Digest of New
Laws Enacted
for Nebraska
‘Bills Passed al Forty-Second
Session of State Legisla
ture Summarized
Briefly.
H _
Following is a digest of all bills
passed by the 42d session of Ne
braska's legislature:
House Rolls.
H. R. 121—-Authorizes state uni
versity and normal schools to collect
tuition fees from students outside Ne
braska, but such fees may be re
mitted if other states admit Nebraska
'Students free, or for scholarship.
' II. It. 39—Exempts children, of
Christian Science parents from medi
cal examination at school, upon writ
ten objections but not from physical
Examination by the teacher, to deter
ifuine eye, ear or teeth defects, nor
for infections or contagious diseases.
H. It. 8—Declares open season on
waver from November 1 to January
31 inclusive, and permits land owners
to kill them during August, Septem
ber and October where damage is be»
ing done by the animals; hides td be
;the property of the land owner.
H. It. 136—Enables cities of 2,000
to 5,000 population to adopt commis
sion form of government.
It. It. 197—Raises maximum levy
for county high schools from 16 mills
lo 3 mills. Emergency.
H. It. 256—Provides for the sale of
Irrigated school lands under lease, in
Tracts 'of forty acres or multiples
■'thereof.
II. It. 216—Provides for recording
assignments of school leases or con
tracts. and specifies procedure for
foreclose tv
H. R. .270—Makes possession of an
automobile with engine number re
moved Oi mutilated prima facie evi
dence of theft or receiving stolen
propet ty;
U. R. 166—Accept federal aid under
Sheppard-Tow net" act for maternity;
ami infancy.
7 It. R. 229— Makes it a felony to nl ;
fer or deface any brand on live stock; 1
penalty one to five years in the peni
tentiary.;
II. R. 301 to 307, inclusive—Minor
election law changes applying lo
•Ijouglu county.
II. R. 534—Appropriates $15,000
from hunting and fishing license reve
nue to propagate and distribute
pheasants, quails and partridges.
Emergency.
11. It. 449—Increases salary Dan- .
Caster county probation officer from
$1,200 to $1.60« and allows one as
sistant at $1,500.
II. R. 461—(Jives threshermen a
lien on grain to secure payment for ;
services, which may he foreclosed in
the same manner as chattel mort
gages: penalty for selling grain cover
ed bf Hen, fine not exceeding $100 or
$o days in jail, nr both.
II. R. 288—Appropriates $10 000 to
eradicate scabies in cattle
K. R. 313—Appropriates $10,000 for
relief of Mrs. Nettie McComber and .
Mrs Mary Rogers, widows of North
Platte police officers, killed in gun
fight with Mexicans; each to receive
$5,000. Emergency.
H. R. 411—Appropriates $5,000 for
relief of Pearl and James Taylor, chil
dren of Robert D. Taylor,, penitentiary
guard, killed by Convict lames It.
King: each to receive $2.5iro, emerg
ency.
11. R. 33—Police magistrates In
cities of first and second classes to be
elected at spring elections.
H. It 108—Joint resolution mem
orializing congress to repeal Esch- 1
Cummins law.
ID R. 724—Reduces oil inspn lion
fee from 6 cents to 3 cents pet bar
iel. in conformity with recent su
preme court decision. Emergency.
11. R 204—Railroads liable for in
jury to livestock in shipment unless
they can prove not due lo own negli
gence.
it. R. 237—Authorizes st^le trade
and commerce secretaries to grant
Written permits to hanks allowing
trills payable to be issued in excess of
capital stock and surplus, and other
permits. "Provides that, assets of an
insolvent bank shall not be sold if
owners are able to show to court that
there is a reasonable probability of ;
its becoming solvent within one year.
II. It 408—Forbids advertising
signs in public highways within 300
feet of railroad crossings or public
cross roads.
ID R. 638—Authorizes tegents of
state university to permit eonstruc
tion of dormitories with private cap!
lal and pay 5 1-2 per rent interest
thereon for use of such building.
