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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL"
AMENDMENT NO. ONE.
The following proposed amendment t*
the constitution of the State of Nebraska*
as hereinafter set forth in full, is sub
mitted to the electors of the State of Ne
braska. to be voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday, Novembei
nth, A. r>. 1912.
“AN ACT for a joint resolution propos
ing amendment to Section 1 and Sec
tion 10 Article 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Nebrasku, and supplement
lug Article entitled Amendments.’
l e it Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
lature of the Stute of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the general election
r state and logislatlve officers to be
held on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday in November, 1912, the following
provisions he proposed and submitted as
amendment to Section 1 and Section 10
ot Article 3 of the Constitution of the
btate of Nebraska:
Section 2. That Section 1 of Article 3
of the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska is hereby amended to read as fol
lows:
Section 1. The legislative authority of
the state shall be vested in a legislature
consisting of a senate and house of repre
sentatives, but the people reserve to
themselves power to propose laws, and
amendments to the Constitution, and to
enact or reject the same at the polls in
dependent of the legislature, and also re
serve power at their own option to ap
prove or reject at the polls any act, item,
section, or part of any act passed by the
legislature.
Section 1A. The first power reserved
by the people Is the initiative. Ten per
legal voters of the state, so
distributed as to include five per cent of
Ihe legal voters in each of two-fifths of
the counties of the state, may propose
any measure by petition, which shall
contain the full text of the measure so
proposed. Provided, that proposed Con
stitutional Amendments shall reaulre a
petition of fifteen per cent of the legal
voters of the State distributed as above
provided. Initiative petitions (except for
municipal and wholly local legislation)
shall be filed with the Secretary of State
and be by him submitted to the voters at
the first regular state election held not
Jess than four months after such filing,
ihe same measure, either in form or in
essential substance, shall not be sub
mitted to the people by initiative petition
(either affirmatively or negatively)
ortener than once In three years. If con
flicting measures submitted to the people
at the same election shall be approved,
the one lecelvlng the highest number of
affirmative votes shall thereby become
law as to all conflicting provisions. The
Constitutional limitations as to scope and
subject matter of statutes enacted by the
legislature shall apply to those enacted by
the initiative.
Section 1R. The second power reserved
Is the referendum. It may be ordered by
a petition of ten per cent of the legal
voters of the state, distributed as re
quired for initiative petitions. Referen
dum petitions against measures passed
by the legislature shall be filed with the
Secretary of State within ninety days
after the legislature enacting the same ad
journs sine die or for a period longer than
iiinety days: and elections thereon shill
bo had at the first regular state election
held not less than thirty days after such
tiling.
aecnon ic. Tne referendum mny be
ordered upon anv act except acts making
appropriations for the expenses of the
state government, and state institutions
existing at the time such act Is passed.
When the referendum is ordered upon an
act or any part thereof it shall suspend its
operation until the same Is approved by
the voters; provided, that emergency acts,
or acts for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health, or safety shall
continue in effect until rejected by the
voters or repealed by the legislature. Fil
ing of a referendum petition against one or
more Items, sections, or parts of an act
shall not delay the remainder of the meas
ure from becoming operative.
Section ID. Nothing in this section shall
re construed to deprive any member of
the legislature of tne right to introduce
any measure. The whole number of votes
cast for governor at the regular election
Inst preceding the filing of any Initiative
or referendum petition shall be the basis
on which the number of legal voters re
quired to sign such petition shall be com
puted. The veto power of the governor
>hall not extend to measures initiated by
or referred to the people. All such meas
ures shall become the law or a part of the
Constitution when approved by a majority
of the votes east thereon, provided, the
votes cast in favor of said Initiative meas
ure or part of said Constitution shall con
stitute thirty-five per cent (35) of the total
vote cast at said election, and not other
wise, and shall take effect upon proclama
tion by the governor, which shall be made
within ten days of the completion of the
official canvass. The vote upon initiative
and referendum measures shall be returned
and canvassed in the same manner as is
prescribed In the case of presidential
electors. The method of submitting and
adopting amendments to the Constitution
provided by this section shall be supple
mentary to the method prescribed in the
article of this Constitution, entitled
‘Amendments.’ and the latter shall in no
case be construed to conflict herewith.
