Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-23
LEGISLATION FOR COUNTY
Douglas Lawmakers and Cfiosrs COnfer on
What Measures to Enact
MAaRIAeE CEalN. ftl cOMLs N
Repeal 81 lew PhrdOning COnvtcts
Fourth Of July and Amending
Iszeuipti0n from TaHAtidn
statute Proposed.

Legislation affecting the various county
Offices was suggested yesterday afternoon
at a meeting OF the county officials with
the members Of the legislative delegation
from this county The meeting was held
In the commissioners room ut the court
house and brought out a large attendance
and enough suggestions to keep an in
dustrious legislature busy for several
months, The meeting did not pass on all
Of the suggestions, but those that were
loft over at adjournment will be taken up
and discussed at another meeting TO be
held two weeks from yesterday
Legislation covering a wide range Of sub
Jeets is asked for. bat among the important
provisions is one to amend the tax laws
for exemptions SO as not to exempt from
taxation commercial colleges and private
schools conducted for gain and to give the
county attorney power to summon Wit
nesses. and compel their attendance at in
/ quiries held by the county attorney. This
would give the county attorney practically
the same powers as a grand jury.
These changes in present laws were en-
dorsed and the county attorney directed
70 draw up bills to be presented at tho
next meeting:
| Providing for a coroner's physician at a
]
autopsies.
Defining the respective duties Of city and
/ county health authorities I'm emergency
/ cases and contagious Diseases
! Amending the law. providing for eNemp-
/ ton from taXatonfse as not TO- apply II to
| commercial colleges and schools conducted
| for gain.
! Providing for a marriage ceremony fec to
\ be collected by the county judge and turned
i into the county treasury. $50
/ To give the county attorney power to
! summon Witnesses and examine them
under oath
1 Amending the inheritance tax law 20 per-
/ NIT roadways Of sixteen instead Of twelve
! feet in roads built under the law and al
roads through villages and cities of the
| second class
i Providing that Judges, and clerks of cleo
ench election and for the prorating of theil
pay among the county, city and. school
district when all three participate In the
To repeal the law providing for the lib.
eratiun on July 4 of two .convicts who havt
/ served ten years or more. H.. vi -.
Presented by SIabnuEh.
! These suggestions were all presented bJ
County Attorney Slabaugh. The rest of thu
suggestions were read. by the clerk OF tho
county board, but no action was. taken or
them owing 10 lack of time. One Of then
is from County Clerk Haverly providing
for the addition OF the duties of county au
method OF paying his assistants, Another
from Register Of Deeds Bandle provides
for an increase in the salaries of help II
his office. r. .F ts
Commissioner Bruning presented sugges
tions providing that the county retain 2
cents OF the. 81 fee for hunting licenses
for changes in the law relating to the Sc
lection of jury panels. for an election com
mission. and for an assessment OF rea
estate once every two years instead OF ono,
every four years.
Another list Of suggestions by Commits
sioner TIRE, which has been previously pub
lished, was also presented and read. w.
Kierstead, who was present, suggested tn
county might save about 5000 year b.
ab6Eshing the Insanity commission, ant
requiring that work to be done by tn,
county clerk. the county attorney and tn,
county physician. 49,