proposed constitutional
AMENDMENT NO. ONE.
Th* fmjawtog proposed •atahnrr.t to
Dm nsaiitiUia of the Aral* of Nebraska.
«S t-sretaafter ael forth ia fuii. la aub
m.tted to th* elector* of th* Stata of Nt
NrmMta. to he voted upon at th* general
«*•<-*»*• to !e t <44 Tltaadsr. November
to. a. i» mi.
“AN J.CT for a Joint rawSitxn propoa
tng a ia s«i dm sat to Wasp— 1 ahd bec
D«A 1* A r- ..Inf to* Constitution of
ts»* Slot* of N> 'trails, and aupp.*ment
kf Artlhe entitled 'AsandnienA'
Be it Hew..toed and Knotted by un Lagla
Utufa of in* Alata of Nebraska:
batten 1. That at tae general election
for state and rsumr Olhcera to he
held A tba Tuesday re'CNd uf th* first
»’ c.day in Xnvtx.ef. IKS. to* fo...»sing
proiian.ua h* p-.pus-d and ruhndited aa
amendment In hsctloa 1 and siecuoa IS
of Atttds J f in* Constitution of th*
•tat* of Neh'saka
Sacttoo I 'hat See-.on 1 of Artie!* S
of th* Const m «J ins Stata of N*
■-raas 1 M nur: j aine:. led to read as fol
lawa.
Sect.on 1. Th* Wtsiatlva authorin' of
the slat* Shall he tested ia a legist tor*
■•iman .-rg sf a senate ar.d bouse of repr*
wnsmrs. hut th* pe p.« reserve to
tvs».,« prstt to propose lane, and
aer.e? J.Tetir to th* const: tuv *n. and to
nsd ar reject DM asms at the pods ln
dspsatet of th* Iuntiisrs. and also re
aarva power at • heir oan option to ap
pear« or reject at th* poll# any art. item.
•" ar port of ary act passed by in*
laglaUtnr*
Sact.aa IA. Th# first pewer reserved
by u>* peopse I* to* mitts tie*. Ten per
rmmt of th* legal voters of th# atst*. ao
AMMBwtad aa to tnctnd* Ava par emit of
to* ml v« era In atri of taro-fifths of
tha cw-: -tea of th# suit*, may propose
any sirt»«r by petition, which shall
cos-tala tb* f...: teat of th# measure so
propassd. Prsndod.
snurttswsl Amendments shall ra-iulrs a
pc’ ’la of tt m per cent of to* legal
eaters of the State dlatr:outed aa above
pswndad. In.: at:-* pet.:lor ■ <egeept for
roar , tp*! a -d a holly Meal legislation!
asiaW ha AM srtth th* Secretary of 8UI*
and be by h.m submitted to tb* voters at
the r.rat r-gu-ar state election held not
• • •- ' • : r 1
Th* lua rrarj.-t. either in form or In
ewi-wttal auhatar.ee. shall not b* sub
t>.. ted to the people by initiative petition
i at tier affirmatively or negatively)
aftsnsr Chan ones la three years. 1! con
flicting measures submitted to th# people
ad tha aim* eiectioa ssiaB ba appro rad,
to# use recr.iiag to* highest number of
affirmative vet** shall thereby become
.•a aa ta ab ear. file ling provisions. The
uiMtitvtmwal Umltatloos as to scope and
subject matter of stat utes enacted by the
•rg.s .ture s all app y to tooae enacted
by th* a:tiuii>.
section IB. The •nested power reserved
is the referendum It mar be ordered by
e pet.t.— at ten per cent of the legal
voters of the state, distributed as re
•stead tar tatttadve petitions. Referen
dum petition* against measures passed
by the tag-six! .re shall be hied with the
hwretary of State within nicety days
after the tagts-ature enacting the same
adjourns sine die or for a period longer
thaa ninety days; and elections thereon
tax., be had at tho first regular stats
»>rtlsa held not less than thirty days
after such filing
Section 1C. Tbs re'ererdura may be
ordered Upon any act except acts making
appswprtauoss for tna expenses of the
state ff—wram—t. and state institutions
existing st tne time such set is passed.
fiTto— the refeeuadwm to ordered upon an
act or any part thoroof it shall suspend
its operation mill the mss IS approved
by the voters; provided, that emergency
acta, or acts for tho immediate prenerva
U a. at the public peace, health, or safety
■hail rastisw hi effect until rejected by
tbe vote-* or repealed hv the Ing.slatura.
