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MORE LOCAL MATTERS.
At the regular meeting of the
County Board last Tuesday they
adopted a resolution ordering the
county clerk to have the personal tax
roll of the county, for the year 1921,
published in the various papers of the
county. The publication will be made
as soon as the personal tax list is re
turned by the various precinct asses
sors to the county assessor, which will
be about the second week in June.
The Rev. George Longstaff returned
Wednesday from Elgin, where he pre
sided as moderator at an adjourned
session of the presbytery. The Rev.
W. W. Hughes was installed as pastor
of the Elgn church, the Rev. Eggle
ston delivered the sermon, the Rev. W.
O. Jones of Carroll the charge to the
pastor and the Rev. Longstaff pro
pounded the constitutional questions
to the pastor and congregation and
delivered the charge to the congrega
tion.
The first annual banquet of the Wo
men’s club was held at the Hotel
Golden Wednesday evennig. The large
dining room was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Mrs. J. J. Harring
ton presided as toastmistress and
toasts were responded to by heads of
departments and committees. The
club will put on a play at the K. C.
theatre sometime this fall and it was
decided to engage Mrs. Jean Griffith
of Des Moines, who directed the K. C.
' minstrel show, as instructress.
Guy Cole was down from Emmet
last Monday. He informed us that
the Emmet base ball team officially
opened the 1921 season Sunday with
a game on their home grounds when
they were taken into camp by the
Chambers team with a score of 8 to 1.
Guy says that the Chambers boys
have a real team and that the Emmet
boys are not discourged but will
practice up and lake the champions of
southern Holt into camp the next time
they meet on the diamond.
O'Neill is not the only town that is
having trouble with its electric light
company. The town of Dallas, S. D.,
has been hav'ng trouble with the Tri
State Utilities Co., which has been
furnishing electricity to that town
and at the last meeting of the city
council they decided to revoke the
franchise of the company and gave
the latter until May 23rd to show
cause why the franchise should not be
revoked. If the franchise is revoked
the city will put in a municipal plant.
DIGEST OF NEW LAWS
PASSED BY LEGISLATURE
(Continued from last page.)
H. R. 379—Prividing that in any
case where the boundary line of an
incorporated city extends along an
unimproved highway the county board
is empowered to maintain the rood for
its full width so long as it remains
un paved.
S. F. 121—Same rights on public
highways for owners of electric trans
mission lines that purchase current as
for those that sell it.
H. R. 149-~Permits owners of land
within five miles of Omaha to donate
land for the purpose of widening road.
H. R. 181—Eminent domain to de
partment of public works in acquiring
land for any state use, including high
ways. Emergency.
H. R. 461—Provides for the per
petuation of survey corners endanger
ed by highjway work. Emergency.
S. F. 193—Provides that all labor on
highways shall be paid for at a rate
to be fixed by county boards of each
county instead of by statute as here
tofore.
H. R. 15—Provides for cattle trails
paraleling highways in sand hill
country. Emergency.
H. R. 484—Making a number of
minor changes in relation to the law
permitting the use of convict labor on
roads or other public works. Emer
gency.
S. F. 129—Reduces length limit of
bridges for which state aid may be
obtained by counties from 175 to 100
feet.
H. R. 487—The duties of preparing
estimates of costs of construction of
county bridges is transferred from the
state board of irrigation to the state
department of public works.
H. R. 318—Forces officials to paint
all county and township bridges white
and keep them white.
CORPORATIONS.
H. R. 408—Netw blue sky law. Re
quires all corporations except some
wfcich aro exempt to secure authority
from department of trade and com
merce before any stock or other se
curities are issued. Corporations ex
empted are: Public utilities, banks,
trust companies, installment invest
ment companies, insurance companies,
religious institutions, non-profit bear
ing securities domestic, benevolent
educationl or charitable institutions or
foreign or domestic governmental se
surities. Penalty for violation 1 to 10
years in penitentiary. Gives depart
ment full power of examination, in
spection, subpoena and publicity. Pro
hibits public display of any depart
ment order or license. Requires agents
to be registered. Makes it unlawful
to declare unearned dividends. Im
poses liability for misleading adver
tising and holds officers responsible
for checking such advertisements. Re
quires attorney general and county at
torney to assist in investigation and
prosecution. Limits stock salesmens’
commissions to 10 per cent of par
values. Violation of act prima facie
evidence of fraud. Emergency.
