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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1893
Page
6
Article discusses sixty nine acts amended or enacted by a late legislature and the governor's action. It notes an appropriation measure for paying house rent and highlights some of the more important enactments and their purposes.
The Nebraska legislature passed 69 measures with 43 from the house and 26 from the senate, vetoing only one. Acts include funds for the 23rd session, library purchases for State Normal, and a governance clause gifting the governor authority to employ attorneys in prosecutions of state fraud. Also set are railroad transfer switch rules, rebate regulation, and rail rate controls with emergency clauses and penalties for noncompliance.
House roll No. 325, by Augustius Lockner of Douglas, provides an honorable discharge and three months pay for first lieutenant A J Arnold in the second brigade of Nebraska at $375. House roll No. 311, by Casper, appropriates $55,000 to cover incidental expenses of the twenty third session of the legislature. Passed with the emergency clause.
Chapter 2 Courts discusses three appointed commissioners to aid the supreme court, their terms and salaries, and initial appointees Robert Ryan, Judge Irvine, and John B. M. Ragan. It notes progress in court business and an emergency clause passage. A separate section covers attorney admission rules and a public exam or Nebraska State University graduate qualification.
The text states fines from under five thousand to ten thousand for first offenses, doubles for the third offense up to twenty thousand, and twenty five thousand for subsequent offenses, with both parties retaining the right to trial by jury.
Senate file number 127 by Babecock amends the act incorporating metropolitan cities regulating duties and government commonly known as the Omaha charter. Passed with the emergency clause.
Chapter 10-tounties establishes Keya Paha County boundaries by Niobrara river to the 43rd parallel north then west to the range line, returning to the Niobrara river and receding to the start. Repeals section 779 of chapter 10. Passed with the emergency clause.
Senate file 168 by McDonald amends section 1390 chapter 12 of the consolidated statutes to grant guardians of minor children the same authority as administrators of intestate estates to mortgage real estate belonging to the estate. It passed with the emer.
Chapter 14 Drainage House bill No 179 by Keckley of York allows ditching or draining swamp lands and protecting them with levees. It permits owners to petition the district court for cross lands when no mutual agreement exists and outlines service on non residents as in other district court cases.
The legislature passes four senate files amending road and highway rules. Provisions include notice methods to landowners within twenty days, publication requirements, and emergency clauses. Other changes cover appeal costs between claimants and boards, township road funds and distributions, and county powers to levy special taxes up to five mills to repay road district indebtedness with warrants paid in warrant order.
Nebraska legislature advances Chapter 24 irrigation reform in Senate File 194 by Babcock. Changes authorize water rights by appropriation for entities under Nebraska law, limits riparian impact on streams under twenty feet wide, treats irrigation canals as water power canals, restricts interstream flow to 75 percent of normal when streams exceed 100 feet, and guarantees priority and equal distribution of water among landowners during scarcity with price adjustments. The bill passed with an emergency clause.
Chapter 81 negotiable instruments repeals the proviso of action and enacts that when the maturity date or last day of grace falls on Sunday or a holiday, demand protest and notice of dishonor may be made on the following business day.
The document outlines multiple Senate files proposing county level legal reforms. It includes: proof reading deeds by county registers of deeds with expense recovery from responsible officials or bondsmen. creation of deputy county attorney offices in populous counties with specified salaries. and notarial seal requirements for notaries, including optional inclusion of name and expiration date on the seal and recording the expiration date on certificates if not engraved on the seal.
Senate file No 11 prohibits bringing persons into the state to aid police or property protection and bans appointing out of state deputies. penalties include prison for one to three years and fines up to 23 000. House roll No 362 provides township county funding for treasurers. House roll No 29 requires counties with 25 000+ population to hire paid clerks for the county clerk's office, with salaries set by county commissioners.
House roll 142 by Barry mandates yearly examinations of county treasurers under the auditor of public accounts with no prior notice. Examinations reveal financial condition and fund status, with duplicate summaries filed and published. It authorizes two accountants at up to 1500 dollars per year to ensure uniform accounting system.
Governor lacked power to name commandant at Grand Island soldiers and sailors home. He asked the house for authority by special message. A committee of Nason Casper and Barry drafted House roll No 878 to grant the needed power.
The bill revises management of a home with a visiting and examining board to visit quarterly from April 1, 1898, and to audit bills. It creates a state poultry association as a state institution with annual conventions, reports to the governor, and a published financial statement. It also amends public instruction provisions, appoints a commandant, and restructures school board officers with term changes, plus school tax and bond provisions for districts.
House roll No. 84 by William Schelp of Platte grants that children of school age living over 1.5 miles from their assigned school, if nearer to another school by at least a half mile, may attend the nearer school. The home district must reimburse the state apportionment of the pupil, collectible once the county superintendent publicizes the apportionment. The teacher must maintain a correct record.
The measure amends section 4247 to let school districts issue coupon bonds at up to six percent to refinance unpaid bonds, dollar-for-dollar exchange for new bonds, emergency passage. It also overhauls land leases, setting six percent rent, annual advance payment, appraisal every five years, and 20-year term with land reverting to the state, plus auctioning in case of multiple bidders. Funds go to the permanent school fund.
Chapter 638-Veterans Trouse roll No 153 by J C F Mosterson provides section 1 that a parcel of land not exceeding an acre be set aside for a soldiers burial ground at Wyuka Cemetery south half of east half of southeast quarter section couplet. The ground shall be used for burial of honorably discharged soldiers and their immediate families, under joint control of Wyuka trustees and subject to rules and regulations. Passed.
The text outlines by Scott and Cornish amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure and House rolls touching liens on lands, appellate payment provisions, and depositions of judgment funds. It also covers emergency funding for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Nebraska, including appropriations, exhibit supervision, official expenses, and staff allowances.
The record notes roll numbers and amendments to the constitution about executive officers and permanent school fund with a November date, recount completed but not added, and an emergency clause. It mentions House roll No 805 by G A rei of Madigan to clear land in Antelope county, and passage is indicated.
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