Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 21, 1915, Page 4

THE BEK OMAHA, WED) SDAY APRIL 21, 191 Following will be found a digest of the new laws passed hy the legislature of Nebraska at its 1915 sescion, together with the bills vetoed by the governor. All the new laws, except those passed with the emergency clause, which are so designated, take effect on July 1, 1915. Appropriations 1. )i, T2~General deficlencies bill, ap- propriating a total of §52,84. rgency. H. R. @6—Appropriates §0,000 for build- ings and improvements at the Linccin insane hospital. H. R. §10-Appropriates §2.500 for a dairy barn and silo at the Milford Industrial Home for Women H. R. #s—Appropriates $6,600 for a sew- age disposal plant and Iaundry equipment at the Geneva industrial School for Girls. 4. R. ®i—Appropriates $5,00 for a bakery. plant_and farm 'machinery building at the Grand Island soldiers’ home, H. R. 242—Appropriates for relief of Cassle, Dyer, permanently injured in the Deaf and Dumb institute at Omahs. Emergency. H. M3—Appropriates $80,00 for new buildi Norfolk asylum. 'Emergency. H. R, bi2~Appropriates $2,300 for pur- chase of additional land for hospital for tuberculosis putients at Kearney. Bmer- gency. R. 3M—Appropriates owners to keep their premises and adjoin- Ing alleys free from weeds. Ity of the second class overning 1abflity for dam- ing from defective streets, al alks, public parks and other akes the nine-hour law for women ineffective in citles having fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and in villages. H. R. 338—Empowers Lincoln city com- mission to require lot owners to keep adjacent atreets and alleys clear from weeds and worthless vegetation. BEmer- genow. H. R. 420—Authorizes the city council of Lincoln to form suburban paving dis- tricts along main highways within the city limits, which have not been other- wise Improved, and to asseas the cost all real estate for ‘ool each way. Ap- especially to North Twelth street 49—Village trustes's office shall acant upon his removal from village R. 63—Provides for firemen's certifi- catés of exemption after five years' con- secutive service as members of volunteer organizations. Makes them good any- where in the state. H. R. 419-Provides for the paving Nithin, 330 fect of the city hall in the ity of Lincoln, upon petition of 3 per cent of the property holders concerned, ordina: R' majority required, 8. F. Bi—Increases compensation of the £ Barpy county for Coets OF Drosecution | 1 em po ation: City Jm:.h"‘ol ‘% to ol rpy y for 5 o 00 population: Cit: erk, to Il;fl ses arising l:"wn n;: m °|ln'z”n' $1,200 year; cmhlJ ols police, Srom m victs state Ison y 3 jceman, from 1. H’..'O&—Awro tes $731 for the re. e liet of Miss lone , injured at Hea trice Feeble Minded institute. Pl—A| 5,000 for the re- H. R. lef of Elizal , Whose hus- b:nd? Edward D. Davis, was killed b, Convict Albert Prince February 11, 191 while an em) of the state peniten ¥ 'nm:»'-xumhuu- $20,000 for in- l;:l‘fi'tli xpenses of the leglslature, the H H. income from { normal school endowment fund to the use of the normal schools at Peru, Kear- L Wayne and Chadron. H. R. 10—-Apprpriates $2000 for nucleus for fund for relief of the blind and ad- ministration of such. H. R. 1T—Appropriates cash fund and other receipts at the state normal schools for the benefit of those school H, R. 19—Appropriates $2,012 for reliet all _metropolita And second and first class oities and jes of the state to levy 134 mill ch .pfar (pur(‘h 40 of fire apparatus and ment. . R. 20-Consolidates curbing, paving and guttering bond issues and vides for y of cost of such worl ur)n ilbuéu.n.‘ property in cities of from 6,000 0 25,000, H. R. 30-Provides for the formation and management of water power di l':lcclt‘ by counties, municipalities and pre- cincts, H. R. 246-Provides that no municipal vi Annrvalhlu $110,000 for legis- lative ergenc, JHicten o e e ‘hfiu't':-dgr'-:t Digest of New Lews Passed by the Legislature at 1915 Session tration plate for display on vehicles. yable by death, or by life imprisonment, Emergency. twelve H. R, 4l-Empowers county boards ‘n| 8. F. 2l0—Provides for service by mall counties under township organization to [on jurors. Emergency. ownships out of cities of the | 8. F. 16—~Disqualifies judge of the dis- and to change township |trict or aupreme court from sitting, ex- from time to time to conform |cept by mutual consent of parties, In any in the corporate boundaries of | case in which he is interested or related I sald cities. Emergency. 