VUtog of a refanaW :
sc# or - Items, esetinwa. or parts of
aa act not delay the remainder of
tbs mas airs from bacn—tag operative
«0. Netting hi thto —ctiosi
construed to deprive any mem
ber at the bgtataturv of the right to in
tend--m any measure Tho whuls number
eg t.Ces cast for governor at lbs regular
«ds«-U— last preceding the filing of any
•■Matte* or referendum petition shall bs
the hosts or. which the number of legal
esters moulted ta sign such petition shall
he rsmprti g. Tbs wet* pswor of tho pos
irwsr Ml wst utwil ta BMaMiwa Initi
ated by or referred to tho psoelt. AS
ouch massureo shall became the law or a
part at the consututi <n when approved
be a majority of the votes cast thereon,
provided, toe votes cast in favor of said
tainisrrv* miwsrs or part of said Co—tl
tau— shall cema tit uto thirty-five per
—rat \T*%> at the total rota cast at said
lisa, aad ut otherwise. and shall
take effect upon proclamation by the
gaetresr. which ■hall be made within
ten days at the ewrap etlow of tn* official
TW sole upon initiative and
ur— shall te returned
manner as Is
t presidential
- — tors The method of submitting and
eda'.rjf amendments to the cinstitution
provided by this section shall be supple
mentary ta the method prescribed In tho
srti-e at this Constitution, entitled
•iratdne !«.' and the latter shall in no
cam he esastr—d ta eaafflct herewith.
Tad amendment shall he sc.f-executing,
put legmans* may be enacted especially
te facilitate Its operation In submitting
petitions and orders for tne initiative and
ire referendum, the th--rotary of State
and all ether uSorrs shall be guided by
this amendment and the general laws
wr.t . ad 1 ’ mal '-gtslatieo snail be espe
eixlty protided therefor; all propositions
«d in pursuance hereof shall be
aubmlttsd la a r r-;artisan manrer and
without any ind-eatiuw or suggestion on
tho ballot that they have bees approved
er «sdir—d by ear tmiiticaJ party or or
can ixa1.— and provided further that
only tne title af measures shall be printed
«e the baUot. and when two or more
susaaeres have tae name title they shall
be nu-r.tiered romsecutlx r'y ir. the order
•d t a* with tbs Secretary of State and
bi rda lixr tho name of the first petitioner.
bet— X That Section 1*. of Article X
of tne Cost-i— of tie state of Ne
braska be amended to read as follows:
Sect.— W. The style of ail Mils snail
»e "Be ;t enacted by the people of the
r'tat# at XaAraMta." and n* law shall
be swart-d except o— MU. No biil shall
be psiw»C by tae iegisiature unices by
assent at a majority of all the member*
elected t» earn bouse at the leglaUlure
sad tbs traeotl— upon final passage shall
tie takaa t Mini thlllj upon its last read
tag and tbe pa— aad aaya shall be co
te ed Upon the Journal.
brtss d. That at said election on the
Tuesday —rending the first Monday In
Siessuet :*il. oa the ballot of —ch
start w voting thereat there shall be
printed or written the wo-4a "fur pro
posed a—dmaat to the —tUxiisB re
ts the people the right of direct
through the imitative and ref
itofft prop-id swirnf
esnsututi— rvoewir.g to the
right of direct Isglsixtlon
the initiative and referendum."
And if a taajmtr at ah voters at said
□ shall be in favor of such amead
oome shall be 4e-n«f to be
- The retard* of sail election
tbs adoption of this amendment
be made to the state canvassing
baard sr.d Skid beard shall canvass the
vet* spar the amendment herein la the
name manner as is prescribed la the ease
.4 prr rasrr tial esc-on* If a majority of
tbs votes cast at tho election be in favor
at tne I*-domed amendmti.nl tn* governor,
within tea, days after the r—u ! is ascer
tained. shall make tvovlam.t: r deciar
the amendment to bs part of the cua
stttstioa at the state, and when so de
clared the amendment herein proposed
■ban bo a* force and self-executing.
I—mwred March *«,. 1*1!
