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SUMMARY OF THE
NEW STATE LAWS
DIGEST OF WORK DONE BY THE
THIRTY-FOURTH NEBRASKA
LEGISLATURE.
MANY DILLS INTRODUCED
Nearly Three Hundred New Meaourcs
Were Enacted Into Laws and
Will Be Put on the
Statutes.
Western ,SYe simper Union .Vows .Service
Following In a snoiisl-e of Iho measures
Irtweed by thu thirty-fourth Xobrnskii
legislature- lit Its session Juit finished,
mid which will be placed n lawn upon lh
Mtaluto Ikiokb. In tlio house thnro woro
Introduced 70C bills, unil In the soimto
290. Of Ibein only but n ttlllu over one
fourth succeeded In rcachhiK tho gover
nor'H lunula und receiving oltlelul sanc
tion. SENATE FILES.
9. F. 1 Provides for n public ware
house system for handling (train.
S. F. 2 I'rovldcH for tin- unnsolldatlon
;f Otnuhu. South Omaha, Fluienee, Dun
dee utid IJenson, on vote of majority of
thoHc living In territory affected Emer
gency claim) attached.
, 8; F. 3 legalizes warranto Is-eucd In
I'olk county. Emergency clauso attached.
S) F. 0-I'rovldi'H for ttie sterilization In
certain cases of defectives In state lusll
tullonii. 8. F. 12 Provides for pensions for
molbers of dependent children.
8. F. 18 Authorizes tho lew of it 2 mill
tax In IXiuglas couuty for thu support of
tho poor.
3. F. 21 Unvlses prnvlson for paving In
crtles of second class, bo that material
may be Indicated In petition. Kmcigciicy
clauso attached.
S. F. 22 Permits organization of ichool
districts by i-nunty unit. In counties less
than 7,000 Inhabitants.
S. F. 24 Provides pnnslons for firemen
In cities having less than 25.000 Inhab
itants. S. F. 25 Provider CDinpensillon for In
Juiles recclvivl by volunteer llremeii In in
eorporntcd villages.
8. F. 26-1'iiiyldes that railroads shall
furnlHli shippers' of live stuck with turns
I'orlatlnn lor shipments of onu or more
cars,
S. F. 29 Authnrlze.H county iigiicultutiil
Hoclctles to nciiilrn tltlo to land.
S. F. 31 Provides for a ntnto parole
luiicor.
S. F. 33M.FKiill7Fs the profession of
chlroprnetlc" In Nebraska.
iSi.F 387I'r'hlcs for wortcliiK prlsonera
In city nnil village J.ills on streets.
S. F. 37 Provides that im order for
service by publication on non-resident de
fendants may bo inado by Judge of dls
rlct court In vacation.
i 8. F. 38 Offenders may bo bound over
fftcr their prollmlimry examination to
tho next Jury term of the district court.
Emergency clauso attnctied.
S. F. 40 Stato treasuror authorized to
receifv moneys Rrantod under educational
nets by national congress. Umuigcncv
clause attached.
. 6:F' A2 Providing u two-year course
in the suitu normal for truliilng of rural
teachers.
8. F. 45 Makes shooting on public
highways unlawful. Emergency elauuo
attached.
n.8, E: 48 Mmlts municipal tnx levies to
35 mills oxelusli of special assessments
and levies for payment of lond Issues.
S. F. 49 Provides that vlllaite trustees
must ho bona lido residents and losu otllce
when they move out of vllluco.
8. F. 80 County Judges fee bill.
8. F. 51 Extends power to sell land
for delinquent taxes to includo special
assessments of all klndB.
8. F. 52 Provides for rotation of names
on ballot where Micro Is more than ono
candlduto for olllce, on tho sums tlckot.
l.mcrgeucy clause nttached.
8. F. 53 Extends burglary ntatiits to
cover entering telephone booth of pay
station. Emergency clause attached.
8. F. 54 A. Joint memorial to congress
en tho subject of Irrigation.
8. F. 55 Kxtends tho charter of char
itable societies.
..8. F. 57 Provides for service by publi
cation In casus whero defendant's name
Is not known.
S. F. 59 Authorizes guardians to mort
gage trust estates, under direction of
county court.
8. F. 61 Prohibits the sale, of opium,
morphine, cocaine und other "dope" under
stringent penalties. Emtirccncy clausu
attached.
8. F. 05 Regulates the maintenance and
operation of electric transmission lines.
Kanergoncy clauso utluched,
S. F. 67 Provides manner In which
water supply may be put chased for Irriga
tion districts. Emergency clauso at
tached. 8. F. 68 Provides regulation for tho us
of ditches In Irrigation districts.
8. F. e Regulates the matter of bond
Issues by Irrigation districts.
8. F. 74 Makes unlawful overdrawing
on banks without arrangement for credit.
Kmargcncy clauso attached.
8. F. 77 Fixes salaries of members of
firs and pollco department In Omuha,
8. F. 78 Authorizes levy of special tax
for flro fighting equipment In cities hav
ing over &,uo population.
8. F. 80 Repeals law requiring testing
of grain by vertical section.
8. F. 83 Repeals requirement for state
ment by leghlatlvo f.uulid.iies as to
choice for U. 8. senator.
8. F. 85 Raises tho requirements for
thw examination and registration of
nurses, Emorgoncy clausu attached.
S. F. 94 Provides for a city planning
commission for Omahn.
