LEGAL NOTICE
OF MEASURES
TO BE VOTED UPON
NOVEMBER t. 1962.
BALLOT TITLES
AND TEXTS OF
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY THE
1961 LEGISLATURE
PROPOSED BY THE
1961 LEGISLATURE
Propoud Amendment No. 1
Constitutional amendment to
permit the Legislature to author
ise lottery or gilt enterprises.
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TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people of
the State of Nebraska,
Section 1 That at the general
election in November. 1962, there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska, for ap
proval, the following amendment
to Article III, section 24, of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature:
* bee. 24. The Legislature
shall not authorize any
game of chance, nor any
lottery, or gift enterprise
where the consideration
for a chance to participate
involves the payment of
money for the purchase of
property, services, chance
or admission ticket, or re
quires an expenditure of
substantial effort or time;
but nothing in this section
shall be construed to pro
hibit the enactment of
laws providing for the li
censing and regulation of
, wagering on the results of
horse races by the pari
mutuel or certificate
method, when conducted
by licensees within the
race track enclosure at li
censed horse race meet
ings, or to prohibit the en
actment of laws providing
for the licensing and reg
ulation of bingo games
conducted by nonprofit
associations which have
been in existence for a pe
riod of five years immedi
ately preceding the appli
cation for license; Pro
vided, bingo games cannot
be conducted by agents or
lessees of such associa
tions on a percentage
basis."
Proposed Amendment No. 1
Constitutional amendment to
provide that the State Railway
Commission shall consist of not
less than three nor more than
•even members, as the Legisla
ture shall prescribe, and that
each members shall be elected
from districts of substantially
equal population as the Legisla
ture shall provide.
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TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people o)
the State of Nebraska.
Section 1. That at the general
election in November, 1962, there
shall be submitted to the electori
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the following amendment
to Article IV. section 20, of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature:
“Sec. 20. There shall be
a State Railway Commis
sion, consisting of not less
than three nor more than
seven members, as the
Legislature shall pre
scribe, whose term of
office shall be six years,
and whose compensation
shall be fixed by the Leg
islature Beginning with
the general election in
1964, commissioners shall
be elected by districts of
substantially equal popu
lation as the Legislature
shall provide, but this
amendment shall not af
fect the term of any com
missioner elected prior to
its effective date. The
powers and duties of such
commission shall include
the regulation of rates,
service and general con
trol of common carriers as
the Legislature may pro
vide by law. But, in the
absence of specific legis
lation, the commission
shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties
enumerated in this pro
vision.”
Proposed Amendment No. 3
Constitutional amendment to
permit the Lieutenant Governor
to be a candidate for the office
of Governor.
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TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people of
the State of Nebraska,
Section 1. That at the general
election in November, 1962, there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the following amendment
to Article IV. section 2, of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature:
“Sec. 2. No person shall
be eligible to the office of
Governor, or Lieutenant
Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of
thirty years, and who
shall not have been for
five years next preceding
his election a resident and
citizen of this state and a
citizen of the United
States. None oi the offi
cers mentioned In this
article shall be eligible to
any other state office dur
ing the period for which
they have been elected or
appointed, except that the
Lieutenant Governor shall
be eligible to be a candi
date tor Governor.”
Proposed Amendment No. 4
Constitutional amendment to
increase the term of office of the
Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor to four years.
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□ Against
TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people oj
the State o1 Nebraska,
Section 1. That at the general
election in November, 1962, there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the following amendment
to Article IV, section 1. of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature:
“Sec. 1. The executive
officers of the state shall
be the Governor, Lieuten
ant Governor, Secretary
of State, Auditor of Public
Accounts, Treasurer, At
torney General, and the
heads of such other exec
utive departments as set
forth herein or as may be
established by law. The
Legislature may provide
for the placing of the
above named officers as
heads over such depart
ments of government as it
may by law establish. The
Attorney General, Secre
tary of State, Auditor of
Public Accounts, and the
Treasurer shall be chosen
nt thp crpnprnl plpptinn
held in November, 1958,
and in each even-num
bered year thereafter, and
their term of office shall
be two years and until
their successors shall be
elected and qualified.
The Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor shall be
chosen at the general elec
tion held in November,
1964, for a two year term
and at the general election
held in November, 1966,
and in each alternate even
numbered year thereafter,
for a term of four years
and until their successors
shall be elected and quali
fied. The records, books,
and papers of all execu
tive officers shall be kept
at the seat of government,
and such officers, except
ing the Lieutenant Gov
ernor and members of
boards and commissions
when the board or com
mission is the head of
an executive department,
shall reside there during
their respective terms of
office. Officers In the ex
ecutive department of the
state shall perform such
duties as may be provided
by law The heads of all
executive departments es
tablished by law, other
than those to be elected as
provided herein, shall be
appointed by the Gov
ernor, with the consent of
a majority of all members
elected to the Legislature^
but officers so appointed
may be removed by the
Governor Subject to the
provisions of this Consti
tution, the heads of the
various executive or civil
departments shall have
power to appoint and re
move all subordinate em
ployees in their respective
departments.”
Proposed Amendment No. 5
Constitutional amendment to
provide a four year term of
office for members of the Legis
lature. with one half being
elected each two years, and to
provide for the transition.
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TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people of
the State of Nebraska,
Section 1. That at the general
election In November, 1962, there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the following amendment
to Article III, section 7, of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature:
"Sec. 7. At the general
election to be held in No
vember, 1964, one half
the members of the Legis
lature, or as nearly there
to as may be practicable,
shall be elected for a term
of four years, and the re
mainder for a term of two
years, and thereafter all
members shall be elected
for a term of four years,
with the manner of such
election to be determined
by the Legislature. Each
member shall be nomi
nated and elected in a
nonpartisan manner and
without any indication on
the ballot that he is affili
ated with or endorsed by
any political party or or
ganization. Each member
of the Legislature shall re
ceive a salary of not to
exceed two hundred dol
lars per month during the
term of his office. In addi
tion to his salary, each
member shall receive an
amount equal to his actual
expenses in traveling by
the most usual route once
to and returning from each
regular or special session
of the Legislature. Mem
bers of the Legislature
shall receive no pay nor
perquisites other than
said salary and expenses,
and employees of the Leg
islature shall receive no
compensation other than
their salary or per diem.”
Proposed Amendment No. 6
Constitutional amendment to
provide a merit plan for the se
lection and term of office of the
Chief Justice and Judges of the
Supreme Court, judges of the
district courts and judges of such
other courts as the Legislature
may prescribe.
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Editorial
The Injury of a Few Words
Wall Street Journal
Some 10.(XX) United States soldiers were recently
used to assure the safe arrival of one young man
in the classrooms of the University of Mississippi.
The soldiers were sent because the United States
Supreme Court, the Government of the United States
and the v ast majority of people all over the country
took it on go:si faith that his purpose was to obtain
an education in the state and at the university which
he says he prefers above all others.
Now James Moredi It has been given that oppor
tunity, even though along the way two men died,
scores were injured and a small college town was
turned into a shambles, and the whole nation suffer
ed the agony of a Constitutional crisis.
The other day Mr. Meredith expressed his grati
tude by calling a press conference and denouncing
the United States Army because it did not employ
its soldiers in a way Mr. Meredith approved of.
It is not important that the ingratitude does the
young man little credit. What is sad is the injury
the words do to those who helped him in good faith
and to the cause of those whom he professes to
want to help.
CALHOUN FALLS, S. C.. NEWS: “The best
defense against Communism are the churches of
America. The Communists have a god and that
god is the state, and everything possible to blank
out the real God is undertaken by the Communist
state. Before our churches can be truly effective
in the fight to prevent the communization of the
United States of America, though, there must be
a universal realization by the churches that Social
ism is finally nothing but Communism.”
PRENTISS, MISS., HEADLIGHT: "Do you know
what the largest single item in our federal budget
is, except for the defense appropriation? It is the
interest on the Nation's public debt! The taxpayers
of this nation are having to pay the exhorbitant
sum of $17,960 every minute of the day as interest,
alone, on what America Owe.,! Use your own
knowledge of arithmetic to compute the amount
of interest we are paying by the hour or by the
day. We are too scared to even attempt it."
BILL RICHARDSON, Publisher
BRUCE J. REHBERG, Editor
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
Frontiers
Ago
50 YEARS AGO
Mr and Mrs Hugh Boyle are
rejoicing over the arrival of a
son at their home last Tuesday
morning. Mother and son are do
ing nicely and Hugh is so inter
ested over the advent of the
young man that he has forgotten
to talk politics for two days. . .
