Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-02

period of one year, one for the period OF
two years, and one for the period of three
auditor of, public accounts, and treasurer
shall reside at the capitol during their
records, books and papers there. and shall
perform such duties as may be required by
Approved March 80. A. D., 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend Sec
tion twenty six (26) of article Ave () of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska, limit,
ing the number of executive state officers.
BE 1t resolved and enacted by the Leg
%tslature of the State of Nebraska: 81
Section l. That section twenty-six (26) of
srtlcle tve 90 OF the Constitution of the
follows:
Section &c. No other executive state OFF,
GERS except those named in section one "a
of this article shall be created. except by
an act of the legislaturo which Is con
Of the members elected to each house
Provided, That any office created by an
act of the legislature may be abolished by
the legislature, two-thirds of the members
elected to each house thereof concurring.
Approved March 30, a.. D., 1895.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section nine Coz of article eight () of the
Constitution of the State Of Nebraska, pro-
viding for the investment of the permanent
educational funds of the state.
BE 1t resolved and enacted by the Leg
issatHre OF the State of Nebraska;
eight () of the Constitution Of the State
OF Nebraska be amended to read as fol-
Section .. All funds belonging to the state /
for educational purposes, the interest and
income whereof only are to be used. shall
be deemed trust funds held by the state. |
and the state shall supply all losses there z
Of that may in any manner accrue, so that
the same shall remain forever inviolate
and undiminished, and shall not be in Il
vested or loaned except on United States
bonds or registered school district bonds
of this state. and such funds, with tho i
interest and inGome thereof are hereby
which they are granted and set apart. and /
shall not be transferred to any other fund
Provided, The board created by section
] of this article is empowered to sell from
ing to the permanent school fund and in |
vest the proceeds arising therefrom in any
of the securities enumerated in this Sec !
ton bearing a higher rate of interest /
whenever an opportunity for better invest
And An Is pr pS Y further. That whom onv :
warrant upon the state treasurer regu- l.
larly issued in pursuance of an appropria-
presented, to TT the state t Rsst"T%1 for nn"' pa ye
ment. and there shall not be any money I
In the proper fund to pay such warrant, Ia
the board created by section l of this arti-
the amount due on such warrant from
moneys in his hands belonging to the per
shall hold said warrant as an investment
of said permanent school fund.
Approved March 90, A. D., 1898.
A joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska by adding a new section to article
twelve Q2) of said constitution, to be num- |
bered section two (). relative to the merg- !
ino pf tho poyarppnapt ~ citiac Of thu |
metropolitan class and the government of
the counties wherein such cities are To-
Gated.
~islature of the State of Nebraska:
Section l. That article twelve d) of the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska beg
amended by adding to said article a new
section to be numbered section two ~, to
read as follows:
Section .. The government of any city Of
the metropolitan class and the government
of the county in which it is located may bel
merged wholly or in part when q. PROPOSE
ton so to do has been submitted by au-
thority of law to the voters of such city
and county and received the assent of q
also q majority of the votes cast In the
county exclusive OF ,h"se east in such
metropolitan city at such election.
Approved March 20, A. d. 1895.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six t) of article seven CO OF the !
Constitution of the State Of Nebraska, pre-
scribing the manner in which votes shall
be cast.
Be it resolved and enacted by the Leg
~islature of the State of Nebraska:
Section /. That section six 6) Of article
seven % of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska be amended to read as fol- !
Section 6. All votes shall be by ballot. or
such other method as may be prescribed
by law, provided the secrecy of voting be
Approved March 90, A. D., 1898.
A Joint resolution proposing TO amend
section two (2) of article fourteen "a of the
Constitution OF the State OF Nebraska, rela-
tive 10 donations to works of internal inn
proyement and manufactures.
BE It resolved and enacted by the Lcgis-
lature of the State of Nebraska:
Section ] That section two Cl of article
fourteen nD of the Constitution OF tho
State of Nebraska, be amended TO read as
Section 2, No city, county, town. precinct.
municipality. or other subdivision of tho
state, shall ever, make donations to any
works OF internal Improvement, or manu-.
factory, unless a proposition so, to do shall
have been first submitted TO the qualified |
electors and ratified by a two-thirds vote
at an election by authority of law; Pro-
vided, That such donations Of a county
the aggregate shall not exceed ten per cent I
OF the assessed valuation OF such county;
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may, by a three-fourths vote, increase such n
Indebtedness five per cent, IN addition TO 4
such ten per cent and no bonds or evil +
dences of indebtedness so issued shall ba +
valid unless the same shall have endorsed s.
thereon n certificate signed by the secre-
tary md auditor of state. showing thas E
the same Is issued pursuant to law. r.
Approved March 20. A. D., 1895.
I. J. A. Piper. secretary of state OF tho
state of Nebraska, do hereby certify that
the foregoing proposed amendments TO the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska are
true and correct copies of the original en-
rolled and engrossed bills. as passed by the
rwenty-fourth session OF the legislature Of
the State OF Nebraska, as appears from
said original bills on file in this office. and
hat all and each OF said proposed amend
ments are submitted to the qualified voters
Of the state Of Nebraska for their adoption
Or rejection at the general election to be
held on Tuesday, the Sd day OF November.
A. d.. 1896.
In testimony whereof. j have thereunto
set my hand and affixed the great seal Of i
the state OF Nebraska.
No. - 4 i,aat, .bt1 rat a.u 90 TIL. H. I