8. F. 101 Extends embezzlement stnt
ute to cover cases In which defendant has
part ownership In property embezzled.
8. F. 102 Kxtends foritery statute to
cover letters and otlior w tilings,
8. F. 105 lrovldes Instances In which
supremo court Judges titu disqualified to
eict In cases ponding before, them.
S. F. 106 Provides how vacancies on ir
rigation boards may bo filled.
S. F. 107 Provides for vocitlon.il train
ing in public schools,
S, F. 109 Makes county superintendent
a non-partisan ofllco,
8. F. 119 Provides for listing and re
turn to assessor of all goods In storage
S. F. 120 Authorizes county boinls to
compromlso and pay dormant Judgmonts
und claims,
8. F. 124 Regulates business colleges
and proscribes form or tuition notes taken
by them. ,
8. F. 125 Provides for Issue of 6,000
copies of tf.'sslon laws 11)16 session.
S. F. 126 Provides that no candidate ut
a primary who Is defeated may ufterward
be a candidate by petition.
8. F. 131 Defines u legal newspaper to
have circulation of 200 coplns weekly und
to have been published ut least DU weeks
8. F. 133 Hoard of education In Oninlia
to be elect'd at largo Instead of by wards.
8. F. 184 Hoard of education In Omaha
to bn noininuted by petition.
S. F. 135 In Omaha tho board of edu
cation Is authorized to permit use of
stliool buildings for iiL'lghbothood meet
ings, S. F. 130 -School tax In Omaha shall
not exceed 25 mills per annum.
S. F. 139 lletlnes live stock rnmedlos,
regulates their sale, requires icglstiatloii
fee from manufacturer, Importer or deal
er, and provides u penalty of not moru
I.Mt-r rtm ,aunaW.Mm.i. . .. .- t
than $100 for violation, emergency clause
attnehed.
S. F. 140 Authorlres the giving of a
cash bond for security for coHts in cass
when required of a uou-lexldent.
8. F. 141 Provides regulations for tho
salo of rancori tinted feeding stuffs, emer
gency clauso nttufhed,
S. F. 142 Regulates n.ile of agricultural
seeds, provides for their Inspection, fixes
stand mis of purity and provides penalty
of not ihoro than $100 lino for violation of
act. emergency il.iuso attached,
S. F. 144 -Authoilres cities or counties
to acquire by cmlnout domain land need
ed to proton stteets and roads,
8. F. 148 Adds a college of phnnmcy
to the statu unlvtitslty,
S. F. 149 Provides for n public defend
er In DouglaH county to defi-nd In felony
cases at n salary of $1,.'0U per annum,
S. F. 162 Incorporates the giand lodge
of tho A. V At A. Masons. Ihncigency
clauso iitfni bed
S. F. 164- Amends statuto (S19U Rev.
Stat IfllS) relating 'to ptocedurc on tu
vitsals In supiomo court, ptovldlng for
special mandate to court btluw. und foi
slay of procei dings thorn on new appeal,
emergency cl niso atlached.
S. F. 1CC -Urniits tln 11 H. government
the right to npiuopilale and usu all Mood
waters within tho slate.
S. F. 172 -Provide legulitlotis ns to
the listing of i ream by tho food commis
sion, emergency clause attached.
S, F. 189 Makes Lincoln's birthday a
legal holiday,
8, F. 192 exempts rural telephone
llms without switchlioaids and farmers'
mutual companies of less capital than
$..000 from making annual irports to
stato railway commission.
S, F. 197 Regulates the manufae Hire,
salo and distribution of iinll-hog cholera
serum ami virus and prohibits sauiu ex
cept where authorized by live stock s Hil
lary board, emorgency clausu attached.
S. F. 201 Repeals present law with re
gnid to seining ami authorizes the chief
deputy gamo waiileu to sclno out coarso
llsli when necessary
8. F. 211 Authorizes all Incorporated
villages, towns and cities to levy a tax of
ono mill for music and amusement fund,
8, F. 219 Provides lli.it grand and petit
Jurors may be seived by mall emergency
clnusci attach' (I.
S. F. 225 Piovldes for resurfacing as
well as paving streets In Om iha.
S. F. 227 Authorizes levy of to 2
mills for park fund In allies 5.000 to 25,000
Inhabitants
8. F. 228-l)cllne.s term "week" In con
nection with piibllHheil notices to mean
any seven consecutive days.
S.. F. 241 Piovldes for consolidation of
school districts of cltlos mid vlll igcs
vvheiu consolidated with n metropolitan
city. (Applhs to Omaha merger)
8. F. 249 -Raises sheriff's inileugo to 10
fonts per mile and his pav for boaidlng
prisoners fixed at 50c per diem, except In
Douglas county, wheio It Is fixed at 3x
conts.
S. F. 259 Permits levy of 45 mills In
school districts on submission of same to
votcis
S. F. 261 Authorizes villages and cities
of the second class to levy a 3 mill tax
foi the purpose of supplying hydrants,
etc., nccessaiy for u public water supply.
I'.morgency clauso attached,
S. F. 252 Authoilzlng the Issuing of
bonds for tho construction of public
buildings In cities from &,U00 to 2T,000.
S. F. 267 Makes It duty of attorney
general to resist und defend suits arising
over Itifilngement of patents lelutlng to
concrete bridges
S. F. 289- Piovldes that drainage, dis
trict may pro rate bade funds whorn same
have accumulated
.?. F. Ml-Fixes salaries of officers In
cities 5,000 to 25.0U0,
HOUSE ROLLS.
