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THE BEE: OMAHA WEDNESDAY, MAY 4. 1921.
Digest or 312 New Laws
Lincoln, Neb., May 3. The re
cently adjourned Nebraska legisla
ture passed 315 bills, of which num
ber 312 became laws Governor Mc
Kelvie having vetoed three measures.
Appropriation bills totaling ap
proximately $29,000,000, were passed.
Of this amount, according to Thil
Bross, state finance officer, approxi
mately $6,000,000 will be raised by
fees.
Emergency bills are now in effect.
All other bills go into effect 90 days
irom the close of the session.
A digest of the 312 new laws,
classified as to Kcncral subjects fol
lows: Agriculture
g . oXew potato grading law.
Fancy grades, free from all imperfec
tions and at least two Inches In diameter.
No. 1 grade: To be sound and at least
one and seven-elgluli inches for round
variant and nt least one and one-half
Inches in diameter. Karly Nebraska grade
(for Kearney district). At 1. ai!t one and
five-eighth Indies. Slight, percentage
variations allowed for slue and other re
qulrements. Inspection fees. $ per car.
and relnspoetlon fee of $5 nt destination
wren requested. I'enally 10 to $100 fine
or si months In jail, or both.
8. V. 114 Farm warehouse act provides
for licensing of warehouses on farms where
. grain may he stored for the Issuance of
warehouse receipts upon tli grain for the
purpose of borrowing mone-y; license fee
of provision for Inspecting the grain
stored and reporting to the state depart
ment of agrlculturo. Emergency.
H. R. tOl New weights and measures
law. Given department of agriculture
arbitrary power rules Biid regulations and
provide standards not definitely fixed by
law. Makes it a misdeamor to use a
false weight or measure and makes pos
session prima facie evidence of Intention
to violate law. (Jives weight Inspector
"search warrant" rights in Inspecting
eights and measures. Make it mis
demeanor to hinder or obstruct Inspector in
performance of his duty. Allows Inspector
to sell false weights and measures with
out a warrant. Raises Inspection fees.
Klxes penalty for first conviction, $10 to
$100 fine: second conviction. $50 to $100.
H. R. 69S New law regulating dairies,
fixing sanitary requirements and for
bidding sale of milk or cream from dis
eased animals. Ilxempta owners of dairy
herds containing fewer than 36 cows.
Penalty, lo to $100. or Jail, not over
three months.
H. II. .Makes It unlawful to hold
perishable foodstuffs until unfit for con
sumption; or wilfully. negloct or destroy
foe the purposes of controlling the price.
8(ate department of agriculture or mayor
of any municipality may investigate and
aelxo and sell at public auction. Proceeds
after paying conts to go to owner.
H. R. 303 I'nlfnrm seed law; requires
All-seed sold to be labeled as to purity
n4 vurnilm rlitn iireRtit n ire. eyellintM
grower up to 10 nusneia in one year u
no representations are made. Stats de
partment to make free teste.
H. R. 889 Provides for tuberculin test
of all cattle shipped. Into state, except
for immediate slaughter, state fair ex
hibits or range cattle for feeding purpose.
Permits department to order retest within
$0 days. Emergency.
8 F. 17 Beo industry regulation act.
Under the supervision of the department
of agriculture prohlbltlng-foul broods of
contagious diseases among bees; provid
ing for Inspection of bees and fixing pen
alty for violation from $10 to $100 fine,
or jail sentence not exceeding three
months, or both.
H..R. SCS Provides for pest eradication
districts by 25 bonl-flde farmers or land
owners or may bo instituted by depart
ment of agriculture upon Its own In
vestigation without petition.
8. F. 11$ Exempts co-operative ware
houses from giving bonds as required of
all other warehouses handling grain.
II. R. 13 Precinct assessors required
to gather agricultural statistics.
H. R. 646 Prohibits sale of harmful
hog cholera strum or virus. Gives de
partment of agriculture greater super
vision. H. R. 617 Gives department of agri
culture general regulation over the sale
of tuberculin,
H. R. 436 State horticultural society
may meet on any day In January on call of
managing board. Officers and three execu
tive directors to comprise board. Ex
cepts secretary.
survey division of state university and
defines Its powers.
8. F. 172 State university to collect
$50 for each . tractor test, with cost of
fuel and oil additional. Emergency.
8. F. 870 Amended pure food act. Gives
the department of agriculture authority
to , make such rules and regulations as
may be necessary even though not so
specifically provided by law.
8. F. 178 Authorize state farm serum
plant to purchase and re-sell hog cholera
serum and virus, as well as to manufacture
and sell It. Emergency.
H. R. 510 Annual convention of state
poultry association may be held any time
in January.
H. R. 385 Regulates sale of turpentine
and fixes standards.
Banks and Banking
H. R. 66 Amends general banking laws.
Commercial banks by agreement may re
quire' notice and presentation of pass
book for return of deposits; restricts vse
of word "bank' to firms Incorporated un
der banking laws, except firms doing
business more than 10 years prior to pas
sage of act: minimum examination fee In
creased from $15 to $25; minimum capital
Increased from $10,000 to $35,000; commer
cial banks need only 6 per cent reserve
against deposits subject to withdrawal
only on presentation of pass books; In
case of assessment bank may sell a
sufficient amount of stock of a share
holder who does not pay assessment
within three weeks to make up the
mount; additional teeth In law relating
to fraud on the part of bank officials
or employes; all bank executives must
obtain license and meet character qualifi
cations, and all loans and Investments
must be approved by an active executive.
Emergency.
II. R. 602 Co-operative bank bill. No
person to own more than. 4 per cent of
the capital stock; limits dividend on capi
tal stock to 10 per cent per annum; dis
tribution of patronage dividends of net
earnings over and above expenses and
surplus to stockholders only on basis of
either borrowings or deposits; amends
commercial bank laws so that co-operative
banks can loan to stockholders amounts
In excess of (0 per cent of the paid up
capital stock and surplus. Provides for a
separate guaranty fund to be known as
"co-operative bank protective fund."
H. R. 193 Knocks out requirement
that new banks must wait two years be
fore coming under the guarantee law;
atate banking department may deny char
ter to new bank unless convinced that
public necessity, convenience and ad
vantage will be promoted; new banks pay
4 per cent of capital stock to guarantee
fund subject to adjustment later on the
basis of average daily deposits; banks or
ganized during the last two years come
under guarantee law.
S. F. $51 Gives the department of
trade and commerce authority at any time
to demand that a court remove a re
ceiver appointed to wind up affairs of
a defunct bank whenever It appears that
such receiver is not doing his duty In a
satisfactory manner. Emergency.
3. F. 128 Eliminates provision of old
lav exempting banks complying with the
reserve requirements of the federal re
serve act from compliance with the state
law on maintenance of reserve.
8. F. 140 Refunds to liquidated banks
their unused balances of state guarantee
fund, after three years.
8. F. 100 Authorizes county boards
upon petition signed by owners of a ma
jority of the land affected, to establish
levees or other bank protection on any
river or stream In the state, for the pur
pose of protecting property liable to be
damagtd by flood or erosion. Emergency.
,H. R. 371 Permits drainage dis
trict boards to buy drainage machinery
and do their-own work; also allows un
dertakings not . Involving more than SO
per' cent of the assessed value to be made
without special election.