Authorizes their acceptance of gifts
snd bequests, subject to reservation
by donor covering the income during
his life.
II. R 222—Reduce* pennon I
nuiri'Tni nt for county inspection of
livestock from 1Q0 to 50 owners of
cattle or horses: allows appointment
of more th*n one Inspector; mokes
nil cattle shipped from such comity
to points outside Nebraska subject to
Inspection provision.
II. R. 219—Puts cost of paving
siipet Intersections on entire munici
pality in cities of 5,non lo 25,000 popu
lotion and provides for payment in 20
year bonds at maximum rate of 6 py
pent. Emergency.
II R. 341—Allows owner or occu
pant of lands in territory where Kin
paid act applies to erect motor vehicle
crossings, stockyards and gate*
across public highway*. Emergency.
II R. 349—Appropriates tl.801.ii9
to pay former Lieut. Gov. .1 A Bar
rows for acting as governor while
Governor McKelvlc was absent from
the state Emergency.
II. R. I9ti—Requires railroads lo
provide shelter for cattle at shipping
voids, as ordered by railway eomtni*
son. Emergency.
II J72—Permit* condemnation
of city lot* In Omaha i<* complete site
for Joslyn art lnatilute donated to
City. Emergency.
II R. 192—Corrective act governing
sewet construction In second class
cities and village* Emergency.
II R 414—Requires bids for road
work and public Improvement* to be
opened at specified hour in presence
of bidder ■ Density foe prim opening
m disclosing information to rival led
(ter* by any officer, fine of $26 to
*250.
II R. 58—Appropriates 173.800 for
legislative expenses and 117,009 for
printing house and senate journals
and 1923 session laws
If r. 482—Puls entire expense of
constructing private farm crossing
upon railroad companies, up to 1700.
and provide* th«t land owner shall
pay half of any amount exceeding
that sum. Emergency.
II II 78—Allows filing of liens by
fulled mate* government to enforce
collection of internal revenue taxes.
Emergency.
II R. 45—Appropriate* $2,000 for
Mrs. Ktellu Dann and $583 33 for
Mis. C. E. fhowins. widows of da
leased state university faculty mem
bers, to cover the balance of lh<dr
salaries for the school veai einer
gency.
II. R 129—Reiognir.cs the Benevo
lent Patriotic Order of Does and the
Nebraska Press association as Incor
porated bodies.
II R. 97—Authorises constructive
service to be given In divorce suits.
II R. I os Reduces county treas
urer’s fee for collecting paving sew
erage and special Improvement tnxe
from 2 per cent to I per cent.
H R. 127—Allow* one justice of the
pence for each part of a i ity or \ It
lage having 600 inhabitants or mure
and lying in two counties.
H. R. 133—Requires minimum bond
of $50 given by the plaintiff in at
tachment suit, i-o cover damages, and
in all cases at least twice the amount
l-of the claim.
H. R. 138—Requires three-fourths
majority to carry internal improve
ment bonds in cities of second class,
and forbids resubmjssion of a defeat
ed propositltion within six months.
11. R. 313—Lowers strength require
ment of county bridges from 30 to 15
tons to 15 and 10 ions, but requires
all bridges to be capable of support
ing a weight of 100 pounds per square
foot.
H. R, 500—Validates *30.000 bond
issue of tlie First, Farmers' Elective
District of Saunders county. Emer
gency.
II. K. i—Changes open season on
fur bearing animals to hegin Xov. HI
and end Feb. 28. as to mink, musk
rats, foxes and others, and from Xov.
1 to Feb. 15 as to raccoons and op
posunis,
H. R. 278—Special act to govern
paving of Bellevue boulevard In
Sarpy county.
11. R. 130—Requites three-fourths
majority to carry special tax levy for
county buildings and forbids resub
mlssion of a defeated proposition for
one year.
H. R. 2-17—Changes data, of state
primary election from third Tuesday
in July to second Tuesday in August,
beginning in 1926: and in presidential
years from third to the second Tues
days in April.
