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VOLUME XXIV.-NUMBER 2.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1893.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,198.
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Foreign Comntriss.
BELLI : STEAMSHIP : TICKETS.
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And Helps its Customer when they Need Help.
OFFICERS A5D MIlECTOEi I
LEAKDEB GEBRABD. Pree't.
. B. H. HENRY, Vice rres't.
JOHN 8TAUFFEB. Caahiec,
li.BRUGGER. G.W.HUL8T.
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NEB.,
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Authorlzed Capital of $500,000
raid in Capital - 90,00
OPFIGEBSi
0. H. SHELDON. Pree'U
H. P. H. OHLRICH. Vice Prse.
C. A. NEWMAN. Cashier,
DANIEL 6CHBAM, Asst Oak.
BTOGKHOLDERS:
C, H. Sheldon, J. r. Becker,
Herman P. H. Oehlrloh, Carl Rirnke.
Jonas Welch, W. A. McAllister,
J. Henry VnrdemiB, H. 3L Winslow,
Heorge W. Galley, 8. C. Grey,
Vrank Rorer, Arnold F. H. Oelilriok,
Henry Lvseke, Uerbanl Ixjseke.
sVBank of deposit; interest allowed oa time
deposits; buy and sell exchange on United States
and Europe, and buy and soil available securities.
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OMlctt font patronage. 2SdccS7
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NOTICE.
Eleveath Street, on dot west of
Hagel & Go's.
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Planing Mill.
We haTeJnst opened new mill om M street
opposite ocoroeuerf. uourinK mill and am nro.
pSred to 2o ALL KINDS 6F WOOD WORK! ,
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Sasli,
Blinds,
Doors,
Mouldings.,
Store Fronts, Counters.
Stairs, Stair Railing,
Balusters, Scroll Sawing,
Turning, Planing.
BTEEL AND IRON HOOFING AND
SIDING.
V"A11 ciders promptly attended to.
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Columbtu, Nebraska.
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A DOOK. now 10 UDtain latent " with mf,-
FOR THE LAW ABIDES,
A DIGEST OF NEBRASKA'S NEW
ENACTMENTS.
Sixty-nine Acts Passed by the Late Leg
islature, Sixty-eight or Which Became
Ltwi bj- Action of the Governor The
Measure Vetoed that Making: an Appro
priation for the I'ajmcntof Ills Oirn
House Kent Some of the More Im
portant Enactments.
laws for Nebraska.
The lcffislaturcpassc.fi sixty-nine bills,
forly-thrcc originating n the house
and twenty-six in the senate, as com
pared with seventy-seven bills passed
bj' the previous legislature. Out of the
sixty-nine measures passed Governor
Croune vetoed only one, house roll No.
172. by Ilig-gins, providing for an addi
tional judge in the Twelfth judicial
district.
Governor Crounsc was called upon to
sign a modified rate bill. He allowed
the street car bill and a joint memorial
to congress relating to the election of
United States senators lo become laws
without his signature. Ilowcver, he
vetoed an item of S2,000 for the gov
ernor's house rent in the general ap
propriation bill. Following ie a digest
of the acts ltich received executive ap
proval: House roll No. to, appropriating SS5,-
j 000 to provide for the payment of ofti-
'.crs, members and employes of the
i twenty-third session of the legislature.
Passed with the emergency clause.
House roll No 105, by Church Howe,
providing that the sum of two thoiWilid
two hundred and thirty-four dollars
and thirty-two eents no In the trcas
ntj' belonging to the library fund of the
State Normal school, together with
such other sums as maw be paid into
the treasury as matriculation fees be
longing to said library fund prior to
March :$1. A. U. ieo:, be and the same
are hereby appiopriatcd for the pur
chav of books for the use of the li
brary of the State Normal .school, and
nrOvidilJVfrthirlli:it tin. tiinni':liriit1,l
be expended by the boa-d of education
I of the school. Passed with the cmcr-
gen'ey clause.
House roll No. 371. by G. I'd ton
of Nuckolls, provider that the sum of
S5.0U0 be and the same is hereby appro
priated out of any funds in the treasury
of this state not otherwise appropri
ated, and that the same be plaectl under
the control and diicction of the gov
ernor of this 'tate to be used by him
or so much thc-eof as he may "deem
ncjessarv in employing attorneys in
P'-osccutingall criminal cases wherein
i the state has Wmi defrauded bv its
, ofticeri, employes or those dealing with
t any state institutions, and necessary
expenses connected therewith. The
. governor hall keep a just and correct
j account of the amount of money to ex
pended by him and shall report the
same to the next term of the legisla
' tare of this s.ate. stating in whatacs
i said money has been p.iid out, the
I amount paid and vhat for, and the na-
ture of the crime charged. Passed with
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the cmergcucv chime
House toll No 320. by Augustus Lock
ner of Douglas, t give A. J. Arnold an
honorable discharge and pay for three
months i,r ice as iirt lieutenant of the
second brigade of Nebraska.