H. R. 2 Relates to drawing and sum
moning of Jiule.s In counties having mote
than one bundled thousand population.
Passed with emergency.
H. R. 3 IlrovldeH thjt the countv
boards In uach county n the state sIihII
nl the. election In Hllii. submit the ques
Hon of the adoption of the highway com
missioner sstem.
H. R. 4 Rlates to building and loan
associations and iixes Amounts they may
loan to members, permits Investment of
Idle funds In U. S 8Ute. county, town
ship or school district securities.
H. R. 5 Provides for establishment of
an accredited twelfth grudo county high
school In any county In the stato where
iiono such now e.xlst and defines quullfic.i
tlons of thoso who may vote bonds for
such purpose. Passed with emergency.
H R. 13 Provides for perpetuation of
eornnrs of land surveys, by county sur
veyor, upon notice by road overseers, when
samii are. likely to be lost or destroyed:
fixes fees therefor and provides penalty
for failure to notify such surveyor. Puvscd
with enietgcncy.
H. R. 14 Provides for survey of sec
tions Into legal subdivisions, county sur
veyor to restore lost or obliterated cor
ners nnd rules for such survey. Passed
with emergency.
H. R. 21 Provides for cumulative vot
ing nnd votlnr bv nroxv liv tnKiMtnMnm
of nny ppinpany lncoiporated under tho
laws of Nebraska.
H. R. 22 Amends statute against as
sisting prisoners to break Jail or plnee, of
confinement to Includo tho assisting of
any prisoner accused or convicted of
crime against tho laws of the United
States or any state or territory thereof.
H. R. 26 Relates to nuimals afflicted
with contagious or Infectious diseases,
provides for their Inspection and appraisal,
for liiilemnlllcatlon if killed, and provide
penalty.
H. R. 29 Appropriates $150,000 for hos
pital at tho stato medical college in Om
aha. H. R. 32 establishes a supreme court
commission.
H. R. 36-Provldes that physlclins and
surgeons may file lions for professional
services; written notice theieof to be
served upon person from whom lien Is
claimed,
H. R. 40 Relates to tho practice of
dentistry.
H. H. 4 An act to fix the data for the
use of money, to regul Ho tho lemllMi- of
money. l.oan shark bill.
H. R. 46 Appropriation for state uni
versity, H. R. 47 Provides penalty for receiving
stolen property of less value than $35.
H. R. 49 Relates to hours of labor by
women; hours not limited except in
cities above the 5,000 class.
H. R. 60-Anpronrl.ites $2,000 ns nucleus
fund for lallof of blind In thu state.
H. R. 61 Fixes first Mond ly In June of
each year for annual school meeting.
Passed with emergency.
H. R. 52 exempts tlremen who have
been membeis In good standing for llvo
or more consecutive Murs In lire or hook
and ladder company fioin Jury service
H. R. 53-Authorlrcs Issuing of exemp
tion certlllcates to thoso who have been
members 4n good standing of nny llro or
hook nnd ladder company for a. period of
five years.
H. R. 54 Creates n iminlclpil court In
cities of metropolitan class; Jurisdiction
cfcextenslvn with district court In sums
not exceeding $1,000, no change of venuo
from this court. Salary $2,600 per annum,
clerk $1 200.
H. R, 57 State university appropriation
of !M per cent of tho 4 mill levy. Passed
with emergency.
H. R. 58 -Provides that sale, contract,
agreement or assignment of wages of
heid of family Is void unless executed and
acknowledge! by husband and wlfo.
H. R. 60 Appioprlntion for payment of
Incidental expenses of tlilrty-foiiiih ses
sion legislature) of Nobrnski. Passed with
umcigency.
H. R. 61 Appropriation for pajment of
membeis, oHIcc-ia nnd employes, thirty
rum Hi wsslnn legislntuio of Nebraska.
Passed with emergency.
H. n. 64 Provides for pension of $10
per month for widows of ietlre.1 police of
llceis, so long as ihey shall lem.ilu such
widows,
H. R. 65 Provides that comity boards
may levy upon taxablo piopcrty of rouutv
for construction of a couit house or J.itl
upon petition of f5 per cent of legal
voters of u couuty. Passed with einei
gency. H. R. 67 Omahn city Judges may ap
point constables.
H, R. 68-Property sunjert to Inherit
ance tax. Passed with emeigcim.
amn-uiarwiifft-uu. .-wr-.B - ru
H. R, 70- Provides penalty for wrongful
possession or use of nny badge or card
of nny society or lodge
H. R. 74 Honils for contlnunnce In ac
tions of lorclblu entry nnd detainer.
H. R. 77 Itclalos to endorsement, by
prosecuting attorneys, of names of wit
nesses on Informations after sune are
filed.
. H. R. 78 -Relntes to peremptory chal
lenges, reduces number of such chal
lenges lipoid part of defendant, In certain
cases, and Increases number of such chal
lenges upon part of tho state In similar
cases.
H. R, 79 Relates to continiiinces In
Justice courts; provides for seven days,
after return ihy, Instead of thlity dns,
In llrst instance.
H. R, 81 Provides rnr non-election of
constables and In cities of the metropoli
tan rliss reduces number of Justices of
tho pe.ieo fioin six to two
H. R. 82- Deilnes territorial Jurisdiction
of Justice of the peace; restrict! d to dis
trict f i nut which elected.
