCN1C
GIVEN ACCLAIM
The. Lutheran students picnic
btlJ Friday evening at toe Auto
park was a -successful affair, If the
enthusiasm of those in attendance
la indicative of success. The thirty
cr more persona who went to the
picnic did a number of things to
amuse themselves after the picric
upper had been served shortly
after six. ,
Eilirnrinii Domic (iocs
East for 1 1 in Vacation j
Dr. Gilbert 11. Doane. head li
brarian at the University of Ne
braska, left by motor last week
end for Newport, It. I., and Bar
Harbor, Mo., where he will spend
hi vacation. lie plans to remain
until Sept. 10.
Irrigation Official
Confers With Comlru
E. T. Giles, war department en
gineer, was a visitor at Dr. G. K. !
Condra's office last week, discuss-
Ing riatte valley water question.
LOST: Red Tarker fountain
pen with clip, gone in or between
Andrews. Social and Teachers.
July 17. Reward. F6164. 1300
South Twenty-third.
POLITICAL A DVf RTItfMf NT. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
LEGAL NOTICE
IKOPOSKl) DY INITIATIVE PETITION
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ED FOR
a;aist
This Act relates to cities and villages and
public electric light and power districts which
own or operate electric light and power plants,
distribution systems and transmission lines.
It authorizes the extension of such lines and
systems for the purpose of serving farmers
and others living outside such cities and vil
lages and a No authorizes the owners of such
rlants to provide means for financing same.
A III 1.1.
FOR AN ACT relating to Cities and Villages, and public electric light
and power districts, which own or operate electric light and poweT
plants, distribution systems andor transmission lines; to authorize
the extension of such lines and systems for the purpose of serving
farmers and others living outside such cities and villages, and to
provide moans of financing the same.
TEACHERS
NEEDED
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Spokane, Wssh.
WESTMORE TEACHERS'
AGENCY
The Davis School
Service
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Teachers' Agency
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f J-4954
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(Formerly 138 No. 12th St.) j
Learn to
DANCE
Expert instruction in
ballroom dancing.
Phone B4810 or appointment.
Borner Sisters
Dance Studio
108 Nebr. State Bank Bldg.
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W. M. STEBDINS
GOTH EN EU RG .
REPUBLtCAN CANDIDATE FOR
United. States Senator
PIONEER NEBRASKAN
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN
FORMER LEGISLATOR
IN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Present State Treasurer
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RXPRCSENT NISRAtKANr!
Primary, August, 12, 19JI
Be It Enacted By The People Of The Stale Of Nebraska:
Section 1. Any city, village, or public electric light and power
district, within the state, which may own or operate any electric light
and power plant, distribution system, andor transmission lines may
extend the same beyond its boundaries, and for that purpose is hereby
authorized and empowered to construct, purchase, lease, or otherwise
acquire, and to maintain, improve, extend, and operate electric light
and power plants, distribution systems, and transmission lines, outside
of the boundaries of such city, village or public electric light and
power district, for such distance and over such territory within this
state as may be deemed expedient. In connection therewith any such
city, villnge, or public electric light and power district may enter into
contracts to furnish and sell electrical energy to any person, firm,
association, corporation, municipality or public electric light. and power
district, No such construction, purchase, lease, acquisition, Improve
ment, or extension cf r.y sjch plant, distribution system andor trans
mission lines without such boundaries, however, shall be made, except
upon the approval of the majority .of the qualified electors of such
municipality or district voting upon such proposition at an election
called for thnt purpose.
Section 2. For the purpose of selling .r purchasing electrical
energy for lighting, heating or power purposes, any city, village, or
public electric light and power district may by contract connect and
interconnect its electrical light andipwer plant, distribution system
andor transmission lines with the electric light and power plant, dis
tribution system andor transmission lines of any other city, village, or
public electric light and power district, whenever authorized by a
majority of the qualified electors of each such municipality or district
voting upon such proposition at elections called for that purpose.
Section 3. Such construction, purchase, lease, acquisition, im
provement or extension may be paid for by the issuance of bonds or
the levy of taxes as otherwise by law provided, or in lieu of any other
lawful methods or means of providing for the payment of indebtedness,
any city, village, or public electric light and power district within this
state, shall have the power and authority, by and through its govern
ing body or board of directors, whenever authorized by a majority of
the qualified electors voting upon such proposition at an election called
for that purpose, to provide for the rayment of the cost or expense of
purchasing, constructing, extending, improving, or otherwise acquiring,
any property necessary or useful in the operation of any electric light
and power plant, distribution system, andor transmission lines, by
pledging, assigning, or otherwise hypothecating, the net earnings or
profits, of such electric light and rower district, city, or village, derived
from the operation of such elc-tric light and power plant, distribution
system and or transmission lines.
