The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-04-12

ing to the office
Names shall be arranged upon the
ballots alphabetically except In Doug
las county where they may be rotated
Expenses of primaries are to he
borne by the city or county In the
same manner as in the case of cleo
lions.
Filing fees are charged candidates
as follows: United States senator $50,
state officers, congressman and district
court judges $40 county, legislative
and city offices S. No filing fee Is
required for regents of the state uni
versity or presidential electors.
In cities where registration is re-
CURED polls shall be open from s
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
In the evening, elsewhere they shall
be open from 10 until 9. Persons In
line at closing time will be entitled to
vote.
Judges and clerks of election now
provided by law, shall preside at pri-
mary elections.
Ballots shall be counted the same as
provided by the general election law.
Voters must declare their party af-
filation before they shall be entitled to
receive primary ballot Where reg
istration is required the voter must
register his party affiliation. Provid-
ed voter is challenged he is required
ct Of his party.
Votes shall be canvassed the same
as Is provided by the general election
law.
A plurality vote entities candidate
tx,
Bills Passed and Signed.
S. F. 6 by Root of Cass prohibiting
the shipment of Intoxicating liquors
unless the words Intoxicating liquor"
are placed on the outer package and
prohibiting consignment to a Fictitious
person or into a city or Incorporated
village in which a license has not been
granted for the sale of intoxicating
liquors. Penalty fine of from 500
to $500.
s. F. 46 by McKesson by request of
the state insurance department legal
ling a system of fees to be paid by
legal reserve life insurance companies
to the state insurance department.
S. f. ST by Luce of Harlan, pro-
viding for the entry of town sites by
the corporate authorities of incorpo-
rated cities and villages or by the
county judge and providing for the
transfer of the land so entered and le-
CALLING the transfers of such lands
heretofore made.
S. +. 95 by Thomas of Douglas, fix
ing the maximum salary of police cap
tains in metropolitan cities at $50
per month.
S. F.. by Root of Cass, making the
place of manual delivery of and pay
ment for Intoxicating liquors the place
of sale.
S. F. ia by Thomas of Douglas, the
bulk sales bill, declaring void sales,
trades or other dispositions of stocks
of merchandise or portions thereof in
bulk otherwise than in the ordinary
and regular course of the sellers bust
ness.
S. F. q by Thomas of Douglas, pro-
viding the roadbeds of permanent
roads constructed under the inheri-
lance tax law must not be less than
twelve nor more than sixteen feet in
width and allowing the county Judge
to fix a reasonable appraisers fee.
S. f. by Gibson of Douglas, EN-.
ployers' liability act, providing that
contributory negligence shall not be
a bar to action but may be taken into
consideration by the jury in fixing the
amount of damages and also provid-
| ing that the acceptance of relief ben
efitS or insurance shall not constitute
a bar or defense for action but the
amount so received may be applied to
the amount recovered. Applies only
to the hazardous departments of rail-
reading
S. F. 144 by Gibson of Douglas. to
reduce the number of fire and police
commissioners in South Omaha from
five to three and making the mayor
eX-ofticio chairman without vote.
S. F. 81 by Sackett of Gage, a joint
resolution memorializing congress to
enact a law to prevent railroads and
| other tax debtors from interfering by
injunction in the federal courts with
the collection of state, county, school
district and municipal taxes.
S. F. 151 by Epperson of Clay, pro-
viding that county teachers institutes
shall be held during the months of
June, July or August and that two or
more counties may conduct joint in.
stitutes.
S. F. PIT by King of Polk. free
HiSu SCIool act pIONlulHS lHdt puDllS
of school districts in which full high
school course is not maintained may
attend high school in any other dis
trict, the cost of tuition to be assessed
against the resident district at the rate
OF seventy-five cents per week.
S. F. 20 by Root of Cass, authoriz.
ing county judges to receive payment
of costs and fees and unclaimed lega-
cies, to pay such costs, fees and lega-
cies to the person entitled thereto and
to pay to his successor in Office any
such costs, fees or legacies remaining
in his possession at the close of his
term. The purport of the bill is to
make the county judge responsible on
his bond for such funds.
S. F. 33 by Root of Cass. taking
away from the state board of public
lands and buildings the power to hear
complaints against superintendent OF
public institutions.
S. F, 81 by Thomas of Douglas, pro,