H. R. 574—Rewritten general co
operative laws. No person shall own
more than 4 per cent of stock; 14 may
incorporate but minimum of 25*mem
bers required to do business; stock
dividends limited to 10 per cent; may
provide for surplus fund, and addi
tional profits must be paid as a pat
ronage dividend to stockholders or
non-stockholders as provided in ar
ticles. No firm unless organized under
this law, can use word co-operative in
its name. One vote for each stock
holder regardless of interests. Emer
gency.
H. R. 568—Providing that actions of
law relating to the insurance or sale
of stock in corporations may be
brought in the county (where the cause
of action or some part thereof arose
or where the contract relating to the
sale or issuance has been violated or
is to be preferred.
H. R. 559—Making the person or
corporation liable for all statements,
declarations, promises or representa
tions made by an agent in procuring
or negotiating the sale or transfer of
its stock or securities. Emergency. -
H. R. 237—If occupation tax of cor
poration is delinquent for three years
and corporation fails to answer notices
within 90 days it shall be dissolved.
S. F. 254—Permits ice cream manu
facturers in Nebraska to sell their
products outside off state containing
less that 14 per cent butter fat and
less thn 12 per cent in fruit cream.
Emergency.
H. R. 236—Reduces fee for filing
amendment to article or incorporation
of non-profit corporations from $5 to
$1.00.
RAILROADS.
H. R. 225—Making it offense pun
ishable by a forfeiture of $5 per car
per day (for each and every day cars
are not furnished to shippers within
five days after application and requires
railroad companies to make an annual
reciprocal demurrage contract with
each shipper receiving or sending 10
or more cars a year.
H. R. 573—Freight and express rate
reparation bill authorizing state rail
way commission to sit as a board of
review on all claims of unjust rates
and regulations or inefficient service
damages and providing for restitution
to the injured or aggrieved person.
S. F. 243—Requires railroads to
furnish coaches and cabooscsfor ship
pers and caretakers accompanying
shipments of live stock. One caboose
for each 15 caretakers. Penalty not
less than $100 for each violation.
S. F. 281—Memorializes congress
for the passage of new act to be sub
stituted for the Norris act granting
the outside 150 feet on each side of
the Union Pacific right of way to the
abutting land olwners. Declares pres
ent Norris act being evaded under
United States supremo court decision.
H. R. 195—Provides for mixed ship
ments of live stock, each class at the
minimum carload rate.
S. F. 146—Provision for safeguard
ing railway crossings, giving railway
commission power to supervise build
ing such crossings and stipulating that
land owners shall bear expenses in ex
cess of $600.00 incurred if constructing
special crossings for their benefit.
REVENUE AND TAXATION.
S. F. 66—New Revenue law. Cre
ates office of tax commissioner at a
salary of $5,000 per year and gives
him jurisdiction over entire state and
local administration of assessment and
taxation, subject to review of state
board of equalization, of which he is
a member. Authorizes tax commis
sioner, under authority of state board
to order general or individual reas
sessments in any county and appoint
special assessors for that purpose,
v'hen the regular assessment is deem
ed inadequate or. inequitable. Special
assessors must be residents of the
county (where reassessment is made.
Appeals allowed to district court, grain
brokers, motion picture distributors,
sugar manufacturers and oil dealers
to bo assessed on average capital.
Automobile peddler’s tax fired at $100
a year. Separate classification for in
tangible property, including moneys,
gross credits, corporation shares, notes
not secured by real estate mortgage,
judgment, liens, contracts, bonds and
other securities. Tax rate on such
property to be one-fourth of the rate
levied on tangible property in each
taxing subdivision. Value of share for
taxation to be computed by deducting
all tangible and intangible property
separately assessed. Shares owned
outside of Nebraska non-taxable. Cor
poration to pay tax on domestic shares
and collect from shareholders. Public
tends and warrants to be listed sep
arately and taxed 1 mill on $1. Build
ing and loan shares subject to 4 mill
tax, bank stock and real estate mort
gages exempt from intangible' tax.
Special provision for taxing franchises
and insurance companies. Limit of 5
mills on state general fund tax
abolished.
H. R. 492—Creates a budget com
mission under department of finance.