H. R. 83- Defines each countv In stato
ns n separate Justice of thn peace dis
trict; Omaha a sepai.ttn district.
H. R. 90 -Repeals tho provision that
clerks, under dliectlon of court, report In
cumbrance by mmtgugp, Judgment or oth
erwise In partition sales of really.
H. R. 91 Appropriation for eilzab"lh
D. n.ivls. whose husband was stabbed
and killed at state penitentiary.
H. R. 92 Relates to vesting and trans
fer of real and personal property belong
ing to religious societies; district court
given lurlsiiietlon to decree transfer, upon
hearing after notice, through trustee ap
pointed by court.
H. R. 94 -Related to porsonnl Injuries
from defective stieels In villages und
cities of second class, costs cannot bo
recovered ngnlnst such village or city un
less duo notlco Is given Passed with
emergency.
H. R, 104 Provides for aid to countv
fairs, sune to bo flist applied to payment
of premiums,
H. R. 105 Provides for trimming of
hedgo fences, undergrowth, etc , und the
burning and removal of same. Passed
with emergency.
H. R. 107 Provides that at least seven
months of school be taught In districts
having from 20 to 75 pupils.
H. R. 114 Reduces legal curving capn
clty of bridges built anew or repaired bv
county bond on other than main traveled
loads between tho cities and towns from
twenty tons to fifteen tons.
H. R. 11'. County boards In each countv
Instead of Justices of thu peace, made
overseers of tho poor, rxcept In towns or
cities as may be otheiwlso provided by
law.
H. R. 122 Provides that whero two or
mote defendants uro on trial at Mime lime
the county ntlorney shall bo allowed per
einptniv challenges for each of such de
fendants. H. R. 128 Provides that when land Is
taken for railroad right-of-way, not nioro
than 40 acres tiiav bo taken for "all other
purposes"; original provlson was 20
acres.
H. R. 137 Provides for public welfare
board In cities of tho metropolitan class.
H. R. 138 In counties under commis
sioner svHtcin tho county road fund Is
placed under control of the county honid.
simo to be expended by thu overseer of
tho road district under the direction of
tho commissioner of his district. Passed
with emergency.
H. R. 139 Relates to road overseers
and subjects them to removal from olllco
bv county board upon failure to perforin
duty. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 140 Relates to drainage districts
and provides for complete tccord for re
ceipts and disbursements; penalty for
failure.
H. R. 142 Appropriation for sewerage
system for hospital for Insano at Ingle
slde. Passed with emergency,
H. R. 144 Regulates private employ,
inent agencies nnd places same under
rules prescribed by commissioner of labor.
H. R. 146 Authorizes county boirds to
establish and maintain workhouses.
H. R. 148 Relates to stato aid bridges
and provides that county boards may,
with consent of state board of Irrigation,
purchase, ns well ns construct, bridges 75
feot or more In length.
H. R. 150 Relates to theft of automo
biles or motorcycles nnd provides pen
alty. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 151 Provides for election, by
township board, of one of Its members ns
township highway superintendent, defines
his duties touching township roads and
culverts, and provides for his removal for
cause.
H. R. 152 Fixes compensation of Judges
and clerks of election; 30 cents per hour
for tlmu employed.
H. R. 154 Congress memorialized to
pass ship purchaso act recommended by
President Wilson.
H. R. 155 Provides that district Judge,
In vacation, shall make such order re
specting service upon unknown heirs or
devisees as may to the court seem
proper.
H. R. 156 Provides that district Judge,
In vacation, imv, upon guardian's peti
tion, grant nnd Issue order to show cause
why license should not be granted for
salo of ward's realty.
H. R. 161 Township board regulates
use of money by road ovorseers.
H. R. 165 Appropriates $150,000 for
state aid brldgo fund.
H. R. 167 Provides that stato banks'
re-discounts nnd bills payable may bo
equal to tho amount of Its paid up capital
and surplus.
H.'R. 171 Appropriates money for nor
mal schools. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 172 Appropriation for normal
schools.
H. R. 174 Provides for grant or gift of
endowment funds to cemetery, mausole
um, or burial associations and for cuo of
burial lots. Passed with emergency
H. R. 178 Provides for settlement of
estates whero administration has not been
had for more than two yeat s from dale
of death.
H. R. 185 Provides for mowing and
burning all weeds nnd grass along public
roads, that samo bo dono bv ro.nl over
seer upon failure of owner and expenses
charged to land Involved and collected as
tax. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 190 Authorizes attorney general
to appear for slate In cases nffectlng
water lights In Nobrnska Interstate
stremns and appropriates money for such
purpose,
H. R. 192 Appropriation for relief of
Sarpy countv for costs growing out of
prleon breaking cases.
H. R. 194 Provides for employment of
prisoners by county boards in counties
having moio than twenty thousand and
bvs than one hundred thousand popula
te, und by major and council In cities of
ovor llvo thousind and less than one hun
dred thousand Inhabitants
H. R, 195 Regulates m.innfaeturo.. use
and silc of embalming fluids ami provides
penalty.
H. R. 199 Appropriation for relief of
Mrs lone. Story, Injured lu laundry nt
feetilo minded Institute. Passed with
uiuui gency.
