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    PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAU
AMENDMENT NO. ONE.
The following proposed amendment U
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
5th, A. D. 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 Nebraska, aud supplement
lug Article entitled ‘Amendments.’
Be It Resolved-and Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the general election
for state and legislative officers to be
held on the Tuesaay succeeding the first
Monday In November, 1912, the following
provisions be proposed and submitted as
amendment to Section X and Section 10
of Article 3 of the Constitution of the
State 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.
Seetiou 1A. The first power reserved
by the people Is the initiative. Ten per
cent of the 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 hy petition, which shall
contain the full text of the measure so
proposed. Provided, that proposed Con
stltutioual Amendments shall require 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
less than four mouths after such filing,
'lhe same measure, either in form or in
essential substance, shall not be sub
mitted to the people by initiative petition
(either affirmatively or negatively)
oftener than once in three years. If con
flicting measures submitted to the people
at the same election shall be approved,
the one receiving 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 l>y the
legislature shall apply to those enacted by
the Initiative.
Section 1U, 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 os re
quired for initiative petitions. Referen
dum petitions against measures passed
by the legislature shall be filed with the
Secretary of State within ninety daj's
after the legislature enacting the same ad
journs sine Ole or for u period longer than
ninety days: and elections thereon shill
be had at the first regular state election
held not less than thirty days after auch
filing.
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section 1C. The referendum may 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 nets,
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
be construed to deprive any member of
the legislature of the 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
shall 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
ofv the votes -cast 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 may 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 genernl laws
until additional legislation shall be espe
cially provided therefor; all prbposltions
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 political 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 be amended to read as follows:
Section 10. The style of all bills shall
be “Be It enacted by the people of the
State of Nebraska,” and no law shall be
enacted except by bill. No bill shall be
passed by the legislature unless by assent
of a majority of all the members elected
(o each house of the legislature and the
question upon final passage shall be taken
Immediately upon Its last reading and the
yens and nays shall be entered upon the
Journal.
Section 4. That at said election on the
Tuesday 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 r‘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
Js prescribed In the case of presidential
electors. If a malorltv of the votes cast
at the election be In favor of the propose’
amendment the governor, within ten days
ffter the result Is ascertained, shall make
proclamation declaring the amendment to
be part of the Constitution of the State,
and when so declared the amendment here
in nroposed shall be In force and self-exe
cuting.
Approved March 24. lfilf.”
I. Addison Walt. Secretary of State, of
the State of Nebraska, do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment to
llie 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
o«d that said proposed amendment Is sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the State
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
at the general election to be held on
Tuesday, the fitta day of November, A. D.
1*H 2.
In Testimony Whereof, T have hereunto
e«‘t mr hand and affixed the Great Seal of
the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln.
»hls 20th dav of Mav,. in the year of our
Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve, and of the Independence of the
United Stores the One Hundred and Thlr
fr-«lxth and of this State the Fnrtv-slxth.
(Seal) ADDISON WATT.
Secretary of State.
Try Frank and Vince Suchy a tailor
shop for French Dry Cleaning. Their
work can’t be beat. 1-tf.
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. TWO.
The following proposed amendment tc
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska,
as 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. D.
1912.
‘ A JOINT RESOLUTION on proposlna
au amendment to Section 4 of Article 5
of the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska.
Be it Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That at the geuerul election
for state and legislative officers to be held
on the Tuesday following, the first Monday
in November, 1912 the following be sub-1
mitted as au amendment to Section 4 ol
Article 3 of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska:
Sec. 4. At the first election of member*
of the legislature held after the udoptloa
of this amendment members of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, shall
be elected for the term of two years. Bolto
senators and representatives shall each re
ceive pay at the rate of six hundred dol
lars for each regular session of the Legis
lature, during their term, and ten cents
for every mile they shall travel In golmj
to and returning from the place of meeting
of the legislature, on the most usual
route. That neither members of the legis
lature uor employes shall receive any pay oi
perquisites other thun their salary and
mileage. Each session, except special ses
slon, shall not be less thun sixty days.