This amendment shall be self-executing,
but legislation mny be enacted especially
to facilitate Its operation. In submitting
petitions and orders for the initiative and
the referendum, the Secretary of State
and all other officers shall be guided by
this amendment and the general laws
until additional legislation shall be espe
cially provided therefor; all propositions
submitted In pursuance hereof shall be
submitted in a non-partisan manner and
without any indication or suggestion on
the ballot that they have been approved
or endorsed by any poWtical party or or
ganization, and provided further that
only the title of measures shall be printed
on the ballot, and when two or more
measures have the same title they shall
be numbered consecutively in the order
of filing with the Secretary of State and
Including the name of the first petitioner.
Section 3. That Section 10, of Article 3.
of the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska bo amended to read as follows:
Section 10. The style of all bills shall
be “Re it enacted by the people of the
State of Nebraska,” and no law shall be
ennfeted except by bill. No bill shall be
passed bv the legislature unless by assent
of a majority of all the members elected
to each house of the legislature and the
question upon final passage shall he taken
immediately upon its last rending and the
yens and nays shall ho entered upon the
Journal.
Section 4. That at said .election on the
Tuesdav succeeding the first Monday in
November. 1012, on the ballot of each
elector voting thereat there shall be
printed or written the words: “For pro
posed amendment to the Constitution re
serving to the people the right of direct
legislation through the initiative and ref
erendum.” and “Against proposed amend
ment to the constitution reserving to the
people the right of direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum.”
And If a majority of all voters at said
election shall be in favor of such amend
ment the same shall be deemed to be
adopted. The returns of said election
upon the adoption of this amendment shall
be made to the state canvassing board and
said board shall canvass the vote upon the
amendment herein in the same manner as
Is prescribed in the ease of presidential
electors. Tf a malorlty of the votes cast
at the election be In favor of the proposer
amendment the governor, within ten da vs
I fter the result Is ascertained, shall make
Proclamation declaring the amendment to
bo part of the Constitution of the State,
"ud when so declared the amendment here
in nroposed shall be In force and self-exe
cuting.
Approved March 2-t 101 f.”
I. Addison Walt. Secretary of State, of
the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that tlie foregoing proposed amendment to
iho Constitution of the State of Nebraska
Is a true and correct oopv of the original
enrolled and engrossed bill, ns passed by
the Thirty-seeond session of the Leglsla- 1
tore of the State of Nebraska, as appears
from said original bill on file in this office '
n»»d that said pronosed amendment is sub- j
ml*tod to the qualified voters of the State
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, the 5th day of November, A. T).
1012.
Tn Testimony Whereof, T have hereunto
s«»t my hand and affixed the Croat Seal of
the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln
»Ms 20th day of Mav, in the year of our
r.ord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Tnolve. and of the Independence of the
Hnjtod Stares the One Hundred and Tb»»*
and of this State the Forfv-sixth
(ffenb ADDISON WATT.
Secretary of State.
At the new party convention yes
terday sixteen delegates were elected
to attend the national convention.
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. TWC.
The following proposed amendment U
the Constitution of tue State of Nebraska,
as hereinafter set forth in full, is submitted
to the electors of the State of Nebraska j
to be Aoted upon at the general eiectioL
to be held Tuesday, November 5th, A. 1).
1912.
“A JOINT RESOLUTION on proposing
an amendment to Section 4 of Article c
of the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska.
Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
hit tire of the State of Nebraska.:
Section 1. That at the general election
for state and legislative officers to be held
on the Tuesday following the first Monday
In November, 1912 the following be sub
mitted as an amendment to Section 4 oi
Article :t of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska:
Sec. 4. At the first election of members
of the legislature held after the adoption
of this amendment members of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, shall
be elected for the term of two years. BoiL
senators and representatives shall each ro
celve pay at the rate of six hundred dol
lars for each regular session of the Legis
lature, during their term, and ten cent?
for every mile they shall travel in going
to and returning from the place of meeting
of the legislature, on the most usual
route. That neither members of the legis
laturo nor employes shall receive any pay oi
perquisites other than their salary and
mileage. Each session, except special ses
sion, shall not be less than sixty days.
After the expiration of twenty days oi
the session, no bills nor joint resolutions
of the nature of bills shall be introduced,
unless the governor shall by special mes
sage call the attention of the legislature
to the necessity of passing a law on the
subject-matter embraced In the message,
and the introduction of bills shall be re
stricted thereto.
