Omaha daily bee., 1885-07-15
County Clerks violate The Law to
Escape Taxation.
Wildcat Insurance Companies
Disturb the People,
Happy y-go-lucky Absence of Methods
OF the Railroad Secretaries
General Local News.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
A MUDDLED LAW.


over the register of deeds act, which |
found In session laws of 1885, page 220
This act was senate file number 220, anc
was In the hands OF the judiciary com.
mittcs. In the original bill sections on,
and two read $4,000 inhabitants insteas
OF 1,500 inhabitants, the enrolling clerk
leaving off one cipher, either csrelessly
or TO accommodate themselves or q friend
The way the law stands now nearly ever,
county in the state would have register
Of deeds, and In must counties 1t woulc
he starvation position. 1t will probabl,
be necessary to get some kind of deci
sion out of the supreme court. 1t II
doubtful whether tost case can be had
before 1t is time for the commissioners
to issue their election proclamation
and in order to get the courts declsion 1t
will be necessary to submit the matter to
the court soon after their sittipg In
August. Touching the point at issue
the secretary Of state cites the following
case, to be found In Nebraska reports,
volume 0, page 462. The text ie:
"The state of Nebraska ex rel. joseph
X Marley and H. w. Liedtke, auditor
of public accountr. Act of the Legislature
Alleged omissions. In the case made
held that this court cannot supply POSI-
tive provision of law wanting in an en-
rolled act, approved by the executive,
and deposited in the Office of the secretary
of stste even If 1t appear by the journals
that the bill containing such provision
passed both houses of the legislature,
and that such provision was left out OF
the enrolled bill either by accident or de-
sign."
The auditor of the state Is complaining
of the delinquency of thirteen county
clerks who have not filed their abstract
OF assessments as provided by the law,
which requires the county abstracts to be
filed with him by the 10th of July.
There Is no reason but carelessness for
the delinquency of these abstracts and 1t
would be help to the auditor and the
people throughout the state If the clerks
would hurry up so that the people could
learn the amount of assessabe property
In the state. Last year Cherry county
made no report at all thus avoiding all
state tax except on the railroad property
which was assessed by the state board.
The auditor holds in case of the mutual
life companies that they are insurance
companies and must comply with the law
and claims the supreme COURTS of Iowa
and Ohio have 30 decided. He
further holds that thsy have no
right to do businesg without
authority. Letters from all parts of the
state are pouring In upon the auditor
mskiog inquiries regarding not only the
mutual companies of this state but feveral
companies claiming q home Office. else
where and the auditor is of the opinion
that al are trespassers and doing bust
ness without authority, including the
Marriage Benevolent association, of Fre-
mont.
The railroad secretaries are rather
stumped on complaint entered by John
w. Sissle, of Columbus, who wants the
railroad company to build fence. This
matter will bs investigated and due at
tention given to 1t. However, it is tug-
gested that this fence business be referred
to John w. Early, of Columbus, who Is
busy fixing fences In Platte county, which
Messrs. Cowdey and Buschow are in aes-
sion all the time and Chief Gere spends
a couple Of hours each day looking after
the interests of the railroads. The bal
ance of his time is spent between the uni.
vesslty, the State Journal, Mutual insur-
ance, and few minor enterprises, In
cluding private business.
A regular meeting Of the board of
education lands and funds was held yes.
terday morning, trantacting principally
routine business. Petitions sent In for
tho appraisement of school lands In
Cherry and Brown counties, were con-
sidered and an appraisement ordered.
The board of public lands aud buildings
held meeting yesterday afternot n
which received and opened plans and
spsoifcl:ions for the new reform school
building at Kearney.
The census department. are all rushed
closing their work as fast as possible.
There are sixteen portfolios still out
which rets'd any further actual
knowledge of counties not reported. The
city of York shows population Of 1886
1t is thought the enumeration of Norfolk
will be pleasant surprise to Interested
parties. The town of Burnett Is located
partly in Madison and partly Antelope
COuHLy, duu hcCucu tHO ouuplcrdlOrd 10
care for Its metropolitan population.
The grading machine Is at work on
Tenth street between G and +, prepar-
ing 1t for the street railway track. A
culvert will be built on + street, and the
draw will be filled up several feet, thus
lessening the grade and giving the street
cars an easy run.
Charles f. Drlscoll, one of Omaba's
architects, Is here with plans and spci6-
cations for the Kearney reform school
for the board of public lands and build
ings to examine.
The name of the Gorham house has
been changed to the Winsdor hotel.
Mrs. Joseph Scott, wife OF the land
commissioner, who has been very rick
ever since the loss of their little boy, is
again reported at some better, SO that
she can alt up.
All Lincoln Is excited over the sale of
lots in West Lincoln, and many are the
buyers as we'll as visitors.
Ex-Governor Furnas, who Is here
inspecting and directing, as secretary,
some work at the state fair grounds, says
that applications have been received for
sntriss Of speed horses from Memphis,
Tenn and Lexington, Ky.
The Hon. Matt Miller, of David City,
Is spending the day in the capital.
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