X Add me Wait Secretary of State, of
the Male of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing prugeoed amendment
ta the 1* O il:!Utter <f the State of Ne
braska is a true and correct copy at the
ongmal enrobed end engru—od but. as
passed tv the Thirty-or- ad session of
tn* LisgxsU! -»» of the State of Nehraska.
no -'fru— —id original Mff on file
Bsw. and that said proposed
—-v~- to sitaWdttif ta the Trims if
i of the state of Nebraska for their
sdspt*— or rojeetlsp at tbe general Mee
ts— I* be held — Tuesday, the Sth dux
at Me—her. A. J> IMf
In Teat-many Wbe-ecf. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed tbe Great Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Don* at IJn
esta. ifc*s fidth dav of Mav. fa the vear of
sssr tend On* Tb.<—and Nine Hundred
and Twe'va end of the fndeperdecce at
tho ITnited Slat— the Ore Hiixirt-I and
TMrty stalk and of this Stste the Fucty
fftafk. AIW*l**“'»Jf WAIT,
(fi—n Secretary at State.
mnorosco constitutional
AMtMOHCNT MO. TWO.
Tke faOnrlsc proposed amendment to
tbs eaaatitttOua at the Stats of Nebraska
ss berateeflar set fart* ta tali ts sub
mitted to the electors at the State of Ne
braska. to be voted «anoa at the cetera!
■lenriao ts bo kstd Tuesday. November
mil a. d. m:
“A JOINT RWOUmOS sc proposinc
t at the Coastiteuoo at the State at
Be U Beoaivsd hhd Enacted by the Ufit
let are at the State of Nebraska:
Barries t That at tbs saasrai eJectior
re stats and UeteltUre officers to be bstd
* ■
on the Tuesday following the first Mon
day in November. 1*12. the following be
submitted as an amendment to Section 4
of Article 2 of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska
Sec. 4. At the first election of mem
beis of the legislature held after the1
adoption of this amendment members of
toe Sr.-iate and Mouse of Representatives,
shall be elected for the term of two years.
R'tn s-nniors and representatives shall
leceive pay at trie rate of six hun
drou dollars for ea h regular session of
the Legislature, during their term, and
i-n cents for every mlie they shall travel
in going so and returning from the place
of meeting of the legislature, on the most
usual route. That neither members of
the legislature nor employes shall re
I eeive any pay or perquisites other than
their salary and mileage. Each session.
MMpt special session, shall not be less
than -:xt y days. After the expiration of
t«'-ty days of the session, no bills nor
joint resolutions of the nature of bills
! shall be Introduced, unless the governor
■hall by special message call the atten
tion of the legislature to the necessity of
peering a law on the sib’ect-matier em
| braced in the message, and the lntroduc
tloti of bills shall be restricted thereto.
Provided, that the general appropria
tes t ,.l- may be introduced up to and
| including tne fortieth day.
Sec. 2. That at said election on the
Tuesday suce r.Jlng 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
ing the term of office and salary for
memb-rs of the legislature." and
“Against proposed amendment to the
constitution fixing the term of office and
salary for members of the legislature.”
An i if a majority of all the voters at the
sai l ejection shall be In favor of such
: amendment tb» same shall be deemed to
be depted. The returns of said election
upon the adoption of this amendment
snail be made to the State Canvassing
Board and that Board shall canvass the
vote upon the amendment herein In the
same n: inner as is prescribed in the case
of presidential electors. If a majority of
t e votes cast at the election be In favor
of the proposed amendment the governor.
» • in ten days after the result is aseer
ta.tied, s ixll make proclamation declar
ing roe amendment to be part of the
constitution of the state, and when so
declared the same shall he In force.
Approved April 1« 1911."
L Addison Wait. Secretary of State, of
the Srnte of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the forego ne >pnp >sed amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of the
one mil enrolled and engrossed bill, as
passed by the Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of the State of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on file
In this olfice. and that said proposed
amendment la submitted to the qualified
voter- of the state of Nebraska for their
•• 1 : • 'on or rejection at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November. A. D. 1912.
Ir. Testimony Whereof. I have, hereunto
*"t my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lln
- - this Iftth dav of May. In the year of
our lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred
■.nd Twelve, and of the Independence of
the United States ‘he One Hundred and
Th. • ty-siath and of this State the Forty
aixth ADDISON WATT
[Seal] Secretary of State.
I
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
eicct.on to be held Tuesday. November
| 4th. A. D 1912.
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend Sec
tion nineteen (19) of Article five (5) of
the Constitution of ttie State of Nebras
ka creating a Board of Commissioners
of State institutions.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Nebraska:
Sect on 1. That Section nineteen '19).
of Art.cle five <i> of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska, be amended to
< read as follows:
Section 19. The Governor shall, prior
to the adjournment of the thirty-third
session of the legislature, nominate and.
with the consent of two-thirds of the
I members of the Senate in Executive Ses
s.oa. appoint 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
appointment in the same congressional
d.strict, as members of a board to be
known as a "Board of Commissioners of
Slate institutions." 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 fill vacan
cies shall be for a period of six years.