H. R. 582—-Makes it printa fueie
evidence of guilt where any person
has moonshine whisky in private
dwelling, or where lie breaks bottles
or containers, of throws them away
or pours out contents, when about to
be arfegted for violation of prohibi
tory law.
H. R 178—Brings under the juris
diction of the state railway commis
sion supervision of the stock and
other securities issued bv all public
service corporations whether domestic
or foreign by all public service cor
porations whether domestic or foreign
excepting those under control of in
terstate commerce commission.
H. R. 3»—Repeals special tax levy
for rural paving in Lancaster county,
leaving only an accrued balance of
$119,000 and future receipts from in
heritance tax in pay for such paving
hereafter Cuts proportioil of paving
cost to be paid by adjacent land own
ers from 50 per cent to 10 per cent, in
territory two miles out of the city
limits of Lincoln. Requires petition
representing 55 per cent of taxable
land before paving can be done.
II. It. 135—‘Doubles inheritance tax
when the beneficial interests pass io
an uncle, aunt, niece, nephew or their
lineal defendant.
H. R. 516—Creating a work and
labor lien upon personal property or
for money or material advanced
carrying out contract.
M. It. 598—Prohibiting establish
ment and enforcement of minimum
rates by public regulatory is 'dies and
provides that only maximum rates
be established fot set vices performed.
II. R 509—Making the boundary
line of school districts extend to cen
ter of streams between states-, and
partic ularly to iiermit the schools of
South Sioux City to tax the Missouri
river bridge at that place to the cen
ter of tlte stream.
II. it, 233—Permits sheriff of Doug
las comply to appoint 21 deputies if
he deems that number necessary.
II Ft. 384—Permits municipal judges
to accept surety bonds for and rec
ognizances the same as other courts
for appearances in rou£$ of persons
charged with crimes.
FT. Ft. 280—Open* up tlte field of
chiropractic practice la Nebraska to
graduates of all reputable schools.
Provides that state eaaqjjipfng hoard
shall consist of three persons, no two
of whom shall he graduates of tlte
same school. Penalty for false prac
tice, $50 to $200 fine or 38 days lo
one year in jail.
II. it. 451—Kmpotters governor lo
suspend county attorney. sheriffs,
police judges, police officers mayors
or other officials holding office io
vote of the people, during pending of
ouster proceedings in court, and to
make temporary appointments in
their plates.
11 R. 464—Permits incorporation of
new hank at Oetavia with capital
$]5.00«.
II. It 287—Allows county treasurer a
fee or one half of 1 |>er < ent for col
lecting taxes due irrigation districts,
and permits him to retain imeUoUMb
of such fees as additional salat v. not
to exceed $50(1.
II. R. 447—Increases time allowed
for filing exceptions from lower judg
mem from 13 to 48 days Emergency
H. It 828—Prohibits sale of filleil
milk or milk products containing any
fat or oil other than butterfal. l-'ed
era) standards fixed as a. minimum
for t ondeneed or evaporated milk -
Piute of condensed. evaporated or
powdered skimmed mill; forbidden in
containers of less than 10 pounds.
Violation punishable tn 38 to 80 bas
in jail, or $50 to $100 fine, or both.
II It 87—Allows titles and village*
In counties under township organiza
tion one-halt of road taxes on pr*
perty within their corporate limits to
he used In maintaining streets and
alleys Emergency.
11. R. 378—Increases periud wit Bin
which defendant may appeal from
th- judgment of a rami for minor
infractions of the law from 24 hours
to 18 days and provides that the re.
ognitatu e shall have the force and
effect of a confessed Judgment.
It. it 428- Permits relocation of
Vebiaska home for dependant chil
dren a da cent to the city of Lincoln
and restricts the neglected childrgn
to be-received rn those who are of
sound inlnd
II R 311— Kimble* the city of
folumbu* to purchase a private sewer
system ai a coat not to exceed $200,
080.