After the expiration of twenty days ol
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 tin
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 luclud
lng 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
posed amendment to the constitution fix
mg the term of office and salary for mem
bers of the legislature.” and "Against pie
posed amendment to the constitution fixing
the terra of office and salary for members
of the legislature.” And if a majority ol
all the voters at the said election shall be
In favor of such amendment the same shall
be deemed to be adopted. The returns ol
said election upon the adoption of this
amendment shall be made to the State
Canvassing Hoard and that Board shall
canvass the vote upon the amendment
herein In the same manner as is prescrilied
in the case of presidential electors. If a
majority of the votes cast at the election
be in favor of the proposed amendment
the governor, within ten days after the
result Is ascertained, shall make proclaim!
tion 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 Wait, Secretary of State, ol
the State of Nebraska, do hereby 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, a*
passed by the Thirty-second session of the
Legislature of the State of Nebraska, a?
appears from said original bill on file in
this office, and that said proposed amend
ment Is submitted to the qualified 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 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 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 5th,
A. D. 1912.
• A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tion nineteen flO) of Article five (5) ot
the Constitution of the State of Nebras
ka creating a Board of Commissioners ol
State Institutions. _
Be It Enacted hr the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Section 1. -ihat Section nineteen (19) of
Article tive (5) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska, be amended to read as
follows: . „ ,
Section 10. The Governor 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 Senate in Executive Session, ap
point three electors of the state, not more
than two of wdiom 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 Hoard 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 sl\ years respectively. Subsequent
appointments shall be made as provided
and. except to fill vacancies, shall be for a
period of six years. The Board shall
at all times be subject to the above re
strictions and limitations. The Board of
Commissioners shall have full power to
manage, control and govern, subject only
to such limitations as shall be established
ty law. the State Soldiers' Home, Hos
pitals for the Insane, Institute for the Deaf,
Institute for the Blind, Industrial Schools,
Institute for Feeble Minded 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 eompensn
lion for service, perform all duties and
comply with all regulations that shall hr
established by law. The powers possessed
bv the Governor and Board of Public
Lands and Buildings with reference to the
management ami control of the Institu
tions herein named shall, on July 1, 1913.
cease to exist In the Governor nnd the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings and
shall become vested in a Board of Com
mlssloners of State institutions, and the
said Board Is on July 1, 1913. and without
further process of law, authorized and
directed to assume nnd exercise all the
powers heretofore vested In or exercised
bv the Governor or Board of Public Lands
and BnlldtnES with reference to the Instltn
tions of the state named herein, but noth
ing heroin contained shall limit the general
supervisory or examining powers vested In
the Governor bv the laws or constitution
of the state, or such as are vested by him
In nnv committee appointed by him.
Section 2. That at the general election.
In November. 1912. there shall be submitted
to the electors of the state for their ap
proval or reaction the foregoing proposed
amendments to the constitution In the fol
lowing form: On the ballot of each elector
voting for or against said proposed amend
ment shall be printed or written "For pro
posed amendment to the Constitution cre
atine a Board of Commissioners of State
Institutions” nnd "Against SRld proposed
amendment to -the constitution creating a
Board of Commissioners of State Institu
te Section 3. If such amendment to Section
nineteen (19) of Article live (5) of the Con
stitution of the State of Nebraska shall be
approved by a majority of all electors vot
ing at such election said amendment snail
constitute Section nineteen (19) of Article
five (fS) of the Const Ration of the state of
Nebraska. _
Approved Anrll 10 1911.
T. Addison Walt. Secretary of State, of
♦ he 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 nnd engrossed bill, as passed by
the Thirtr-seoond session of the Legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska ns appears
from said original bill on file In this office,
and that said proposed amendment is sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the state
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
at the general election to be held on Tues
day. the Mb 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 flax of Max, In the year of onr
Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred snd
Twelve and of the Independence of the
ITnlted States the One Hundred and Thirty
etxth nnd of this State the Forty-sixth.
