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s THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, gEMI-WECKLY JOURIMAL PAGE SIX Monday, Or-tober s, I1fi? LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURES TO BE VOTEO UPOrtV'.' NOVEMBER 6. 1963U ' BALLOT TITLES AND TEXTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE 1961 LEGISLATURE PROPOSED BY THE 1961 LEGISLATURE Proposed Amendment No. 1 Constitutional amendment to permit the Legislature to author Ue lottery or giit enterprises. For Against TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 196)2, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska, for ap proval, the following amendment to Article ill, section 2 oi me Constitution of Nebraska, which . ts hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 24. The Legislature shall not authorize any game of chance, nor any lottery, or gift enterprise where the consideration for a chance to participate Involves the payment of money for the purchase of property, services, chance or admission ticket, or re quires an expenditure of substantial effort or time; but nothing in this section shall be construed to pro hibit the enactment of laws providing for the li censing and regulation of wagering on the results of horse races by the pari mutuel or certificate method, when conducted by licensees within the race track enclosure at li censed horse race meet ings, or to prohibit the en actment of laws providing for the licensing and reg ulation of bingo games conducted by nonprofit associations which have been in existence for a pe riod of five years immedi ately preceding the appli cation for license; Pro vided, bingo games cannot be conducted by agents or lessees of such associa tions on a percentage basis." ; . Proposed Amendment No. 2 Constitutional amendment to provide that the State Railway Commission shall consist of not less than three nor more than seven members, as the Leaisla lure shall prescribe, and thai such members shall be elected from districts oi substantially equal population as the Legisla ture shall provide. For Against Cirl Scouts Get Awards at Nehawka NEHAWKA (Special) The mothers of the Girl Scouts were invitefl to their meeting Monday after school for the presenta tion of awards and badges. Mrs Arthur Johnson and Mrs. Lonni Wood, leaders, gave the following recognitions: Neila Pierce, Barbara Mayfield, Jo lene Meyer and Catherine Han sen received the Curved Bar, the highest Scout Award; one girl received 1st class badge; Six were presented the 2nd class lepf. AattwfiiMi Uchang lac. 1962 X" v,V x Postmen have many admirable attributes, but could the one who serves you so well give factual answers to ques tions about vitamin therapy and potency? These questions can be answered only by your doctor and pharmacist not by "mail order." See your doctor then come to FELDHOUSEN'S for the vitamins he prescribes or recom mends. You can get instant delivery at a low price that proves the real economy of buying vitamins at FELDHOU SENS. WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS. TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the following amendment to Article IV, section 20, of the Constitution of Nebraska, which is hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 20. There shall be a State Railway Commis sion, consisting of not less than three nor more than seven members, as the Legislature shall pre scribe, whose term of office shall be six years, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the Leg islature. Beginning with the general election in 1964, commissioners shall be elected by districts of substantially equal popu lation as the Legislature shall provide, but this amendment shall not af fect the term of any com missioner elected prior to its effective date. The powers and duties of such commission shall include the regulation of rates, service and general con trol of common carriers as the Legislature may pro vide by law. But, in the absence of specific legis lation, the commission shall exercise the powers and perform the duties enumerated in this pro vision." Proposed Amendment No. 3 Constitutional amendment to permit the Lieutenant Governor to be a candidate for the office of Governor. For Against TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the following amendment to Article IV, section 2, of the Constitution of Nebraska, which is hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 2. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor, or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not have attained the age of ' thirty years, and who shall not have been for five years next preceding his election a resident and citizen of this state and a : citizen of the United States. None ol the offi cers mentioned in this article shall be eligible to any other state office dur ing the period for which they have been elected or appointed, except that the Lieutenant Governor shall awards; two girls earned extra badges. The making of scrap books was discussed and some already made were displayed. These are to be given to the Cass county school for retarded children. Mrs. Boyd Mayfield, chairman of the Girl Scout fund drive, gave a report. The mother's committee, Mrs. Merle Meyer and Mrs. Graydon Duncan served as hostesses for the afternoon. Catherine Han sen, reporter. A Classified Ad in The Journal cost as little as 50 cents. be eligible to be a candi date for Governor." Proposed Amendment No. 4 Cnnitituiional amendment to increase the term of office of the Governor and Lieutenant Gov ernor to four years. For Against TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the following amendment to Article IV, section 1, of the Constitution of Nebraska, which is hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 1. The executive officers of the state shall be the Governor, Lieuten ant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer, At torney General, and the heads of such other exec utive departments as set forth herein or as may be established by law. The Legislature may provide for the placing of the above named officers as heads over such depart ments of government as it may by law establish. The Attorney General, Secre tary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, and the Treasurer shall be chosen at the genera) election held in November, 1958, and in each even-numbered year thereafter, and their term of office shall be two years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. The Governor and Lieu tenant Governor shall be chosen at the general elec tion held in November, 1964, for a two year term and at the general election held in November, 1966, and in each alternate even numbered year thereafter, for a term of four years and until their successors shall be elected and quali fied. The records, books, and papers of all execu tive officers shall be kept at the seat of government, and such officers, except ing the Lieutenant Gov ernor and members of boards and commissions when the board or com mission is the head of an executive department, shall reside there during their respective terms of office. Officers in the ex ecutive department of the state shall perform such duties as may be provided by law.- The heads of all executive departments es tablished by law, other than those to be elected as provided herein, shall be appointed by the Gov ernor, with the consent of a majority of all members elected to the Legislature, but officers so appointed MURRAY Mrs. Dorothy Van Ackern Phone 325-3556 Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rea left Friday for Atchinson, Kan., where they will attend Mr. Rea's class reunion of St. Bene dict's College. There will be a football game and a banquet. Mrs. Ed Bickett, Mrs. Don Resso and Mrs. Will Hoschar drove to Johnson Wednesday where they visited with Mrs. Harry Bickett. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cun dall attended the 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Wav erly Sunday honoring her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Anderson. An Open House was held at the Bethany Covenant Church. Mrs. Carlson of Faronville, is visiting at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cundall. Mrs. Willa Kidwell, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Reysdorf, Terry, and Ronnie, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Park and Linda, all of Omaha, visited at the home of their mother, Mrs. Addie Park, and attended the Christian Church supper Thursday. Mrs. Pearl Jones spent last weekend with her son and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Read, Omaha. Mrs. Louis Sack entertained the Riverview Club at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Bob Rea was co-hostess. Mrs. Lloyd Scott visited at the home of Mrs. Louis Sack before she attended the Flower Club meeting at the Town Hall. Mrs. R. A. Noell returned to Clarkson Hospital in Omaha and will remain there until she has finished with the x-ray treat ments. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hob scheidt and family attended the wedding of Mrs. Hobscheidt's niece Connie Meisinger and Richard Wozny of Omaha, Oct. 6. The Henry Hobscheidt family called on Ken Williamson of Plattsmouth Thursday evening. may be removed by the Governor. Subject to the provisions of this Consti tution, the heads of the various executive or civil departments shall have power to appoint and re move all subordinate em ployees in their respective departments." Proposed Amendment No. S Constitutional amendment to provide a four year term of office for members of the Legis lature, with one half being elected each two years, and to provide lor the transition. For Against TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the following amendment to Article III, section 7, of the Constitution of Nebraska, which is hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 7. At the general election to be held in No vember, 1964, one half the members of the Legis lature, or as nearly there to