4 to either party within the fourth degree i, H. R Sl4—Relleves the state of Ne-|or with whom he has been in partner- |braska of paying sheriff's travel fees | ghis and expenses in transporting prisoners | }. R 2—Creates a supreme court com- |and fugitives from justice. Requires each county hereinufter to pay such expenses and fees. 8. F. 120-Authorizes county boards to settle or compromise claims and judg- ments in favor of the county, where no |mcney has been pald thereon for a period mission of three members to serve du the next pointed by the supreme court from of persons recommended by the governor. Wixes salaries of commissioners at $3,000 two years, who shall be a year and provides for une stenographer | at’ $1,000, No_appropriation made for the |of five years. Prohibits a member of | payment of expenses and salaries {the board from being interested personally | H. R. 611—Provides that any litigant in in_the settlement of such claims. a eivil suit who pleads allegations or H. R. 706—-Provides that in any county |denials which are without reasonable where there is no sheriff, the clerk shail perform the sheriff's duties, includin, those of the coromer. Where the sheri le a party interested in litigation, or where he 18 belleved to be prejudiced or partial to a litigant, the county clerk is to serve orders and processes of the court. Corporations cause and are found to be untrue must pay to the opposing party his reasonable exponses Incurred in meeting such allega- ton counsel fee, H. including not more than $10 as a R. 68—Confers discretionary power or authority upon county judges to make findings and orders exempting from payment of inheritance tax. estates Emer- gency. H. R %7—Provides that whenever a e B e —Authorizes state Danke Ni |eourt shall direct a remittitur of any to the stock and reserve braska laws to subscri become members of a federal bank, H. R. 202-Forbids banks and trust com- panies from deducting value of real es- tate mortgages from their capital stock for purposes of taxation. Emergency. H. R. 167—Increases limit of rediscounts for banks, now fixed at two-thirds of jid up capital, to an amount equaling Phe entire capital and surpius. . R. Raises the present limit of 35,000 which may be issued by bullding and loan assoclations (o any one person as follows: Whero assets are more than $200,000 and less than $500,000, the Iimit is Jjudgment rendered, whose benefit it was made, shall there- after Judgment was rendered shall be entitled to maintain his claim to the entire judg- H. an ‘attorney’s objection to any line of testimony, need not be the H. court to order the county attorney prosecute in cases of bribery, intimida- tion or perjury arising during the course of a trial and the party for appeal, the party for whom the t. R. 612—Provides that in court trials when overruled by the court, repeated in order to preserve Tecord when appealing. R. 610—Makes it mandatory upon the to 0 ,00; | 5. F. 3-—Defines the term “week,” re- fl""flefiif’?u‘w&?m Hx’-’:‘i‘t - 5, . |ferring to legal publication, as & pe- Authorizes associations to pay to elther ",."‘:‘d"of any seven consecutive days. two or more persons named in a jolnt . ount the money represented by their stock notwithstanding the death ‘of one or more of such persons. Permits asso- clations to make femporary Investments f idle funds In federal, ate, county, ip or school district or municipal bond H. R 21-Permits stockholders in cor- porations to vote their shares by the cumul thod In_the election of di- rectors or managers. Does not allow this where a stockholder iy interested In a competitive c ration. Emergency. 8, F. 103-Relleves rural and farmers’ Question shall be submitted under the initiative and referendum more than once in the same year, and that ordinances adopted by the referendum shall become immediately effectiv second class cities H, '—A\Ifl\ln‘llu and \’rbluu tlz"o otherwise improve streets and h within their Hmits. 