Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-02-02


ages so that in cases of wanton ag-
gressiveness on the part of defendant
the jury may award exemplary dam
| ages. To provide for the assessment
OF mortgages as real estate; the hold
er OF the mortgage on real estate to
pay taxes on the mortgage and the
owner of the property to pay on the
! assessment of the property less the
amount of the mortgage. To provide
that a womG1 who commits adultery
shall be fined 5000 or sentenced to Jail
for year; man, married or unmar-
ried, to be sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for two years or pay a fine OF
$500.
HOUSE-The house on the 25th
passed the first bill introduced this
session. The bill is II. r. 1, by Burns
of Lancaster, drawn by the attorney
general providing for personal surety
bonds for state officers. II. II. 81, by
Roberts. was passed. 1t provides that
where patents have been or may be
issued to person who has died pre-
vious 10 the issuance of such patent
it shall operate to vest the title in the
heirs. devisees or assignees of the de-
ceased patentee. Ernst of Johnson in
troduced a resolution to send a COM
mittee of three, with a like commit
tee from the senate, to the Kansas
state penitentiary to investigate and
report on the binding Irvine plant with
view of getting information useful
to the Nebraska legislature in passing
on the pending bill to establish a
plant at the Nebraska penitentlary.
The resolution passed. Bills intro
duced included: An act to make open
season for prairie chickens, sage
grouse September 1 to November 80;
| jack snipe, Wilson snipe, yellow legs,
September l to May | wild pigeons,
doves, plover, June Is to August /;
trout, April / to October / all other
fish, April / to November 10; allow
ing one hunter to kill not more than
ten prairie chickens in any one day in
| September; makes penalty of So fine
or ten days in Jail for each bird unlaw-
fully had. An act to prohibit the play
ing of the game of football in the
state of Nebraska. Fine of $50 to 500
or thirty to ninety days in Jail for first
offense and one to two years in the
penitentiary for second offense. An act
! to give State Banking board discre-
tionary power in granting charters for
state banks when satisfied with char
acter and responsibility of officers. An
act to empower the Board of County
Commissioners or Supervisors to make
contracts for the construction and re-
paration of bridges in their counties,
and to authorize such boards to pur-
chase the necessary bridge materials
and employ the necessary labor and
construct or repair such bridges when,
in their judgment, it would be to the
interest of the county to do so.
SENATE-The juvenile court bill,
introduced by Senator Mockett of
Lancaster, was recommended for pas
sage on the 26th. There was no de-
bate. The bill provides three proba-
ton officers in counties having a pop
ulation of more than $4,000. In coun-
ties of less than 10000 the jurisdiction
is vested in the county Judge. In the
cities the police judges have charge
of the juvenile courts, while in the
large counties the district judges Sc
J lect one of their number to preside
, The bill makes neglect of children an
offense. Parents are responsible for
r the crime of having children in evil
surroundings. Attorney General Brown
: believes the bill is constitutional. al
T. it is not, no juvenile court bill can
= be drawn that is" he declared. No
A "a. was recommended for passage
: This measure transfers $4,000 from
{ the Norfolk asylum fund to the fun(
l. of the asylum at Lincoln. Senate file
V No 20, by Senator Wore of Saline, was
J. passed. 1t provides a penalty of from
= two to fifteen years for persons con
n victed of poisoning or attempted poi
) soning. Senate file No. 43 was passed
l. This is a joint resolution by Senator
5 Meserve of Dixon, approving the worl
o of the South Dakota-Nebraska boun
e Diary commission. A number of bill
4 were introduced
% HOUSE-In the house on the 26tl
large number of bills We're reporte,
,r back by the standing committees an,
lie placed on the general file, House rGl
in No. 8, by Dodge, to vest authority owe
II. the Omaha water plant in the munic
he pal water board, was reported bac
,e without recommendation by Chairma
~ Lee of the committee on cities an
O. towns, who then moved its indefnit
i'll postponement This was resented b
,t- Dodge, who charged bad faith, in tina
Il. it had been agreed in committee tina
%. the bill was to be allowed to go [
err the general file Lee denied any inter
nv to take an unfair advantage and will