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.
POLITICAL. ADVERTISEMENT.
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PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
This law (1) gives cities and towns owning
electric light and power plants the right, pro
vided cost is paid out of net earnings, to ex
tend their lines beyond their border to serve
rOR farmers and others, and (2) the right to pay
for power plants, etc. by pledging future earn
ings instead of by taxation, and (3) provides
that no Dublicly-owned plant may be sold
except upon approval of sixty percent of voters
A1NST and filing of statement of original cost, etc.
with Department of Public Works, and Jimits
amount of money which may be fpeat in cam
pnign for sale of plant.
A BILL
FOR AN ACT relating to cities, villages, and public electric light
and power districts engaged in the generation," transmission, dis
tribution, purchase and or sale of electrical energy for lighting,
heating and power purposes; to provide for the extension, by any
city, village, or public electric light and power- district of its
electric light and power plants, transmission lines and service out
side of the boundaries of such municipality or district; to provide
for interconnection of electric light and power plants, lines, sys
tems and service by and between cities, villages and public electric
light and power districts in this state; to authorize the pledging
or hypothecating of the net earnings and profits of publicly-owned
electric light and power plants, lines or systems, to pay. for prop
erty necessary or useful in the operation of .such plant3,. lines or
fvstems- to make certain requirements and restrictions concerning
the sale or alienation by cities, villages and public electric light
and power districts of electric light and power plants, lines and
. v . firnia rniH enrnnrations! to define
nvslemS TO private iiawa, ... "-i --f -
1 . i .;v. aur-h cfliA fir alienation and
,r;mM n connection with, such sale or alienation and
fixinir the penalties therefor; anV Co make applicable to citierf
certain
villfKre and DUDI1C eiecwic ugjii. n'p fv" , .- -
irovfsion. o law concerning pte Jelectric light and power
.. f aminent domainl right-of-way ad physical con
struction and maintenance of electric light and power plants, linea
and systems.
L. -. - n- T.. pod1 Of The State Of Nebraska! J
; turtlm 1 Any elty, Tillage, or. public electric light n4 power ,
i J IM IM ltri light nd power plant, distinction
qtxlr VA?SaSZion lines may, at th time of, or at any tin.
boundaries, and for that purposa la hereby authorised and empoer'd
to construct, purchase, Wase-, of otherwise acquire, and to maintain.
Improve, extend, and peraU electric light and power plants, distribj
tlon systems and transmission lines, outside of th boundaries of Jih
city, village, or public electric light and power district, for such dis.
Unce and over such territory within this state as may be deemed ex
pedient In tha exerclsa of the powera granted by this section any
such city, village, or public electric light and power district may enter
Into contracts to furnish and sell electrical energy to any rrc-n. f rm,
association, corporation, municipality, or public electric light and pcer
district No such construction, purchase, lease, acquUilion, improve,
ment, or extension of any such additional plant, distribution sy.tim
andor transmission lines, however, shall be raid for except out of the
ret earnings and profits of one or more or all of the electric light and
power plants, distribution systema and transmission lines, f such city,
village, or public electric light and power district. The provisions if
this act shall be deemed cumulative and the authority herein granted
to cities, villages and public electric light and power district, shall
not be limited or made inoperative by any existing statute.
Section 2. For the purpose of selling or purchasing lMtncnl
energy for lighting, heating or power purposes, any city, village, or
public electric light and power district in this state is hereby authorized
to enter into agreements to connect and interconnect its electric light
and power plant, distribution system andor transmiksion lines with
the electric light and power plant, distribution system and or Irans
mission lines of any one or more other cities, villages, or public electric
light and poer districts in this state, upon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon between the contracting cities, illogcs and
'i!lic power districts.