8, F, 237—Provides for munlctulrumu:— ments in citles having 5,000 to 25,000 and second class cities and villages, the same be pald for out of the regular park uthorizes incorporated cities b;;‘us'nntlm:gl vo:: xla:vclir ot excesding 1 mill m:m:' ¥, 21 and villages council or -pacl-l tax i'"u[ o Imd. !u:.unmr‘t‘ ’r.nlnd. wnnl o giving un| ncer entertainments g;' m-lnul:?nu Sul organizations therefor, Emergency. Charities 8. F. —Permits charitable societies to extend the time of their inco 8. F. 12-Mothers' pension bill. Allows r _month for the support of each ing is made that the cannot proj care res a court order direct- e, the wgtg’ Baard'to Taakes At"u deticlency. ey itional land e, ute Appropriates $2.00 for rellet dbert of A § ] t Beatrice in v- table 8 for volun- and not more than 0 per vent A R to sell the " “.-A . aseptic %:W%m o ‘"1"-.:7, srounds af the R d‘l‘! ;al;\nvro.;ln-“ Pay — v of cost in u“nv- f Iy roa : knnnln-mnkyollmlsnad.‘ ring such roads, to levy a tax of not more than 1 mill on all property to .l;! in the cost of such work. Emer- H. R * 240-Th ‘c::-uunlo.rd of any educational v hase ot o eXcee lands may purchase not t d forty, acres for '.)‘u’ Erounds .’ur‘: t to urer to of more than | duties of | Y, and al- agricultural | for use | acres owned surveying boun- lines of quar. upon county ts against nd aividion clal | yicceeds and |§ 3 - the Prescribes form and size of regis- o ol [ T volun- l‘fzisl ”o'l amount % HE WAS THIN mutual telephone companies with a cap- italization of not more than $,000 from H. right of takin ings without actually causing the same to be noted each time on record. forelgn corporation for any ¢ than one arlsing from a conti ment_or Preserves to litigants their §_exceptions to court rul- the court Makes provision for the re- H. R. 203 lief of ‘bondaman in case of garnishment Where o “or d property has been unavoidal by estroyed. #41—Prevents a nonresident of ree. H. R. 82-Limits juriediotion of justices of the they dm to the district in which e. R. 67—Provides that constables - H. shall m‘..j:m: reports to the State Raflway com P, LG tnotead b dinced . Basks ' county judge, municipal judge and jus- tice of the ® 1s authorized to appoint Courts one constable and no more. 8, F. 8i—Provides for service by publi- cation updn unknown defendants, -nflor (‘l.l'-r:lltnll of real estate, in suits involvin, tle, 8 F. fl—rrovmu for printing and dis- 1,000 sen- 8, Criminal Code ] F". 3~Amends statute fixing penalty for petit larceny, by providing for com- mé!.m.n! to_city or village Jjull. #8—Requires criminal defendants, when released on bail, to appesr in court T, lleves supreme court from furnishing written opinjons with decisions, except in cases involving new oints of law or where the judgmént of he lower court is reversed. Em.rr-nem 8, F, W0—Fixes fees of county jud and provides the following schedule for cases: Istates valued at $1 or less, 10; 314 to $2,000, $15: above $2,000, $35. Allows extra probate fees In certain con- tingencles. Kmergency. TR 4s6—Authorizes district court judges to make rules and regulations for conduct of mun Jails, classifi- catlon and treatment of prisoners and other matters. Requires records to be kept by jail officers, who must also make reports to the district judge. violation. fine. fia Gertain apil ce! s !h-bh to m:u“; cost such action, Additional security may be fu show! who - suits affecting es- Ti—Authorizes county attorney to criminal information between court Weighed 135 Pounds, Now Weighs 160 A 25 Pound Increase. I am the picture of heaith and stronger than I ever was before. You juay use my letter for [ am sure i will owners | Sa And 80 it goes. Some folks take littie atook in tastimonials becaise ' they "say ple are apt to take treatment touomu isease and just imagine they feel better. But Bargol not & treatment . It stmply puts firm, on o wcales «:ml“ t): " rting Inru:n 1 are antly repol s in Welght ranxing all the way from tem to forty pounds. Sargol is just & tiny tablet which you eat at meals. It mixes with your food and turns all th starches and olls of your f and Thab (o e «"“m‘r"‘." fat- n - e greater of e fat- roducing material In your food I dangerous the result s quickly as the hollows the ou y flesh. 