The Board shall at ail timer be subject
to the above restrictions and limitations.
The Board of Commissioners shall have
full power to manage, control and gov
ern subject on.y to such limitations as
shall he established by law. the State
SfMiers' Home. Hospitals for the Insane.
Ins* lute for the Deaf. Institute for the
Blind. Industrial Schools Institute for
Feeble Minded Children. Nebraska Indus
trial Horn*. Orthopedic Hospital, the
State Penitential^* and ail charitable, re
formatory ar.d pena', Institutions that
j shall be by law established and main
tained by the state of Nebraska. They
I shall each give bonds, receive compensa
tion for service. jeM-form all duties and
dimply with all regulations that shall be
e*t.- shed by law. The powers pos
sessed by the Governor and Board of
P :! !c Lmds nnd Buildings with refer
< * re to -he management and control of
the institutions herein named shall, on
I July 1. 1911. cease to exist In the Gov
ern m and the Board of Public I-ar.ds and
Bu flngs and «hnll become vested In a
| Board of Commissioners of State Institu
tions. and the said Biard Is on July 1. 1913.
• rther procesa of law. &u
tho*lxed and dlre-ted to assume and ex
ercise all the powers heretofore vested
In or exercised by the Governor or Board
>f Public lands and Buildings with ref
erence to the institutions of the state
1 named herein, but nothing herein con
tained shall limit the general supervisory
•r exam.* ir.g powers vested in the Gover
nor by the laws or constitution of 9he
state, or such as are vested by him in
; anv committee appointed by him.
Section 2. That at the general election,
vernier. 1912. there shall be submlt
md to the electors of the state for their
1 approval or rep .on the foregoing pro
1 posed amendments to the constitution in
the following form: On the ballot of each
; elector votlrg for or against said pro
tv sed amendment shall be printed or
j written “For p'dposed amendment to the
I Constitution creating a Board of Com
r saicqers of State Institutions" and
“Against said proposed amendment to
•he constitution creating a Board of
1 CwmlshMsn of State Institutions.”
Section 3. If such amendment to Sec
tion n.-etccn (19) of Article five (5) of
the Constitution of the State of Nebraska
shall be appr ved by a majority of all
electors voting at such election said
. amend- ent shall constitute Section nine
teen (19) of Article five (5) of the con
st!* itl.ati of the state of Nebraska.
Approved April 19. 1911."
I Addison Wait. Secretary of State, of
the Slate of Nebraska do hereby certify
that the foregoing proposed amendment
•o the Constitution of the State of Ne
braska is a true and correct copy of the
• -ig.nal enrolled and engrossed bill, as
passed by ’he Thirty-second session of
thn Legislature of the State of Nebraska,
am appears from said orlelnaJ bill on file
In this office, and that said proposed
amendment Is submitted to the qualified
v ter* of the state of Nehraska for their
adoption or rejection at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November. A. D. 1911.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
S'! my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of th» State of Nebraska. Done at Lin
coln. this JOth dav of Maw In the year of
our ia>rd. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twelee. and of the Independence of
the United States the One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth and of this State the Forty
Sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
{Seal] Secretary of State.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FOUR.
The folios :r.g proposed amendment to
the constitution of the State of Nebraska,
ms hereinafter set forth in full, is sub
mitted U) the electors of the State of Ne
bnurita. to be voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday, November
»th. A. D. 1*12.
j “A JOINT RESOLUTION to propose
amendments to Section five (5) of
Article six (S) and Section thirteen (13)
of Article sixteen (16> of the constitu
tion of the state of Nebraska as found
In the Compt.ed Statutes of Nebraska
for 190} (Section thirteen <13) of
Article eighteen (18) of Cobbey's An
notated Statutes for 1909), relating to
lime of electing Judges of the supreme
court, fixing the time of the general
election and providing for bolding over
of incumbents until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Be It Resolved and Enacted by the Legis
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section 1. That Section Five (5) of
Article Six (8) of the Constitution of the
Stats of Nebraska be amended to read as
follows:
Section S. That at the general election
to bo held In the State of Nebraska In
the year 1916, and each six years there
after, there shall be elected three (3)
Judges of the 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 be elected three (3) judges of the
Supreme Court, who shall hold their office
for the period of six years; and at the
general election to be held In the State
of Nebraska in the year 1920 and each
six (6) years thereafter there shall be
elected a chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, who shall hold his 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 expira
tion of his term of office.