Provided, that the general appropriation
bills may be introduced up to and includ
ing the fortieth day.
Sec. 2. That at said election on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In
November, 1912, on the ballot of each
elector voting thereat there shall be
printed or written the words: ‘‘For pro
nosed amendment io the* constitution fix
Ing the term of office and salary for mem
bers of the legislature," and "Against pro
posed amendment to the constitution fixing
the term of office and salary for members
of the legislature." And If a majority of
all the voters at the said election shall Ik
In favor of such amendment the same shall
be deemed to be adopted. The returns of
said election upon the adoption of tills
amendment shall be made to the State
Canvassing Board and that Board shall
canvass the vote upon the amendment
herein in the same manner as is prescribed
in the case of presidential electors. If a
majority of the votes cast at the election
be in favor of the proposed jimemlmeuf
the governor, within ten days after the
result Is ascertained, shall make proclama
tlon declaring the amendment to be part
of the constitution of the state, and when
so declared the same shall be In force.
Approved April 10, 1911.”
I, Addison Walt, Secretary of State, o4
the State of Nebraska, do hert»by certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of the
original enrolled and engrossed bill, as
passed by the Thirty-second session or the
Legislature of the State of Nebraska, as
appears from said original bill on file In
this office, and that said proposed amend
ment Is submitted to the uuallfted voters
of the State of Nebraska for their adop
tion or rejection at the general election tc
be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of Novem
ber, A. I). 1912.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my* hand and affixed the (treat. Seal of
the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln,
this 20th day of May, In the year of our
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve, and of the Independence of the
United States the One Hundred and Thir
ty-sixth and of this State the Forty-sixth.
(Seal) ADDISON WAIT.
Secretary of State.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. THREE.
The following proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska,
as hereinafter set forth in full,* Is sub
mitted to the electors of the State of Ne
braska, to be voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday, November ulh,
A. V. 1912.
••A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tion nineteen (19) of Article five (5) of
the Constitution of the State of Nebras
ka creating a Hoard of Commissioners of
State institutions.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Section I. 1'bat Section nineteen (19) of
Article live to) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska, be amended to read as
follows:
Section 19. The Goveruor shall, prior to
the adjournment of the Thirty-third ses
sion of the legislature, nominate and, with
the consent of two-thirds of the members
of the Sennte In Executive Session, ap
point three electors of the state, not more
than two of whom shall belong to the
same political party and no two of whom
shall reside at the time of their appoint
ment in the same congressional district, as
members of a board to be known as a
•‘Board of Commissioners of State Institu
tions." Said members shall hold office as
designated by the Governor for two, four
and six years respectively. Subsequent
appointments shall be made as provided
and. except to till vacancies, shall be for a
period of six years. Tile Board shall
at all times he' subject to the above re
strictions and limitations. The Board of
Commissioners shall have full power to
manage, control and govern, subject only
io such limitations ns shall be established
tv law. the State Soldiers’ Home, Hos
pitals for the Insane. Institute for the Deaf,
Institute for the Blind, Industrial Schools,
Institute for Feeble Mluded Children,
Nebraska Industrial Home. Orthopedic Hos
pital. the State Penitentiary and all char
itable. reformatory and penal Institutions
that shall be by law established and main
tained bv the state of Nebraska. They
shall each give bonds, receive compensa
tion for service, perform all duties and
complv with all regulations that shall be
established bv law. The powers possessed
by the Governor and Hoard of Public
Lands and Buildings with reference to the
management and control of the Institu
tions herein named shall, on July 1, 191.2.
cease to exist In tile Governor and the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings and
sim]! become vested In a Board of Com
missioners of State Institutions, and the
said Board Is on July 1, 1912, and without
farther process of law. authorized and
directed to assume and exercise all the
powers heretofore vested In or exerelseq
|,y the Governor or Board of Public Lands
and Buildings with reference to the Institu
tions of the state named herein, but noth
ing herein contained shall limit the general
supervisory or examining powers vested In
the Governor hv the laws or constitution
of the state, or such ns are vested by him
In nnv committee appointed by him.
Section 2. That at the general election.