There was a party given at Eric
Borg’s last Saturday night. All
report a very nice time. . .A sha
dow social will be given at the
M. E. church next Saturday night.
Everybody come. . .Geo. Bow
den, son Guy, and John Martir
drove cattle to O'Neill Saturday.
. . Mike Clinton of Sullivan, Wis.,
has entered into partnersrip with
Frank Valla in the hay business
and the firm is known as Valla
and Clinton. They expect to han
dle their share of the hay sold
upon the O'Neill markets this sea
son.
25 YEARS AGO
Marriage license issued to Jolin
E. Davis and Miss Beryl Win
chell, both of O'Neill, on October
15. . . Six years of school this
year have gone. The report cards
will be distributed this week. Par
ents are urged to consider care
fully the marks earned by their
children. . .The annual masque
rade dance of the members of tre
O’Neill Country Club will be held
at the Golden Hotel, Monday
Nov. 1. The party will begin at
9 o'clock. . .A linen shower was
tendered Mrs. James McNally at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
McNally last Tuesday evening at
which the recent bride received
many beautiful presents. . .The
band of OHS went to Lincoln over
the weekend. Their sole purpose
to play at the Nebraska-Okla
homa game, but due to weather
conditions they did not.
10 YEARS AGO
The O'Neill police department
late Wednesday put a police
cruiser car into use. . .The O'
Neill Municipal band will leave
here about 9 a.m. today by priv
ate cars to go to Norfolk. . .
Thirty new members were initia
ted into the Knights of Columbus
on Sunday afternoon. This num
ber swelled the membership in
the Charles Carroll of Carollton
council 701 to an even 500. . .
With five triumps under their
belts, the O’Neill high school Ea
gles will risk their perfect B
grid record at Neligh October 22
under the lights. . .Future Sub
scriber. Mr. and Mrs. George
Janousek. O’Neill, a son, James
weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce, borr
October 9.
5 YEARS AGO
Smokey, a ponderous big St
Bernard female, who was the de
light of O’Neill youngsters foi
nearly 13 years, died late Tues
day at the home of her mistress
Mrs. P. B. Harty. . .Sixty per
sons Monday evening attended the
October meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce. The big interest
was in a television booster sta
tion possibility for O'Neill. . .In
a game brimming with excite
ment from the spectator’s view
point, the Sc. Mary's academy
LUicnnais, 'xn.irse.ay night came
from behind to defeat the Sac
red Heart Knights of Norfolk 20
19. The game was played at Nor
olk. . .Thomas and James Schnei
der, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Schneider, are both stationed at
Fort Carson, Colo. Tom, who en
tered the army in September, is
taking basic training. Jim re
cently, has re-enlisted.
The Long Ago
At Chambers
50 YEARS AGO
We understand Mrs. George
Major has purchased the Hotel
property from Frank Charles
through the Owl Land Co., and
will take possession at once, run
ning an up-to-date Hotel in ev
ery respect. . .The carpenters
are busy remodeling the Eckley
building into an otfice for Dr.
Oxford, who has rented the build
ing and expects to move in as
soon as it can be fixed up. . .
Mr. Herman DeGroff caught a
fine big coyote last week, the
first ot the season. . .A jolly
crowd gathered at the home of
C. N. Thompsons Friday evening
and danced until 12:30 when re
freshments were served, the oc
casion being Miss Ruth’s 17th
birthday.
25 YEARS AGO
Junior class play, "‘Busineai
Picks Up” Friday, Nov. 5 at
8:15 p.m . Firemen’s Benefit
dance. Friday, Oct. 29, 1937. . .
John Sturgeon was one of the
lucky pheasant hunters the first
of the week. . Pilot Lurlin Col
lins put a new roof on his hang
er at the Airport Monday after
noon. . .Eric Dankert is attend
ing barber college at Lincoln,
having gone down Sunday of last
week.
TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people oj
the State of Nebraska.
Section 1 That at the general
election m November, 1B62, there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the amendments of the
Constitution of Nebraska which
are set forth in section 2 of this
act and which are hereby pro
posed by the Legislature.