Section 2. That Section Thirteen 03)
of Article Sixteen (16) of the v-onstitution
of the State of Nebraska as found in the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for 1909
(Section thirteen (13) of Article eighteen
(IS) 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 1914 and every two years
thereafter. All state, district, county,
precinct and township officers, by the
constitution or laws made elective by the
people, except Echo'd district officers, and
municipal officers in cities, villages and
towns, shall be elected at a general elec
tion to be held as aforesaid. Judges of
the supreme, district 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 exception,
! shall be elected on the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November. 1913.
and thereafter at the general election
next preceding the time of the termina
tion for their respective terms of office.
Provided, That no office shall be vacated
thereby, but the incumbent thereof shall
hold over until his successor is duly
elected and qualified.
Section 3. The form of ballot on the
amendments proposed herein shall be as
follows: "For proposed amend nents to
the constitution providing for general
election once in two years” and "Against
proposed amendments to the constitution
providing 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 Ne
braska is a true and correct copy of the
: original enrolled and engrossed bill, as
passed by the Thirty-second session of
I the legislature of the Sta'e of Nebraska,
1 as appears from said original bill on file
j In this office, and that said proposed
amendment is submitted to the qualified
voters of the state of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November. A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
i set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
■ of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lin
1 coin, this 20th day of May, In the year of
i our I.ord. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Twelve, and of the Independence of
the United States the One Hundred and
Thirty-sixth and of this State the Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
[Seal] Secretary of State,
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT NO. FIVE.
The following proposed amendment to
j the constitution of the State of Nebraska,
as hereinafter set forth in full, is sub
I mitted to the electors of the State of Ne
braska. to be voted upon at the general
election to be held Tuesday, November
j 5th. A. D. 1912.
I “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 Legis
lature 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 the first
! Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in
j November. 1912, the following provision
be proposed and submitted to the electors
I of the State of Nebraska:
Sec. 2. Any city having a popula
' tion of more than five thousand (5.000)
j inhabitants may frame a charter for its
own government, consistent with and
; subject to the constitution and lows of
' this state, by causing a convention of
| fifteen freeholders, who shall have been
I for at least five years qualified electors
■ thereof, to be elected by the qualified
i voters of said city at any general or spe
' cial election, whose duty it shall be
within four months after such election,
j to prepare and propose a charter for such
; city, which charter, when completed, with
a prefatory synopsis, shall De signed by
the officers and members of the conven
; tion. or a majority thereof, and deliv
I ered to the clerk of said city, who shall
i publish the same in full, with his official
! certification, in the official paper of said
city, if there be one. and if there be no
official paper, then in at least one news
paper published and in general clrcula
i tion in said city, three times, and a week
’ apart, and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified 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 tnereor. A duplicate cer
i tiflcate shall be made, setting forth the
charter proposed and its ratification (to
gether with the vote for and against) and
duly certified by the City Cierk. and au
thenticated by the corporate seal of said
I city and one copy thereof shall be filed
with the secretary of state and the other
deposited among the archives of the city,
and shall thereupon become and be the
charter of said city, and all amendments
to such charter, shall be authenticated in
the same manner, and filed with the sec
retary of state, and deposited in the
archives of the city.
' Sec. 3. But if said charter be re
jected, then within six months thereafter,
the Mayor and council or governing au
thorities 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 In such
city, and they shall proceed as above to
frame a charter which shall In like man
ner and to the like end be published and
submitted to a vote of said voters for
their approval or rejection. If again re
jected. the procedure herein designated
may be 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
state 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 pro
vision for continuing, amending or repeal
ing 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 by the law-making body of such
city or by the qualified electors in num
ber not less than five per cent of the next
preceding gubernatorial vote in such city,
by petition filed with the council or gov
erning authorities. The council or gov
erning authorities shah 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 submitting any such charter or
charter amendments, any alternative
article or section may be presented for
the choice of the voters and may be
voted on separately without prejudice to
others. Whenever the question of a
charter convention Is carried by a ma
jority of those voting thereon, a charter
convention shall be called through a spe
cial election ordinance, and the same
shall be constituted and held and the
proposed charter submitted to a vote of
the qualified electors, approved or reject
ed. as provided in Section two hereof.