(Beal) ADDISON WAIT.
Secretary of State.
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PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR.
The following proposed amendment to the
constitution or the State of Nebraska, as
hereinafter set forth in full, iw submitted
to the electors of the State of Nebraska, to
oe voted upon at the general election to be
held Tuesday, November oth, A. D. 1912.
“A JOINT RESOLUTION to propose
amendments to Section five (5) of Article
six (0) and Section thirteen (13) of Article
sixteen (10) of the constitution of the
state of Nebraska as found In the Com
piled Statutes of Nebraska for 1909 (Sec
tion thirteen (13) of Article eighteen (18)
of Colibey’s Annotated Statutes for 1909),
relating to time of electing Judges of the
supreme court, fixing the time of the
general electiou and providing for holding
over of Incumbents until their successors
are elected aud qualified.
Be It Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That section Five (5) of Ar
ticle Six (0) of the Constitution of th*
State of Nebraska be amended to read as
follows:
Section 5. That at the general election
to be held In the 8tate of Nebraska In the
year 1910. and each six years thereafter,
there shall be elected three (3) judges of
the Supreme Court, who shall hold their
office for the period of six (0) 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 be
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 held In the State of Ne
braska In the year 1920 and each six (0)
years thereafter there shall be elected ■
chief justice of the Supreme Court, who
shall hold h!s office for the period of six
id) 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 (10) of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska as found In the Com
piled Statutes of Nebraska for 1909 (Sec
Finn 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 this
state shall be held on the Tuesday suc
ceeding the first Monday In November in
the year 191* and every two years there
after. All state, district, county, precinct
and townships officers, by the constitution
or laws made elective by the people, exj
cent school district officers, and muulclpal
officers In cities, villages and towns, shall
be 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, nm|
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
vlded. 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 a*
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 In two
years.”
Approved April 7, 1911.”
I, Addison Wait, 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 Thlrtv-seeond 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 the qualified voters of the State
of Nebraska for their adoption or rejection
at 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, nnd of the Independence of the
United States the One Hundred and Thir
ty-sixth and of this State the Forty-sixth#
(Seal) ADDISON WAM\
Secretary of Stitt.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FIVE.
The following proposed amendment to th*
Constitution of 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. D. 1912.
“AN ACT for a Joint Resolution to pro
pose an amendment to the Constitution
of the State 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 Nebruska on the first Tues
day succeeding the first Monday In Novem
ber. 1912, the following provision be pro
posed an& 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 and laws of this state, by
causing a convention of fifteen freeholders,
who shall have been for at least five years
qualified electors thereof to be elected by the
qualified voters of said city at any general
or special election, whose duty It snail be
within four months after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such
tlty, 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
oe 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
uot less than thirty days after such pub
lication It shall be submitted to the quali
fied electors of said city at a general oi
special election, and If a majority of such
qualified voters, voting thereon, shall ratify
the same, it shall at the end of sixty day*
thereafter become the charter of Bald city,
and supersede any existing charter and all
amendments thereof. A duplicate certifi
cate shall be made, setting forth the char
ter proposed and 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
ami one copy thereof shall be filed with
the secretary of state and the other de
posited among the archives of the city, and
shall thereupon become and be the charter
of said elty, and all amendments to such
charter shall be authenticated In the same
manner, and filed with the secretary ol
state, and deposited in the archives oi
the city.
Sec. 3. But If said charter be rejected
then within six months thereafter, the
Muyor 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 and
held as above lu such city, and they shall
proceed as above to frame a charter which
shall in like manner und 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 he repeated until a charter Is
finally approved by a majority of those
voting thereon, and certified (together with
the vote for and against) to the secretary
of stale as aforesaid, and 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 make proper provision
for continuing, amending or repealing the
ordinances of the city.