Sec 2. The amendments pro
posed are as follows:
(1) To amend Article IV. sec
tion 11 to read as follows:
“Sec. 11. In case of a
vacancy during the recess
of the Legislature, in any
office which is not elec
tive, except officers pro
vided for in Article V of
this Constitution, the Gov
ernor shall make a tempo
rary appointment until
the next meeting of the
Legislature, when he shall
nominate some person to
fill such office: and any
person so nominated, who
is confirmed by the Legis
lature, a majority of all
the legislators elected con
curring by voting yeas
and nays, shall hold his
office during the remain
der of the term, and until
his successor shall be ap
pointed and qualified. No
Eerson after being rejected
y the Legislature shall be
again nominated for the
same office at the sama
session, unless at request
of the Legislature, or be
anoointed to the same of
fice during the recess of
the Legislature.”
(2) To amend Article V, sec
tions 4, 5, 7, 10. 15. 20 and 21 to
read as follows:
“Sec. 4. The Chief Jus
tice and the Judges of the
Supreme Court shall be
selected as provided in
this Article V They shall
reside at the place where
the court is located but no
Justice or Judge of the
Supreme Court shall be
deemed thereby to have
lost his residence at the
place from which he was
selected.
Sec. 5. The Legislature
shall divide the state along
county lines into six com
pact districts of approxi
mately equal population,
which shall be numbered
from one to six. consecu
tive numbers to be given
adjacent districts and
shall be the Supreme
Court judicial districts.
Such districts shall not be
changed, except upon the
concurrence of two-thirds
of the members of the
Legislature, nor shall any
such change vacate the
office of any ludge.
Sec. 7 No person shall
be eligible to the office of
Chief Justice or Judge of
the Supreme Court unless
he shall be at least thirty
years of age, and a citizen
of the United States, and
shall have resided in this
state at least three years
next preceding his selec
tion; nor, in the case of a
Judge of the Supreme
Court selected from a Su
preme Court judicial dis
trict, unless he shall be a
resident and elector of the
district from which se
lected
Sec 10. The state shall
be divided into district
court judicial districts Un
til otherwise provided by
law, the boundaries of the
judicial districts and the
number of judges of the
district courts shall remain
as now fixed The judges
of the district courts shall
be selected from the re
spective districts as pro
vided in this Article V
Sec 15 In the year 1964
and every four years
thereafter, there shall be
selected, in such manner
as the Legislature shall
provide, in and for each
county, one or more
judges as the Legislature
may provide, who shall be
judge of the county court
of such county, whose
term of office shall be
four years and whose sal
ary shall be fixed by the
Legislature, Provided, that
two or more counties may
form a county court judi
cial district when ap
proved by a majority of
the electors of each county
in the district, and pro
vided further, when two
or more counties form a
county court judicial dis
trict, one county judge
shall be selected for a
term of four years from
the district at the same
time other county judges
are selected, whose salary
shall be fixed bv the Lee
islature
Sec. 20. All officers pro
vided for in this Article
shall hold their offices un
til their successors shall
be qualified and they shall
respectively reside in the
district, county or pre
cinct, from which1 they
shall be selected All offi
cers, when not otherwise
provided for in this Ar
ticle, shall perform such
duties and receive such
compensation as may be
prescribed by law
Sec. 21 (1) In the case
of any vacancy in the Su
preme Court or in any dis
trict court or in such other
court or courts made sub
ject to this provision by
law, such vacancy shall be
filled by the Governor
from a list of at least two
nominees presented to him
by the appropriate Judi
cial nominating commis
sion If the Governor shall
fail to make an appoint
ment from the list within
sixty days from the date
it is presented to him. the
appointment shall be made
by the Chief Justice or the
acting Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court from the
same list
(2) In all other cases,
any vacancy shall be filled
as provided by law
(3) At the next general
election following the ex
piration of three years
from the date of appoint
ment of any tudge under
the provisions of subsec
tion (1) of this section and
every six years thereafter
as long as such )udge
retains office, each Jus
tice or Judge of the Su
preme Court or district
court or such other court
or courts as the Legisla
ture shall provide shall
have his right to remain
In office subject to ap
proval or rejection by the
electorate in such manner
as the Legislature shall
provide. Provided, that
every judge holding or
elected to an office de
scribed in subsection (1)
of this section on the ef
fective date of this amend
ment whether by election
or appointment, upon
qualification shall be
deemed to have been se
lected and to have once
received the approval of
