Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-03
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ha against the AachCu & Muuici. Fire
Insurance Company for municipal puT-
poses upon the gross premiums received
within the city for the preceding caleI-
dar year under section % of the new
revenue law The tax commissioner OF
Omaha was made defendant in au IL
junction suit TO prevent the collection OF
the tax. The court holds that the levy
Of taxes complained Of is void because
the assessment was not made pursuant
to any ordinance Of the city Of Omaha.
but under the supposed direct authority
of section IS of the new revenue law.
and therefore was violation OF sections
6 and { of article 9 Of the constitution.
Other suits, differing only in the kin
| of insurance written, were decided in the
| same way, the Judgment OF the district
court being affirmed.
| There will be no more changes III the
| official ballot to be printed. Tho last
day for filing names ended Saturday
| evening and as the candidates have beeD
certified to the secretary OF state 50 they
! will appear on the ballot. 1t was thought
| that an injunction would be issued
against the filing OF the name OF W. y.
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| the Sixth district on the populist ticket.
but the anticipated action was not TAX
en-, and the name will go on the ticket as
| nominee of both the Democratic and
| Populist parties. NcNeel was put on the
| populist ticket by the congressional COM
| mittee in place of A. A. Worsley. who
| resigned. 1t was claimed that the popu-
| list convention had not authorized the
| committee 70 fill vacancies.
The city council or Lincoln has let the
contract for the construction of Il munich
pal electric lighting plant and power
house for the water system for n total
cost of SCI .93045. OF this amount the
Nebraska Electric Company, of Omaha
Of which former City Electrician Schurir
is the manager, got the lions share. He
was awarded the contract for the poles
and wiring known as the outside work
for $50 EGO. His bid was just $GSl less
than that of Lincoln firm. One member
Of the council was against letting the con-
tract 60 out Of the city when it was
merely a question of a few hundred dol
lars, but the majority were in favor OF
the lowest bidder getting the work, conSe-
quently Mr.. Schurig landed.
Acting Oh the opinion Of tie attorney
general, Insurance Deputy Pierce has
held that it is necessary for all FIRE insur-
ance companies that issue policies OF re-
insurance on Nebraska risks to be regu-
larry admitted to transact business I'D
this state; also that all policies of rein
surance be signed by some regularly il
CnnSeH m no tint 70
Of the attorney general was i'll answer
to this question by Mr. Pierce: Has 4
fire insurance company which is author
lied to transact business in this state an-
thority to reinsure Nebraska risks ip
companies not so auth0riZed?'
In the paving tax cases of Francis \.
M. Eddy and others against the city Of
Omaha and Matte d. Valentine against
the city Of Omaha the decision of the SUI
preme court remands to the district court
with directions to modify its decree so as
to sustain the validity of the curbing and
guttering taxes in payment in paving
districts Nos. 4S and CT, and to dismiss
the action as to the Omaha Loan anG
Trust Company's savings bank As to
all other matters the judgment of the dis
trlct court is a1rmG0.
Parties holding wolf bounty claims
against the state that were rejected b>
Auditor Weston because they had NOT
been filed in his Office within two years
of their date will not get their money.
The supreme court decided this last week
in the case brought up from the Lancaso
ter County district court wherein the
Lincoln Safe and Trust Company sued
Auditor Weston for the value OF claims
that he had rejected
The case Of the Burlington Railroad
against CasS County, an appeal. IS af-
hrmed by the supreme court. The llilI-
clples involved in this case are Identical
with those in the Richardson County
case passed upon at the last session and
known as the RulO bridge case. The do
cisiOn i'll the latter case is followed ana
approved in the Cass County case. II
was sought to impose a local tax upon the
railroad bridge of the Burlington across
he Missouri River at Plattsmouth.
Appeal to the insurance department OF
he state by President Johanna Strawn
Royal Achates, of Omaha from electing
Is officers semi-annually, as provided for
y special dispensatiOn, has been sus-
aimed, and Mrs. Johanna Strawn will
Eold on to her office.
Members Of the new bar commission
the supreme court, appointed for 4
srm OF one year, are: c. J. Carlow. Of
Columbus; Frank II. Woodland, OF
,maha; J. L. McPheeley, Of Minden;
J. 81. Aldrich, of David City, and Fred
hepherd Of Lincoln.
In answer TO a request from County
.ttorney English, Of Omaha, for an
pirion as to whether the official ballot
lould be printed in a single column,
ttoFney General Prout answered thet
le county clerk is required by law to
lrnish single column blloas only.
The ballots for use in the next lection
Ill he mammoth affairs bain1 in cor,x