'file
amount appropriated L
Houe roll No. ail, by Casper, appro
priates 05,000 to defray incidental ex
lcnses of the twenty-third session of the
legislature. Passed with the emergency
clause.
Chnpler S Courts.
House roll No. 183, by John C. "Wnt
fcon Hie bill in part is as follows:
The governor of the state, immediately
upon taking effect of tHis act. shall ap
point tliiee persons, who shall have at
tained the age of thirty years and are
, citizens of the United States and of this
I state and legularly admitted attorneys
( at law in this state, and in good stand
ing of tho bar thereof, as commissioners
, of tho supremo court.
bee. i!. It shall bu the duty of said
commissioners under such rules and
regulations as the supreme court may
adopt, to aid and assist the court in the
1 performance of its duties in tho disposi
ion of the numerous cases now pending
in said court, or that nhall be brought
into said court during the term of office
of such commissioners.
Sec. 8. The said commission shall hold
office for tho peried of three years
from and after their appointment, dur
ing which time they shall not engage iu
the practice of law. They shall each re
ceive a salarv equal to tho salary of a
. judge of the supreme court, payable at
i the sime time and in the same manner
1 as salaries of tho judges of the supremo
' oourt are paid.
Immediately after tho bill became n
law the governor appointed as such com
mission, Kobert Ityan of Lincoln, Judge
Irvine of Omaha, and John M. Ragan of
1 Hasting The labors of the commission
! nro already being felt in advancing the
business before tho court nnd have proven
highly satisf acton-. Passed with the
) emergency clause.
House roll, No. 122, by A. J. Cornish
No person shall be admitted to practice
as an attorney in the supreme and dis
trict courts of this state hereafter, un
less such person shall have previouslv
studied in tho office of a practicing at
torney for the jcriod of two years, and
shall pa'K a satisfactory examination
upon the principles of the common law,
under the directions of tho court to
which application is made, or is a regu
lar graduate from the college of law of
the state university of Nebraska, and it
is shown to the satisfaction of said court
that such applicant sustains a good
moral character, nnd repealing section
Chapter O Corporations.
Senate file No. 6, by Packwood All
railroads touching the same point in
this state or at some near point where
freight is received or delivered, shall
build and maintain transfer switches
for common use in transferring freight
in car load lots from one railroad to an
other and forward all such freight, pro
vided, that the railroads interested may
apply to the state board of transporta
tion to be relieved of this duty in
any case where its performance
is unusually burdensome, and if
upon a personal examination
or the locality where the transfer
switches are to be put in use, and taking
persons residing in the local-
secretaries or such board.
they find it unjust and unreasonable to
require the building of such transfer
switches, then such Doard may relieve
such roads of such duty, and that evi
dence from any locality along the lines
of roads interested shall be considered
by the said board and be competent tes
timony in such case.
Seo. S. The railroad company at
point of shipment shall make a through
waybill to point of destination and
the rate to be charged for such shipment
shall not be the sum of two or more lo
cals, bnt shall be apportioned between
the different roads according to mileage
of Swoh uecatxarily ued in uph .ship-
I
ment and shall bo the rate for tha sliort
I est milcige distance by any railroad be
tween point of shipment and point of
desuniuon.
Sec. 8. Ko railroad shall make any
extra charge for delivering or receiving
such freight in car Iota on such transfer
switch.
Seo. 4. The cost of building the trans
fer switches shall be borne equally be
tween the different roads which are con
nected by the switches
See. 5. Railroad companies refusing
to comply with the provisions of this act
within sixty days from its taking effect
shall be deemed guilt- of a misdemeanor
and subject to fine of not less thsn $50
nor more than t500 for each and even
day that such companies shall neglect or
refuse.
Sec. 6. The fine may be imposed by
any court having competent jurisdic
tion. Sec. 7. All fines derived shall be paid
into the general school fund of the state.
House roll No. 91. by John C. Wat3on,
of Otoe, known as Watson's "anti-rebate
bill."