the electorate as herein
provided, and shall be re
quired to submit his right
to continue in office to'the
approval or rejection of
the electorate at the gen
eral election next preced
ing the expiration of the
term of office for which
such judge was elected or
appointed, and every six
years thereafter. In the
case of the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, the
electorate of the entire
state shall vote on the
question of approval or
rejection. In the case of
any Judge of the Supreme
Court, other than the
Chief Justice, and any
judge of the district court
or any other court made
subject to subsection (1)
of this section, the elector
ate of the district from
which such Judge was se
lected shall vote on the
question of such approval
or rejection
(4) There shall be a
judicial nominating com
mission for the Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court
and one for each judicial
district of the Supreme
Court and of the district
court and one for each
area or district served by
any other court made sub
ject to subsection (1) of
this section by law Each
judicial nominating com
mission shall consist of
seven members, one of
whom shall be a Judge of
the Supreme Court who
shall be designated by the
Governor and shall act as
chairman. The members
of the bar of the state re
siding in the area from
which the nominees are to
be selected shall designate
three of their number to
serve as members of said
commission, and the Gov
ernor shall appoint three
citizens, not admitted to
practice law before the
courts of the state, from
among the residents of the
same geographical area to
serve as members of said
commission The terms of
office for members of each
judicial nominating com
mission shall be staggered
and shall be fixed by the
Legislature The nominees
of any such commission
cannot include a member
' of such commission or any
person who hat served a»
a member of such com
mission within a period of
two years immediately
preceding his nomination
or for such additional pe
riod as the Legislature
shall provide "
Proposed Amendment No. 7
Constitutional amendment to
provide that in redistricting of
the state lor legislative purposes
established lines other than
county lines may be followed
and that primary emphasis shall
be given to population with pre
scribed weight being given t»
area.
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TEXT OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
Be it enacted by the people of
the State of Nebraska.
Section 1. Thai at the general
election in November. 19«2. there
shall be submitted to the electors
of the State of Nebraska for ap
proval the following amendment
to Article III, section 5. of the
Constitution of Nebraska, which
is hereby proposed by the Legis
lature
"Sec. 5. At the regular
session of the Legislature
held In the year nineteen
hundred and thirty-five
the Legislature shall by
law determine the number
of members to be elected
and divide the state into
legislative districts In the
creation of such districts,
any county that contains
population sufficient to
entitle It to two or more
members of the Legisla
ture shall be divided into
separate and distinct legis
lative districts, as nearly
equal in population as
may be ana composed of
contiguous and compact
territory After the crea
tion of such districts, be
Sinning in nineteen hun
rcd and thirty-six and
every two years there
after, one member of the
Legislature shall be
elected from each such
district The basis of ap
portionment shall be the
population excluding al
iens, as shown by next
preceding federal census.
The Legislature may re
district the state from
time to time, not more
often than once In ten
years In any such redis
tricting, county lines shall
be followed whenever
practicable, but other es
tablished lines may be fol
lowed at the discretion of
the Legislature In such
redistricting, primary em
phasis shall be placed on
population and not less
than twenty per cent nor
more than thirty per cent
weight shall be given to
area."
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK MARSH
Secretary of Stale
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on upkeep mount! There’s a full line of models, includ
ing three wagons. Basically, we’ve kept Chevy II's
liveliness and roominess and easy loading ways. Kept
its crisp looks, too (with a bit of freshening here and
there). The changes we’ve made weren’t for change’s
sake, you see—but for yours. Just for a sample: the
brakes are self-adjusting. The new Delcotron generator
Eves you more electrical reserve power and helps your
ittery reach a vigorous old age. The Body by Fisher
beauty lasts longer, too; air pushes rain and wash
water down through the rocker panels (where most
rust begins!; in a clever new flush-and-dry system. The
ride is smoother and quieter because of a large number
of small improvements we’ve made. And things are a
lot plushier inside. Now you’ve
read this far, haven’t you? Isn’t
that good evidence that Chevy
II is made for you? The clincher
will come when you take the
wheel at your Chevrolet dealer’s. „
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