as may be practicable, shall be elected for a term of four years, and the re mainder for a term of two years, and thereafter all members shall be elected for a term of four years, with the manner of such election to be determined by the Legislature. Each member shall be nomi nated and elected in a nonpartisan manner and without any indication on the ballot that he is affili ated with or endorsed by any political party or or ganization. Each member of the Legislature shall re ceive a salary of not to exceed two hundred dol lars per month during the term of his office. In addi tion to his salary, each member shall receive an amount equal to his actual expenses in traveling by the most usual route once to and returning from each regular or special session of the Legislature. Mem bers of the Legislature shall receive no pay nor perquisites other than said salary and expenses; and employees of the Leg islature shall receive no compensation other than their salary or per diem." Proposed Amendment No. 6 Constitutional amendment to provide a tnerit plan for the se lection and terM hi Office-ot-the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court. Judge of the district courts and judges of such other courts at the Legislature may prescribe. For Against Murray CYF MURRAY (Special) The Murray Christian Church CYF group met at the church Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. There were nine members and two guests pres ent. President Gene Noell conduct ed the business meeting. The old business pertained to the project of picking up corn, to raise money. It is undecided as to when it will be carried out. The lesson was given by Gene Noell and the Worship by Vicky Fitzpatrick. Refreshments were served by Vicky and Connie Fitzpatrick. Dana Hoschar, secretary. Murray Flower Club MURRAY (Special) The Murray Flower Club met at the Town Hall with 12 members and 14 guests present. Mrs. Lloyd Scott of Ashland gave a talk and demonstration on Flower Arranging. Guests were Mrs. Charles Martin, Mrs. Henry Hobscheidt, Mrs. Kenneth Todd, Mrs. Frank Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Eugene Blair, Mrs. Louis Sack. Mrs. Gene Nolte, Mrs. Bob McKulsky, Mrs. Fay Jose, Mrs. Carl How, Mrs. Leon Gansemer Mrs. Phillip Heil, Mrs. Dick Tritsch, and Miss Pauline Wilson. Mrs. Carl How received the door prize which was a winter bouquet arranged by Mrs. Scott. Each member brought mater ial for a winter bouquet for everyone to take some home for an arrangement. Lunch was served by Mrs. Ed Sprieck, Mrs. Harry Wilson, and Mrs. Harley Loyd. Fidel Castro, Premier of Cuba "We know the Soviet forces' are with us, if the imperialists think the Soviet Government's words are merely words, they are wrong." THOMAS WALLING CO Plattsmouth, Nebraska Abstracts of Title "Title Insurance" 12 TEXT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebruka, Section 1. That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the amendments of the Constitution of Nebraska which are set forth in section 2 of this act and which are hereby pro posed by the Legislature. Sec. 2. The amendments pro posed are as follows: (1) To amend Article IV, sec tion 11 to read P8 follows: "Sec. 11. In case of a vacancy during the recess of the Legislature, in any office which is not elec tive, except officers pro vided for in Article V of this Constitution, the Gov ernor shall make a tempo rary appointment until the next meeting of the Legislature, when he shall nominate some person to fill such office; and any person so nominated, who is confirmed by the Legis lature, a majority of all the legislators elected con curring by voting yeas and nays, shall hold his office during the remain der of the term, and until his successor shall be ap pointed and qualified. No person after being rejected by the Legislature shall be again nominated for the same office at the same session, unless at request of the Legislature, or be appointed to the same of fice during the recess of the Legislature." (2) To amend Article V, sec tions 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20 and 21 to read as follows: "Sec. 4. The Chief Jus tice and the Judges of the Supreme Court shall be selected as provided in this Article V. They shall reside at the place where the court is located but no Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court shall be deemed thereby to have lost his residence at the place from which he was selected. Sec. 5. The Legislature shall divide the state along county lines into six com pact districts of approxi mately equal population, which shall be numbered v , , from one to six, consecu ' ' tive numbers to be given adjacent districts and shall be the Supreme' Court judicial districts. Such districts shall not be changed, except upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Legislature, nor shall any such change vacate the office of any Judge. Sec, 7. No person shall be eligible to the office of .4 Chief Justice or Judge of the Supreme Court unless he shall be at least