Provides all state institutions and de
partments shall report each month by
statement of expenditures to commis
sion. Requires secretary of finance to
make investigations and to check ex
penditures against budget estimates
with a view to obtaining accurate in
formation not later than November 13,
preceding the convening of legislative
session tfior the budget estimate of the
biennium.
H. R. 14—Real estate assessments
every two years, with a special assess
ment this year. Emergency.
H. R. 127—Makes 35 mills on $1 On
actual market value of county taxes
unless higher levy is authorized by
vote of the people. Special additional
levy not exceeding 1 mill allowed to
pay indebtedness when present con
stitution (was adopted. Limit for
specific purposes as follows: General
fund, 3 mills; roads, 1.7 mills; bridges,
1.6 mills; sinking fund, 1 mill;
mothers’ pension fund, 1 mill; soldiers’
relief, 1 mill. Emergency.
H. R. 496—Providing that appro
priations shall be made from the state
treasury in spacific sums and elimi
nates the various mill levies hereto
fore provided by law.
H. R. 498—Eliminates 5 mill limit
on general state tax levy.
H. R. 522—Eliminates interest re
quirement on delinquent taxes.
CHILI) WELFARE.
H. R. 84—Providing for a cjinical
paychologist under the supervision of
the board oif control, which board shall
have care and custody of all delin
quent, dependent or neglected children
with power to assign them to outside
state institutions.
S. F. 80—District court to make
independent investigation of default
divorce cases and those involving
minor children, through probation
officer.
S. F. 81—Age limit in child abduct
tion cases raised from 10 to 16 years.
S. F. 82—Age limit in cases of ab
andonment or mistreatment of child
ren raised from 14 to 15 years.
S. F. 89—Makes it a crime to de
bauch or deprave the morals of any
boy under 21 years and provides
prison sentence of not less than 10
years for violation.
H. R. 215—Birth and death certifi
cates to be reported to the department
of public welfare.
H. R. 99—Repeals section Of the law
relating to the appointment of guard
ians now incorporated in other child
welfare bills.
H. R. 89—Children under 16 and
pregnant women must be cared for in
places other than the poor house.
H. R. 98—Providing that where
children are removed by court order
from houses of ill requte they may be
placed in state’s home for dependent
children.
. S. F. 77—Prohibits youth under 18
in pool or billard halls. Penalty for
niis-representing age, $5 to $25 fine.
S. F. 97—Gives abandoned: wife full
custody of children and their earnings.
H. R. 288—-Abolishes fees for birth
at: '. death certificates. Emergency.
: F. 95—Raises majority age of
females from 18 to 21 years of age.
ELECTIONS.
II. .R 478—New voting by mail law.
Requires voters to apply to county
clerk in writing at least two and not
more than 30 days before election. For
a primary election the voter must state
his party affiliation. Where registra
tion is required, a certificate must be
filed showing the voter to be duly reg
istered, and his party affiliation.
County clerk to issue voter a ballot
for voting by mail with return en
velope and instruction card, and at the
same time make a full record of the
voter’s name, residence and party
affiliation. He must also notify the
election board where the voter lives,
and if the voter attempts to cast a
ballot in person in his home precinct
the board must challenge his vote. The
voter may present his credentials to a
notary public or other officer using a
seal, at any place he may be on election
day, outside of his olwn precinct and
county, mark his ballot secretly in the
presence of such official, take an oath
of identification, fold and seal his bal
lot in the envelope furnished for that
purpose and deliver it to the official,
which the latter shall return by mail,
duly certified, to the county clerk of
the county where the voter resides.
Persons in the military or naval ser
vice take the oath before -commis
sioned officers who shall act instead of
the civil official. Before votes re
ceived by mail are opened and counted
by the county canvassing board, the
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clerk shall post a notice of the meet
ing for 48 hours. If any voter to
whom a mailed ballot has been issued
should afterward vote in his own pre
cinct, the election board thereof shall
notify the county clerk at once. Iden
tification of votes returned by mail
shall be opened to public inspection,
ar.d the canvassing board shall com
pare them with its list of absent
voters. Fradulent votes may be re
jected, the ballots being held in the
regular manner. Repeals old law in
entirety. Penalty for violation declar
ed a felony, punishable by 1 to 5 years
in the pentitentiary.