Sec. 4. Such charter so ratified and
adopted may be amended, or a charter
convention called, by a proposal therefor
made ty 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 rote In such city, by pe
tition filed with the council or governing
authorities. The councU or governing au
thorities shall submit the same to a vote
of the unallfied 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
ments. any alternative article or section
may be presented for the choice of the
voters and mar be voted on separately
without prejudice to others/ whenever
ihe question of a oharter convention la
carried by a majority of those voting there,
on, a charter convention shall be called
through a special election ordinance, and
the same shaU to sonatltsted aad told and
I to snsaaid ctovtas ■Itoto to I to*
nViitiM«M mn—■ n..' iY~ iltfUttfiT i raVTfiWii
of tM qua lined elector*. approve* or rr
lected. me provided In Section two hereof.
The City clerk of said city shall publish
with bis official certification, for three
times, a week apart. In the official paper
of said city. If there be one* and If there
be no official paper, then In at least ono
newspaper, pu.disced and In general cir
culation In said city, the full text of any
charter ot charter amendment to be voted
on at any general or special election.
No chapter or charter amendment adopted
under the provisions of this amendment
ahall be amended or repealed except by
electoral vote. And no such charter or
charter amendment shall diminish the tax
rate for state purposes fixed by act of the
legislature, or Interfere In any wise with
the collection of state taxes.
Sec. 5. That at said election In the year
1912. on the ballot of each elector voting
thereat, there shall be 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 ahall be for such
amendment the same shall be deemed to
be adopted.
Approved March 29. 1911.' „ A .
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
enrtdled and engrossed bill, as passed by
the Thlrtv-second session of the Legisla
ture of the State of Nebraska, a* 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 5th day of November, A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set mv hand and affixed the Great Seal of
the Stnt** of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln,
this '5)th dnr of Mur. In thayanr of our
lord Ono Thonsnnd Nino Hnndrad »nd
TwaRa. rind of the Indapandancn of tha
rTit,pH Bt-toa tho Ona Tlundrad nnd Thlr
tr-.R'h nnd of this Btnta th» Fortr-slxth.
(Smll ADPISON WATT.
_BaaratarT of Bt«te.
Supervisors Proceedings.
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208. 12683 35
37 . 29206 300 12
38 . 22742 500 25
39 . 14386 400 25
40 . 12103 80 8
41 . 33676 463 15
42 . 18057 300 20
44 . 108511 3500 25
46 . 27594 300 12
47 . 16605 461 25
48 . 18183 240 15
49 . 21467 525 25
50 . 19527 25
51 . 13449 , 350 25
52 . 17686 350 25
53 . 10753 320 25
55. 19755 591 25
66 . 22638 200 10
57 . 21748 300 15
58 . 41377 616 13
69. 14078 400 27
60. 17399 No levy needed
62 . 21596 371 20
63 . 16427 350 25
64 . 19535 400 25
65 . 27279 250 10
67 . 26188 8
68 . 9456 300 25
69. . 20262 180 10
70. ’. 38989 300 8
71 . 14192 250 20
72 . 61681 300 5
110 . 19122 450 25
111 . 14998 395 25
112 . 27440 200 10
113 . 23246 350 16
114 . 12450 350 25
115 . 21260 25
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Agee Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oberly
called at Geo. Bowden’s Sunday.
Ralph Bell called at Hiclfs
Monday evening.
Mrs. Geo. Ridgeway and Ethel
were in O’Neill, Saturdayl
Web. Smith called on Miss
Addie Hubby Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hicks and
family went to O’Neill Saturday,
returning in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hubby
called at E. Rouses Thursday
night.
Web. Smith accompanied by
Miss Addie Hubby spent Thurs
day evening at E. Rouses,
house.
Clyde Bowden has completely
recovered from the races in
O’Neill. Mr. Bowden says he
hopes they will have them sooner
next year.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Simonson
and children were seen auto rid
ing in Mineola Sunday.
Miss Lillie Bowden calledat C. J.