8. ' F. 304 Makes approval by the de
partment of public works essential for
Issuance of bonds, mortgages or loans for
construction or operation of Irrigation or
water power project. Emergency.
S. F. 207 Makes approval of depart
ment of public works essential for petitions
to. .Include additional land In Irrigation
districts. Emergency.
9, F. 10 Repeale statute giving railway
commissioner power to fix irrigation
rates.
Sr F. 103 Requires Interstate ditch
owners to Install water measuring devices
st State line and furnish dally reports to
tale - Irrigation bureau, during season.
Penalty, $35 to $100 fine.
H. R. TS -Permits suits for damages
dee to Inadequate drainage which Is the
result of carelessness in highway work.
H. R. 66 Authorises sale of real estate
Owned by Irrigation districts and rrovldee
procedure.
M. K. 3 l 'carnage district warrants
BBSs' so used for the payment ' taxes
Irrigation and Drainage
due the district. Emergency.
8. F. 304 Requires approval of ttate
public works department to Include lands
In, or exclude them from, Irrigation dis
tricts. H. R. 455 rermlts lrrtgatlon districts
to create sinking funds to retire out
standing bonds. Emergency.
Schools
University and Normal.
8. F. 216 Stato normal board author
ized to prescribe courses of Instruction In
stats normal schools.
8. V. 323 Reorganizes state normal
board in conformity with the new consti
tution to consist of state superintendent
and six other members appointed by the
governor. Authorizes Issuance of bachelor
of arts degree to students completing the
four-year collegiate course.
H. K. 340 Permits Incorporation of col
lege societies when not organized for
profit.
H, R. S33 Formally accepts federal
atd for vocational rehabilitation. Ap
propriates $25,000 to carry out provisions.
Emergency.
Teachers and Officials.
8. F. 312 Creates state board of voca
tional education consisting of dean of col
lege of agriculture, state superintendent
and one woman appointed by the gover
nor for term of three years.
8. V. 253 Amend toachers' certifica
tion law. Makes second rade certificates
renewable more than once, and Includes
English composition and bookkeeping as
required subjects. Fixes method of re
issuing grades city-state certificates. Makes
It optional with atato superintendent to
accept grades of normal training high
school graduates In physiology, book
keeping, English composition, civics and
agriculture. Repeal old law on emergency
certificates and permits, and allows state
superintendents at his discretion to issue
thorn on application by county superin
tendent and local board of education,
where actual emergency Is shown to ex
ist. Life certificates to remain In force
where holders have been engaged In "any
educational work" up to within three
years last past. Emergency.
II. R. SS9 Permits holding of teachers'
Institutes at any time of year. I'nder
old law must be held during summer
months.
S. V. 1U Four-year term for state
superintendent, beginning ill January,
19:3.
Consolidated Schools.
H. R. 116 Repeals law whereby home
school district must pay transportation In
adjacent district when latter furnishes
transportation.
8. F. 1193 Changes consolidated school
law: requires petitions to be signed by a
majority of electors of each school dis
trict before changes In boundary may be
made; necessliafes 60 per cent of votes
cast at an election to establish new dis
tricts; provides that pupils residing in
fragmentary districts shall be given same
privileges as those in organized- districts.
Makes provision for dissolving consolidat
ed districts at an election If 25 per rent
of voters sign petition calling election.
Emergency.
S. F. 331 Empowers county superin
tendent, clerk and treasurer to distribute
Indebtedness of consolidated school dis
trict, as between smaller districts from
which It was formed, and makes their
findings, subject to ratification by the
voters.
Tax and Tuition.
S. F. 20 Fixes school tax limit of 100
mills In village and rural districts, when
approved by 60 per cent of the voters,
and otherwise at 25 mills. Limits bonded
Indebtedness to 30 per cent of assessment
subject to vote of the people. Special 10
mlll tax authorized for building school
houses. All these tax levies to be scaled
to ono-flfth, when assessments made on
actual valuo of property. Emergency.
H. R. 694 Limiting the aggregate
school tax In school district of Lincoln,
to $1,200,000 a year, with a privilege to
the board of submitting to voters the
rsislng of any additional sums for pur
poses staled. Emergency.
H. R. 20 Increasing the tuition fee
for non-resident pupils In free public high
schools from $1.50 to $3 per week.
Emergency.
H. R. 177 Free tuition In Lincoln
schools for children of non-resident state
officers and employes. Emergency.
8, F. 280 Increases aggregate school
tax limit from 50 mills to one-fifth valua
tion of taxable property to 65 mills or 13
mills on actual valuation. Emergency.
Miscellaneous.
8. F. 160 Declares English to be the
official language of Nebraska; all official
records and , publications and all Instruc
tion In public, private, denominational and
parochial grade schools to be in that
language; forbids discrimination against
English tongue by any organization, offi
cer or member thereof. Allows parents
to teach their own children foreign
languages at home, but forbids week-day
instruction otherwise. Penalty,, $25 to
$100 fine, or 50 days in Jail.
H. R. 100 Providing that In school
districts outside the city and metropolitan
districts all children between 7 and 16
must attend school not less than six
months each year, except where the child
has graduated from high school, and mak
ing a number of other minor changes,
and requires Inspection of parochial
schools by public school superintendents at
least twice a year.
H. R. 102 Requiring the maintenance
of school at least nine months in each year
where a levy of 40 mills supplemented
by the district apportionment of the state
school funds shall provide sufficient mon
ey; and providing for state aid where
the total is insufficient.
8. F. 123 Includes high schools, county
high schools aiM school dormitories
among Institution for which precinct,
township, second-class cities or villages
may issue bonds for Improvement.
Emergency.
H. R. 101 Requires all children between
ages of 14 and 18 who have not graduat
ed from high school, who are not physi
cally incapacitated to attend part time
schools and forbids their employment un
less they do so,
8. F. 337 Allows Kimball county high
school district to Issue warrants in pay
ment of $14,000 bond deficiency. Emer
gency. S. F. 50 Allows orchard and garden
tracts to be taken under eminent domain
proceedings by school districts. and
amends procedure for exercising the
right.
H. R. 400 School districts with 160 or
more children of school age shall elect
trustees at board meeting Instead of at
general election. Emergency.
H. R. 163 Provides for education of
deaf children in day schools where they
reside, at expense of local school districts
where there are five or more. Limit of
expense $150 per year per pupil.
H. R. 629 State school apportionment
to school districts containing school land;
additional amount equal to what taxes
would be on such school land.
II. R. 164 Permits sale. of Omaha's
$5,000,000 school bond Issue below par.
Emergency.
H. R. 156 Allows Lincoln school board
to fix time of Its own meetings. Emer
gency. H. R. 466 State school lands may be
appraised by state board whenever it is
deemed for the best Interests of the state.
Appropriations
H. R. 623 Budget appropriations' bill
for the quarter beginning April 1, 1921,
and ending June 30. 1921, carrying a
total of $2,490,013.66.
H. R. 623 General budget appropriation
bill for the biennlum ending June 30. 1923,
and carrying a total of $22,461,693.43.
H. R. 621 Providing for the payment
of the salaries of state officers for the
biennlum ending June 30, 1923.
H. R. 619 Appropriating money for the
payment of miscellaneous Items of In
debtedness arising from claims and de
ficiencies.