The first section r rends as follows:
That all incorporated, companies, trusts,
and fissociations, firms or individuals
doing business within tliis 6tata which
issue rebate vouchers or Certificates or
make any iromises, verbal or in writing,
to allow within a specified time n re
duction in the prico charged upon the
condition of tho eale. shall deposit in
such trust company or companies, or
Mich bank or banks in tho 6tuto of Ne
braska, as shall from time to timo be
appointed and designated by the state
auditor under his hand and seal, such
sum or sums of money as shall bo epial
in amount to such 'rebate vouchors or
certificates issued, cr promises made as
aforesaid upon or derived from the busi
ness done m this state by such Incor
porated companies, trusts and associa
tions, firms or individual as security
for tho payment of all such rebate
vouchers, certificates or promises, and
all sales mado or contracts formed by or
with any such companies, trusts and as
sociations, firms or individuals, shall not
be lawful and binding upon the citizens
of this state, unless such companies,
trusts and associations, firms or indi
viduals, shall have complied with the
provisions of this act
Sec. 2. It shall bo tho duty of the
proper officers of the company "or com
panies, bank or banks holding such dc
jwsited sum or sums for the security and
payment of sucli rebate vouchers, certi
ficates or promises to properly and
officially certify all such rebate vouchers,
certificates or promises, if made in writ
ing, on presentation, and the same shall
thereupon become a legal lien upon all
6uch sum or sum 30 deposited
and held bj such trust compand
or Companies, bank or banks s
herein provided, nnd nil such
rebate vouchers, certificates or
promises, if made in writing,
shall also be transferable at the
option of the payee by endorse
ment thereon by the payee nnd subse
quent enaorseea, and when due shall be
payable by such depository upon pre
sentment by tho person legally entitled
thereto.
Section 3 ptcAlues that it shall be the
duty of all incorporated companies do
ing business in the stato to notify the
state auditor on the fifth day of each
month of the numitfr and amount of all
rebato vouchers issued by them during
tli8 preceding month, and the state
auditor shall immediately or within ten
days thereafter notify them to deposit
within ten days of tho date of such
notice such sums ns shall be equal in
amount to all rebate vouchers issued or
promises made by them.
Section 4 piovides that within twenty
days of the taking effect of the act, the
auditor must designato nnd appoint such
trust companies or banks as depositories
of such suras as provided"
Section 5 provides that any incorpor
ated com nan v. trust, association, firm
or individual, who shall violate any pro
vision of this act, shall forfeit all right
to transact or do business in this state,
and any officer, agent, servant or other
employe of any such incorporated com
pany, trust or association, firm or indi
vidual, who shall represent or attempt
to transact or to do business in this stato
after such incorporated company, trust
or association, lirm or individual
lias violated any provision
of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. and
by imprisonment in tho penitentiary for
not less than one year nor more than
two years, or by both such fine and im
prisonment, and any citizen or inhabit
ant of this state, who shall make a sale
or enter into a contract with any such
company, trust or association, firm or
individual who have failed to comply
with the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a felony, and upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine of
not less than '?1,000 nor more than $5,000,
and by imprisonment in tho penitentiary
for not less than one year nor more than
two years, or by both such fine and im
prisonment Passed with the emergency
clause.
House roll No ba, by the committee
on railroads Fixes maximum rates to
be eharged by railroad companies for
trasporting freight, ltailroads built
since January 1. 1889, or before Decem
ber 1899 shall be exempt from th pro
visions thereof until December 31, lb'99.
"Whenever any railroad company shall
show that the rates prescribed are tin-
just such road shall be exempt. All
such actions shall be brought before the
supreme Court. In no case shall the
rates be raised higher than that charged
January 1,1893. The board of transpor
tation has power to reduce rates in this
act whenever it shall seem just and
reasonable to a majority of said board.
The board shall not change the classifi
cation so that the rates will become
higher than fixed in this act Any com
mon carrier subject to this act violat
ing or omitting to do any act re
Suired shall upon conviction
lereof be fined in any sum not less than
$1,000 nor more than $5,000 for the first
offense ; for the second offense not less
than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, and
for the third offense not less than $10,
000 nor more than $20,000, and for ev
ery subsequent offense and conviction
thereof, shall be liable to a fine of $25.
000; provided that in all cases under this
act either party shall have the right of
trial by jury.
Senate file
No. 127. bv. Babcock
Amends the act entitled, "An actincor-
S orating metropolitan cities, and de
ning, regulating and prescribing their
duties, powers and government," com
monly known as the Omaha charter.
Passed with the emergency clause.
Chapter lO Counties.
House roll No. 420, by J. B. Farns
worth, making the boundary of Keya
Paba county as follows, and" repealing
section 779 of chapter 10 of the statutes
asitnow exists: Commencing in the
middle of the channel of tho Niobrara
river, wfiere the line dividing range six
teen and seventeen, west of sixth prin
cipal meridian, crosses said Niobrara
river thence north to the forty-third
parallel of north latitude, thence west
along said parallel of north latitude to
the line dividing range twenty-four
from range twenty-five west of " Eixth
principal meridian, thence south along
Ea:a line to tne middle or the channel of
the JNiobrara river, thence down
the I
middle of the channel of the Niobrara I
river to the place of beginning. Passed I
with tilt etuareeuav clwtse. I
Chapter 18 Deoedonta' Eatatesi
Senate file No, 163, by McDonald
Amends section 1390, clupter 12, consol
idated statutes, entitled ''decedents' es
tates," by giving guardians of minor
children the same authority conferred
on administrators of intestate estates to
mortgage any real estate belonging to
such estate. Passed with the emer
gency clause.
Chapter 14 Dralnre.