In November. 10V?. there shall he submitted
to the electors of the state for their ap
proval or rejection the foregoing proposed
amendments to the constitution In the fid
lowing form: On the ballot of each elector
voting for or against said proposed amend
ment shall he printed nr written "For pro
posed amendment to the Constitution cre
ating a Board of Commissioners of State
Institutions" and "Against said proposed
amendment to the constitution creating a
Board of Commissioners of State Iustltu
Seetlon 2. If such amendment to Section
nineteen (19) of Article five (S) of the Con
stltntlon of the State of Nebraska shall ho
approved bv a mniorltv of all electors vot
ing at such election said amendment shall
constitute Section nineteen (191 of Article
live (.") of the Constitution of the state of
Nebraska.
Approved Amdi 10 1911.**
I. Addison Walt. Secretary of State, of
the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska
is a (me and correct eopv of the original
enrolled and engrossed hill, ns passed hv
the Thirtv-sooond session of the Legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska, ns appears
from said original hill on tile In this office,
and that said proonsed amendment Is sub
mltted to the qualified voters of the state
of Nebraska for their adoption nr rejection
at the general election to he held on Tups.
dav *he Nth dav of November, A. D. 1912,
In Testimony Whereof, I have herennta
set mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of
the p*ate of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln,
this 20th dav of Mnv, In the year of onr
Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve and of the Independence ef the
Unit 'd states the One Hundred and Thirty.
VIxMi and of this State the Forty-sixth.
(Seal) ADDISON WATT.
Secretary of State.
Now is a good time to subscribe for
The Frontier, $1.50 per year.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR.
The following proposed amendment to th*
constitution of the State of Nebraska, as
hereinafter set forth lu full. Is submitted
to the electors of the State of Nebraska, to
oe voted upon at the general election to be
held Tuesday, November 5th, A. D. 1912.
“A JOINT RESOLUTION to propose
amendments to Section five (5) of Article
six (6) and Section thirteen (13) of Article
sixteen 06) of the constitution of the
slate of Nebraska as found in the Com
piled Statutes of Nebraska foi 11HH) (Sec
tion thirteen (13) of Article eighteen (18)
of Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes for HH)9),
relating to time of electing judges of the
supreme court, fixing the time of the
general election and providing for holding
over of incumbents until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Be it Resolved ana Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebruska:
Section 1. That section Five to) of Ar
ticle Six («> of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska be amended to read qa
fellows:
Section 5. That at the general election
to be held in the State of Nebraska iu the
year 1916, and each six years thereafter,
there shall be elected three (3) judges of
tin* Supreme Court, who shall hold their
office for the period of six (6) years; that
at the general election to be held In the
State of Nebraska In the year 1918, and
each six years thereafter there shall he
elected three (3) judges of the Supreme
Court, who shall hold their office for the
period of six years: and at the gener
al election to be httld In the State of Ne
braska in the year 1920 and each six (6)
years thereafter there shall be elected a
chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who
shall hold h!s office for the period of six
«6) years. Provided, That the member of
the Supreme Court whose term of office
expires In January, 1914 shall be chief
justice of the Supreme Court during that
time until the expiration of his term of
Office.
Section 2. That Section Thirteen (13) of
Article Sixteen (16) of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska as found lu the ( om
piled Statutes of Nebraska for 1909 (Sec
tion thirteen (13) of Article eighteen (18)
of Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes for 1909)
be amended to read as follows:
Section 13. The general election of tn!«
state shall be held on the Tuesday suc
ceeding the first Monday In November In
the year 1914 and every two years there
after. All state, district, county, precinct
and townships officers, by the constitution
or laws made elective by the people, ex
cept school district officers, and munlcjpij
officers iu cities, villages and towns, shall
bo elected nt a general election to be held
as aforesaid. Judges of the supreme, dis
trict and county courts, all elective county
and precinct officers, and all other elective
officers, the time for the election of whom
is not herein otherwise provided for, and
which are not included in the above ex
ception. shall be elected on the Tuesday
succeeding the first Monday In November.
1913, and thereafter at the general election
next preceding the time of the termination
for their respective terms of office. Pro
vided. That no office shall be vacated
thereby, but the Incumbent thereof shall
hold over until his successor is duly elect
ed and qualified.
Section 3. The form of ballot on the
amendments proposed herein shall be as
follows: “For proposed amendments to
the constitution providing for general elec
tlon once In two years” and ‘ Against pro
posed amendments to the constitution pro
viding for general election once iu two
years.”