II. R. 5x8—-Provides that whete a
consolidated school district ha* ttye-n
formed by the Annexation of addi
HoiibI 'territory an election to din
solve the district shall he called by
the county superintendent upon peti
lion of 25 per cent of the electors
of the portion outside of the original
district, and shall lie dissolved if at
the election ", per cent of the elec
tors In the consolidated district shall
so vide, provided also that where a
consolidated district has been cs
tabllshed by a niujorlty of the votes
It may be dissolved and tin various
parts reconstructed by majority vote.
II It 371—Exempts boy scout
council and scoutmasters from liabil
ity for damage to a scout while em
ployed putroling >-t i eel s or maintain
ing order at'public gathering*
II R. 511—Permits separation of
two school districts which have been
Joined by oitj.-r of the county super
intendent to be separated upon peti
tion of two-third* of the electors ol
the two district*. Emergency
H R. 828—Authorises railway com
mission io make an order tapping
on pipe lines at or near refineries
Emergency.
II. It. 171—Requires two-thirds vote
to carry municipal lkmd for park*
and public grounds In second classes
elites and villages, and forbid* re
submission of defeated proposition
w it bln I year Emergency.
II. R 319—Hlmplifle law for recov
ering from sureties on forfeited rec
ognizance bonds.
H, R .320—Includes within perjury
Statute the maker of any false af
fldpvit connected with undertaking*,
bonds or recognisances,
H. R. 338—Make* conveyor of real
estate a guarantor of the title where
the purchaser Is damaged by rt<
fee-live title If th'- deecl slates that
l|,e giaiitot is lawfully seized of the
pmp»*rt v.
II. K. Allow* mcnitnis of roun
ty bonnl in any county of tljim
.0.000 population to ait as highway
■ commissioner, at <5 per day, but
with a restriction that total salary
and expenses of such member sUnll
loot exceed $1J5I)0 per year. Reduces
pay of county highway commissioner,
i not a member of the board, from IS
| to $7 per day. emergency.
II, Ft. 326—Validates of II street
railway in Lincoln to handle buildhm
I materials for new stale capltol.
II. It. 441—Makes railroads lluble
| for personal injuries suffered by cm
1 ployes through use of unsafe tools
lor appliances furnished by foremen
or other bosses.
M. R. 518—Authorizes formation
| of county foundations and comniun
ity trusts of all counties except Doug
las, same to be under supervision of
Estate trade and commerce depart
ment. Such organizations to be ad
ministered by five trustees. They
are authorized to handle funds com
| trihuted by the county or from pri
j rate sources to he used in charitable,
benevolent or uplift activities. County
treasurer to act as treasurer,
j H. R. 351—Making it an offense
: punishable by a fine of I" to $25 for
any .automobile tire dealer to sell
"seconds" without so stamping des
ignation on outside and recommend
; ing it as a "second."
h it. -21a—Prohibiting tetepnone
[companies operating more than 10
exchanges from abandoning or re
moving to another city or village an
existing exchange without the writ
ten consent of 80 per cent of tlie
patrons who have been taking serv
ice for six months. Requires an
order from the railway commission.
H. R. 199—Requires all railway
companies to maintain facilities for
watering livestock at all shipping
stations where stock is loaded on
cars. Emergency.
II. R. 71—Penalizing the drivers of
conveyances transporting pupils to
and from home, and also drivers of
all interurban bus lines who do not
bring vehicle to a complete stop be
fore crossing a railroad track.
II. R, 482—Correcting an absurdity
in the absent voter law and providing
sufficient time for county clerk to
prepare ballots.
H. R. 490—Strikes from tile - 'at lit is
the provision relating to qualifica
tions of foreign-born voters so that
it will conform with the new constitu
tional puhvisions.
II. R. 521—Reduces from two miles
to four-tenths of one mill the levy
n cities of the second class for the
maintenance and repair of sewers and
makes all taxable property subject
instead of real estate only, as at
present.
II. R ill! Permits executive of
ficer of any religious body to go into
any county and convene a meeting
for the purpose of transacting church
business. Emergency.
