Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-04-27
NEW LAWS OF NEBRASKA
Complete List Of Bills Passed by the Recent
Session of the Legislature.


Of the peace. Signed March 80
prohibiting the Illegal expenditure OF
public funds Boards in villages. cities
and counties are forbidden to let con-
tracts when the funds for the payment
OF the expenses arc not available or au-
thorized Signed March 80
Senate file No. Is. by Gibson of Doug
las, a bill providing penalties for Jurors
or referees who receive brides. 1mprlson-
ment from one to five years in prison is
provided. Emergency clause. Signed
Senate file No, 143, by Thomas of Doug
las, bill allowing the secretary of the
Omaha board of education to be elected
i IQr n three-year term. Emergency clause.
Senate file No 1862, by Gould of Greeley,
liking speed of eighteen miles an hour
market. Signed March 49, '' ~
senate file No. AZ, by Senator Thomas,
places the primaries under the direction
al lhe rae county Officials, prescribes pen,
regulations and in addition pledges each
one, who participates in the primary to
abide by, the results. Each candidate
must at least thirty days before the pr-
mary file a written application with the
proper authority, requesting that his
name be placed upon the official primary
ballot ana pleGging himself to abide by
the results of the primary. These appli-
cations shall be filed in the office of the
city clerk for city offices and for mem
bers of boards of education. For offices
WHOLLY elective i'm one county, except city
offices, the papers shall be filed in the
fees shall be computed at / per cent of
the emolumcuts authorized by law for
me desired office during the term for
ana must be paid at the time of filing the
pGtition. No fling fee shall be less than
$40 except for offices without emolument,
IN which case no fling fee is required.
aD"eiegaIes TO convention shall pay
fling fee of 80 cents for each delegate.
a Nrin nrNs
election tickets may be had by any poll
ucal organization represented on the Of
hclal Tall, 1T tlP last preceding general
election, # any of it's candidates receive
per cent of the total vote cast at the
last general election In the state On the
sample ballot the, names of the candi-
oates Tor each office shall be arranged
alphabetically, according to surname no
name appearing. more than once on the
same ballot. When printing the form
shall be set up with the names in the
order, in which they are placed upon the
tickets for the various, election districts
me positions of the names shall be
changed in each office division as many
tunes as there are candidates in, the Of
nee division in which there are the most
names, as nearly possible an equal num-
Der of TICKETS being printed after each
held In each district at the place where
the registration of voters occurs for the
shalt be e4 pad Out All
Of the city or county, by the same officers
as in the case of elections. Penalties for
committing any fraud or wrong tending
to defeat the result of n primary election
are fixed at fines of not less than 800
nor more than $500, or. imprisonment in
the county Jail for not less than sixty
days nor more than one year, or both at
the discretion of the court. At all pri-
mary elections the polls shall be open in
cities at o'clock In the morning and
close at o'clock in the evening of the
same day; in all other places from noon
until o'clock in the evening. In cities
whore a registration of the voters is re-
quired by law the city authorities in
whom by law is vested the power to APP
point registrars, shall appoint two resi-
dent electors in each precinct to serve as
clerks Of the primary, one OF whom shall
largest vote at the last general election
In the state, and the other from the party
casting the second largest vote. The reg
istrars shall act, as judges, but shall re-
ceive no additional compensation for
their services. Any person desiring to
vote at q primary election must first
he affliates with and whose candidates
he supported at the last election. A first
citations. Emergency clause. Signed
Senate file No. 155, by Jones of otoe-
or gray timber squirrels or for manning
or woundng them between the season OF
January ! and A,pgust 81 of eacha, year:
is a fine o. So. :. Signed March 80
Senate file No l6S by Epperson Of
| ClaN-A bill oDOllShlng the OtllCe OF state
archtec., Emergency clause. Signed
senate file No. lSi, by Gillgan of Holt
make estimates of school district cx-
penses when the school districts fail to do
so, Emergency clause; Signed March 30.
n tax of twenty-five miles for, road
fund in townships where the freehold
ers desire it. Signed March 80
senate file No. 2S2, by Hughes Of Platte
-oFrbidding horse racing ball play
! ing or any game or sport on Decoration
ceeding 500 or Imprisonment not more
than thirty days or both. Signed March
Senate file No. PSI. by Beghtol of Ian
caster-Making the county surveyor of
Lancaster and Douglas counties eX-ofc
| nCio inspector or bridges and judge OF
the material in county bridges signed
vs. senate file No. a, by Thomas Of Doug
las. authorizing the use of voting ma
chimes and allowing counties to buy the
machines and eXpend the difference of
the costs of elections for gSyn@S A6 6RGrG
senate fiIe No. 90, by Wall of sherman,
a bill giving district courts, instead OF
cases where charges are preferred
against officials. Emergency clause.
Signed April /.
Senate file No. 1873, by Tucker, a bin to
plated and laid out in lots, alleys
| cities of the SeCOnu-CluSS having. leSS
than 5000 inhabitants and TO villages
where conVeyances have been made with
in the last twenty-five years. Emergency
clause,
, a bill fixing the poll tax in cities of 5000
! or less and providing that 81 may be
, .paid i'm cash and the money to be eN
fbended in improving the highways ad
1aceut to the city or the village. Emerg
ency clause.
Senate file No 100, by Epperson of Clay
bill requiring the tabulation of thu
vote on constitutional amendments OF
separate sheets and that the results b'
sent to the legislature to be canNassed.
Senate file No. "a, by Thomas, n bill
codifying all the negotiable instrumcn
laws of the state. The revision of tn
T. statutes was made by the American Ba
e association and all the laws, concerning
9 negotiable papers are arranged under con
venient headings. The bill takes etfec
e August l. 1905. Signed April !.
Senate file No, AS, by Bresee of Sheri
: dan a bill to make uniform the laws 70
) the laying out of roads. Grounds q
e flower gardens are exempt from condem
d nation for roads, and no roads are, per
y mitted to be laid out when the existing
y roads meet all the eNigencies of trave