Section 3. In luu of the issuance of bonds or the'lexy vf taxes
as otherwise by law provided, and in lieu of any other lawful methods
or means of providing for the payment of indebtedness, any city,
village, or public electric light and power district within this state shall
have-tho power and authority, by and through its governing body or
board of directors, to provide for or to secure the payment of the co-t
or expenses of purchasing, conntructing, or otherwise acquiring, extend
ing and improving, any real or personal property necessary or useful
in its operation of any electric light and power plant, distribution
system, andor transmission lines, by pledging, assigning, or otherwise
hypothecating, the net earnings or profits of such electric light and
power district, city, or village, derived, or to be derived, from the oper
ation of such electric light and power plaht, distribution system, andor
transmission lines and, to that end, to enter into such contracts and to
issue such warrants or debentures as may be proper to carry out the
provisions of this sectjon.
Section 4. No sole, lease or tiansfcr of any electric light or power
plant, distribution system, and or , transmission . lines, by any city,
village, or public electric light and powfer district to any private person,
firp.i, Association, -or1 corporation, shill be valid unless such sale, lcae
or transfer shall be authorized by a vote of not less than sixty per cent
of the qualified electors of such city," village, or public electric light
and power district voting on such ' proposition at a regularly called
election, and unless four months' notice of said election to vote on such
proposed sale, lease, or transfer shall have been given by the governing
authorities of such municipality or public electric light and power dis
trict, as the case may be, by publication once every two weeks in one
or more newspapers of general circulation in such municipality or
public electric light and power district.
Section 5. In order to consummate and complete the sale, lease,
or transfer, of any electric light and power plant, distribution system,
or transmission lines by any city, village, or public electric light and
power district of this state, to any private person, firm, associaton. or
corporation, there shall be filed in the office of the Department of Public
Works of this state, prior to any delivery or change of possession,
control or management under such sale, lease, or transfer, true and
exact duplicate signed copies of all agreements, conveyances, contracts,
franchises, deeds, leases, bills of sale, and other instruments under
which such sale, lease, or transfer, is to be made. Said instruments
shall be certified to under the oath of the executive or presiding officers
of the seller and purchaser, respectively, as such true and exact dupli
cates. At the came time, and accompanying said documents and instru
ments of sale and transfer, there shall be filed with said Department
of Public Works a statement and report, in form and detail to bfc
approved by said Department and the Attorney General, clear'y
setting forth the following facts and data, to-wit:
(a) The location and detailed description, including source and
methods of . generation, of all the property involved in the sale, lease
or transfer.
(b) The dates of the construction, purchase, or other acquisition,
by such municipality, or public electric light and power district, of
such power plant, distribution system, ar.dor transmission lines, in
cluding all replacements, extensions, repairs and betterments, together
with a detailed statement of the actual cost.
(c) A detailed description of such parts of the utility to be sold
as between the time of acquisition thereof and the time of the. sale
under consideration shall have become obsolete, or shall have been sold,
transferred, lost, destroyed, abandoned, or otherwise disposed of by
such municipality or public electric light and power district, and the
cost of such part of the utility including extensions or additions thereto.
(d) A complete schedule of the rates and charges made or levied
by such municipality or public electric light and power district for
electric current, and a full and complete statement showing the financial
condition and the receipts and disbursements of such municipality or
public power district in the operation of the utility during the preceding
three-year period, and a statement of the bonded indebtedness, if any,
of. such municipality or public power district in connection with its
ownership or operation of the utility, including the amount of all
bonds issued and paid.
Such statement and report shall be certified and sworn to as cor
rect by the presiding officer of the governing body of such municipality
or public electric light and power district, as the case may bo, and shall
also have thereto attached the certificate and oath of the presiding
officer, or other duly authorized executive officer, of the purchaser,
under the seal of the purchaser, if a corporation, that the purchaser of
aid utility has examined said statement and report, has investigated
jth'e fait therein set ,forth, believes said statement and report to b
'true kbdj correct and jhat the proposed purchase of said utility has
?been wade with referenda to and in reliance upon the facts, situation,
and circumstances, set forth in said statement and report. The filing
of said instruments and said statement and report, certified as herein
required, is hereby made a conditirm precedent to the validity of any
such sale, lease, or transfer.
Section 6. Whoever shalJmake, utter or subscribe to any state- -ment
and report, or certificate required under fhe provisions of the
Jast rf ceding , section, knowing,' or having reason jto; believe that tenyj j
such. ;sjtajteraent and. report,r br certificate, is false, shall! be ' gSrilty 'of a
felony and upon conviction thereof, shall be' fined not more than Five
Thousand Dollars or shall be imprisoned in the state penitentiary not
more than one year. Any instrument, statement and resort, or certifU
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