II. K. 1130—Appropriating $.’0,000
out of the hunting and fishing license
revenue to purchase and improve
lakes and swamps by sinking flow
ing wells to prevent freezing of the
waters.
H. It 13*—Requiring a GO per cent
vote to carry county or city hond
issue and prohibiting resubmissloii of
tlie propertlon within a period of six
months
II. It. 123—Adds to the disqualifica
tion of county judge by providing that
he may not sit in a iase where on*
of the attorneys is a partner of his
father, son or brother.
H. R 290—Provides for the extension
of $11)0,000 slate aid funds for con
struction of approaches to the pro
posed Missouri river bridge at Tank
ton. (Rill made ineffective by failure
to secure appropriation). A later bill
by implication repeals this bill by
amending (lie same section.
H. R 318—Accepting the tender of
Arbor Lodge as a gift for use as
a s ate park and pledging $5,000 per
year for its maintenance.
it R. 2H4—permits counties to us<
stale aid money for tlie purchase of
toll bridge* at Louisville and Platts
mouth and also permits them to
charge toll until they have lieen re
imburgetf for their share of the cost
of bridge.
H u. IM. Reduces Irojn la to 12
per cent Mm Intercut on tax sole
certificates, uind provide" for the
forechjsure of mu h certificate* by
any school district, town, drainage
or irrigation district or any other
ttiunicilMil subdivision Or corporation
immediately after their purchuse, in
addition to counties, dties and vil
lages empowered by the present law
to huv and foreclose. Emergency.
II K. 261—Reduces fees for testing
dairy herds for tuherru I os Is to $1
each for the first five animals. .50
cents »ach for the next 20 and 25
1 in's each for all above that mmdsr
H. II 1—Requires new lessee of
state school land to pay Ids predecea
sor the appraised prices for building
fences, wells, tvUulmllls, purflps, tanks,
irrigation improvements und < net of
labor expended In breaking clods and
reducing land to cultivation.
H It—Exempts rural telephone
lines and famous' mutual telephone
1 Otnpn uies, having not over $5,000
capita 1 last ion from making annual
reports (o state railway commission.
Emergency.
H. It. -123—Requires counties or
relative* to contribute $411 tier year
for clothing of inmate of Beatrice
institute for feeble-minded who is 1
transferred there from another Insti- J
tut ion.
11 It 32—Mtlkes state treasurer's
l>ond cover American Region idlef
fund. Emergency
II. R. 37—Apptoprlates $117,000 for
-■duties of state senator* and repre- 1
.sematlve*. Emergency.
II R. 158—Fixes $-’ fee to lie paidj
members of coronet '* jury. Enter- ^
gelicy
II It 127- t'hatiges official name
of Hirin' Industrial si (tool at Geneva
to "Hirin' Training Hchonl "
II. R. 48— Removes protection of
game laws from sparrows, crow* and
hawks.
II. R j!7—Directs governor to
tender to rfederal governnicnt land '
j and buildings a' Grand Island
[Soldiers' Home for use as a hospital
I for veterans of all Wars, their wives
and widows, conditional upon care
[and maintenance of all members of
home during remainder of their
I lives.
II It. 513—Requires electric trans
mission lines and power companies lo
1 furnish service on reasonable and
equal terms, as prescribed by rail
way commission in all persons, as
sociations and corporations adjacent
to their lines. Penalty, $30 to $2,000
fine for the company, or $100 to
$2,000 fine, or 10 days to six months
In jail, or both for its officers, agents
or employes.
II. It. 1,22—Makes person aiding or
abetting any offense subject to same
penalty as principal offender.
H. R. 272—Banking bill. Emer
gency. (Digest to be supplied).
H. R 430—Permits women's in
dustrial home at Milford to receive
[deserted wives who are pregnant and
destitute.
H R. 30—Changes time of annual
township meetings from first Tuesday
in March to first Tuesday in January.
H. R. 42!)—Bars from soldiers’
I home women who marry inmates
thereof unless they were previously
eligible as soldiers' widows.
