Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-14

OF this article shall he created. except by
an act OF the legislature which is con-
CURED In by not less than three fourths
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-thlrds Of the members
Approved March 30, A. H., 1895
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section nine (9) OF article eight (S) OF tho
Constitution OF the State OF Nebraska, pro-
viding for the investment OF the permanent
educational funds OF the state.
Re 1t resolved ana enacted by the Leg
| stature OF the State OF Nebraska;
Section l. That section nine (9 OF article
| elSht tO of the Constitution OF the state
lows: iH, s;'''''S"" DC "'"enue' TO ''"' Us 'o'-
Section 0. All funds belonging to the state
Income whereof only fs are to W he used used sSnI Sn
be deemed trust funds held by the state.
OF that may in any manner accrue. , so s'iu that
| The same shall remain forever lnylolate
vested or loaned except on United states
| or state securities, or registered county
OF this state, and such funds, with tho
! interest aud Income thereof are hereby
Wheh cyp pSqsed qs sronSd S dnS hS sa OS
shall not be transferred to any other fund
| Provided, The board created by section
! ! of this article Is empowered to sell from
| time TO time any of the securities belong
| ing to the permanent schCcl fund and In
| vest the proceeds arising thercfrom in any
| OF the securities enumerated In this Sec
| tion bearing higher rate of interest.
| whenever an opportunity for better invest
! ment Is presented
And provided further, That when any
| warrant upon the state treasurer rcgu-
i91rly i1dy III issued S in pursuance of an uppropria-
levy of a tax for it's payment. shall be
presented TO, the state treasurer for pay
ment and there shall not be any money
| nc board created by section OF this arti-
the the may non dltee & the state treasurer to pay
moneys in his hands belonging 10 the per-
| shall hold said warrant as an Investment
of said permanent school fund.
Approved March 20, A. D., 1896
Joint resolution proposing an amend
| ment to the Constitution of the State OF
Nebraska by adding new section TO article
twelve Q9 Of said constitution to be num-
bered section two (2), relative to the merg-
| ing OF the government of cities OF the
metropolitan class and the government of
| the counties wherein such cities are To-
| Gated
BE IT resolved ard enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Nebraska
| Constitution OF tho State OF Nebraska be
| amended by adding to said article a new
section to be numbered section two CD, to
Section 2. The government of any city OF
the metropolitan class and the government
of the county in which il is located may be
merged wholly or in part when n PROPOSE
ton so to do has been submitted by nu-
thority of law to the voters OF such city
and county and received the assent OF a
majority OF the votes cast in such city and
county exclusive of those cast In such
metropolitan city at such election.
Approved March 20, a. D., 1895.
Joint resolution proposing an Amendment
TO section six (6) OF article seven (D Of the
Constitution of the State OF Nebraska, pre-
scribng the manner In which votes shall
be cast.
Re It resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature OF the State of Nebraska:
seven q of the constituton G m Of II the State state
of Nebraska be amended to read as fol-
Section G. All votes shall be by ballot. or
such other method may be prescribed
10y law, provided the secrecy of voting be
Approved March %. A. d. 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing TO amend
section two (2) Of article fourteen QD of the
Constitution OF the State of Nebraska, rela-
tive to donations to works of internal i'm
provement and manufactures.
BE II resolved and enacted by the Legis-
lature OF the State OF Nebraska:
Section !. That section two (2) OF article
Sourteen dp OF the Constitution OF tho
follows:
Section @ No city, county, town, precinct.
municipality or other subdivision OF tho
state, shall ever make donations TO any
works of internal Improvement. or manu-
have been first submitted to the qualified
electors and ratified by a two.thirds vote
vided, That such donations OF a county
with the donations of such subdivisions in
the aggregate shall not exceed ten per cent
assessed a
Provided. further. That any city or county
may; by threefourths vote increase such
indebtedness nvc per cent, In addition to
such ten per cent and no bonds or evi-
dences of indebtedness so issued shall be
thereon a certificate signed by the secre-
tary and auditor of state showing THAI
the same Is Issued pursuant to law.
!, ]. 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 arc
true and correct copies of the original en-
rolled and engrossed bills. passed by tho
Twenty-fourth session Of the legislature OF
the State of Nebraska, as appears from,
said original bills on file in this Office and
that 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. I have thereunto
set my hand and affixed the great seal OF
the state OF Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln. this 18th day of July. in
the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Ninety-six, OF the Independ-
ence of the United States the One Hundred
and Twenty-irst. and of this state the
Thirtieth.
Seal) j. A. PIPER.
Secretary OF State
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