8a leadin . in ove: : little 1f it nothing 1f it falls. It you re tem vounds or more nnderweight you owe it to vourself to try FoA in Omaks and vielnliv by #heem, Meannalt Drug Store and other lea ing druggists. a8 con Abso! J the ing H. an automobil sent of the ceeding on the first day of the succecding jury term. mfl. F. 102—Applies penalties for forgery he offerse of attaching another ||>,¢r- son’s signature to documents reputation, social or busine: of a third person. R, 160-Makes it an illegal act to take or motorcycle without con- mer. Penalty, fine not $100 or jail imprisonment not | cecding three months, together with la- ) tion or certificate, at the election follow- [of irrigating lands in the Lodgepole val- ing. bility to the owner of the machine for | ing, |ley ana tributary thersto by pumping double the amount of damages sustained H. R 40-Amends corrupt practices | water from the subsoil Emergency law, permitting candidates to spend the | S F. 68—Fixes irrigation season from | 8 . f3-Extends burglary statute to | following sums: For first 5000 voters, | April 1 to October ] and ailows extensions cover offices, gtorehouses, telephone | $100; for each 100 voters additional, up to [of such seasons by majority petition of | booths, raullroad car factories, station | 2500, $1.50: for each additional 100 voters, | water users. | houses and railroad cars, public and pri- | up to 106,00, $1; for additional voters| H. R. 140—Sets up new provisions rela- | vate buildings of all kinds, slaughter | over 100,000, nothing. Expenditures in ex- [tive to report of treasurérs of drainage | | houses and chicken houses. As an alter- | cess of these amounts declared unlawful | districts. Provides for more detafled re | native to penitentiary sentence, provides |and to make vold the election of any |ports of all items of receipts and ais. a %00 fine or six months in jail. Emer- | guilty person. Act does not require can- | bursement S f zency. didates to Include in their campaign e 8, F. 18—Vacancy occurring on an || | H. R 47—Provides a fine of not more | ponse statement money spent for personal | rigation district board shall be filled by I fhan $1% or a jail sentence of nct more | traveling expenses, hotel bills, stationery, | the other members of the board and the | than thirly days for receiving stolen prop | postage, circular letters, printed circu- | treasurer of the district erty wortn not less than $35. lars and posters, telephone or telegraph | H. R. 148—The State Board of Irriga- Y H. R. 122—Where two or more persons | service. tion may use money from the state aid " are tried together for the same offense| 8. F. 85—Repeals or“nn”rlnn allowing | bridge fund for purchasing privately the county attorney shall be entitied to | legisiative candidates to pledge their vots (owned toll bridges. i the legal number of peremptory chal-|on United States senator. 8. F. 166—Provides for the rental or sale lenges for eacl of the defendants, S, F, 62—Provides that in Lancaster and | of any unused or flood waters under the d H. R 2-Adds penalty to law reiating | POUIAS counties the names of candidates authority of the United States reclama- oo ¢ |nominated in groups sha rotated on | tion service. Present law re to assisting or alding prisoners to es- |iho'gancral clection 'ballot within the i to sale of “unappropriated” waters. H. R. 331 District water commissioner pay reduced from % to #4 changes source of payment county_in cape, and includes prisoners charged | with offenses In other states or United | States. H. R. 0—Provides penalty for wrongful possession and use of badges or pins of any fraternal or other society; also pro- vides penalty for wrongful possession of recelpts for dues from such soclety. S, F. 10l—Amends embezzlement statute by providing that in a prosecution for such crime it shall be no defense that the person charged with such embezzle- ment was entitled to & compensation out of the money or property. Exempts any party groupings. H. R. 200—Provides polis at all primary and general elections shall be open from Sa m. to8p m. H. R. 152—Allows each member of eleo- tion board 30 cents per hour for full ( time employed. Makes exception of cities of the first class in which pay shall be % a day not to exceed two days. H. R. 6%—Provides for a general muni- | cipal spring registration in 1916 and every six years thereafter in all cities of 7,000 to %,00 population r