The City Clerk of said city shall publish
with his 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 one
newspaper, published and in general cir
culation In said city, the full text of any
charter or charter amendment to bo
voted on at any general or special elec
tion.
No charter or charter amendment
adopted under the provisions of this
amendment shall be amended or repealed
except by electoral vote. And no such
charter or charter amendment shail di
minish the tax rate for state purposes
fixed by act of the legislature, or inter
fere 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 shail be printed or
written the words—"For proposed amend
ment to the Constitution allowing cities
of more than five thousand inhabitants in
this state to frame their own city char
ter." and "Against proposed amendment
to constitution allowing cities of more
than five thousand inhabitants In this
state to frame their own charters.” And
if a majority of ail voters at said elec
tion shall be for such amendment the
same shall be deemed to be adopted.
Approved March 29. 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 Ne
braska Is a true and correct copy of the
original enrolled and engrossed bill, aa
passed by the Thirty-second session of
the Legislature of the State of Nebraska,
as appears from said original bill on file
in this office, and that said proposed
amendment is submitted to the qualified
voters of the state of Nebraska for their
adoption or rejection at the general elec
tion to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day
of November, A. D. 1912.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Great Seal
of the State of Nebraska. Pone at Lin
coln, 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
Thirty-sixth and of this State the Forty
sixth. ADDISON WAIT.
ISonH Secretary of State.
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WILBV7R D..NESTHT
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^■Gooa Folks
Bless the good folks!—them that sees
What you need, an' helps you out.
They ain't always on their knees.
Tellln’ o’ th' sins about.
But someway it makes 'em glad
When you are misunderstood
To be shet-eyed to th' bad
An' see nothin' but th' good.
Oh. th' good folks!—don't you know
They are rich as well as pore.
They are high as well as low.
But they give yon of their store—
Give you words or give you deeds.
Or sometimes it's Jest a nod.
But It always fits your needs
An' fulfills th’ plans o' God.
Who's th' good folks'* Where's th' line
'Twlxt th' good folks an' th' bad*
Brother, there Is Jest one sign
This old world has ever had.
It's th' open, ready hand—
Ready for to give, or clasp.
An' to make you understand
There is kinship In Its grasp.
There Is good folks ev'rywheres
When a fellow has th' blues—
It ain't what th' good folks wear*.
Nor th' language that they use;
It's th' meanln' of their speech
An' th' sperrit of their ac’s
That can somehow seem to reach
All th' burdens on our backs.
Bless th' good folks!—them that smile#
Catchtn'-Uke. until you. too.
Must forget your sorry whiles
1 An' start out with hope made new;
They're th' folks that sympathise
Right beside you. an' don't wait
Miles away with tearful eyea
TUI their goodness comes too late.
The Time Table.
The time table was invented in the
days when the railways bad so many
faults that something had to be done
to divert the attention of the public.
The ordinary, one-road, time table
is confusing enough, but the sort that
affect to offer information as to the
running of trains on connecting lines
are the ones that cause strong men
to leap from the clutch of their
keepers and race choo-chooing hither
End yon.
You are going to take Number S
from Oopsqueh, for Ippledicg. on the
O. G. & N. B. You find that to do
this, you leave No. 8 at Gonsofar, and
connect with No. 32 on the P. L. &
U. C. for Wibbleville. where you catch
N6. 17. The man who sells you the
ticket makes this plain to you. But
when you try to unravel the time card
you discover that you are also gov
erned by Note B and three or four
references. At Wibbleville you learn
that No. 17, according to Note Q, runs
only on Thursdays when it is raining
and you will have to wait until 9:22
p. m. and take No. 13.
The simplest way to use a time
table is to add the figures in any one
column, divide the sum by the amount
of your fare, and stay at home.
Ignatius Donnelly cherished a the
ory that Bacon also wrote the time
tables.
Explaining the Map.
“Well," said the first bicyclist, "w«
ought to be right in the middle ol
Bliggville. according to the map, yet
as you may see for yourself, we are
on a mud road some miles from any
where.”
“I can't understand it" said the see
ond bicyclist, “unless the map was
made by some of those naval ex
perts.”
Going Easy.
“He is dying very calmly.” ob
served the physician as he felt the
pulse of the sufferer.
“So like John.” softly spoke the
prospective widow. "He was an
easy-going man.”
Scandalous Disclosures.
“Yes, the Rlchasmuds are very
humiliated since the old man died."'