H. R. 463 Appropriates $4,500 to Mar
garet Sexton of Omaha whose husband,
John F. Sexton, was shot by a highway
man In Omaha whils attempting to
frustrate a holdup.
H. R. 462 Appropriating $2,925 for
relief of J. V. Dunn, employe of state
department of public works, who lost right
hand in tractor accident. Emergency.
H. R. 696 Appropriating $5,000 from
the hunting and fishing license funds to
Improve for fish conservation purposes a
five-acre lake in Nemaha county which
the citizens of Peru offer to deed to the
state.
H. R. 78 Appropriates $64,700 for leg
islative expense. Emergency.
H. R. 620 Provides for payment of the
salaries of officers of state government
for quarter ending June 30, 1921, and
for payment of salaries of clerk and re
porter of supreme court. From January
1, 1921, to June 30. 1921. Emergency.
H. ft. 184 Appropriate $200 for a tomb
stone for the grave of Stephen Archibald,
wno died without neire ana estate went
to state.
H. R. 588 Appropriating $500 relief to
C. E. Olson of 8aundera county who was
Injured by the collision of his automobile
with a department of public works tractor
carelessly left on ths highway without
lights.
H. R. 181 Appropriates $3,600 for re
lief of George AlUhousc, Injured in the
penitentiary.
H. R. 618 Appropriated $28,300.54 cov
ering constitutional increases in salaries
from January 1 until appropriations of
this legislature are available. Emergency.
II. R. 77 Appropriates 8116.100 for leg
islative salaries. Emergency.
H. R. 592 Appropriating for the relief
of family of Does Focht, a stats employe,
killed In accident at Lincoln Insane hos
pital. Emergency.
II. R. 424 Appropriating $10,000 from
the fishing and hunting license fund to
establish a fish hatchery In Lincoln or
Gordon county,
H. R. 399 A TO-page bill entirely re
writing the fish and game laws. Make It
unlawful to kill prairie chickens and
grouse except between October 1 and No
vember 1. Dally bag limit of 10 fowls.
Season closed to ducks and geese except
between September 18 and December 31,
as provided by federal regulations. No
closed season for fish except trout, pike
or perch. Season open on these from
April 1 to October 31. All license fees
are appropriated for the use of the de
partment. S. F. 268 Establishes state game- re
serves near Ilalsey and Valentine. Makes
It unlawful to kill, hunt, trap or chase
birds or animals In these areas or to
carry firearms or have a dog. Penalty,
$50 to $100 fine, or three months to ono
year In Jail, or both.
Insurance
"ir. R. 226 In determining the lia
bilities of firs Insurance companies 60 per
cent of the premiums received on all un
expired risks with less than one year to
run and a pro rata amount on risks with
a longer term shall be considered a lia
bility. H. R. 440 New state hall Insurance law.
Provides payment of premium on June 1;
losses to be paid December 1 : Increases
premium In western zone; creates hall
insurance bureau in state department and
leaves adjustment of losses to this bureau.
Emergency.
H, R. 419 Requires foreign Insurance
companies operating in Nebraska to sub
mit one satisfactory report in addition to
other requirements before receiving permit
to transact business. Emergency.
1. R. 301 Liability insurance com
panies. Inspecting premises covered by in
surance, shall file copy of the report with
the state department of labor.
If. R. 273 Requires qualifications of
character and ability for organizers of
Insurance corporations. Emergency.
8. F. 175 Fixes basis of valuation for
bonds and other securities held by Insur
ance companies.
Labor
H. R. 617 Antl-plckellng bill, making
it unlawful to Interfere or attempt to In
terfere with any person In the exercise
In his or her lawful right to work, by
using profane. Insulting, indecent, of
fensive, or abusive or threatening lan
guage toward such person, or any mem
ber of the Immediate family, In their
presence or heating for the pur
lose of influencing or attempting to
influence such perron to quit his or her
employment, or to refrain from seeking or
entering into employment or to persist in
talking to or communicate in any manner
to -them; to follow or Intercept such per
son from or to his work or home or about
the city against the will of such person
or photograph them or to threaten or
menace, or to commit an assault on such
person, or to loiter about, picket or patrol
his or her place of work or .residence
against his will; making It also unlawful
to picket any place of business for the
purpose of Inducing or Influencing others
not to do business dealing with such per
sons, so that the lawful business la ob
structed, interferred with or damaged;
provides punishment of from $10 to $100,
or Imprisonment not to exceed 60 dayB.
8. F. 2 Amends" general workmen's
compensation act. Places back underitho
law 40,000 employes of the state, county,
cities and schools, removes limit of $200
for medical aid, provides for percentage
compensation, for permanent laws in ad
dition to compensation paid while dis
ability lasts. Allows department assist
ants to head cases, stop practice of sharp
bargaining by insurance companies. Makes
children dependents up to age of 18 in
stead of 16.
S. F. 311 Regulates private employ
ment agencies, provides for refunding of
fees In the event of failure to procure
employment, prohibiting the dividing of
fees and generally regulates charges
permissible for assistance In obtaining
employment.
Salaries: (State).
H. R. 403 Raising the salaries of state
board of control members from $3,000 to
$4,000 per annum.
H. R. 613 Raises salaries national
IWuard officers: Adjutant general from
f$3,000 to $4,000 per annum; assistant ad
jutant general from $2,400 to $2,700, and
disbursing officer from $1,200 to $1,600.
S. F. 233 Raises salaries of clerk of
supreme court from $4,000 to $5,000; and
reporter of supreme court from $2,500 to
$4,000.
H. R. 404 Increases salaries of deputy
state officers and secretaries to governor,
board .of control and railway commission
to $2,640. (In another bill, salaries of
two deputies to attorney general fixed
at $3,600 each.
County:
8. F. 102 Increases Douglas county
sheriff's chief deputy's salary to $2,000
bookkeeper to $2,000; head Jailer to $2,000,
and other deputies to- $1,750. Emergency.
H. R. 70 Fixes salaries ' of county
judges. Counties more than 3,000 popu
lation and less than 6,000, $1,600; 6,000
and less than 16,000, $1,900; 16,000 and
less than 30,000, $2,200; 20,000 and less
than 25,000, $3,500; 25,000 and and less
than $5,000, $2,800; 36,000 and less than
60.000, $3,300; 60,000 and less than 150,
000. $3,500; more than 150,000, $4,500.
Emergency.
Roads and Bridges
H. R. 654 Requiring the department of
public works upon application of county
board to furnish data including prices of
such road machinery as the county re
quires; providing that the department of
finance shall call for bids upon such
equipment and file a copy of .same with
each county board; provided that nothing
In this act shall be construed to compel
the county board to purchase equipment
through the state department. Emergency.
8. F. 180 Provides that the -cost of
Improvement In road districts shall be as
sessed on the following basts: 50 per
cent on the zone line next to the high
way, 26 per cent on the second zone; 16
per cent on the third zone and 10 per
cent on all other zones. Emergency.
8. F. 268 Authorizes county boards to
make re-assessments for Improvement on
road where assessment are Irregular.
Emergency.
3. F. 190 Allows county boards to bid
In competition with other contractors on
road projects let In their counties by the
department of public works.