H. R. 200 -Provides, nt prim iry election,
that polls open and close ut S a, m. and
S p. m
, H- R. 204 Relates to salaries pild pure
food depirtmcnt inspectors,
H. R. 205 Provides for three deputy
Inspectors of vveilghts and measures at
$ 50 per day.
H. R. 203-Mnkes county attorney ex of
ficio couuty coroner without additional
silmy on first Thursday after the llrst
Tiusday In January, 1017. '
H. R. 210 -Relates to .disposition of
property found upon or near body upon
which Inquest Is hold.
H. R. 211- Relates to rendvcrtlslng nnd
salo of ie.il est.ttu bv sheilff,
H. R. 217 Regulates stiluglng electric
vvlrvs over ntlli o,ul tuieks
H. R. 222 Piovldes for ndoptlon of
leu reus svstem of icglstiatloii of laud
titles. Ill countli s, upon petition of 10 pur
cent of freeholders of a county.
H. R. 233 Provides for additional pnv
to iiicmhuis of county bonds when en
gaged In overnelng toad woik,
H. R. 250-Provldes that county boards
may acquire I mils for agrloultuial pur
poses from state,
H. R. 242 Appropriation for Casslo
Oyer, deaf and dumb child, for loss of arm
lu laundry machine In charge of state.
- iM.uirw
H. R. 244--Relates to apportioning costs
of division fences. Including hog and sheep
fight fences, and defining same u legal
fen co,
H. R. 245 Relates to Initiative and ref
erendum In municipalities,
H, R. 246 -Appropriates money for nor
mal schools,
H. R. 248 Provides penalty for sale, by
butcher, or nny imwholi some llesh of imv
diseased iinlmal. or sale of any dlseitsed
animal which Is living, Includes offering
for sale.
H. R. 258 South Omaha charter
amendments.
H, R. 259 rjellues boundarhs of school
lands In (Irant county, per Dixon and Alt
survey. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 260 Repeals provision that state
fiiidltiir furnish himself nnd state treas
urer with ofllces, fin I, lights iinT supplies.
H. R. 261 Relates to regulation of
motor vehicles with secretary of state,
fixes fees theiufor hi occupation tax nnd
provides for e linage In coior of tags, each
year. Passed with emergent')
H. R. 262 empowers state lio.nd of Ir
rigation to nelvlsi) with and assist county
boat ds In plans for construction, repairing
and supervision of hlghw.ijs and bridges.
Passed with emeigoney.
H. R. 263 lti lutes to salaries of mayor,
councllmen und excisemen of cities.
Passed with emergency
H. R. 264 To appropriate money for
additional breeding ponds at the state llsh
hatchery,
H. R. 269 Provides that nil stato of
fleers icquhcd to make biennial repoits
shall, on or before) the flist eliv of tho
mietlug of each Icglsliituic. have readv
ror distribution, COO copies bv auditor and
'00 copies each by treasurer, secretuty
or state, (ommlhsliiuer of public lauds' and
buildings, iittnimy genet.il, supeiiuteii
dent of public Instruction, slate libtarlan,
and adjutant general.
H. R. 272 Relates to veterinarians and
regulates their practice.
H. R. 274 Provides for partial closing
of parks In cities, towns nnd villages eon
talnlng less than 5,000 inhabitants, and
tegulutcs charge for admission thereto;
cannot bo closed to public for more than
live d.ts at any ono time, and not moru
than twent.v-tlve el iys lu any onu jeai;
"closing" construed. ,
H. R. 276 Authorizes Irilgitlon or
drainage districts to eoiitinct with United
States whereby bonds of districts may bo
guaranteed or ciedlt secured for general
irrigation, ditch, or f.inal pui poses.
H. R. 277 Amends flection law. ballot
to bo not over three columns wide and
mat ks to bo made on left side of candi
dates name.
H. R. 284 Repeals sections 2IS4 and
2185. Revised Statutes 1IU.I, relating to ic
moval of division fences.
H. R. 289- Pivlng and oiling stieets In
cities of second class nnd villages
H. R. 291 Relates to appointment bv
district Judge of two or more persons as
probitlon olilcurs, one of whom shall bun
woman.
H. R. 292 Relates to mortgages and
trust deeds less than fee and held us se
curity for loans, and provides that sune
shall not bo assessed as put of capital
stock of a bank, nor ileductcd from the
capital stock nor undlvldi d profits for
assessment purposes. I'.isbid with emer
gency. H. R. 293 Provides for .inditing ac
counts of board of directors and general
manager of metropolitan water districts
by state auditor.
H. R. 297 Relates to Inlg.itlon dis
tricts; generally regulates und ulno de
fines duties of officers thereof.
H. R. 299 Relates to assessments nnd
bonds for paving nnd general street work
in paving dlstilcts--by major and coun
cil. Passed with emergency,
H. R. 301 Relates to drainage of city
lots, such lots to be kept free from weeds
by owner or occupant.
H. R. 304 Requires express companies
to properly house llvo stock entrusted to
their care and provides penalty.
H. R. 313 Provides ror sain of rp.il
estate belonging to religious societies.
H. R. 316 Authorizes county boards to
establish public roads parallel to and not
more than five hundred feet fiom railroad
by resolution and without petition.
H. R. 319 A bill for an act for tho reg
istration of voters In all cities of the tlrst
class having a population of over 40.000.
H. R. 321 An act providing for payment
of tuition by pupils in city high schools.
H. R. 330 Provides for formation of
water power districts.
H. R. 331 Relates to compensation of
water commissioners and fixes maximum.
