Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-18

state OF Nebraska be amended TO rcad ne
Section 20 No other executive state ON.
cers except those named in section one ID
OF this article shall be created except by
an act OF the legislature which IL con-
Cured In by. not less than three-fourths
OF the members elected to each house
Provided. That any ONCE created by an
Act OF the legislature may be abolished by
elected to cach house thereon c"nemrrI iUS'
Approved March &c. A. u. 1895.
Joint resolution proposing to amend
section nine (D 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.
,.ihe It resolved ana enacted by the Leg
squire OF the state OF Nebraska:
,tSEtuon ]. That section nine (N OF article
sesit S0 81 tho Constitution OF the State
lows: W "'hehaou TO read as fo'-
IS Section 3 All funds bclonsing to the state
inronn ,,sbscOrmai, purposes. the interest and
he deemed trust funds held by the state
o ~ ~, me state shall supply all losses there.
me same shall remain forever invIolate
anI HhdInlnished and shall not be in
bonds or registered school district 'SS bonus
interest and income thereon are hereby
solemny pledged for. the purposes for
'A'f blt blsillttu ana set apart, ana
for other uses; '''''
OF this article is empowered to sell from
time to time any OF the securities belong
Ing. to the permanent school fund ana In
vest the proceeds arising therefrom in any
OF the securities enumerated In this Sec
ton bearing higher rate OF interest,
m mnnt ~, an opportunity for better invest
And provided further. That when any
warrant upon the state treasurer rcgn-
ldlly ISSUED IN DllrguanCp of IN
ion , by the legislature and secured by tho
tax thd for Stats It's shall DO
mem NJ ana there shall not be any money
the b bSoPFd foper f%Hd to pay such Warrant
f tL may direct the state treasurer TO pay
snS amount IN b duo S on such warrant from
manent school fund OF the state, and he
shall hold said warrant as an Investment
Approved March %, A. d. 1895.
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 (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.
b. he It resolved and enacted by the Leg
Section l. That article twelve Cl2 OF tho
Constitution of the State of Nebraska DO
amended by adding to said article a new
section to be numbered section two co. to
read as follows:
=, Section 2. The government of any city OF
the metropolitan class and the government
of the county in which 1t is located may be
merged wholly or In part when a PROPOSE
thorty OF law to the voters OF rs such city
and county and received the assent OF q
majority of the votes cast in such city and
IN "a nf t1N.. NFaN. l.,
county exclusive of those cast in such
metropolitan city, at such election.
Approved March g. A. D., 1895.
A Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to section six t6) of article seven az OF the
Constitution OF the State of Nebraska, pre-
scribing the manner In which votes shall
be cast.
islature of the State OF Nebraska:
Section i That section six 90 OF article
of Nebraska be amended to read as fol-
Section G. All votes shall be by ballot or
such other method as may be prescribed
by law. provided the secrecy OF voting bs
Approved March %, A. D., 1895.
Joint resolution proposing to amend
section two (2) CT article fourteen CD Of tho
Constitution Of the State OF Nebraska, reIa-
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
fourteen QD of the Constitution of the
state OF Nebraska, be amended TO read as
Section 9. No city, county, town. precinct,
municipality, or other subdivision of the
state, shall ever make donations to any
works of internal Improvement, or manu-
factory, unless a proposition so to do shall
have been frst submitted to the qualified
at an election by authority of law; Pro-
vided, That such donations of a county
with the donations of such subdivisions in
the aggregate shall not exceed ten per cent
of the assessed valuation of such county;
Provided. further That any city or county
five per cent, i'm addition to
such ten per cent and no bonds or evil
d de I,, Of Indebtedness so issued shall bs
thereon certificate signed by the secre-
tary and auditor of state, showing that
~" Approved prov March g, A. D., iSs 5."'
I. ]. A. Piper, secretary OF state OF the
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, as passed by the
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
nents are submitted to the qualified voters
II the state of Nebraska for their adoption
u rejection at the general election to be
ield on Tuesday. the Sd day of November,
\ d., 1896.
In testimony whereof. I have thereunto
Jet my hand and affixed the great seal Of
he state Of Nebraska
Done at Lincoln, this nth day OF July, in
he year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Ninety-sx OF the Independ-
nee OF the United States the One Hundred
md Twenty-frst. and OF this state the
Seal) ]. A. PIPER.
Secretary of State
Aug / DloNov3-morn only.