Approved April 7, 1911.”
I, AddlRon Walt, Secretary of State, ol
the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska
Is a true and correct cony of the original
enrolled and engrossed bill, as passed by
the Thirty-second session of the Leglsla
ture of the State of Nebraska, as appears
from said original bill on file in this office,
and that said proposed amendment Is sub
inltted to the qualified voters of the State
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
nt the general election to be held on Tues
day, the 5th day of November, A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of
the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln,
this 20th day of May, In the year of our
Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve, and of tfle Independence of the
United States ihe One Hundred and Thir
ty-sixth and of this State the Forty-sixth.
(Seal) ADDISON WAU\
Secretary of Srate.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FIVE.
The following proposed amendment to the
Constitution or the State of Nebraska, aa
hereinafter set forth in full, Is submitted to
the electors of the State of Nebraska, to
be voted upon at the general election to be
held Tuesday, November 5th, A. L). 1012.
*‘AN ACT for a Joint Resolution to pro
post* an amendment to the Constitution
of the Slate of Nebraska.
Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the general election
for state and legislative officers to be held
In the State of Nebraska on Hie fcrst Tues
day succeeding the first Monday In Novem
ber, 1912, the following provision be pro
posed an<L submitted to the electors of the
State of Nebraska:
Sec. 2. Any city having a population
of more than five thousand (5,000) Inhabi
tants may frame a charter for its own
government, consistent with and subject to
the constitution aud laws of this state, by
causing a convention of fifteen freeholders,
who shall have been for at least five years
uualified electors thereof to be elected by the
qualified voters of said city at any geueral
or special election, whose duty It shall be
within four months after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such
c*ty, which charter, when completed, with
a prefatory synopsis, shall be signed by
the officers and members of the convention,
or a majority thereof, and delivered to the
clerk of said city, who shall publish the
same In full, with his official certification,
in the official paper of said city If there
he one. and If there be no official paper,
then In at least one newspaper published
and In general circulation in said city,
three times, and a week apart, and within
not less than thirty days after such pub
lication It shall be submitted to the quail
fed electors of said city at a general or
special election, and If a majority of such
qualified voters, voting thereon, shall ratify
the same. It shall at the end of sixty days
thereafter become the charter of said city,
and supersede any existing charter and all
amendments thereof. A duplicate certifi
cate shall be made, setting forth the char
ter proposed und Its ratification (together
with the vote for and against) and duly
certified by the City Clerk, and authen
ticated by the corporate seal of said city
und one copy thereof shall be filed with
the secretary of state and the other de
posited among the archives of the city, and
sl all thereupon become and be the charter
of said city, and all amendments to such
charter shall be authenticated In the samo
manner, and filed with the secretary of
state, and deposited in the archives of
the city.
Sec. 2. But If said charter he rejected
then within six months thereafter, the
Mayor and council or governing authorities
of said city may call a special election at
which fifteen members of a new charter
convention shall be elected to be called und
held as above in such city, and they shall
proceed us above to frame a charter which
shall in like manner and to the like end
be published and submitted to a vote of
said voters for their approval or rejection.
If again rejected, the procedure herein des
ignated may be repeated until a charter is
finully approved by u majority of those
voting tliereon, and certified (together with
the vote for and against) to the secretary
of state as aforesaid, und a copy thereof
deposited in the archives of the city,
whereupon it shall become the charter of
said city. Members of each of said char
ter conventions shall be elected at large;
and they shall complete their labors within
sixty days after their respective election.
The charter shall muke proxier provision
for continuing, amending or repealing the
ordinances of the city.
Sec. 4. Such charter so ratified and
adopted may he amended, or a charter
convention called, by a proposal therefor
made i.y the law-making body of such city
or by the qualified electors in number not
less than five per cent of the next preced
ing gubernatorial vote in such city, by pe
tition filed with the council or governing
authorities. The council or governing au
thorities shall submit the same to a vote
of the qualified electors at the next general
or special election not held within thirty
days after such petition Is filed. In sub
mitting any such charter or charter amend
ji cuts, any alternative article or section
m.iy be presented for the choice of the
voters and mav be voted on separately
without prejudice to others. Whenever
the question of a charter convention Is
carried bv a majority of those voting there
on, a charter convention shall be called
through n special election ordinance, and
the same shall be constituted aud held and
the oronosed charter submitted to a vote
of rue nnauneii elector*, »ppro%*« sr r~
looted, as provided In Section two hereof.