House roll, No. 170, by Keckley of
York, to provide for the ditching or
draining of swamp land and to protect
the same by levees. Tho bill prescribes
that when any person, who is an owner
or occupant of swamp lands Bhall desire
tc Construct a ditch across the lands of
another, where no mutual agreement
can be reached between them that Ihe
former can file c. petition in the district
court setting forth the necessity for
the same.
Service may be had upon non-residents
in the same manner as provided
for iu other casee in the district court.
Chapter 18 HI always.
Senate file No. 83, by McCarty Re-
Seals section 1882. chapter 18. cdnsoli
. ated statutes and enacts ihe following
in lieu thereof: "Within twenty days,
after the day is fixed by the clerk as above
provided, anoticochailbese'rvifdbri fcacli
owner or occupier of land lying in the
proposed highway, or abutting thereon,
as shown by the numerical indexes in
the register's office, who reside in the
county, in the manner provided for the
service of original notices in actions at
law; such notice shall also be publisKed
for four weeks in some newspaper pub
lished in the county, if such there be, or
if there be no newspaper published in
the county, then such notice shall be
posted in at least three public places
nlong the hue of the proposed road,
which notice may bo in tho following
form:"
Senate file No. 25, by Everett Re
Seate section 1837, chapter 18, consoll
ated statutes, entitled "Highways" and
enacts tho following in lieu thereof- "If
the appeal has leen taken by the claim
ant and ho fails to recover on his appeal
an amount greater than the amount
allowed hint by the board he shall pay
the costs occasioned by the appeal, but
if he recovers an amount greater than
that allowed him by the board the
county shall in all cases pay the costs.
If the petitioner for the road appeals he
must pay the costs unless the claimant
recovers a less amount than was allowed
him by the boanj, in which case the
costs 6hall be paid By ihe claimant,
judgment shall be rendered in accord
ance with the foregoing provisions."
Passed with the emergency clause.
Senate file No. 85, by Thomson
Amends section 19Ci, of" the consoli
dated statutes, by dividing the town
ship road fund as follows: "All Of said
fund shall be he'd by tho township
treasurer subject to the order of tho
town board, excepting an amount not
to exceed ono-fif th of tho entire fund
aforesaid, ahall bo paid by tho town
treasurer to the overseer of the district
from which such tax is collected The
amount under control of the town board
as aforesaid shall bo expended for the
general benefit of the township, for road
and bridge purpose?." Passed with the
emergency clause.
Senate file No. 121, by Correll The
county board of any county is author
ized to levy a special tax not exceediug
five mills on the dollar of the valuation
of road districts to pay outstanding
road district warrant nnd to liquidate
indebtedness against euch road districts,
said levy to be made at the board's reg
ular annual meeting in July, the tax to
be collected bj- the county treasurer, in
the same manner as other county taxes
are collected, and nil warrants" to be
paid by the county treasurer in the
order in which they appear on his war
rant register. Annual levies may be
made until the indebtedness is paid.
Chapter 81 Irrigation.
Senate file No. 194, by Babcock
Amends section 2002, chapter 24, con
solidated statutes of 1891. Tiie right to
the use of running water may be ac
quired by appropriation by any person,
company or corporation, organized
under the laws of Nebraska; provided,
that in all streams not more than
twenty feet in.width the rights of the
riparian proprietor shall not be affected
by the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. All laws relating to irriga
tion canals shall be deemed applicable
to any canal constructed for the pur
pose of developing water power.
Sec. 3. Amends section 2037, chapter
24. consolidated statutes to read:
"Water appropriated from a stream
shall not bo permitted to run into any
other stream than that from which it is
taken, unless such stream exceeds in
width 100 feet, in which event not more
than 75 per cent of the regular flow shall
be taken.
Sec. 4. Amends section 2059: Owners
of land along any ditch constructed for
the purpose of selling water for irriga
ting are entitled to the use of water in
the order of their location: nrovidintr.
that in times of scarcity the wateT shall
be distributed equally to consumers, and
the price reduced in proportion to re
duction of supply. Passed with the
emergency clause.
Chapter 37 Negotiable Instruments.
Senate file No. 78, by Eggleston Re
peals the proviso of section 2975, chap
ter 37, negotiable instruments, consoli
dated statutes, and enacts in lieu there
of the following: "Provided, that in
every such case, and whenever the date
of maturity or last day of grace as the
case may be, of any negotiable instru
ment mentioned herein, shall fall on
Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall bo
lawful to make demand and if need be,
protest and notice of dishonor, on the
following business day."
Chapter 30 Offloor.
Senate file No. 48. by Gray, amends
section 8157, consolidated statutes. Tho
register of deeds shall also proof
read all deeds recorded in his
office, provided, however, if an
error should occur in recording,
necessitating the re-recording of the
same, the expense thus incurred shall be
paid out of the general fund of the
county, and the amount so paid shall be
collected from the official responsible
for the error, or from his bondsmen.