Simonsonsand Lansworth’s Satur
day.
You can’t joy ride in a manure
spreader but in many ways it is
more useful than an automobile,
so I advise you, who are talking
of purchasing an auto, better get
a manure spreader.
Elvin Bowden and sister Lillie
were pleasant callers at S. E.
Hick’s Sunday. In the evening
Mr. Bowden, Misses Hicks and
Bowden were entertained by
Await Spangler and family at the
Spangler home.
Most of the Agee young
young people attended the sur
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prise bam dance at Bushart’s
in honor of Miss Ida. She re
ceived them joyously and was
sorry when they departed to their
homes, but wished them back
again.
Inman Items
Lewis Downey of Page was in
Inman last Monday.
uevi Van Valkenburg is here
from Petze, Colorado, visiting
with old time friends.
Miss Olga Schwinck went to
Neligh last Monday to have some
dental work done.
Miss Lyle Butler went down to
Neligh last Sunday where she
will learn dress making.
Miss Margaret Liedy com
menced her school near Bliss last
Monday.
A large number of people went
to Page last Friday and Saturday
to attend the carnival.
Miss Edith Killinger com
menced teaching school in the
Willow Lake district No. m
last Monday. •
Mr Rp, Roy Clark and George
Wilcox left for Wayne last Mon
day morning where they will at
tend school.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hancock
went to O’Neill last Sunday to
visit with their son, C. P. and
family.
Miss Creola Kelly went to At
kinson last Friday to visit with
Miss Frances Johnson, returning
Sunday.
Hartman Ek is here from In
dependence, Missouri, visiting
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ola Ek, his mother being very
ill at the present time.
Ray Conrad of Inman and
Miss Charity Berteill of Neligh
were united in marriage last Sun
day. They will make their home
at Orchard.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith
and family of Sioux City are visit
ing Levi Garnet and family.
Rev. Niemann went to Madi
son last Tuesday to attend Con
ference.
County Convention.
Pursuant to a resolution adopted
by the state progressive party as
sembled in Llnooln on Tuesday, Sept.
3rd, a call Is hereby Issued for a coun
ty convention of the progressive party
of Holt county to be held in O’Neil),
Nebraska, on Saturday, September 21,
1912, at 11 o'clock a. m. for the pur
pose of forming a county organization
and transacting such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing. Each precinct Is entitled to
representation.
H. A. ALLEN,
Temporary Ohalrman.
(Che 5ai?itapy
)JVteat JjVJarket
WE HAVE A FULL LINE OF
Fresh and Cured Meats, Pure Home
Rendered Lard.
G. M. Stratton
Naylor Block Phone 150
Considerate.
X. (an Incorrigible borrower)—Lend
me a fiver, old man. Y. (weakly lend
ing him £4 10s.)—I’m keeping the other
shilling to pay for the postage of the
letters which I shall have to write you
before I get my money back. X. (cool
ly)—Keep 5 shillings, then. That will
give me more time.—London Tlt-Blta.
Something to Try.
Tweed & Cheviot, tailors, wrote to
Livingstone Blgfront as follows:
“We must have something on ac
count by Saturday next What can
we count on?”
And Mr. Blgfront promptly replied,
"Ever try an adding machine?”
Jarred Hie Dad.
Father—No, indeed! My father never
heard me tell a lie! Willie—Was grand
pa ns deaf and grandma?—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Who love too much hate In the hka
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GOLD ON ABIC SHIP
How Bullion In Transit Is Guard*
ed on an Ocean Liner.
LOCKED IN ROOMS OF STEEL
After the Treasure Is 8afely Stowed
Away There Is Little Danger of Ite
Being Stolen During the Voyage.
Shipping and Cheoktng the Kegs.
The natural assumption would ha
that in the safeguarding of the treas
ure which the various countries are
constantly sending one another by the
big ocean liners there would be re
quired the vigilance of many men.