H. R. 490 Prevents department of pub
lic works and county board from con
structing highways without first asking
for bids. Emergency.
H. R. 196 Ten or more freeholders of
road district may petition county board
to submit proposition of voting road Im
provement bonds.
H. R. . 379 Providing that in any case
where the boundary line of an Incorporated
city extends along an unimproved high
way the county board Is empowered to
maintain the road for Its full width so
long as it remains unpaved.
S. F. 121 Same rights on public, high
ways for owners of electric transmission
lines that purchase current as for those
that sell it.
H. R. 149 Permits owners of land
within five miles of Omaha to donate
land for the purpose of widening road.
H. R. 181 Eminent domain to depart
ment of public works In acquiring land
for any state use. Including highways.
Emergency.
H. R. 461 Provides for the perpetua
tion of survey corners endangered by
highway work. Emergency.
8. F. 193 Provides that all labor on
highways shall be paid for at a rate to
be fixed by county boards of each county
Instead of by statute as heretofore.
H. R. 15 Provides for cattle trails
paralleling highways in sand hill country.
Emergency.
H. R. 484 Making a number of minor
changes In relation to the law permitting
the use of convict labor on roads or
other public works. Emergency.
8. F. 129 Reduces length limit of bridges
for which state aid may be obtained by
counties from 176 to 100 feet.
H. R. 487 The duties of preparing es
timate of costs of construction of county
bridges is transferred from the state board
of irrigation to. the state department of
publis works.
H. R. 318 Forces officials to paint all
county and township bridges white and
keep them white.
Corporations
H. R. 408 New blue sky law. Requires
all corporations except aume which are
exempted to secure authority from de
partment of trade and commerce before
any stock or other securities are Issued.
Corporations exempted are: Public utili
ties, banks, trust companies, installment
Investment companies. Insurance compa
nies, religious Institutions, non-profit bear
ing securities domestic, benevolent edu
cational or charitable institutions or for
eign or domestlo governmental securities.
Penalty for violation 1 to 10 years In
penitentiary. Gives department full power ;
of examination. Inspection, subpoena and j
publicity. Prohibits public display of any I
department older or l'.cci-se. Reoalres j
agents to be rct"istcr-d. MiJ;e It uiluv.ful 1
to declare ' une.-ixned dividends. t;upcn t
liabilities for repleading advertising ar.4 !
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vf
Made by
holds officers responsible for checking
such sdvertlsements. Requires attorney
general and county attorney to assist In
Investigation and prosecution. Limits stock
salesmen' commissions to 10 per cent of
par values. Violation of act prima facie
evidence of fraud, emergency.
H. R. 674 Rewritten general co-operation
laws. No person shall own more
than 4 per cent of stork; 14 may Incor
porate but minimum of 25 members re
quired to do business; stock dlvldonds lim
ited to 10 per cent; may provide for sur
plus fund, and additional profits must be
paid us a patronage dividend to stockhold
er or non-stockholders as provided In ar
ticles. No firm unless organized under this
law, can use word co-operative in tta name
Cue vote for each stockholder regardless
of Interests. Emergency.
H. R. 668 Providing that actions st
law relating to the issuance or sale of
stock In corporations may be brought In
the county where the cause of action or
some part thereof arose or where the con
tract relating to the sale or Issuance has
been violated or is to be preferred.
II, R. 659 Making the peraon or cor
poration liable for all atatements, declara
tions, promises or representations made by
an agent In procuring or negotiating the
sale or transfer of its stock or seurltle.
Emergency.
II. R. 237 If occupation tax of cor
poration is delinquent for three years and
corporation falla to answer notices within
90 days It shall be dissolved.
8. F. 364 Permits Ico cream manufac
turers In Nebraska to sell their products
outside of state containing less than 14
per cent butter fat and less than 12 per
cent in fruit cream. Emergency.
H. R. 236 Reduces fee for rtllng amend
ment to article or Incorporation of non
profit corporations from $5 to $1.
Railroads
H. R. 225 Making it offense punish
able by a forfeiture of $5 per car per
day for each and every day cars are not
furnished to shippers within five days af
ter application and requires railroad com
panies to make an annual reciprocal de
illumine contract with each shippor recelv
1ns or sending 10 or more cars a year.
H. R. 673 Freight and express rste re
paration bill authorizing state railway
commission to sit as a board of review on
all claims of unjust rates and regulations
or inefficient service damages and nrn-
i vldlng for restitution to the injured or
ttgirnevrn person.
8. F. 243 Requires railroads to furnish
coaches and cabooses for shippers and
caretakers accompanying shipments of
live stock. One cabooso for each 15 care
takers. Penalty not less than $100 for
each violation.
8. F. 281 Memorializes congress for the
passage of new act to be substituted for
the Norris act granting the outsldo 160
feet on each side of the . Union Pacific
right of way to the abutting land owners.
Declares present Norris act being evaded
under United States supreme court de
cision. H. R. 196 Provides for mixed shipments
of live stock, each class at the minimum
carload rate. ,
8. F. 146 Provision for safeguarding
railway crossings, giving railway com
mission power to supervise building such
crossings and stipulating that land own
ers shall bear expenses in excess of $600.00
Incurred 11 constructing special crossings
i sr tneir benefit.
Revenue and Taxation
8. F. 65. New Revenue law. Creates
office of tax commissioner at a salary of
si.uvo per year and gives him Jurisdiction
over entire state and local administration
of assessment and taxation, subject to re
view of state board of equalization, of
wnicn ne is a member. Authorizes tax
commissioner, under authority of state
board, to order general or individual re-
assessments in any county and appoint
special assessors for that purpose, when
tne regular assessment Is deemed Inade
quate or Inequitable. Special assessors
must bo residents of the county where re
assessment Is made. Appeals allowed to
district court, grain brokers, motion pic
ture distributors, sugar manufacturers
and oil dealers to be assessed on average
capital. Automobile peddler's tax fixed at
$100 a year. Separate classification for
Intangible property. Including moneys,
gross credits, corporation shares, notes not
secured by real estate mortgage. Judgment,
liens, contracts, bonds and other securities.
Tax rate on such property to be one-fourth
of the rate levied on tangible property In
each taxing subdivision. Value of shares
for taxation to be computed by deducting
all tangible and intangible property separ
ately assessed. Shares owned outside of
Nebraska non-taxable. Corporation to pay
tax on domestic shares and collect from
shareholders. Public bonds and warrants
to be listed separately and taxed 1 mill
on $1. Building and loan shares subject
to 4 mill tax, bank stock and real estate
mortgages exempt from intangible tax.
Special provision for taxing franchises and
Insurance companies. Limit of 6 mills on
state general fund tax abolished.
H. R. 492. Creates a budget commis
sion under department of finance. Pro
vides all state Institutions and departments
shall report each month by statement of
expenditures to commission. Requires
secretary of finance to make investigations
and to check expenditures against budget
estimates with a view to obtaining occur
ate information not later than November
13, preceding the convening of legislative
session for the budget estimate of the bl
ennlum.
H. R. 14 Real estate assessments every
two years, with a special assessment this
year. Emergency.