Senate File No. 3. by Eggleston
Amends section 3110, consolidated sta
tutes, by adding two provisos, one cre
ating the office of deputy county attor
ney in counties having over 70,000 popu
lation, the deputy to bo appointed by
the county attorney at a salary not to
exceed $1,800 per annum, to be fixed bv
the judges of the district court, the
other creating the offices of three deputy
county attorneys in counties having
over 125,000 population, to be appointed
in the same manner at a salarv not ex-
j ceeding $1,500 per annum, to be fixed in
a similar manner. Passed with the
emergency clause.
Senate file No. 60, by Moore, amends
section 8218. consolidated statutes: Each
notary public shall provide himself with
a notorial seal on which shall be en
graved the words "Notorial Seal," the
name of the county and the word "Ne
braska." and in addition, at his notion.
his nameimd the date of Tniratinn of
his commission, and on all certificates of
authentication he shall write the date At
which his term of office will expire: re-
expiration is
Behate.flle No. ii, by Campbell it
shall be unlawful for any person or per
sons or association, company or corpora
tion to bring or Import into this state
any person or persons or association of
persons for the purpose of discharging
the duties devolving upon the police
officers, sheriffs or constables in the pro
tection or preservation of public or pri
vate property.
Seo. 2. No sheriff, mayor or chief of
police or members of the board of police
commissioners shall appoint any under
eheriff cr deputy for the protection of
public or private property except the
person so appointed shall be a resident
of this state.
Sec. S. Any person violating this act
shall be punished by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than one
year nor more than three years, and any
companvj association or corporation
shall be punished for violation by a fine
of not less than $1,000 nor" more
than $5,000.
House roll No, 382, by S. Fultort, pro
viding that tho allowance and payment
to county treasurers in counties under
township organization, upon the taxet
collected by township collectors nnc'
paid over to said county treasurers, the
same fees tliereon as allcived by law t(
county treasurers not under townshlj
organization on taxes collected by them,
be and the same is hereby legalized and
confirmed.
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House roll No. 29. by J.N. Taxi Ddyn
of Saline, provides that in all counties
in the state of Nebraska having 25.Q0C
inhabitants or over, the county slcrL
shall be supplied by the board of count
commissioners or supervisors with tin
help necessary for tho use of such office,
said clerks or help to be paid in the
manner hereinafter provided, The sal
nries of such clerks or assistants shall
be fixed, allowed and paid monthly, by
the county comin'sioners cr supervison
out of the general funds of the county.
House roll No. 142, by Barry, pro
vides that by direction and under the
Bupervisioh of the auditor of public
accounts there shall bo an examination
of the books, accounts and affairs of
each county treasurer's offico in this
state, made' not less frequently than
once every year. Provided, that no pre
vious notice of examination shall be
given the treasnrer, or any person con
nected with the office, the affairs of
which are to be examined,
The examination shall develop" the
county's financial condition, the condi
tion of each fund, and tho disposition of
all moneys collected or received.
That a brief summary of the result of
each examination shall be made in du
plicate by the person or persons making
such examination, one to be filed in the
office of the auditor of public accounts,
and the other with the clerk or chair
man of the board of commissioners in
the county where tho examination has
been made, tho report to bo published
with the regular proceedings of the
board
By direction and under tho supervis
ion of the auditor of public accounts,
there shall be established a uniform sys
tem of keeping all accounts pertaining
to tho office of county treasurer.
Any county treasurer or his deputy,
refusing to answer truthfully, nnd to the
best of his knowledge, all questions
asked, or refusing to exhibit nil papers,
books or accounts pertaining to his office
and demanded by the person or persons
making the examination provided for in
section one of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not
to exceed one hundred dollars.
That the auditor of public accounts is
authorized to deputize or empower two
competent accountants to make the ex
amination provided for in section one
and to establish uniformity in the sys
tem of keeping accounts provided for'in
section four of this act, at a salary not
to exceed fifteen hundred dollars per
annum.
Chapter 48 Public Institutions.
Houso roll, No. 378, was the result of
the work of a committee composed of
Nason, Casper and Barn. At the timo
the committee was appointed tho gover
nor was deluged with applications for
the position of commandant at the
soldiers and sailors' home at Grand
Island. After looking up the law care
fully he discovered that he was not
clothed with the power to appoint such
officer and appealed to the house by
special message, asking that steps be
taken to givo him this authority. In
compliance with the request the above
committee was appointed and drafted
house roll, No. 878, which was insti
tuted in the senate and the substitute
concurred in by tho house and signed
by tho governor.
"The bill vests the management of tho
home, in tho visiting and examining
board who are required to visit the
home at least, once every three months
beginning April 1, 1893. This board is
empowered to define tho duties of the
officers and fix their compensation.
They are also required to recommend to
the board of public lands and buildings
such expenditures, either for permanent
improvement or otherwise as in their
judgment the- may deem necessary.