“What Is wrong’ I thought there
was nothing about him that—”
“That's Just it. No fake widows
have put in claims for his estate.”
Couldn’t Keep It.
“I suppose.” began the Crafty Lob
byist, “that you, like other statesmen,
have your price.”
“Nope.” answered the Intelligent
Legislator. “I had mine, but I have
spent it" f
NELLIE GRANT WEDS AGAIN
The marriage recently of Mrs.
Nellie Grant Sartoris to Frank H.
Jones, a Chicago banker, was in sharp
contrast to her first marriage, 38 years
ago, to Algernon J. Sartoris. an Eng
lish army officer.
Nellie Grant was then the idol of
the nation and her marriage took
place in the east room of the White
House while her distinguished father
was president. It was one of the
greatest social events the White
House had seen up to that time, or
perhaps since. Simple, amiable and
unafTeeted, Nellie Grant, the only
daughter of General Grant, had en
deared herself to the American people
and she went with her husband to
their English home accompanied by
the heartiest good wishes.
In England she was presented to
Queen Victoria and dined at Windsor
Castle. Yet her life in England prov
ed most unhappy. Her husband treat
ed her with injustice and cruelty, so
much so that her father-in-law’s sympathy was aroused in her oenaii ana ne
made earnest efforts to effect a restoration of good feeling between husband
and wife. Failing in this, he gave her a small London house in Cadogan place,
forced his son to give her a countiy home near Hampton and settled a hand
some income upon her. t'pon his death, in 1890, he left her the town house
in which she had lived after her separation from her husband and also set
tled upon her $35,000 a year.
Three years after the death of the elder Sartoris her husband died and
Mrs. Sartorirs received the principal of his income, as guardian of her chil
dren, and the lease of the country house.
Some years ago Mrs. Sartoris returned to this country and lived with her
mother until the latter’s death. In 1901 she bought a magnificent residence at
Cobourg. Canada, and has siuce divided her time between her Canadian home
and Washington.
Her second husband is a wealthy and hisrhly esteemed resident or Chlcaeo
and served as assistant postmaster general under the late President Cleveland.
BIDDLE’S UNIQUE METHODS
It is a far cry from prize fighting
to religion. ( At first blush it seems
most sacrilegious to associate the two
subjects. But it has been done suc
cessfully not only in words but in
deeds, and, as results have proven,
it is the basis of one of the most re
markable religious movements this
country Las ever seen.
The man back of this novel idea
for furthering the cause of Christian
ity is Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, mil
lionaire, of Philadelphia. Pa., who but
a f^- years back became famous as
an amateur boxer and an object of
criticism and source of disgust to the
ultra-exclusive set of the Quaker City
of which he is a member. But withal.
"Tony" Biddle proved himself a prac
tical pugilist—one who loved the man
ly art only for the manliness which it
brought out; one who stood for hon
esty and high ideals and who was ever
a gentleman.
" hen Mr. Biddle conceived the
?! w B]ble davf ®0V€aM?at.Ws secret moUv^-if such it may be called
k . 5? 1ice athIetRs as an inducement to young men, and when he took
charge of his first class in the Sunday school of Holy Trinity Protestant Epis
copal church. Philadelphia, four years ago. he had but three members, and
the attendance of the school was very slim at the time.
So raPl<3I-v has the Dresel Biddle Bible class grown that it now numbers
itO members, and it is the ambition of the originator to make it of national
scope. A\ ith this object in view, Mr. Biddle began to branch out to other
churches in the Quaker City and to churches in other cities, with the result
that there are now 45 classes in Philadelphia under his direction with an at
tendance of 3.000 men and 300 women (the inclusion of women being of recent
origin, thus accounting for their small representation), while classes have
also been formed in churches in Holmesburg. Tacony. Conshohocken Norris
town. Harrisburg. Danville and Plymouth. Pa.: Wilmington. Del.- Camden
N. J.; Tarrytown, N. Y.; Providence, R. I„ and Manton, R. L
| MARSHALL NEW IN POLITICS
Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of In
diana, the Democratic nominee for
vice-president, rode to the front of his
party on a wave of reform. But the
Indiana wave was not so boisterous as
those that broke on the Xew Jersey
coast and elsewhere. Governor Mar
shall believes in reform—in modera
tion. Also he believes in progressing
—with moderation. He does not be
lieve that this great and glorious com
monwealth is going to the "demnition
bow-wows:” in fact, he points with
pride to his belief that the country is
just a little bit better politically,
financially and morally than ever be
fore.