This, however, is not generally the
case, since, once the gold is stored
away in the rooms set apart for that
purpose on the big ships and the ves
sel Is well out at sea, no armed guards
are necessary.
Taking the specific case of one liner
soiling under the British flag, we find
that it has two strong rooms, the
smaller of the two being in close prox
imity to the captain’s office. This one
compartment has no doubt sheltered
gold enough to pay the cost of the liner
many times over. The walls, the roof
and the celling are lined with two inch
steel plate, and the room contains noth
ing in the way of fixtures save shelv
ing. The locks, which are of the dou
ble variety, are rendered still more se
cure by steel hasps covering the key
holes, and they are provided with mas
sive padlocks. The strong rooms, be
ing In the most frequented portion of
the vessel, where persons are passing
them at all hours of the day and night,
thus receive the best protection, after
all. There are two sets of keys, one
of which Is retained by the agent In
charge of the consignment of gold and
the other of which remains with the
captain.
In the case of the British vessel men
tioned thero is another and larger spe
cie room, situated next to the provi
sion department This is about twelve
feet in length by four in width. It
frequently happens that both strong
rooms are filled to their utmost Capaci
ty, oud on one occasion this liner car
ried some $50,000,000 in gold bullion
packed in small kegs bound with steel
hoops.
Gold usually is brought to the vessel
on which it is to be shipped the day
before the date of sailing, and it is
stored away carefully before passen
gers embark. It arrives at the pier In
ordinary trucks under the guard of
armed men. The customary method
of getting the gold on board is to haul
the kegs up an inclined chute to the
deck by means of a hoisting engine,
but this method is not followed in
variably. Sometimes each keg is
placed in a sling and carried on board
by men detailed for this service.
The receipt given by the steamship •
company sets forth that so many kegs
have been received for shipment, not
for any stated amount of gold to the
value of so much. The kegs bear the
government seal In many Instances,
and in such cases, when they have
been safely put In the strong room, the
iron doors thereof are sealed with gov
ernment wax, the impression being
broken only when the official on the
other side comes to receive the gold.
The kegs are checked thrice—when
they are taken from the trucks, when
they reach the gangway and when
they are placed in the strong room.
Although no armed guard stands by
the strong room, two men watch the
room constantly so long as the ship is
in sight of land. As a matter of fact,
there is little danger of any one steal
ing gold in transit on a ship. It would
be necessary that he should shoulder
a keg weighing some 200 pounds and
vanish with it without being seen.
Masters of vessels declare gold is the
safest cargo of any to handle.
The total weight of one consignment
of gold shipped by the British vessel
In question amounted to something
like 36,000 pounds, or sixteen tons, and
the freight charges amounted to $12,
000, or, roughly speaking, one-eighth
of 1 per cent Specie thus shipped is
insured at ite full value.—New York
Press.
Mark Twain'* Profanity.
William Dean Howells read the "Tom
Sawyer" manuscript and thought It
the best story he had ever read. Clem
ens consulted him regarding the use
of a certain vigorous expletive. How
ells advised that It be cut out Clem
ens wrote back:
Mrs. Clemens received the mall this
morning, and the next minute she lit
Into the study with danger In her eyes
and this demand on her tongue: “Where
Is the profanity Mr. Howells speaks
of?” Then I had to miserably confess
that I had left It out when reading the
MS. to her. Nothing but almost in
spired lying got me out of this scrape
with my scalp. Does your wife give
you rats like that when you go a little
one sided?—Harper’s.
Odorless.
"Now, children," said the teacher,
“who can tell me what the word ‘odor
less’ means?”
Willie Jones was sure he knew.
"Well. Willie, what does It mean?"
"Odorless means without a scent,”
he piped.
“Bight Now who can give a sen
tence using the word correctly?” con
tinued the teacher. “You may answer.
Jimmie.”
“Please, ma’am, when you are odor
less you cannot ride in the trolley
cars.”—Youth’s Companion.
Ability doth hit the mark where pre
sumption overahooteth and diffidence