The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-08
O RELIEF.
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relief shall be required to show by the
affidavit Of himself and the affidavit
Of two f~reeholders, residents Of the
county, who have personally known
the applicant for relief for six months
immediately preceding the passage Of
this sot,,,that he is emitted to such re.
lief; that he has been . bona fde resi-.
dent Of said county wherein the up.
plicstion is made for relief and Of the
state for more than six months i'm.
mediately prior to the passage Of this
act. That he is without money or
other means wherewith to supply him.
self with the articles applied for. All
appl:c,tious must comply with the
rules and regulations prescribed by
the relief commission; Provided, that
10 no Ease shall . sum greater than
ten per cent Of this appropriation be
distributed 10 and for any one county.
Sec. IA. Any member of the State
Relief Commission, Of the county
central committee Of relief, or Of the
sub.precinot committee knowingly dis.
tributipg supplies to individuals not
In need, or who are able to procure
supplies for themselves, shall be deem.
ed guilty Of a misdemeanor. and upon
conviction shall be fined in a SUN
not exceeding 800. 90. or imprisoned
in the county Jail not more than thirty
days.
SEC. Is. Whereas an emergency
exists, this act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved January 25, 1895.
How to get Seed and Feed.
HOUSE ROLL BILL NO. I.
For an act to authorizs County
Boards TO issue the bonds of their re.
spective counties for the purpose Of
procuring seed and feed for teams
used in c~ultivating the land on which
the seed is planted; to provide for
the sale Of the same, and to punish
the violations Of the provisions Of
this act.
INTRODUCED BY JOHN j. LAMBoRN,
OF RED WILLOW COUNTY.
Be it Enacted by tho Legislature
Of the State Of Nebraska:
Sec. l. That the county board of
any county Of this state shall have til.
authority to issue the bonds Of such
county, to an amount not to exceed
five per cent. Of the assessed valuation
Of the sounty, or the year 1894, but
not 10 exceed the sun OF ifty thous.
sand dollars. for the purpose Of r.is-
ing money to procure seed to be
and sown during the year
1895, and feed for teams used in
and sowing said seed; Pro.
vided, q special election shall be called
at which the question Of bonding the
shall be submitted to the PEG.
pie as provided herein.
SEC. 2. If the people Of any coun.
ty in the state of Nebraska shall be in
a destitute aud dependent condition
on accoun OF the failure OF crops
from drouth or other causes over
which they have no control, a petition
setting forth fact that the people of
such county, or u large number Of
them, on account Of the failure e.
crops iu said county are IN . destitute
and dependent condition, and stating
the cause Of the failure Of crops aud
the mount Of funds which will be
required to supply such people with
seed and feed, signed BY At least one
fifth Of the resident electors Of such
county may be fled with the county
clerk praying the county board to call
. special election to vote upon the
question Of issuing the boods Of the
county to raise such funds. Where.
upod said board shall call an election
as prayed for in said petition, and the
county clerk for such county shall
give notice OF such election by publ
cation in two consecutive issues Of
or more weekly papers PUBLISH d
and Of general circulation in such
county, aud by posting . notice At the
polling places in each precinct, and il
. majority Of the votes legally cast At
such election shall be in favor of the
issuing Of such bonds. then the couu.