II. It. 226—Require* poultry buy
ers to keep records ot fowls pur
chased, showing number, breed, from
whom purchased, and whether or not
the seller raised fowls himself. Ex
empts wholesalers buying front re
tailers or local agents. Penalty. $1
to $10 fine for failure by purchaser
to comply, and $25 io $50 fine for
failure by seller to furnish complete
and truthful Information.
II. ft 269—fixes standard Irtishel
at 2,150.42 cubic Inches to correspond
with federal standard.
II. R. 163—Provides Burlington rail
way employes shall not forfeit their
relief benefits by bringing damage
suts aganst company.
11 R. 587—Sewerage systems in
cities at 5,000 to 25,000 population to
be under management and control of
city engineer if there is such an of
ficial; otherwise under water commis
sioner.
H. R. 328—Reduces price of su
preme court reports front $2.50 to
$1.50 per volume. Emergency.
H. R. 658—Prohibiting the use in
the advertisement of butter substi
tutes of the word "butter" "cream
ery" or "dairy” or Hie name or lepre
sentalion of any breed of dairy cat
tle or any combination of such word
or words commonly used In the sale
of butter.
II. R. 619—Provides that In prosecu
tions for embezzelment, if the money
or property taken has be* n by a
series of acts during the same em
ployment, the total amount or value
shall he considered us converted into
one mt and punishment meted out
accordingly.
11. It. 616—Permits the city of Bin
coin to provide its own method of
pensioning its city firemen hereafter
placed on the pension roll.
It. R. 426—Eliminates from the
present law the right of the court to
sentence delinquent. m-g|ei ted or de
pendent children to a private in
situation and provides that the mar
riage of any child Inmate of a state
institution under the age of 21 shall
not make such child of the age
of majority.
11. R. 717—Appropriates $49,610 39
iapproximate! for payment of general
claims and deficiencies. Emergency.
il. R. 719—State officers' salary bill
appropriating $865,140.
H. R. 425—Appropriates 1119.70 to
reimburse Milford Soldiers' Home for
imving tax paid on a lot bequeathed
U> state
H. R. 147—Requires three-fifth
vote to carry schoolhouse bonds In
districts containing over 150 pupils,
and forl-iid* resubmission of * defeat
id proposition within four mohths.
11. R 165—Makes treasurer and as
s< -tor of an Irrigation district ap
pointive by board of directors instead
of elected by voters. Secretary,
treasurer and assessor mav be same
person. Provision for filling of bonds
by tin se officials. Board of director*
mav he put in water measuring
devices and charge expense to owner*
nf laterals. Heniunl authority given
board to supervise water distribution.
H. R 562—Raises salary of Omaha
municipal court clerk from $1 yrX) to
$2,000.'
H R 362—Reduces quorum re
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■lull ernent for city nod village library
board fiim to if member*.
It. I; I4S—Creates a municipal
court for city of Lincoln, with one
judge at $2,500 per year and a clerk
at $1,800. Emergency.
II It. 721—Abolishes justice court*
in Lincoln, transferring their duties
to municipal court. Present Justices
to serve out terms.
11. It. 722—Exempts banks and cor
potations dealing with federal loan
agencies from legal restriction limit
ing indebtedness to two-thirds of
capita! stock, so far as liability in
curred in such dealings is concerned.
II It. 609—Empowers state finance
secretary to edit all departmental and
institutional publications of state and
eliminate from their printed reports
any matter deemed unnecessary or ex
travagant by him.
It. R 622—Raises limit of school
tax In Lincoln from $1,200,000 to 15
mills, when approved by majority of
voters on proposition submitted by
board of education. Permits refund
ing of bonds at maturity, for a tdrm
of 40 years.
il. 1!. 718—Authorizes city of Chad
ron to sue state of Nebraska for dam
age of $13,691.82 clgiincd on account
of water mains rendered useless by
construction of a state highway.
H. H. 524—Appropriates $5,000 for
Instruction of deaf children in public
schools.