The City Clerk nf Mid City shflll publish
with his official certification, for three
times, a week apart. In the official paper
of said rltv, If there be one. and If there
be no official paper, then In at least one
newspaper, puollstod and In general cir
culation In said city, the full text of any
charter or charter amendment to be voted
on at anv general or special election.
No chapter or charter amendment adopted
under the provisions of this amendment
shall be amended or repealed except by
electoral vote. And no ruoh charter or
charter amendment shall diminish' the tax
rate for state purposes fixed by net of the
legislature, or interfere In any wise with
the collection of state taxes.
Sec. 5. That at said election In the year
1012, on the ballot of each elector voting
thereat, there shall he printed or written
the words—“For proposed amendment to
the Constitution allowing cities of more
than five thousand Inhabitants In this state
to frame their own city charter” and
“Against proposed amendment to the con
stitution allowing cities of more than five
thousand Inhabitants in this state to frame
their own charters.'* And If a majority of
all voters at said election shall be for stieb
amendment the same shall be deemed to
be adopted.
Approved March 29. 1011. .
T, Addison Walt, Secretary of State, of
the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska
Is a true and correct copy of the original
enrolled and engrossed bill, as passed by
the Thirty-second session of the Legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska, as appears
from said original bill on file In this office,
and that said proposed amendment Is sub
mitted to th< qualified voters of the State
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
at the general election to be held on Tues
day. the 1th day of November, A. P. 1012.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
sot mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of
flu* sinto of Nebraska. Pone at Lincoln,
this 20th dnv of May, In the year of our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve. and of the Independence of the
fTnlted States the One Hundred and Tlilr
tv-<rtTfh and of this the Forty-sixth.
(Seal) APPTSON WATT.
Secretary of State.
Inman Items.
Ed. Clark was an O’Neill visi
tor last Friday.
Rev. Levi Garnet is in Inman
this week, visiting his family.
Clark D. Clarridge had busi
ness in O’Neill last Saturday.
George Wilcox went up to O’
Neill last Thursday, to look after
some business.
Henry Fraka, who has been
visiting at Norfolk the past week,
returned home last Saturday.
W. W. Watson and son, Ira,
went up to Long Pine last week
in their car. They returned Mon
day.
The L. D. S. gave a ice cream
social last Monday at the home
of Nat Butler, all enjoyed the
evening.
Mrs. Roy Sharp and children
left for Battle Creek last Satur
day to visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hodman.
The Misses Blanch and Grace
Keyes returned from Wayne last
Saturday, where they have been
attending college.
Mr. and Mrs. James VanEvery
were down from O’Neill last
Sunday, to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. J. VanEvery.
Rev. George will be in Inman
the 4th of August, at the M. E.
church, at evening service. Every
body come out and hear Bro.
George.
Mr. and Mis. William Town
send came down from O’Neill
last Sunday to visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Kelley
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Goree,
who have been visiting with their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Perry at
Norfolk, returned home last Sat
urday evening.
Miss Maud Swingle, who has
been visiting with her grand
mother, Mrs. S. L. Conger and
other relatives for the past month,
returned to her home at Plain
view last Saturday.
Opportunity Items.
Still more rain.
Geo. Bradt left for New York
on business one day last week.
Walter Dowing, our general
merchant and post master, went
on a business trip to O’Neill last
Frida}-.
On last Friday at n a. m. a
slow steady rain set in and kept
up for several hours. The re
salt will be to still further im
prove pastures and meadows and
promote rapid growth of the
corn crop. '
Berger Bros, were doing a little
haying last week. Will harvest
the rest of their oats, which was
later in getting ripe than the
others and also their wheat,
which they say is fine. The rest
of the farmers will also harvest
the balance of their small grain
this week in this locality.
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In fulfillment of our promise,
we will give a report of the speci
mens that we sent to the U. S.