H. R. 338 Authorizes cities of tlrst class
having population of morn than forty
thousand and less than one hundred thou
sand to require.' owner or owners of lots
or lands within city to keep same, with
alleys and streets abutting, free from
weeds, provldis for such lemoval upon
fallum or owner 'or owners and ror spe
cial usscssmont touching same.
H. R. 339 Authorizes city of first class
to, require owners to piovido sewer con
nections nnd to make special assessments
therefor.
H. R. 341 Attachment not to Issue
against non-resident or foreign corpora
tion unless caiio of action aijses on con
tract Judgment or decree.
H. R. 343 Ropoils act establishing
Junior normal schools.
H R. 347- Relates to fees nnd salaries
of county otllcl.els.
H. R. 349 Provides Hint state treasurer
may Invest not to exceed K0 per cent of
current funds In his hands In vvnrrnnts of
this state or any countv thereof when ho
deemi same proper. Passed with emer
gency, i
H. R. 360 Appropriation for purchase of
additional land for Norfolk asylum for
Insane. Passed with emergency.
H. R. 362 Provides for fire escapes nnd
other safety nppllances on all public
buildings. Including school houses, when
two or more stories In height.
H. R. 377 Provides for filing liens for
wells or cisterns,
H. R. 382 Provides for condemnation of
properly for cemetery purposes by muni
cipalities. H. R. 391 Relates to destruction of
weeds on railroad right-of-way nnd com
pensation theiefor.
H. R. 392 Appropriation for normal
schools; money accumulated from endow
ment funds,
H. R. 393 Provides for bond by defend
ant In attachment cases,
H. R. 397 Provides for showing In
rourt where remlttiir has been ordered.
H, R. 398 Authorizes governor to ap
point commission of three to act with llko
commission from stato of Iowa to ascer
tain correct boundaries between Douglas
ind Pottnwatuiulo counties
H. R. 403 -Relates to rules and regula
tions governing Die and police companies
In metropolitan cltlos.
H. R. 404 Compels railroads to stop
cal)ooses of stock trains within one-hnlf
mllo of Stock exchange building at South
Omaha. "
H. R, 405 Relates to apportionment of
state school funds; one-font th to be
equally divided between all districts In
state entitled thereto und thieo-foiirths
pro rata to nil pupils lu state per reports
of county superintendents, latter based
upon average dally attondunre.
H. R. 406 Stato auditor make settle
ment with counties for amount duo
state for support and maintenance of In
sane patients.
H. R. 410 Provides that county attor
ney may proceed to collect forfeited recog
nizance by ordinary civil procedure.
H. R. 413 Reorganizes Judicial districts
of state In part.
H. R. 418 Authorlres county board In
counties containing cities of first class to
guide, pavo or ro-pavo loads und boulu
vaiils and to Isihiu bunds and warrants
theiefor.
H. R. 419 Relates to macadamizing,
curbing or otherwise Improving streets
hi cllles,
H. R, 420 Confeis additional and sup
plemental power upon council of cities of
Hi hl class having over foity thousand nnd
less than ono hundred thousind touching
ul.isillfatlmi of coitalu streeits, their pav
ing ami macadamizing; the formation of
dlstilcts therefor und tho levying of spe
cial assessments upon realty therein.
H. R. 426 Authoilzes stato banks nnd
trust companies to subscribe to stock of,
submit to examinations by, and become
members of federal reserve banking system.
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H. R. 429 An act to require Justices of
the peace to pay all fees In excess of a
cot tuln sum Into the county treasurer.
H, R, 430 -An uct to define and prevent
enrrput practices ut elections.
H, R, 439 Relates to crediting county
treasurers with uncollecuiblo taxes in
scavenger tax salo.
H. R. 443 Appropriation for new build
ing at .Norfolk stato hospital for insane.
H. R. 450 Relates to power of cities 'of
first e l.i ss to sell certain real estate be
longing to city.
H. R, 451 Relates to general powers of
cities, towns nnd villages to pave and
curb streets thereof. Passed with emer
gency. H. R. 456 An net for the regulation of
municipal J, ills.
i .1: iR 6, Raises limit of general tax
Icvv lu cities and villages to llftee-n mills
and for grading ami struct woik lo eight
and one-half mills.
H. R. 461- empowots county laurels In
counties under township organization to
cieate; new townships out of cities of sec
ond class and to changei township bound
aries to confoiiu theteto P.isscd with
emergency.
H R. 467 Provides penalty for destroy
ing auv Inldgu or landmark.
H, R. 478 -Provides for publication In
newspaper of personal tax roll In each
county, In dlscietlon or county boaid.
H. R. 487 Regit! ites construction of
boulevatds In cities of metropolitan class.
H. R. 490 Regulates cost or publication
or lav. list lu newspaper
H. R. 492- Appropriation ror putcluise of
additional lauds for feeble minded Insti
tute Passed with emiqgeiicv.
H. R. 497 -Permits liimates'of hospitals
for Insane to write lettois with limited
restrictions only.
H. R. 499 Relates to application for
admission and expense at hospitals for
Insane.
H. R. 500-T-Cliange.s mime of Hastings
Insane hospital to "Iiiglejdde Hospital for
Insane."
H. R. 501 Changes name of school for
dc.if and dumb to "Nebiaska School for
the Deaf," and the name or the Institu
tion ror the blind to "Nebiaska School ror
thu nilnd."