H. R. 127. Makes 35 mills on $1 on
actual market value of county taxes,
unless higher levy Is authorized by vote
of the people. 8pecial additional levy not
exceeding 1 mill allowed to pay Indebt'
edness when present constitution was
adopted. Limit for specific purposes as
follows: General fund, 3 mills: roads, 1.7
mills: bridges. 1.6 mills; sinking fund, 1
mill; mothers' pension fund, 1 mill;
soldiers' relief, 1 mill. Emergency.
H. R. 496. Providing that appropria.
tions shall be made from the state treas
ury in specific sums and eliminate the
various mill levies heretofore provided oy
law.
H. R. 498. Eliminates 6 mill limit on
sreneral state tax levy.
H. R. 622. Eliminates Interest require
ment on delinquent taxes.
Child Welfare
H. R. 84 Providing for a clinical pay.
chologlst under the supervision of the
board of control, which board shall have
care and custody of all delinquent, de
pendent or neglected children with power
to assign them to outside state lntiuu
tlons.
8. F. 80 District court to make Inde
pendent Investigation of default divorce
cases and those involving minor cnuaren,
through probation officer.
8. F. 81 Age limit in child abduction
cases raised from 10 to IB years.
ft. F S2 Aea limit In cases of abandon
men or mistreatment of children raised
frcm 14 to 15 years.
8. F. 89 Makes it a crime to debauch
or denrave the morals of any boy under 21
years and provides prison sentence of not
less than 10 veara for violation.
H. R. 216 Blth and death certificates
to be reported to the department of pub
lic welfare.
H. R. 99 Repeals sections of the law
relating to the appointment of guardians
now Incorporated in other child welfare
bills.
H. R. 89 Children under 18 and preg.
nant women must be cared for In places
other than the poor bouse.
H. .R. 98 Providing that where children
are removed by court order from houses
of 111 repute they may be placed In state's
home for dependent cnuaren.
S. F. 77 Prohibits youths under 18 in
pool or billiard halls, penalty lor mis
renresentintr aire. 35 to $25 fine.
8. F. 97 Gives abandoned wife full cut
tody of children and their earnings.
H. R. 288 Abolishes fees for birth and
death certificates. Emergency.
8. F. 96 Raises majority age of fe
males from 18 to 21 years or age.
Elections
H. R. 478 New voting by mail law.
Requires votere to apply to county cierK
In writing at least two and not more than
30 days before election. For a primary
election the voter must state his party
affiliation. Where registration Is required,
a certificate must be filed shewing the
voter to bs duly registered, and his party
affiliation. County clerk to issue voter
a ballot for voting by mall with return
envelop and Instruction card, and at the
aame time make a full record of the
voter's name, residence and party affili
ation. He must also notify the election
board where the voter lives, and If the
voter attempts to cast a ballot in person
In his home precinct the board must
rhallenre his vote. The voter may pre
sent bis credentials to a notary public or
other officer using a seal, at any place
he may be on election day, outside of his
own precinct and county, mark his bal
lot secretly In the presence of such of
ficial, take an oath of identification, fold
and sesl hit ballot In the envelope fur
rlh'ed for that purpose and deliver It
to the official, which the latter shall re
turn by mail, duly certified, to the coun
ty clerk of the county where the voter
resides. Persons In the military or naval
services take the oath before commis
sioned officers who shall act Instead of
the civil official. Before '. otes received
l.y mall are opened anil counted uUic I
county canvassing board, tl.t slerk TjH I
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unit a notice of the meeting for 48 hours.
If any voter to whom a mailed ballot
has been issued should afterward vote In
his own precinct, the election board there
of shall notify the county clerk at once.
Identification of votes returned by mall
shall be opened to public Inspection, and
the canvassing board shall compare them
with Its list of absent voters. Fraudulent
votes may be rejected, the ballots being
held In the regular manner. Repeals old
law In entirety. Penalty for violation de
clared a felony, punishable by 1 to 6 year
in tne penutenttary.
H. R. 62 Primary election reform act.
Provisles for nomination of all county and
precinct committeemen and delegates by
party convention. Stipulates county con
vention shall be held 30 days In advance
of primary; that a party platform shall
be drafted at the convention upon which
candidates shall pledge themselves. Ex
empts national committeemen from con
vention nomination. Delegation to national
convention to be elected at convention.
S. F. 305 Provides for registration of
all voters In state rural districts and in
towns under 7.000, where registration for
merly was not required. Provides card in
ilex system of registration by county clerks
In rural districts and cities under 7,000
population. Emergency.
II. R. 126 All territory within a sec
ond class city or village must be included
within a voting precinct having a polling
place within the city or village.
H. R. 242 Repeals obsolete law relating
to voting machines.
II. R. 69 Provides for canvassing boards
In nil precincts having 200-or more voters;
permits women to serve on election boards.
H. R. 282 Making a number of minor
amendments to the general election law,
rutting out counting boards in precincts
under 200 voters, giving third party hold
ing one-tenth of total county vote rep
resentation on election board, and requir
ing the county clerk to deliver election
supplies.
II. R. 657 Legislative reapportionment
bill. Provides for the division of districts
where more than one senator or repre
sentative lj awarded to a county.
H. R. 243 Changing the designation of
the nonpartisan ballot to non-polltlcal.
H. R. 68 Reduces pay of election hoard
officials in city and village precincts from
$5 a day to 30 cents an hour.
II. R. 49 Makes women elglble for elec
tion as village trustees.
State and County
State Parks.
8 F. 189 Creates a state park board of
six persona, to be appointed by the gover.
nor for terms of elx years. The governor
and secretary of the department of public
works shall be ex-offlclo members of the
beard. The board shall have authority to
acquire lands for parks to conserve for
estry, animal and bird life and regions of
scenic beauty, historic or scientific inter
est. The board may hold in trust any
gift of lands or money for these purposes
and may adopt rules and regulations per
taining to the use, care and administra
tion of psrks and boulevards. Violation
of these rules to be punishable by a fine
not exceeding $100.
8. F. 338 Establishes a state park In
Dawes county and provides that funds for
the development, beautlficatlon and care
of the park shall he Included In subsequent
budgets by the governor.
II. R. 614 Donates 40 acres of saline
state land west of Lincoln for park pur
poses. State to retain mineral rights.
State.
8. F. 326 Secretary of state. Instead of
secretary of finance, to make up and pub
lish legislative session laws. -
H. R. 494 Changes the date of the be
ginning of ths fiscal year for the state
ficm April 1 to July 1 of each year.
Emergency.
H. R. 474 Isolated tracts containing less
than 40 acres owned by the state shall be
sold by the state at the expiration of tht
present lease.
H. R. 671 Creates unpaid state com
mission to design new state seal and ban
ner. H. R. 197 Gives commissioner of pub.
lie lands and buildings authority over re
surveys and restoration of lost and oblit
erated corners. Emergency.
H. R. 409 Empowers the state depart
ment of public works to tell any surplus
materials for the construction of state
buildings and providing a per diem rental
charge for the state equipment. Permits
the department to dispose of any surplus
or nonservlceable equipment at actual cost.
County.
H. r! 130 Provides mill levy for
malignance of county fair associations and
limits the total amounts to be raised as
follows: Counties over 150,000, $7,600;
counties fross 60,000 to 100,000, $3,000;
counties less than 50,000, $2,000,
8. F. 269 Empowers Douglas county to
reimburse district Judges for loss of law
books and other property destroyed in the
Omaha riot.