day, and TOm state to which work is performed. . Zi6—Authorizes jrrigation or drainage districts to contract with the United States for guarantee of bonds of the district and extension of financial credit for the construction and purchase of any irrigation or drainage works, L 2Mi—Mlscellaneous amendments to ‘ln‘ ‘;-mrnl law governing Irrigation dis- riets. perton who retaina amount due in §00d fesiantion Live Stock 8, F. 74~Makes the drawing and deliv- 3 : > H. R. 1%—Authorises the attorney gen- | 8. F. 1{1—Repeals old law governing incr Sraudulent Gecke PrIMA faclo | ol 1o appear in all suits &ffecting the | commercial feed stufts for live ® riank H. R. 248—Makes it unlawful for any |rights of Nebraska water users as against [ and re-enacts its provisions in new form person to sell or offer for sale any un. |those of other states, and appropriates | Emergency. wholesome or diseased ond $12,500 as ‘® special fund to be used in| H. R. %-Extends glanders law so that mea provides a penalty of from $100 to $1,000 and & pen- itentiary sentence of from six months to five years. H. ‘R. 78—Makes it & misdemeanor for a divorced husband to refuse or neglect the payment of alimony for the support owners of horses and mules killed for duraine may recover two-thirds of their appraised value from the state: cuts down the time required for such animals to have been in the state from one year to elx months; increases maximum pen- such ltigation. Emergency. 8, F, 29—-Surplus funds of a drainage district, remaining on hand after cost of Improvements has been met, may be réfunded pro rata to the several tracts of land assessed for benefits. of his children, when ordered to do so H. R. 560—Relates to interference and |8lty to fine of $2000 or three to six by a court. Penalty—jail imprisonment, | Injury of irrigation and water power | months in jall (hl;v‘r’{o #ix months, canais and fixes new penalty for theft| F. R. 57—Amends stallion registration . 526—Provides a criminal penaity for maliciously injuring, destroying or in- terfering with poles, wires or fixtures of any telegraph, telephone, raliroad or elec- trical company. Elections H. R. 7—Changes the form of the of- ficlal ballot at the general election by having ticket printed in three columns and placing the voting squares at the left hand side’ of the names instead of the right hand side. Does not otherwise change the general form of tl ballot or the arrangement of names thereon heretofore practiced. H. R. 319—Provides for all the year round rs:h'-rlunn in Lincoln. Makes the city clerk supervisor of registration and requires him to register voters who pre- sent themselves at his office. Registra- tion is to be by the card index system. Voters may register at any time during the year, except SBundays and holidays, up to ten days before the election. Dur- ing the last week allowed for registration prior to an election the ¢lerk’s office must be kept open from 7 to 9 p. m. in addition to the regular hours. rst reg- istration begins A: t 1, 1915, and re: mains in effect until May 1, 1920. There- after a new registration must be made every four years. Does away with regis- tration boards. Requires the city clerk to make up book lists for the use of election boards. . 8. F. 126—Prohibits any defeated candi- date in the primary from becoming a candidate for the same office, by peti- of water from ditches. law, placing its administration 8. §7—Authorizes board of directors of Irrigation districts to contract for the purchase of water and levy a tax suffi- clent to raise money for payment under such contracts. Contract for payments to be made in more than one year must be submitted to the voters of district for ratification. Emergency. 8, F., 4—Memorial to congress request- in the haads of the live stack sanitary board: two inspections in the life of cach stal- lion, one between the ages of 1 and ¥ years and the other between the ages of 5 and 6 years: examinailon fee 18 fixed at $3 Emergency, 8. F. 197—Forbids sale or transportatio: of any hog cholera sérum unless the por. son_or firm handling same is the holde: ing an investigation by tederal she Cont B reclamation service into the feasibility [ ‘O™ inued on Page Pive, Column Ome.) S —— Stomash Sour? 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