Geological Survey, of which we
have just received a report of the
same. While the report is not
what we had hoped to hear, yat
we were none the less gratified
to find that it exceeded our ex
pectations. Among the several
specimens there is; two agates,
one agatized petrified moor, one
mica schist, and last but not by
any means least in importance
was one amethystine quartz, the
rest of the 13 pebbles was practi
cally the same as those mention
ed in a previous report. As to
the amethyst stone, it was too
small as to size to be very valu
able, but as to quality it is all O.
K. We have it still and it can
be seen at anytime by anyone
that will take the trouble to call.
It certainly is a beauty, consist
ing, as it does, of a stone of re
markable clearness, and reflect
ing a color of russet gold. What
is of more importance, however,
is the probabilitythat other pebbles
of great value may be found here
and its presence would certainly
indicate that much. In order to
determine, however, the presence
of these stones in large quatities,
we would need to do some ex
cavating work in order to reveal
what there is below. For this pur
pose some capital is needed, also
some knowledge of the science of
minerology. In the early history
of this county, the old settlers in
many instances, picked quite a
large number of pebbles and no
doubt carried them away with
them when they left this county.
It quite likely that some possessed
specimens of considerable value,
i regard my discovery of very
much importance as I am con
vinced that a thorough investiga
tion of the places that are similar
to the places where I found that
amethyst, would reveal beds of
precious stones in sufficient quan
ties that would pay to mine, and
that would greatly enhance the
value of real estate here.
CHINESE SIGNBOARDS.
Poetic Geme to Attraot Business to
Shops In Peking.
W. Simpson In “Meeting the Sun”
writes: "I saw in Peking a list of
signboards, and a few samples of them
will Illustrate their general character:
‘Shop of Heaven Sent Luck,* ‘Shop ot
Celestial Principles,' "The Nine Felici
ties Prolonged,’ ‘Mutton Shop of Morn
ing Twilight,’ ‘The Ten Virtues All
Complete,’ ‘Flowers Rise to the Milky
Way.’
“In these signs we can see that the
Chinese can combine the soul of a poet
with the pocket of a shopman. Con
trast such efforts with *The Noted
Eelple House’ of the London streets,
and one must feel that we are outer
barbarians. Carlyle quotes a Chinese
signboard, ’No Cheating Here,’ but 1
could not find anything like It In the
list ‘Good and J ust According to Heav
en’ ought to satisfy the Ideal notions
of the author of ‘Sartor Resartus.’ ”
“The Honest Pen Shop of LI" Implies
that other pen shops are not honest
The “Steel Shop of the Pockmarked
Wang” suggests that any peculiarity
of a shopman may be used to Impress
the memory of customers. Snub noses,
squint eyes, lame legs and hump backs
might all be used In this way.
A charcoal shop calls Itself the
“Fountain of Beauty,” and a place for
the sale of coal Indulges In the title of
"Heavenly Embroidery.” An oil and
wine establishment is the “Neighbor
hood of Chief Beauty,” a description
the realization of which It is hard to
conceive anywhere In Peking. "The
Thrice Righteous" one would scarcely
expect from an opium shop.—LondoD
Globe.
Blocked by an Iceberg.
Discussing the Iceberg question, Pro
fessor John Milne of London writes
that the year he visited Newfoundland
one of these ice mountains had stuck
In the Narrows, which Is the entrance
to St. John's harbor. The capital of
Newfoundland was bottled up. "A
fort pounded at the Intruder for a
time, but it might as well have
pounded at the Karakoram mountains
The monster stopped all traffic either
In or out On the third day, however,
It heeled over and sailed away."
Awful Ignorance.
Young Man With Lavender Tie, Pink
Shirt and Bright Purple Socks—Say,
Jim Lawrence Is a queer duck. He
pronounces Ids words so queer! The
other day be was telling some girls
about going to the Blank Inn for a
"tahbledote” dinner. As soon as we
left the girls 1 asked him whut be
meant and come to Qnd out he meant
table de hotey! Ha, ha, ha 1—Chicago
Tribune. 4 __
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BANK OFENGLAND
Tragic and Romantic Episodes in
Its Historic Career.
DEADLY BATTLE WITH A MOB.
The Bloody Climax to the Attempted
Raid by the Lord Gordon Rioters—A
Financial Coup That Was 8poiled by
the Ouchess of Marlborough.
No other banking institution has so
romantic a history as that pertaining
to the Bank of England, the “Old Lady
of Threadneedle Street’^
One of the bloody episodes in the his
tory of the bank is that embraced In
the story of Charles Walter Godfrey,
one of its early partners in the bank.