8. F. 149 Requires county boards to
provide rooms and offices for state com
pensation commissioner or his assistants.
Emergency.
H. R. 683 Makes alight changes In the
boundaries of Arthur, Dewey, Deuel. Gar
den, Grant. Kleth, Morrill, Perkins, Saund
ers, Scottsbluff and Thurston counties
complying with the constitutional pro
vision requiring boundaries to be placed
on section lines and boundary streams.
Also carries provision that county boards
may decide on question of change In
boundaries and submit them to a vote of
the people of the counties affected.
8. F. 176 County boards to elect chair
men at regular January meeting each year.
S. F. 106 Douglas county defender per
mitted to appoint his own deputy.
B. F. 32 Changes fees allowed county
judges.
H. R, 131 County assessors required to
furnish local assessors with the names of
all motor vehicle owners In their terri
tory. Emergency.
H. R. 3 Discharge records of world war
veterans to be recorded by county clerks.
8. F. 268 Requires county Judge to pay
Into the county treasury unclaimed moneys
remaining on hand 10 years rrom estates.
H. R. 175 Legalizes county warrants,
contracts and proceedings In connection
with the building of the Valley county
courthouse. Emergency.
8. F. 164 Provides for two additional
district judges In the Fourth Judicial dis
trict, Including Douglas, Washington and
Burt counties. Emergency.
H. R. 206 Salary of Lancaster county
chief deputy clerk Increased to 32,200.
H. R. 188 Provides that the county
assessor of Lancaster county shsll make
up tne tax list ana receive souv aaamonai
annually.
8. F. 113 Majority vote on question of
abolishing county assessor sufficient to
carry In county.
H. R. 313 Statement of county board
may be submitted to auditor in lieu of his.
tory of bond Issue destroyed by fire.
Emergency.
H. R. 134 Testimony before county sur
veyor as to location or identification of
lines and corners must be reduced to writ
ing. Emergency
H. R. 311 Designates what county and
state officers shall take charge of a county
or state office In case of a temporary
vacancy.
S. F. 334 Forbids any county board
member In a county having over 8,000 pop.
ulatlon to serve as a county highway
commissioner. Limits pay of county high
way commissioner to $8 a day and actual
traveling expenses In all counties of less
than 50,000 population.
H. R. 261 Quarantine regulations put
under the county board of health and
sheriff made a member of the board.
H. R. 682 Taxes delinquent 20 years to
be kept In separate "tax suspension"
ledger.
H. R. 162 Permits Dawson county to
make a special levy to wipe out a deficit
In Its road fund.
H. R. 266 Requires attorney general to
ii.vestlgate and make a written report in
1922 in regard to a uniform method of
Issuing bonds in all political subdivisions.
Emergency.
H. R. 190 Allows Douglas county clerk
a budget of $20,000 for clerk's salaries
where county clerk makes county and city
tax lists.
H. R. 493 Requires county treasurers to
make final settlement as of June 30 be
fore August 1. Emergency.
H. R. 137 Surveys made by county
surveyor must distinguish between original,
subdivision and retraceraent work. Emerg
ency. H. R. !17 Increases sheriffs' mileage
fees. Emergency.
H. R. 147 Fee for notary commission
Increased to $2. Emergency.
H. R. 239 Repeals obsolete school dis
trict In South Omaha.
H. R. 60 County surveys to be made by
atate surveyors under commissioner of pub
lib lands and buildings. Emergency.
Miscellaneous
H. R. 154 Legalizes boxing in Nebraska.
Provides for licensing all clubs and other
vtsociatlons who wish to give boxing con
tests under the supervision of the state
department of public welfare. Requires
a bond of not less than $1,000 and a $10
aunual fee for a license. Limits matches
to 10 rounds of 3 minutes each with 1
minute Intervening. Minimum weight of
gloves, 6 ounces. Requires participants
to be examined by a physician and re
quires report on each match within 72
hours after Its completion. Prohibits sham
and fake matches and places tax of 6 per
cent on gross receipts to be paid to tho
department of public welfare.
II. K. 138 Amenos tne law rotating to
the prohibition of aliens and slien cor
porations fiom acquiring title to land In
Nroixr..;?.
Resident aliens rant sell all 1 t
Untie In Il yeare afltr acquiring the J
tamt upon penalty of the lands being
escheated to the state. Prohibits corpor
ations from electing aliens as members
of board of directors In number sufficient
to constitute a majority or to elect aliens
as executive officers and managers anil
prohibiting aliens from owning a majority
of the stock. This excepts corporations
whsre the holding of real estate is neces
sary In the operation of railroads and
manufacturing establishments. Real estate
within the limits of a municipality is also
exempted. The word "nonresident" before
the word "alien" wherever used with ref
erence to ths boldlns of land la likewise
eliminated.
II. R. 690 Relating to the leasing of
water for power purposes snd requiring
that within, six months of approval of an
application a contract must be entered
Into with tho state for not less than 60
years. Provided that upon failure of the
applicant to comply with any provision
of such lease and to pay the fees, the
lease shall be Cancelled. Appraisal of Im
provements upon the termination of a
lease la also provided. Emergency.
8. F. 271 Sets forth specifications for
gasoline on the market and provides a
penalty of from $10 to $100 for violation
Specifications: Color, white; free from
waiter and Impurity; boiling point not less
than 140 degrees F. ; 95 per rent must dis
till: tanks and barrels properly labeled
A penalty is also provided for having in
possession with Intent to sell gasoline not
conforming to the regulations.
8. F. 194 Creates a state racing com
m'sslon of three members with power to
prescribe all rules and regulations under
which horse races may be conducted In
the state and to Issue licenses to corpora
tions or associations desiring to conduct
horse races. Penalty of from $100 to
$500 for violation.
II. R. 234 Creates a commission con
sisting of the clerk of the supreme court
the supreme court reporter and the at
torney geneal to compile the statutes be
ginning In 1821. The commission Is given
the power to adopt such means as they
see fit. Appropriation of $40,000 Is al-
lcwed and such additional funds as may be
derived from the sale of the statutes may
be used If necessary.
H. 1!. 550 Outlining the duties of hotel.
keepers, fixing the rates that they may
charge, their liabilities and their protec
tion. This SDDlles also to restaurants.
apartment house owners or rooming house
keepers. It was accldently omitted irom
the statutes at the last session.
H. R. 406 Provides for the organization
of Protestant Episcopal church parishes
and the Incorporation thereof and Includes
a general revision of the laws on this
subject. Emergency.
S. F. 169 Authorizes Incorporation of
associations embracing the professions of
law, medicine, divinity, architecture, engi
neering and others.
S. F. 23 Memoralizes congress to push
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway pro
ject. H. R. 601 Provides for the establish
ment of special laundry marks for linen
and towel supply companies.
H. R. 24 The Smith bread bill. Fixes
standard weights for loaves of bread at
at half-pound, pound and pound and a
half or other multiples of a pound. For
bids the use of Impurities In the making
of bread.
H. R. 467 Joint and concurrent resolu
tion naming John G. Nletiardt poet-laureate
of Nebraska,
H. R. 293 Requires newspaper publish
ers to file affidavits to prove bona fide
circulation.
8. F. 349 Regulates security deposits
on motion picture film rental contracts.