They shall also audit all bills and
vouchers before the same shall be paid.
I no position ot quartermaster which
has heretofore been one of tho offices of
the institution is declared vacant by the
bill and the duties that devolved upon
him are made a part of the duties of the
adjutant.
Section two of the bill also amends
section 343JJ of tho consolidated statutes.
The only changes made are in substance
that the governor shall appoint, by and
with the consent of the senate, a com
mandant, who must bo an ex-union
soldier of the war of the rebellion. It
also provides that the governor may call
for special reports when in his opinion
the public interest shall demand the
same. Passed with tho emergency
clause.
House roll. No. 388, by C. D. Casper,
by request, legalizes tho Nebraska state
poultry association and makes it a state
institution.
The bill provides that the Nebraska
state poultry association shall hold a
convention annually on the third Tues
day in January at such place in the
state as the board of managers may se
lect, for the purposo of gathering statis
tics and diffusing practical knowledge
on subjects pertaining to tho poultry in
terests of the state, by addresses, pa
pers, discussions, and such other means
as the board of managers may direct
The secretary of the association Bhall
preserve all papers read and take a
stenographic report of all addresses
and discussions at the annual convention,
and shall make a report of the same to
the governor, together with a full re
port of all business transacted, including
an itemized statement of all expendi
tures of money, and shall publish in
pamphlet form not less than two thou
sand copies of the report, which shall be
distributed according to the laws gov
erning the distribution of the reports of
the stato board of agriculture. It also
appropriates $2,000 annually for the use
and benefit of the association and make3
the misappropriation of the funds, em
bezzlement and provides a penalty of
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than three
years.
Chapter 4 Public Instruction.
House roll No 104, known as "Oak
leyV school board bill," repeals all asto
Yided, that such date of
hot engraved on tho seal:
and parts of acts inconsistent with the
bill and is as follows:
Section 1.. That section 8706 subdivis
ion XIV bf chapter. 44 Of the consoli
dated statutes of Ncbtaskd be and the
samo hereby is amended so as to read as
follows: Section 8706. The term of
members elected shall begin with the
firsi Moflday in July succeeding their
election each year ana tH members of
the board shall thereupon elect a presi-.
dent, vice-president and secretary from
their number, who shall serve for the
term of ono year, or until their succes
sors ore elected; they iflsj also elect at
any regular meeting one superiatcn'
dent of public instruction, with such
salary as the board may deem just, and
they may enter into contract with him.
In accordance with their discretion, for
a terni. bf rears hot to exceed thred
yeare. Tho election of the fcfrkeifl Of
the board of the superintendent and
teachers, and for filling vacancies in
the board, shall bo by oallot, and no per
son Bhall be declared elected except he
receive the vote of a majority of all the
members of the board.
Sec. 2. That section 8721 be and
the same hereby is amended so as
to . read as " follows: Section
8721. That.the board of education shall
annually, during the month of June,
report to the county commissioners" arj
estimate of the amount of funds required
for the support of the schools during the
fiscal year iiext ensuing, the amount of
funds required for tfc'C purchase of
school sites, the erection of school i'tfild
ings, the payment of interest up on all
bonds issued for school purposes, and
tho creation of a jinking fund for the
payment of sucli indebtedness; and tho
county , commissioners are hereby au
thorized ind required to' levy and collect
the necessary anicunts tho same as
other taxes; a duplicate of said certifi
cate shall be filed by the board with tho
citv council.
rise 3. That section 3722 b and tho
tame herebt is amended to read as fol
lows Section 8722 Tbit tha ag
gregate schqol tax,shall in no one Jcuf
exceed two ef cent Upon all .taxable
property of tho district, but tho bcafd of
education may borrow money upon the'
bonds, which they are hereby author
ized and empowered to issue, bearing a
rate of interest not exceeding six (8) per
centum per annum, payable annually or
oemi-annually, att such place as may be
mentioned upon the face of 6uch bonds;
which loan shall be paid and reimbursed
in a period not exceeding thirty
(30) j-eara from the date of said bonds;
provided, that no bonds shall bo issued
nor question of issue Iw submitted to the
electors without thrt xmsept of two
thirds (i) of tho members of the" board
of education, and be offered in
open market and sold to the highest
bidder for not less than par value on
each dollar j and provided further, that
ho bond Khali be issued by tho board of
education without first submitting tHs"
proposition of issuing said bonds, at
an election called for that purpose, or at
any regular election, notice whereof
shall be given for at least ten (10) days
in ono or more daily papers published
within the district, to the qualified voters
of tho district, and if a majority of tho
ballots cast upon said bond proposition
nt such an election shall bo for issuing
bonds, said board may is3uo bonds in
such an amount as shall be named in
their election (notice. Passed with the
emergency clause.
