Valentine Democrat., 1907-01-24

vide for the assessment Of rea! estate
! mortgages as real estate and TO pro-
vide for an equitable assessment of
real estate encumbered by mortgage.
BY MoKesson Of Lancastsr-Provid-
ing for the deduction of bona hde
! debts from personal property Rched-
! uled to the county assessor and rsqufy-
| jrS that party claiming such dsduc-
| tfon shall disclose to the assessor
names Of the persons to whom ne is
indebted
By Wilcox Of Jererson-To define
| the term 'ftinerant physician" and to
provide license and fees for the same.
By Randall Of Madison by rsquest-
Relating TO saline and educational
same to conform to general revenue
law
By Randall Of Madison by request
! Fixing rate Of interest on saline or ed
ucational land sale contract heretofore
| issued and providing for the issuance
Of sale contracts for lands to be sold
and fixing rate OF interest on same.
The following bills were introduced
! into the senate Tuesday:
By Thomas Of Douglas-A bulk
sales law
By Gibson of Douglas-Providing
for double shift in fire forces in
South Omaha.
BY committee on fish and game
A curative measure. Establishing
maximum penalty for killing game il
legally.
BY Committee on fish and game
A curative measure. Provides penalty
for failure to have license or invoice.
By committee on fish and game-A
curative measure. Gives extra month
open season on prairie chicken, cuts
off fifteen days from open season on
quail and adds a month to snipe.
By committee on fish and game-A
curative measure. Maximum fine for
illicit sales 800.
By committee on fish and game-A
curative measure. Fixing maximum
fine for pursuing game or fish protect
ed by law
BY Epperson of Clay-A bill provid-
ing that no less than one nor more
than two road districts shall be con-
tained in voting precinct.
By Epperson Of Clay-Allows viii
| lagos to make assessments for road
purposes.
! By Epperson of Clay-Making poll
tax payable in cash.
By Epperson Of Clay-Gives county
county boards the power to fix COM
pensation Of roads overseers.
| BY Saunders+A bill to allow trust
companies to administer estates.
By Root, by request-Authorizin
cities of from 5000 to $4,000 to grant
franchises for public utility corpora
! tions and to allow street and grounds
! concessions.
By Gould Of Greeley-A bill to de-
termine boundaries Of Nance county.
By Wilcox-Makins office of county
judge obtainable only to lawyers In
BY Epperson Of Clay-To provide
! for levy OF tax to reimburse the school
! fund for BARLEY defalcation.
Nothing but routine business was
transacted in the senate Wednesday.
The following bills were presented:
By Hanna Of Cherry-Defining the
crime Of selling and bringing stolen
/ horses in the state OF Nebraska.
By Hanna-Defining the crime OF
! bringing stolen cattle into the state OF
| Nebraska and providing punishment
! therefor
BY HANNA bill requiring five
! years practice of law before an attor-
ney may be eligible to the office of dis
trict Judge.
By Hanna-Allowfng county treas
urers $50 additional clerk hire for COL
lection of educational land funds in
! counties having 100000 acres Of school
lands.
By King of Polk-Allowing trust
companies to administer estates.
BY Ashton of Hall-Joint resolution
asking the attorney general to enforce
the maximum freight rate law and to
begin proceedings in the supreme
| court.
By Epperson of Clay-Forbiddin
gambling in future in bucket shops.
By Patrick of Sarpy-Permitting
the county attorney to indorse names
Of witnesses in information during the
| hearing of a trial.
By Sackett of Gage--Bill forbidding
! passes, telephone or telegraph franks
/ BY Aldrich of Butler-Joint resolu-
. ton providing for constitutional re-
vision commission.
BY Sibley of Keith-Bill to postpone
the enforcement of instruments Of in
debtedness until the taxes are paid
| By Sibley-Allowing a majority of
the property owners to vote water
works bonds.
stores on the volume of business in
stead of the stock on hand April l;
applies also to grain men and foreign
corporations.
Ply Gibson-Reducing the fire and
police commission Of South Omaha to
three instead Of five members
BY Wilson of Pawnee-Extending
the license of insurance brokers to
cover not only fire, but all subjects in
surable.
BY Sackett of Gage-To purchase ..
supply of annotated statutes of Ne
braska, $50 sets, at the same price as
the annotated statutes of 1908.
BY Sackett Of Gage-For the pur-
chase Of the compilation of the laws of
! Nebraska from J. E. Cobbey to the
state at SO per copy, the contractor to
furnish 5000 copies. Said statutes shall
be received in all courts as prima facie
evidence Of the law, counties and
county officers, justices of the peace
and notaries public to share in the
distribution.
House Bills.
By Walsh of Douglas-To provide
for successor Of the estate Of decedent:
gives husband and wife right to inher-
it estate of the other absolutely.
By Walsh of Douglas-Givss inno-
cent party after divorce no distributed
share in estate of guilty party unless
decree awards such share separately
By Walsh of Douglas-Gives wife
right to convey real estate by deed
and convey right Of dover.
By Armstrong of Nemaha-RepeaI-
ing wild animal bounty.
By Masters of Furnas-Provides
majority in cities of 5000 may vote
water works bonds.
By E. p. Brown of Lancaster-Judg
meQt in criminal CaSeS NOT to he