H. R. 300 Makes November 11 a legal
holiday "Armistice day."
S. F. 120 Memorial to congress favor
ing a motion picture censorship bill.
City and Towns
Water and Light Districts.
8. F. 319 Authorizes cities of the sec
ond class of villages to erect power or
light plants outside the city limits and to
require real estate for such plants after
60 per cent majority or tne votes cast
at an election for the purpose shall be
found to favor such plants. Limits the
rate on bonds to 6 per cent. Two or more
cities may vote Joint bonds not to ex
ceed 7 per cent of valuation for a joint
plant after 60 per cent of the voters have
expressed themselvus In favor of it. Emer
gency.
H. K. iz rermits people wno are served
by he Metropolitan Water district, but
who live outside of Omaha, to participate
In water board elections. Emergency.
8. F. 30 Creates Omaha Metropolitan
Utilities district to eTerclse all powers of
old water district. One utility may loan
to another up to $150,000. Emergency.
8. F. 31 Provides for bond issues 10
extend Omaha water or gas plants, sub
ject to popular vote.
8. F. 29 Authorizes omaira Metropoli
tan Utilities district to extend water and
gas mains and tax the coat to property
owners by creating districts for this pur
pose. Extension of rsjplns Into Sarpy coun
ty permmea wuu ma nniiie ijui,n
Emergency.
8. F. 225 Raises bond limit Tor water
works and other municipal utilities In cit
es of from 5,000 to 25,000 population from
$150,000 to $250,000. Emergency.
Improvements
H. R. 837 Validates bonds In cities of
the second class for local improvement
where construction has been completed be
fore January, 1. 1921, and no free holder
has filed objection. Emergency.
H. R. 60 Omaha bonds to be registered
with city comptroller Instead of with the
county clerk.
8. F. 350 Authorizes cities of the second
class and vlllagee to refund municipal
bonds at a higher rate of Interest, not
exceeding S percent.
8. F. 36 Makes 60 per cent majority
necessary to carry an election at which
bonds are voted In cities of the second
class or villages. Limits total amount of
bonds to 4 per cnt of the full value of
assessed property. Instead of from 10 to
6 per rent of the taxable value as In the
eld law.
H. R. 380 Validates district and Inter
section paving bonds In towns and village
where contract work has been entered
into. Applies particularly to South Sioux
City. Emergency.
Officers.
H. R. 182 Permits second class cities
to employ efficiency experts.
H. R. 257 Provides for the election
of a Justice 'of the peace In a city, vil
lage or precinct having a population of
600 or more.
H. R. 284 Permits cities of the second
class to employ special city engineers.
H. R. 341 Bets out the duties and pow
ere 'of the Omaha municipal court.
H. R. 840 Abolishes the office of po
lice magistrate In Omaha.
H. R. 339 Increases the number of
municipal court Judges In Omaha from
three to five.
H. R. 342 Abolishes the office of Justice
of the peace In Omaha.
H. R. 204 Makes mayors of cities of
from 5,000 to 25,000 population elglble to
fill the office of city manager.
8. F. 266 Requires city treasurers In
cities of the second class and villages
to deposit funds In the local banks, giv
ing no preference to one over another.
Emergency.
Miscellaneous. .
K. R. 877 Specifies kinds of -sewef
pipe to he used In specifications for bids.
Emergency.
II. R. 355 Provides for tax levies to
maintain volunteer fire departments In
cities and villages. Limit of levy 4-10 of
a mill. Emergency.
H. R. 411 Permits the annexation of
Lincoln suburbs. Emergency.
H. R. 612 Increases the membership
of the Lincoln library board from 5 to
9 members when provided for by city or
dinance, H. R. 233 Repeals old obsolete South
Omaha charter.
S. F. 208 New Omaha home rule char
ter. H. R. 307 Trustees of cities, towns end
villages may appropriate up to one-tenth
of 1 per cent of assessed value for pub
licity purposes.
H. R. 206 Permits Omaha to acquire
site for aviation field.
8. F. 100 Gives the power of eminent
domain to organizations of five or more
persons as for the promotion of literary,
art or musical education In Douglas and
Lancaster counties. Enables the erection
of a $5,000,000 Joslyn memorial art In
stitute In Omaha. Emergency.
Service Men.
H. R. 416 American Legion aid bill.
Creates a fund of $2,000,000 by a special
appropriation, the income from which
shall be used to provide a fund from
which" loans may he made to needy dis
abled ex-aervlee men, their wives or fam
ilies. The $2,000,000 is to remain a per,
manent fund and the loans are to be ad
ministered by some ex-service organiza
tion. II. R. 395 Provides that commandants
of the old soldiers' home msy be vet
erans of the Spanlsh-Amerlcsn or world
war. Must be over 36 years of age.
8. F. 118 Balance of $5,987 in un
claimed pay of Spanish:-American war vet
erans to be placed at Interest by the gov
ernor, the proceeds to go to tht ttate Na
tional guard. Emergency.
H. R. 159 Provides for the incorpora
tion of the American Legion and Wom
en's auxiliary.
Stale Institutions
II. R. 483 Provides for the establishing
of a state reformatory for certain first
offending criminals and authorizes the
In 9 ril of control tn se)ct th ait anit fro.
- ee - rl w.th the construction of a bulldWig
to accommodate not less than 200 prlton s.
Limits cost ts $300,000 spproprlated.
Emergency.
H. H. 276 Deeds farm st Tork to C. A,
McCloud to complete deal under which
women's reformatory at York was trans
ferred from one site to another.
8. F, 193 Shortens official names of
Lincoln, Hastings and Norfolk Insane
hospitalt to "ttate hospitals." to be desig
nated by the town near which they are
located.
8. jr. 94 Provides for the committment
of pregnant women to the slate Industrial
home at Mllford when they happen to be
without funds or means of caring for
themtelves.
II. R. 85 Changes the name of the
school at Beatrice to "The Nebraska Insti
tution for the Feeble Minded'' end pro
vides regulations for the committment of
patients therein.
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Criminal j
8. F. 2R2 New pardons and parole law,
establishing a new board of pardona com
posed of governor, sccretury of slate and
attorney general. Board glvon supreme
power for remitting fines, granting com
mutation, pardons or paroles. Provides
for open hearings on all applications for
pardons and paroles for the purpose of
making these hearings public record.
Board given authority to subpoena any
witness: to pass upon the regularity of
proceedings of the trial court; makes It
unlawful for any person to approach or
discuss with any member of the board
any matter relating to pardon or parule,
except at formal hearing. New Indeter
minate sentence law allows Judge to fix
minimum and maximum term for con
victed persons; requires the court to fur
nish detailed reports on the case to the
board. Emergency.
8. F. 48 Makes special small penalty
for Issuing fraudulent checks under $36.
Old law straight penalty of $100 to $5,000
fine or Imprisonment from one to five
years. New law makes fine for checks
under $.15, $5 to $100 or 90 das In Jail;
Increases prison sentence on larger checks
to seven years.
II. R. 482 Requiring peace officers to
furnish finger prints and providing for a
state bureau of criminal Identification to
collect and record reports of stolen and
lost property, finger prints, photographs
and any other Information relating to
criminals. Emergency.
H. R. 477 Providing a penalty of from
one to 10 years for persons In jail for or
convicted of a felony who shall escape
or attempt to do so.
