Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-12-17


the 10Th and 32d when occupied and Inn
proved prior to the surveys, has Temporal.
rily abridged the land fund-but it is the
duty Of the County Superintendent Chap.
Is, Sec. g. 10 examine, allot in parcels,
and value the sections no, thus occupied,
as well as others after they shall have
been selected. respectfully call atten-
ton to this and the other r%equirments of
the law, so that existing resources may be
made available, and the system put in
force by the first Monday Of May 1853,
the proximate time for the regular meet
ing in each school district.
For information as TO the state Of the
Treasury reference Is made 10 the Report
of the Treasury herewith submitted
The revenue law now in for e. is inappli-
cable, and almost imperative, and requires
thorough and early revision.
While the military spirit of our citi.
zens is believed to be undated, drill and
discipline have been greatly neglected.
Companies exist in nearly every county,
but their organization in many cases is
imperfect or suffered to decline on account
Of changes of residence. These deiicien-
cies should be supplied. Situated on the
frontier, we should be provided, at all
times, for self-defence, or cooperation
with the Government, against internal en-
emies.
Our election law needs an amendment,
requiring County Clerks to transmit 10
fTarr.tnr,al Sacratoru n lief IF Tho n,,,,t
officers elect in each year, and of all the
designations or removals of officers or No
tary Public.
During every session special acts have
been passed appointing Road Commission.
ers. Great inconvenience has resulted
from their negligence or inattention. 1t
is suggested that penalties should be i'm
posed for such non-fulfllment, or that
County Supervisors should be annually
elected.
Your attention is called to a more rig.
id enforcement of the act TO prevent the
firing of Woods, Marshes aud Prairies
(page 1856, lst Statutes to insure pres
e~rvation of property and growth of tim
Der.
Notaries Public are reminded to/keep
a far record of their official acts, (Chap.
l6, page SO, I'd Statutes.)
1t is also suggested that complication in
County accounts may be avoided by as
signing the duties of School Fund Com.
missioner to the County Treasurer.
Our agricultural and productive resources,
may be developed by aiding the formation of
industrial societies in every county. Prem
iums, ( though small at first offered BY indi-
viduals or associations for the largest useful
crop, the best improved stock, &c would in
vite competition and FORM a nucleus for
wealthy combinations. Nor can it be believed
that the encouragement given by a small ap-
preparation to each county from the Territor-
ial revenue, for the purpose Of increasing the
most fruitful Of all sources Of profit would fail
to meet the sanction of thu people.
The number of copies OF the laws hereto
fore ordered to be printed has been insuiiCi-
ent. The editions of the first two years are
nearly exhausted, and the demaAd increasing.
At least 1000 copies of the statutes of this
session should he published, and the. Secretary
instructed to sell the remaining volumes, after
distributing the authorized number to the pub
lie officers.
1t is a source of qualification to consider the
actual progress OF the Territory, in the past
year, by the acquisition of property, and the
rapid settlement by presumption. A large
and valuable tract of land has been secured
,from the Pawnees, through the treaty framed
with them by Commissioner J. w. Denver.
The Chefs Of the Punca tribe have recently
repaired to the Federal Capitol, with the In
dian Agent J. b. Robertson, with the inten,
ton of concluding a similar treaty, and ceding
their unsurpassed farming and timber lands;
The United States Wagon Road from the
Platte River via the Omaha reserve to thu
Running Water, CL'eau qui court under the
direction of Col. George l.. Sites, has beer
constructed for a distanceil03 miles, including
80. bridges. I have been favord with a state
ment Of the length of these bridges as follows
Papillion Creek Bridge, bS feet long,
Spring 10 OD
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