House roll No. 34, by William Schclp
of Platte, provides that where cliildrort
of school age are living over one and
one-half miles from the school house
where they belong and they shall bo a
half n mile or more nearer to another
school, they shall be granted the privi
lege of attending said nearer school, and
tho said district shall for their conipen
eation collect from tho said home dis
trict the state apportionment of said
pupil, and it shall be collectable as soon
ns the county superintendent shall make
public the said apportionment The
teacher shall keep a correct record of
the above pupils that are attending said
nearer school.
House roll, No. 146, by Sisson of
Burt, amends section 4247 of the con
solidated statutes of Nebraska lo read as
follows : That any school district in the
state of Nebraska which has heretofore
voted and issued bonds to build or fur
nish a school house or for any other pur
pose, and which bonds or any part
thereof still remain unpaid, and remain
and are a legal liability against such
district and bearing interest, is hereby
authorized to issue roupon bonds at a
rate of interest not exceeding seven per
centum per annum, to be substituteu in
Elace of and exchanged for such bonds
eretoforo issued, whenever such school
district can effect sHch subsitution and
exchange at a rate not to exceed dollar
for dollar. Passed with the emergency
clause.
House Roll No. 103. by A. L. Cornish,
the bill amends section 8809, of tho con
solidated statutes of 1891, and is in sub
stanco ns follows: All leases shall be
made of a rental of six per cent on tho
appraised value, payable annually in ad
vance. In addition to this it provides
that the lessees shall pay the appraised
value of the improvements on the land,
which amount shall immediately be paid
to the owner or owners of the iinprov
nients. Applications for the lease of
land not offered at public sale may be
made to the commissioner of public
lands and buildings at any timo.
A proviso is inserted in the bill which
contemplates that if two or more desire
to lease the same land the commission
ers of public lands and buildings shall
auction off and lease the land to the per
son who, in addition to the 6 per een'
rental, will pay the highest cash bonu-
for the lease. Each lease must contain
a covenant that tho land it covers may
bo appraised every fivo years; also, that
at tho expiration of twenty years the
land shall revert bank to the state.
Further, it provides that any lessee of
the saline lands may apply to the board
of county commissioners" to have the
lands embraced in the lease or any part
thereof appraised for the purpose of sell
ing the same, and when so appraised the
lands become subject to nil the provi
sions governing tho sale of educational
lands of the state as provided in section
fifteen, article one, of chapter eighty of
the compiled statutes of 1887, beingsec
tion 4810 of the statutes of 1891. Section
two of the bill amends section 3810 of
the statues of 1891 nnd reacLi as follows:
"The board of public lands and build -fngs
shall place all moneys accruing
from the operation of this" act in the
permanent school fund of this state,
subject to the same acta governing the
said permanent school fund."
Chapter 58 Veterans.
House roll, No. 153, by J. C. F.
Mo-
nesson, provides:
Section 1. That a piece or parcel of
land not exceeding in extent one acre
not otherwise used or appropriated, in
such place and in such form as shall be
selected nnd agreed upon between the
trustees of Wyuka cemetery and a com
mittee to be selected by the grand army
of the republic of Lincoln, Nebraska, is
hereby appropriated and dedicated, to
the use and for the purjose of a soldiers'
burial ground, said grounds to be select
ed in the manner above described, out
of the south half of the east half (1) of
the southeast quarter (i) of section
nineteen (19) township No. ten (10),
range seven (7), east of the sixth P. M.,
otherwise known as Wyuka cemetery;
and said plot of ground " shall be used
for the burial of all such honorably dis
charged soldiers, as they or their friend
ghairdeslre to bury therein, together
with such members of their immediate
families, as said committee from the
grand army of the republic" shall direct
Said soldiers' burial ground-shall be
tinder the joint control of the board of
trustees of Wyuka, cemetery and subject
to its rules and regulations. Passed
with the emergency clause"
Code of Civil Procedure.
Sewteille No. 74, by Scott Amends
section 8035, chapter 1, consolidated
statutes by including: the "treasurer of
officers who shall certify to the amount
of liens on lands levied upon, on appli
cation of the" sheriff,
House roll No. 4?, by A. J. Cornish, of
Lancaster, providing that in all cases
wherein the judgment of any coarttfor
payment of money only, which now is
Ot may hereafter be a general lien on
iropftyofthe judgment debtor, and
he debtor proposes to take proceedings
in error or by appeal for review of such
judgment he may deposit in the court
in which such judgment is rendered the
full sum of such judgment interest and
costs, there to abide till termination of
such appellate proceedings, and may
file bond in such sum as the court or
judge thereof may determine with sure
ties to the approval of tho clerk of such
conrt; conditioned to pay interest on tho
judgment debt and costn to accru in
ovent tne juagment ro amrmeu. isn
such payment being made and such
bond filed and approved the general lien
of he. judgment shall be dissolved. If
such judgment be affirmed the money
so deposited shall bo paid to the judg
ment creditor, but if such judgment be
reversed, the debtor may withdraw such
deposit. Passed with the emergency
clause"
World's Columbian Exposition.