S. F. 62 Cooper habitual criminal act,
providing that any person twice convicted
of a crime and sentenced for terms of not
less than one year each be termed an
habitual criminal on conviction of a third
crime and shall be sentenced to not less
than 10 years as such.
8. F. 87 Makes penalty for Incest five
to 16 years snd In the case of a father
with Ms daughter not less than 20 years.
8. F. 88 Defines pandering, forbids
transportation of females for Immoral
purposes within state and fixes penalty at
one to 10 years.
II. R. 665 Making it punishable by
from six months to 10 years in the peni
tentiary for any person to make false rep.
resentatlon orally or In writing or by ad
vertisement concerning the value of facts
affecting the value of slocks, bonds or
other securities of corporation. Emerg
ency. II. R. 425 Recognizance In criminal
cases continued from term to term until
final disposal. Bsr association bill.
8. F. 137 Aliens forbidden to own fire'
aims or have them In their possession.
Penalty 60 to $100 fins or 30 to 90 days
in jail.
8. F. 279 Makes It a felony to falsify
records or reports of public utilities In
matters affecting valuation or rates.
Penalty for Individuals one to 10 years
Imprisonment; for corporations, $1,000 to
$100,000. Emergency.
H. R. 187 Increases by special act pen
alty for bank robbery to from 10 to 25
years. Emergency.
H. R. 136 Repealse Fourth of July spe
cial pardon law.
S. F. 163 Stiffens penalty for perjury:
$100 to $1,000 fine, or one to 14 years in
penitentiary.
Legal Procedure
H. R. 632 In actions In will cases snd
relating to real or personal property non
resident defendant, publication service suf
ficient. H. R. 633 In actions where defendant's
real name In unknown, personal service
summons must contain words, "Real name
unknown."
II. R. 634 Upon filing of affidavit that
service cannot be had on a foreign corpor
ation, than service oan be had by publi
cation. H. R. 641 Unknown defendant may be
designated as, "Real name unknown."
S. F. 27 Allows a private cltixen to
bring quo warranto suits for removal of
any county official alleged to be holding
his office unlawfully. Cost bond of $500
required. Empowers attorney general to
bring similar action against any publio
officer.
S. F. 170 Slight changes In law re
garding the probation of wills.
8. F. 244 Includes confirming of ad
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order for the little tots in summer as truly
as it is in winter.
And youll all enjoy the trip west on the Los
- Angeles Limited one of the world's premier
trains. All-Pullman. Leaves Omaha every
morning at 8:50. Or if more convenient, the
Continental Limited, leaving 1:20 a. m.( (go to
bed at 10 o'clock if you like.)
On the way, stop at Salt Lake City, famous in the his
tory of the west. Hear the organ recitals in the won
derful Mormon Tabernacle and bathe in the buoyant
waters of Great Salt Lake. You can do it all in a day.
Yellowstone National Park side trip is conveniently
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ministrators, executors, guardians and
t-areree sales In partition of real estate
among powers of district judge.
II. R. 630 Actions asalnst persons on
nttes or written Instruments where defend
ant's real name is unknown sufficient ts
designate by name or part of name dcs
Ignated In Inntrument.
H. R. 631 Makes publication sufficient
against unknown heirs.
If. R. 497 Relating to the disposition
of supreme court reports and fixing the
price at $2.60 Instead of $3.
8 F. 227 Prohibits 'smbulanre chas
ing' penalty for violation fine of from
$25 to $600. or Imprlaonment in roumy
Jails of from 10 days to six months or
H. F. 187 Does away with neeosstty fur
reversal by supreme court of decision of
lower courts In criminal cases, where er
rors are merely technical and not ob
structive of Jusllre.
S. F. 68 Exempts druggists, dentists,
embalmera. National guardsmen, members
of fire department and court clerkt from
Jury service In Douglas county.
8. F. 210 Allows executrix or adminis
tratrix to continue ser-lng after mnrrlBKe.
8. F. 2S8 Repeals law providing for re
tease of patients from slate hospitals for
Insane.
8. F. 224 Changes provision for review
of writ of hsbens corpus proceedings from
as In criminal cases to as In civil cases.
8. F. 61 I'ovldes uniform procedure
for all actions to quiet titles on real
estates.
H. R. 581 Makes legal rate publication
all legal notices 10 cents a line for first
Insertion. 8 cents a Ine for second. Old
ratn was 10 cents a line for first and i
cents for second.
H. R. 605 Uniform sales act covering
the disposition of all goods sold and sale
contracts made In the state.
H. R. 429 Providing a procedure with
teference tn specific performance of con
tracts binding on the estates of deceased
persons.
H. R. 525 Providing for a method for
speedier trial In district court of appeals
from police courl.
8. F. 99 Allows appeals from attach
ment ordered in any court.
H. It. 241 Creating a lln upon and
relating to the disposal of unclaimed ar
ticles left with Jewelert, and watch' and
clock repairers.
If. R. 190 Inheritance tax Hen expires
If not sued for wllhin five years after
assessed.
II. r.. 432 Permits county Judge to
mortRaKe must estate upon nhowlng thst
the best Interests of the estate demand It.
8. F. 7 Flve-slxlhs Jury verdicts In civil
c.ises suthorlzed after six hours' delibera
tion. R. F. 151 Special procedure for admis
sion of wills to probate after two yeare
from death of testator.
II. R. H4 Permits service by mall In
legalizing tax sales.
Motor Vehicles
H. R. 343 Automobile license money;
three and one-half per cent to go to
slate general fund, balance to remain In
county where collected. Seventy-five per
cent of balance may be used on state high
ways in the county if state engineer de
sires to use that portion, the balance to
be used as a road dragging fund for
ciunty roads. Emergency.
H. R. 344 New motor vehicle registra
tion law requiring number plate on both
front and rear of automobiles: permits
tourists to use temporary numbers. Does
not go Into effect until December 31, 1921.
H. H. 64 Defines lawful lenses for use
on motor vehiclees; prohibits salo of un
lawful lenses; fixes manufacturers examin
ation fee at $10; lenses now complying
with eld law, owner not required to change
to conform to new regulations. Carries
penalties from $10 to $100.
8. F. 108 Permits Christian Scientists
tn practice their religious tenets, including
healing, provided they do not prescribe
drugs or medicine or perform surgical
operations and providing that they shall
not be exempt from state quarantine laws,
H. R. 278 Amends general laws regu
lating the practice of dentistry.
8. F. 196 New act regulating manufac
ture of soft drinks and fixing sanitary re
quirements under department of agricul
ture. Penalty $100 fine or Jail term not
more than three months.
S. F. S4 Forbids advertising of cures
for venereal diseases by circulars, posters,
periodicals or pamphlets.
Prohibition
S. F. 185 New prohibition law. Covers
possession of stills, mash or utensils for
making -Intoxicating liquors which were
not provided for in old law. Makes ad
vertising of any formula, recelpes; or
utensils unlawful. Raises fine for boot
legging to from $500 to $5,000 or 30 days
to one year in Jail. Prohibits sale of any
compound, remedy, perfume, extract or
syrup In bowling alleys, pool rooms, places
of amusement or soft drink parlors. Re
quires druggists to keep names, address
and date of sale for each purchase of
medicine containing alcohol.
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