H. R. 503 Relates to employment of
prisoners and manner of ciedltlug their
wages.
H. R. 504 -Relates to application nnd
admission of children to homo for thu
feeblo minded.
H. R. 505 Regulates admission of chil
dren to Nebraska oithopedlc hospital.
H. R. 508 Changes name of home for
friendless to "I Ionic for Dependent Chll
elteii." and iigulato.s admission theieto
H. R. 510--Authorlyes grunting of addi
tional diminution of time to piloueis for
good behavior, dlllgcnco and fidelity to
mists.
H. R. 514 Provides that counties pay
costs of trauspottlng pilsoneis to peni
tentiary and rutin n of fugitives from Jus
tice. H. R. 518 Relates to agitcultur.il soci
eties In cotittles and raises to S cents per
Inhabitant tho sum which county boards
innv grant In aid thereof.
H. R. 524 Piovldes that assessors gath
er statistics touching all poisons In nil
naval or army servlcu of thu 1'nlted
States In time of war.
H. R. 526 Provides penalty for Injuiv
or Interference with teOoplinno, telegraph
or electric light wires and fixtures
H. R. 530 Provides for creating incor
porated water power districts.
H. R. 543 An net wilting to commis
sioner districts in counties having over
l.Ti.000 population.
H, R, 559 Provides that countv clerks
bo ex-olllclo countv comptroller In coun
ties having population of 150,000 or more.
P.ised with emergency.
H. R. 560 Relates to Interference with
or Inlury of Irrigation or water power
canals and to .stealing water therefrom.
Including persons In control thereof.
H. R. 567 Provides lor Inspection of
peillgtees of stallions and Jacks Con
solidation bill,
H, R. 572 Appropriation for purchase
of additional land tor hospital for tubercu
lous. H. R. 574 Approptlatlon for lelmburs
Ing C. K. Ruchholz for four ellseascd
horses killed bv order of state official.
H. R. 608 Litigants hjvo benefit of ob
jections to rulings, mders or Judgments
of court without formal notation of such
oblectlons on th" record nt time made.
H. R. 610 Dlstilct court mnv order
countv nttornov to Investigate nnd report
whero offense appears to have been com
mitted nnd tu certain cases to order pros
ecution without s.ich Investlgitlon.
H. R. 611 Ucl.iiis to pleiellugs In
couits
H. R. 612 It Is unncccsnry to oblect a
second time to evidence, once admitted
by court over objection.
H. R. 613 An acting county Judge may
be appointed for full term of said nllle'e.
H. R. 639 Appropriation for roller of
I.ucv A T.ilhcrt widow; husband killed
In auto accident caused by ward of tho
state
H. R. 640 -Appropriation for purchase of
land for homo for dependent children.
Passed with emergency '
H. R. 641 Appropitatlnn for new hos
pital building for Nebraska orthopedic:
hospital.
H. R. 651 Provides n budget Mstom for
the state, governor to preparu budget re
poit. H. R. 652 Provides for state efficiency
sin vnv commission.
H. R. 660- Appropriation for piyment of
current evpenses, probable and .existing
deficiencies and for support nnd mainten
ance of vat Ions Ktnto Institutions
H. R. 661 Appropriation for state pen
itentiary. H. R. 662 Appropriation for buildings
at tho Nebraska institution for fcubln
minded.
H. R. 663 Appropriation for buildings
and Improvements at Nebraska hospital
for Insane nt Lincoln.
H. R. 661 Apprnpr.itlnn for building
homo ror dependent children nt Lincoln.
H, R. 665 Appropriation ror buildings
nnd equipment at hospital ror tubercu
losis. H. R. 666 Appropriates $10,000 for
laundry nt Mllfoni soldiers' homo
H. R. 667 Appropriates $8,000 for build
ings nt tho soldiers' homo nt Rurkett.
H. R. 668 Appropriation for sewerage
system nt girls' Industrial seliool at
Gen evn.
H. R. 669 Appropriation for Improve
ments nnd building nt Nebraska school
for deaf nt Omaha.
H. R. 670 Appropriation for dairy barn
nnd silo at Nebraska Industrial homo ut
Milford.
H. R. 673 Provides that school board
shall not pay teacher after notlco that
such to-icher was under previous contract
to teach In some other district.
H. R. 695 Tho Judges of all courts In
the stato may appoint a person or persons
to perform tho duties of probation of
ficer. H. R. 697 Provides for ro-rcglstratlon
of voters In cities of 7.000 to 2.',00 In
habitants. ,.H. R. 706 Provides that county clerk
shnll perform duties of sheriff when lat
ter officer is disqualified.
H. R. 727 Provides ror cancellation of
tax certificates uftor live years tr forcclos.
lire Is not commenced.
H. R. 742 Relative) to adjustment of
boundaries of school districts.
H. R, 749 Appropriation for use of
stato railway commission to be used for
Investigation of railroad rates,
H. R. 750 -Appropriation for salaries of
state olllcers.
H. R. 751 Appropriation for mainten
ance of stato Institutions.
' H. R. 752 Appropriation for miscellane
ous deficiencies,
H. R, 753 Approptlatlon for claims
against, state.
H. R. 755 Relates to woman's Indus
trial homo nnd proper shelter and care of
penitent women at Milford.
H. R. 756 Relates to boards of educa
tion, provides for their nomination In
cities having population of more than
forty thousand and less than ono hun
dred thousand, at primaries at which
members of city commission are choson;
no filing feo required.