II. It. 525—Appropriates $14,000
for instruction In public schools for
children in Nebraska Home for De
pendent Children.
H, R. 672—Biennial maintenance
bill appropriating a total for state
departments, institutions and activi
ties.
H. B. 584—Provides for state ex
amination and testing of cattle for
tuberculosis in whole county areas
upon petition by owners of 51 per
cent of cattle agreeing to comply with
the necessary sanitary measures and i
regulations. After 75 per cent of ]
breeding cattle in any county or
township have been tested, all other
herds within such area must be
quarantined until tested and found
free from tuberculosis. Maximum
indemnities reduced to $30 for pure
bred and $15 for grade animals. Per
mits 15 per rent of state appropria
tion to be used for testing and ac- ;
crediting individual herds outside of !
county areas.
M. R. 668—Appropriates $285,000
for eradicating bovine tuberculosis.
It R. 276—Authorizes capitol com I
mission, at Its own expense, to de
liver salvage material from the old i
capitol building aa follows: Twenty
per cent to state historical society, |
5 per cent to ex soldiers’ organiza
tions to erect monuments, and 75 per |
cent to board of control for construct- '
lag buildings at state institutions.
H. R. 537—Dysart-Mathers code
revision bill. alsdishiiig appointive
code secretaries and distributing the
departments among six constitutional
elective state officers. Allows lieu
tenant governor *2,500 per year ad
ditional salary for acting as head of
agriculture department.
H. It. 359—-Changes law governing
attendance of nonresident pupil* in
districts adjoining their own.
S K. 1—Reducing salaries of ap
pointive code secretaries. (No appro
priation made for salaries of these
officials).
H. K. 589—Allows any person to
contest result of a county seat re
moval election or any other proposi
tion submitted to a vote of the
people.
Senate Files.
S. F. 65—Provides that where any
Instrument relating to real estate has
been a matter of record for 10 years,
all defects and Irregularities therein
shall be held to have been cured.
S. F. 61—Makes it a misdemeanor
for any person to tap gas or water
main or use gas or water without
putting it through a meter. Emer
gency.
S. F 40. — Requires residuary
legatees to make inventories, along
with all other executors and admin
istrators who give bonds.
S F, 17—Provides that any person
injured in arty way by reason of
sale or tiaffic in Intoxicants whether
by imbibing il Idmself or through the
intoxication of another Hliall have a
right of action for damages against
any person who illegally sold, sup
plied or in any way furnished the
liquor that caused or contributed to
the Injury.
S. K. 88—Changes the requirements
for general manager of the Omaha
metropolitan utilities district, hereto
fore listing technical knowledge, so
that any one of business traning, ex
ecutive experience and knowledge of
development and operation of utili
ties.
S. F. 154—Validates regardless of
technical defects all deeds by repre
sentatives of estates that have been
on record for 15 years.
H. F. fi—Authorizes county hoards
outside of Douglas county to transfer
clerks and assistants in county offices
from one office to another when most
needed. Emergency.
S F. 7—Allows county hoards to
enter into a contract for ‘a public
building when 70 per cent of the levy
has been collected and after com
pletion may issue warrants up to 85
per cent of the levy. Emergency.
S F. 6k—Amends anti-free pass law;
by permitting railroads to issue free
transportation to ministers of religion,
traveling secretaries railroad Y. M.
O A., inmates of hospitals, charitable
and elpmosynary Institutions, and
persons exclusively engaged in ele
mosynary work
S. F. 1 39—Requires the giving of
notice to foreign consulates by county
judge* of The administration of estates
in which foreign subjects are or may
be Interested.
S. F. 106—Paving assessments In
cillea of the second class and village*
to be spread over 10 years period
Instead of iP. Including those now
due, Kmergcncy.
S. F. 1(19—Reduces interest rate c
on school Istntls |n the t Ity of Omaha
front 6 per cent to 6 per cent per
annum.
a. F. 97—Providing for reciprocity
between high school districts in coun
ties contiguous to the bounduiy line
and those across stale lint
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