It appears that Godfrey -while crossing
the channel in the midst of a terrific
storm and laden with £60,000 In drafts
for the aid of King William, who was
just then besieging Namur against the
forces of Louis XIV., insisted upon his
right to deliver the warrant for the
motley Into the hands of the king, then
In the trenches under hot fire. As be
banded the document to the king, say
ing. in response to William's growl of
remonstrance, “Am I, then, more ex
posed to danger than your majesty?”
a cannon bail swept away his head.
Not so very many years ago there
stood over the massive fireplace in the
directors’ room of the bank three rusty
specimens of the old “Brown Bess,” to
gether with a number of roughly
Bhaped bullets. In these relics was em
bodied a picture of the November night
In 1780 when the mob of Gordon riot
ers marched down from Newgate, set
ting fire to every Catholic chapel on
the way and advancing with a force of
5,000 upon the bank itself.
The clerks, armed with muskets,
were unprovided with shot Before
them lay rows of leaden Inkstands,
suggesting the possibilities of a new
use. In less than half an hour the Ink
stands had been melted and turned
Into bullets. The muskets were load
ed. At every window of the bank
stood two marksmen, their guns train
ed on the mob below. let the rioters
came on until they were within ten
yards of the bank gates. Then sharp
and clear above the frightful din rose
the order to fire, and from the win
dows poured a deadly volley. When
the smoke finally cleared away 250
lay dead or dying In the open space
now covered by the esplanade of the
Royal Exchange. The attacking army
wavered, stopped, broke line and fled,
and the Gordon riots were at an end.
During the first part of the reign ol
George II. It was the practice of all
banks to give a receipt In payment ol
a deposit the receipts being passed
from hand to hand and serving the
same purpose as the check of today.
At that time Childs’ bank, a private
concern, which had the backing of a
great part of the English nobility, ex
hibited such signs of future greatness
that the Bank of England became
greatly alarmed, especially In view ol
the fact that the “C'.d Lady’s” notes
were at a discount of 10 per cent. So
little by little, through their agents,
the managers of the Bank of England
bought up every receipt bearing the
Childs signature, allowing the collec
tions to accumulate each year until the
time should be ripe, during a shortage
of gold, to present the receipts In one
great mass for paymenL It was deem
ed a certainty that Childs’ would not
be able to meet the demand and would
thus be ruined.
The principal figure In the drama
that ensued was no other than the fa
mous Sarah Jennings, in whom Childs'
bank found its stanchest supporter.
One night there came a wild clanging
at the bell of the great gate of the
town of Blenheim—a clanging that soon
awakened every one In the town, A
white faced, travel stained man stag
gered Into the ducal ball, begging an
audience with her grace. When the
duchess, in her dressing gown, appear
ed, demanding to know the reason foi
this unseemly visitation, the man ex
plained that the Bank of England held
the Childs’ receipts in the amount ol
£620,000, that those receipts would be
presented for payment at noon follow
ing, tbnt there was not at Childs'
enough gold to meet them, that un
less the demand could be satisfied with
in eight hours Childs’ was ruined and
that there was but one person In the
world—her grace—to whom they might
turn.
Whereupon the redoubtable duchesi
sat down and wrote out a check, which
she banded to the agent. It was an
order on the Bank of England for the
payment of £700,000. He was Instruct
ed to take this check to the Bank ol
England and to say that if It hesitated
for .a single Instant In paying It th<
duchess would proclaim It as a de
faulter.
At 12 o’clock that day there appear
ed at the Childs’ counter an agent ol
the Bank of England bearing a big bag
ful of receipts and blandly suggesting
immediate payment. At the same mo
ment the Childs’ agent was la Thread- j
needle street receiving cash on th«
check of the duchess.
The cashiers at Childs’ naturally tool
their own time in scrutinizing the re
eelpts. spending fully half an hour ayei
the first batch alone. They were at thi
end of the first hundred when their
messenger arrived. Then they quick
ened the procedure a little, and wlthis
ten minutes the Bank of England had
been paid In its own coin. The nel
result was that Childs’ was many thou
sands of pounds richer.—Harper’s.
We never see the target a man almi
at Id life. We see only tha target hi
hits.—Jordon. ... j
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