H. R. 759 Provides that all physicians
uso prepartlon or nitrate, or sliver upon
eyes or newly bom babies.
H. R. 760 Relates to the construction
of highways and Improvement of tho samo
In counties of 30,000 or moro,
H. R. 761 Appropriation for paving
near city of Lincoln near stato farm.
H. R. 763 Relates to qtiamutlnn by
state veterinarian and by live stock sani
tary boaid.
H. R. 764 Appropriation of money to
prevent spread of foot and mouth dls
cuso In live stock,
H. R, 765 Provides thnt commandants
of soldiers' and sailors' homo at Grand
lstand urrango for porsons qualified to
enter such home, but living outside the
grounds thereof.
H. R. 766 Provides Jail sentence for
divorced husband falling to ptxy alimony.
LEGISLATURE ENDS
THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION ENDED
TUESDAY, APRIL 13.
TOTAL OF 308 BILLS PASSED'
Appropriations for National Guard
Amounts to $67,500 for
the Blennlum.
Lincoln. (Jttvcltj of tho speukoi
nntl tlio lit'iiti-nnnt governor whack
liii; on the kuukIb ut cucli end of Ui6
becoiitl Hour of tho state capltol
Tuesday hrouglit tho thlrty-fourtli
session of tlio statu legislature to a
closo nt 3:30 p. tu. Tho curemonj
wuh WltnesBPtl by more nioinburs than
Ubunlly remain to tlio end. The lust
bill ncted upon was tho mammoth
maintenance- appropriation meusuro.
Tho conloreiice committee's report
was adoptcel without a light on any
of tlio items. The total carried by
this measure was $2,769,820, oa
against the $2,05(7,910 carried by the
bill when It left the house and
$2,800,720 when It left the senate.
In the conference the houso was
raised $112,910. This was a decrease
of only $17,500 over the sums at
tachetl by the upper chamber. Tho
voice of Secretary of War Garrison
crying out In the east for the solons
to Incrcuso tho appropriation for the
national guard over the pittance al
lowed by the house, was heard in tho
capltol. The appropriation was
boosted from tho $:!7,fj00 allowed by
the house to $67,500, or a restoration
of what the guard was given by tho
19111 legislature. In conferenco tho
live stock sanltnry board was allowed
$111,500. The irrigation board and
tho stato engineer were treated to a
conference ralso amounting to near
ly $18,000 over tho house figures.
Tho stato superintendent was cut
down to $25,000. Figures on the ap
propriations of the present session
show that the total will be between
$000,000 and a million dollars lower
than 19KI. That too, In spite of the
fact that state Institutions required
moro money than they did then and
In spite of tho fact tho educational
Interests of the stato had to have at
legislature passed in all H08 bills,
which 112 are yet in tiio hands oi
tho governor and not acted upon.
Last season the legislature passed
209 bills. Outside of tho Greater
Omaha act, probably the legislation
along good road lines nnd tho Pal
bey automobile net, may bb consid
ered to bo among tho leading legisla
tive acts. Among the concluding
nets of the lower houso was the
adoption of a resolution endorsing
the administration of President Wil
ion and his cabinet
Seven Food Bills Passed.
Tho food commissioner's depart
ment fared very well at tho hands of
tho 1915 legislature. Of the sovcd
bills in which Food Commissioner
llnrman was Interested, not ono fell
by the waysido. One of tho meas
ures passed mnkes It a felony to sell
diseased meat Tho dairy hill pro
vides for dairy inspection from May
1 to October 1, tmder tho former law
It was only for tho three summer
months. It nlso authorizes tho de
partment to put tho buying or sell
ing of cream on a quality basis. Tho
weights and measures nmendmont
provides for three Inspectors Instcnd
of two. The stock foods' law requires
the tiling of tho name of each Ingred
ient with tho food commissioner, an
analysis and a $5 feo from tho manu
facturer for each brand. Tho con
centrated feeding stuffs law requires
tho branding of mixed feeds or parts
of whole feeds with a fat, protein or
Qbro analysis.
Adds a Judge to the Ninth.
Tho Nichols bill, addlnp another
Judge to tho Ninth judicial district'
and putting two moro counties In that
district, was signed by tho govornor,
despite, tho fact that tho legislature
did not see fit to provldo for an extra
Judge for Lancastor county In that
bill. Tho governor askod for tho
latter, hut the sonato did not agree
with him.
More Escort Wagons Arrive.
A carload of escort wagons has
been received by Adjutant General
Hall of tho National Guard in Ne
braska. Tho wagons nro furnished
by tho federal War department
Gibson for Kearney Normal.
Tho state normal board has olccted
H. II. Gibson of Cornell university,
head of the department of biology
and agriculture at tlio Koarooy nor
nial school.
Jury Commissioner for Douglas.
Governor Morehead signed tlit
Jury commissioner bill for Douglas)
county and the loan shark bin. .
Dorchester Has Plea.
Citizens of Dorchester have put in
their caso boforo tho Hallway com
mission for additional passenger sorv
Ico from tho Burlington. Tho Sallno
county towns want trains Nos. 2 ami
8 to stop.
Property at Full Value.
Advoates of taxation reform won
tholr only victory of tho sosslon
when tho house passed tho Saunders
bill, Senate File No. 161, providing
that nil proporty shall bo llstod by
tho assessor ut its full value.
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