House f oU No. 268, by Schappell. for
the purpC3 Of presenting Nebraska pro
ducts at the world's fair $35,000 is ap
propriated. The governor shall appoint
one man who shall have charge of the
exhibit No one estimate shall exceed
$5,000, except in case of an emergency,
and then ottly on approval of the gov
ernor, showing for what purposo each
item is yaid. The commissioner general
shall receive a salary of $,000 per an
num and his travelling expenseo lor each
day devoted to his official duties. He is
authorized to appoint assistants and em
ploy clerical and such other force as he
may find necessary. At tho close of his
services he shall render to the governor
a detailed account of his actions. Pasbed
with the emer'gtacy elau&c.
Special A(V.
House roll No. 112, by Jensen, to re
count the ballots cast for and against
the amendments to the constitution re
lating to executive officers and the
amendment to the conetltuficr! relating
to permanent school fund on the" fith
day of November. 1893, anjd to d?claro
the result, This bill, it will be remem
bered, jiassed during the early part of
the session and the recount was com
pleted but lacked a gain sufficient to
carry .. the amendments. Passed with
the emergency clause.
House roll Nor. 305. by G. A. Luikart,
of Madison, an act clearing the title to
certain lands owned by Mary J. Carscnl
len in Antelope county. Passed with
the emergency clause.
Memorial to C'onsjreas.
Senate file No. 182, by Stewart, mem
morializing congress to call a conven
tion bf ths "several states of the United
States for the purpose of proposing an
amendment to section 3 of article 1 of
the constitution of the United State3.
giving each state two senators chosen
by direr oto of the people.
BarUl Cufotnt,
Tho Turks, perhaps, were tho first
people to use ornamental burial
grounds such as wo call cemeteries,
but as to when this custom was first
adopted in tho land of tho crescent
no one seoms to know. The earlier
Jews buried their dead in the earth,
that method being without doubt tho
most ancient burial modo known to
man. The very earliest Egyptians
seem to have understood the art of
embalming and have practiced it
from time out of memory. The an
cient Greeks and Romans cremated
the body, the ashes only seeing sepul
chre, except In case of illustrious
warriors, statesmen, etc., these latter
being buried unburned as a special
mark of favor. Some ancient tribes
preserved only parts of the body and
burned or burled the remainder. The
parts retained and preserved, dried or
in liquid, varied according to tribal
notions. With some it was tho
heart, that was thought to be too
sacred for cremation or burial; with
others the liver, ears. nose, tongue
or fingers. The Tartars of 2.000
years ago preserved only tho thumb
and toe nails of their dead.
Afraid to Klsk It.
The clork had just got his week's
salary from the cashier.
"If it's all tho sarao to you,"' he
said, turning the money over in his
hand, "I'd a little rather have a $5
bill in place of this gold piece."
What's the matter with it?'" asked
the cashier.
"Nothing, only I don't want to a-jk
the street car conductor to change a
gold piece."
"Why not?"
"I don't like to bo looked at sus
piciously, even by u street car con
ductor." "Would ho look at you suspicious
ly if you handed him that $0 gold
coin?"
"Of course ho would."
"Whv?"
'.Because I've an old overcoat on." I
Cocaine.
A rather remarkable discovery has
just been made. A gentleman in
Berlin was conducting experiments
with a view to determining how wenk i
a solution of cocaine would prove '
efficacious as a local anaesthetic in .
minor surgical operations, when he
stumbled upon the fact that simplo
water injected under the skin with a
syringe renders the flesh at that point
insensible to pain. The effect of the
water is to create a slight swelling
resembling that caused by the sting
ot a gnat, lho space marked by tho
swelling remains insensible to pain
for some minutes, so that tho incision
can be made without causing the
slightest pain
lie Hesitated anil Won.
The young man hesitated. The
clock struck 10. "My dear Miss
Hattie,"' he said, "I am going "
He hesitated again. "Oh, don't be in
a hurry, Mr. Felix; it is early yet,"
IJp hesitated again. "lam going- "
"So early?" and there was regret in
her voice. He hesitated once more.
"I am going ' "Don't." she
pleaded. He hesitated more than
ever. Then he braced himself. "I am
ffoing to ask you to marry me," he ex
claimed. "Do," she whispered yearn
ingly. And he did. with phenomenal
success. Detroit I ree Press,
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Bashes Sept. SO, 1892.
BBSOVKCn.
Losaa aad Discounts sY19.SSt.Sl
Rel Estatr.Farnltur aad Fix
tares 19.T01 U
0. S. Bonds 13,500 OS
Due from V. 3. Treasnrer. S STS.0O
pu from other banks 53.620 13
Ch&oBband 2S..2i03 87.921 IS
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Surplus Fund. . .
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