It required heroic measures on the
part of his friends to induce Governor
Marshall to take his presidential
chances seriously, and even then he
refused to allow any effort to be made
in his behalf outside of Indiana.
Governor Marshall was born in
Manchester, Ind., in 1S54 and has
spent ms entire ntty-eignt years in his name state, ne was graduated irom
Wabash college in 1873, when he was twenty-one years old. He practiced law
in Columbia City, Ind.. until he was elected governor two years ago. He is a
member of many clubs and holds LL.D. degrees from Wabash. Notre Dame
and the University of Pennsylvania. He married Miss Lois I. Kimsey of An
gola, Ind., in 1885.
In the Literary State they call Marshall the “Little Giant.” When one
sees him for the first time he wonders why, because there is nothing colossal
about the slender, undersized man with sloping shoulders and quiet mien. His
hair and mustache turning from gray to white, do not bristle, his brows do
not “boetle” so one can notice it and even his violet-blue eyes are mild. It
is only when on<= knows him and his political history that that “Little Giant”
term is understood.
HILL'S REMARKABLE CAREER I
The retirement of James J. Hil!
from his position as chairman of the
board of directors of the Great Nor
thern railroad, which has just become
effective, was officially announced
Monday from the office of the com
pany at St. Paul.
The resignation of Mr. Hill was
presented to the board of directors
June 7, and unofficial reports of the
changes were made at the time, but
the statement with which Mr. Hill ac
companies his resignation was made
public only a few days ago.
Louis W. Hill, who was recently
succeeded by Carl R. Gray as presi
dent of the Great Northern, succeeds
his father as chairman of the board
of directors. James J._Hill will re
main a member of the executive com
mittee of the board.
With his retirement Mr. Hill com
pleted thirty-three years of active
service in the northwest, beginning
with his purchase of an interest in the
ou xau* x .uau ue was made general manager, to the time of
hw resignation from the office which he has held for five vears, since he re
signed the presidency of the Great Northern road.
James y. Hill rose from a job as a day laborer to the presidency of the
Great Northern railroad. He was cut out for the pulpit, dreamed in his youth
of war and literature, and when a man turned his tremendous energies to the
massing of money.
Little Study In Relative Value.
On the 23d of June Edward Albert,
prince of Wales, was eighteen years
of age.
That means that he was old enough
to rule the British empire If his fa
: ther were to die.
But he won't be “of age” with all
i which that implies in English law un
! til he is twenty-one.
And he will not be free to choose a
wife until he is tw'enty-flve.
An odd logic this—with eighteen
goes the rule of an empire; with
twenty-one the power to incur debts,
and with 25 the right to choose a wife.
This would make an anthropocen
tric world laugh in appreciation.—Chi
cago Post.
What the Addition of an "s” Did.
"Please Do Not Pluck the Flowers
Without Leave,” was the request
placed conspicuously In the garden
of a residence to which the public oc
casionally is admitted.
One day a practical joker added “s”
to the last word of the sign. The
result was that everybody who visited
the estate for the next few days car
ried away a large bouquet of the
flowers, and with the blooms, lots of
leaves.
Order From Sister, Too.
Mr. Briggs called one evening to
see his sweetheart, and her little
brother, Tom, was entertaining him
until the young woman came down.
“Tom, when your sister comes down
and is comfortably seated on the
couch with me, I want you to tiptoe in
softly and turn the gas down low, will
you?”
"You're too late,” replied the boy.
"Sister Just told me to come in and
turn it out.”—Judge.
In Chicago.
Ella—Strangely enough, all of her
husbands have been named William.
Stella—Yes, she is a regular Bill
:ollector.
Two classes of people worry about
money—those who have too little and
those who have too much.
Dull hearing and a bad memory are
good afflictions at times.
Don’t Kick
about your
stomach ,
take '
HOSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
Let it kick out all the disor
ders, such as Gas Pains, Foul
Breath, Constipation, Kidney,
Liver and other complaints.
Then it will add strength, en
ergy and vigor to your blood
and body.
60 years without a rival
Constipation
Vanishes Forever
Prompt Relief—Permanent Cure
CARTER’S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS never
; fail. Purely vegeta
I ble — act surely
j but gently <
' the liver.
Stop after
; dinner dis
| tress—cure j
* indigestion,
improve ir.e complexion, Dngnten tne eyes.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
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