thirty E years Of age, and a citizen i of the United States, and - shall have resided in this state at least three years next preceding his selec tion; nor, ia the case of a Judge of the Supreme Court selected from a Su yiskawka The first religious training course for Sunday school teach ers was held Wednesday after noon at the Methodist church with Rev. Staley Hackley as in structor. There was a very good attendance. Anyone interested in the instructions is invited to attend. Mmes. George Sheldon, Mar tin Ross, Hall Pollard and Em ma Nutzman attended the luncheon given in honor of Mrs. Fred Seaton at Plattsmouth Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Maude Giles, Misses Mary Zimmerer and Elma Wright of Nebraska City; Miss Eleanor Easter and Mrs. R. B. Stone were dinner guests Thursday of Mrs. Amelia Balfour. Mrs. Raymond Pollard of the Duff Nursing home at Nebraska City and Mr. Pollard called at the Oren Pollard home Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Pollard were weekend guests of Mrs. Clayton Bruce and children of Lincoln. Mr. Pollard and Mrs. Bruce attended the Nebraska Iowa game. They were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. James Kitchen. Mrs. Vina Beatty and Mrs. Jack Hines visited Mrs. Mae Scharp at St. Marys hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Puckett called at the Beatty home Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Arlin Rexinger and Mark of Lincoln were week HOMECOMING DANCE HICH SCHOOL GYM Friday night, Oct. 19th after the Plattsmouth-Papillion Football Came Old Crads are urged to attend. This is not a sock-hop. preme Court judicial dis trict, unless he shall be a resident and elector of the district from which se lected. Sec. 10. The state shall be divided into district court judicial districts. Un til otherwise provided by law, the boundaries of the judicial districts and the number of judges of the district courts shall remain as now fixed. The judges of the district courts shall be selected from the re spective districts as pro vided in this Article V. Sec. 15. In the year 1964 and every four years thereafter, there shall be selected, in such manner as the Legislature shall provide, in and for each county, one or more judges as the Legislature may provide, who shall be judge of the county court of such county, whose term of office shall be four years and whose sal ary shall be fixed by the Legislature; Provided, that two or more counties may form a county court judi cial district when ap proved by a majority of the electors of each county in the district; and pro vided further, when two or more counties form a county court judicial dis trict, one county judge shall be selected for a term of four years from the district at the same time other county judges are selected, whose salary shall be fixed by the Leg islature. Sec. 20. All officers pro vided for in this Article shall hold their offices un til their successors shall be qualified and they shall respectively reside in the district, county or pre cinct, from which they shall be selected. All offi cers, when not otherwise provided for in this Ar ticle, shall perform such duties and receive such compensation as may be prescribed by law. Sec. 21. (1) In the case of any vacancy in the Su preme Court or in any dis trict court or in such other court or courts made sub ject to this provision by law, such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor from a list of at least two nominees presented to him by the appropriate judi cial nominating commis sion. If the Governor shall fail to make an appoint ment from the list within sixty days from the date it is presented to him, the appointment shall be made by the Chief Justice or the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from the same list (2) In all other cases,, 4 any vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. (3) At the next general election following the ex piration of three years from the date of appoint ment of any judge under the provisions of subsec tion (1) of this section and end guests of the John Bucholz family. Guy McGill of Yuba City, Calif, and Mrs. R. G. Yost of Lincoln were dinner guests of the John Chandlers Wednesday and called on friends in this area. Mrs. Beda Andersen of Omaha is spending this week with Dr. & Mrs. R. R. Andersen. Their guests Sunday and Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hansen of Polk, Miss. Dr. & Mrs. Andersen attended the game in Lincoln Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fitch re turned from a trip to the west ern part of the state. Mrs. Vir gie Cox, who visited at the Fitch home and her cousins, Mr. J. I. Fitch and Mrs. Anna Bell Park er of Plattsmouth and other relatives returned with them to her home at Brewster. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. John Turn er at Brewster and Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Fitch at Valentine. Mr. and Mrs. John Bagley left Friday for their home at Win terhaven, Florida after spend ing several months at the Jack Conventional Home Loans Terms Up to 20 Years 5Y Percent Interest Charge Reduced for Each Monthly Payment Plattsmouth Loan & Building Ass'n. every six years thereafter as long as such judge retains office, each Jus tice or Judge of the Su preme Court or district court or such other court or courts as the Legisla ture shall provide shall have his right to remain in office subject to ap proval or rejection by the electorate in such manner as the Legislature shall provide; Provided, that every judge holding or elected to an office de scribed in subsection (1) of this section on the ef fective date of this amend ment whether by election or appointment, upon qualification shall be deemed to have been se lected and to have once received the approval of the electorate as herein provided, and shall be re quired to submit his right to continue in office to the approval or rejection of the electorate at the gen eral election next preced ing the expiration of the term of office for which such judge was elected or appointed, and every six years thereafter. In the case of the Chief. Justice of the Supreme Court, the electorate of the entire state shall vote on the question of approval or rejection. In the case of any Judge of the Supreme Court, other than the Chief Justice, and any judge of the district court or any other court made subject to subsection (1) of this section, the elector ate of the district from which such judge was se lected shall vote on the question of such approval or rejection. (4) There shall be a judicial nominating com mission for the Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court and one for each judicial district of the Supreme Court and of the district court and one for each area or district served by any other court made sub ject to subsection (1) of this section by law. Each judicial nominating com mission shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a Judge of the Supreme Court who shall be designated by the Governor and shall act as chairman. The members of the bar of the state re siding in the area from which the nominees are to be selected shall designate three of their number to serve as members of said commission, and the Gov ernor shall appoint three citizens, not admitted to practice law before the courts of ,the state, from among the residents of the same geographical area to serve as members of said commission. The terms of office for members of each judicial nominating com mission shall be staggered and shall be fixed by the Legislature. The nominees of any such commission cannot include a member of such commission or any Hines home. Enroute home they planned to spend ten days with relatives in Arkansas. Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Kilpatrick and Mrs. Guy Murdoch of the United Brethren church; Mmes. John Chandler, Harvey Bailer, mmmmMm How much can you lose by not knowing the Big Difference in insurance? Hundreds of dollars? Thou sands? 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That at the general election in November, 1962, there shall be submitted to the electors of the State of Nebraska for ap proval the following amendment to Article III, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska, which is hereby proposed by the Legis lature: "Sec. 5. At the regular session of the Legislature held in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-five the Legislature shall by law determine the number of members to be elected and divide the state into legislative districts. In the creation of such districts, any county that contains population sufficient to entitle it to two or more members of the Legisla ture shall be divided into separate and distinct legis lative districts, as nearly equal in population as may be and composed of contiguous and compact territory. After the crea tion of such districts, be ginning in nineteen hun dred and thirty-six and every two years there after, one member of the Legislature shall be elected from each such district. The basis of ap portionment shall be the population excluding al iens, as shown by next preceding federal census. The Legislature may re district the state from time to time, not more often than once in ten years. In any such redis ricting, county lines shall be followed whenever practicable, but other es tablished lines may be fol lowed at the discretion of the Legislature. In such redistricting, primary em- phasis shall be placed on population and not less than twenty per cent nor more than thirty per cent weight shall be given to area." Respectfully submitted. FRANK MARSH Secretary of State Published 3 Times, weeks beRfnning Monday. October 15. 22. 29. 1962. Ned Nutzman and Emma Nutz man attended the Cass county Sunday school convention at the Christian Church in Elmwood Tuesday. Journal Want Ads Pay you get paid promptly, fairly. The Mg Difference in insur ance is the continuing, personal attention of an independent in surance agent! 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