H. R. 62—Primary election reform
act. Provides for nomination of all
county and precinct committeemen
ar.d delegates by party convention.
Stipulates county convention shall be
held 30 days in advance of primary;
that a party platform shall be drafted
at the convention upon which candi
dates shall pledge themselves. Ex
empts national committeemen from
convention nomination. Delegates to
national convention to be elected at
convention.
S. F. 306—Provides for registration
of all votes in state rural districts and
in totwns under 7,000, where registra
tion formerly was not required. Pro
vides card index system of registration
by county clerks in rural districts and
cities under 7,000 population. Emer
gcncy.
H. R. 126—All territory within a
second class city or village must be in
cluded within a voting precinct having
a polling place within the city or vil
lage. '
H. R. 242—Repeals obsolete law
relating to voting machines.
H. R. 6y—Provides for canvassing
boards in all precincts having 200 or
more voters; permits women to serve
on election boards.
H. R. 282—Making a number of
minor amendments to the general
election law, cutting out counting
boards in precints under 200 voters,
giving third party holding one-tenth of
total county vote representation on
election board, and requiring the
county clerk to deliver election sup
plies.
H. R. 567—Legislative reapportion
ment bill. Provides for the division
of districts where more than one
senator or representative is awarded
to a county.
H. R. 243—Changing the designation
of the nonpartisan ballot to non
political.
H. R. 68—Reduces pay of election
board officials in city and village pre
cincts from $5 a day to 30 cents an
hour.
H. R. Makes (women eligible for
election as village trustees.
STATE AND COUNTY.
State Parks.
S. F. 189—Creates a state park
board otf six persons, to be appointed
by the governor for terms of six
years. The governor and secretary of
the department of public works shall
be ex-officio members of the board.
The board shall have authority to ac
quire lands for parks to conserve for
estry, animal and bird life and regions
of scenic beauty, historic or scientific
interest. The board may hold in trust
any gift of lands or money for these
purposes and may adopt rules and
regulations pertaining to the use, care
and administration of parks and boule
vards. Violation of these rules to be
punishable by a fine not exceeding
$100.
S. F. 338—Establishes a state park
in Dawes county and provides that
funds for the development, beautifica
tion and care of the park shall be in
cluded in subsequent budgets by the
governor.
H. R. 514—Donates 40 acres of
saline state land west of Lincoln for
pork purposes. State to retain mineral
rights.
State.
S. F. 326—Secretary of state, in
stead of secretary of finance, to make
up and publish legislative session laws.
H. R. 494—Changes the date of the
beginning of the fiscal year for the
state from April 1 to July 1 of each
year. Emergency.
H. R. 417—Isolated tracts contain
ing less than 40 acres owned by the
state shall be sold by the state at the
expiration of the present lease.
H. R. 571—Creates unpaid state
commission to design new state seal
and banner.
H. R. 197—Gives commissioner of
public lands and buildings authority
o\er resurveys and restoration of lost
and obliterated corners. Emergency.
H. R. 409—Empowers the state de
partment of public works to sell any
surplus material for the construction
ol state buildings and provides a per
ditm rental charge, for the state
equipment. Permits the department
to dispose of any surplus or nonser
vicable equipment at actual cost.
County.
H. R. 130—Provides !4 mill levy for
maintenance of county fair associa
tions and limits the total amount to
be raised as follows: Counties over
150.000, $7,500; counties from 50,000
to 100,000. $3,000; counties less than
50.000, $2,000.
S. F. 269—Empowers Douglas
county to reimburse district judges
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erty destroyed in the Omaha riot.
S. F. 149—Requires county boards
to provide rooms and offices for state
compensation commissioner or his as
sistants. Emergency.
H. R. 582—Makes slight changes in
the boundaries of Arthur, Dewey,
Deuel, Garfield, Grant, Kieth, Merrill,
Perkins, Saunders, Scottsbluff and
Thurston counties complying with the
constitutional provision requiring
boundaries to be placed oil section lines
and boundary streams. Also carries
provision that county boards may de
COMING TO
O’NEILL
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Will Be At The
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Thursday, June 2, 1921
ONE DAY ONLY
Hours 10 A. M. to 8 P. M.
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These doctors are experts in the
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afflicted with long standing, deep seat
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According to their system no more
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will be treated without operation or
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kidney or bladder troubles, bring a 4
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