Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-14
GOV. M'KELvIE'S
CIVIL CODE BILL
BEFORE SENATE
introduced by Peterson, Cor
deal, BuShee, Reed and
Saunders; Contains Over
400 Pages.
From ! sac correspoadent.

Lincoln, Ian. IS. - Especial. -
Governor McKelvie's civil code bill,
fearranging the departments Of
state government, was introduced
in the senate this afternoon by
Senator's Peterson, Cordial, Bushee
Reed and Saunders.
The proposed act, which will be
referred to special committee, as
was the prohibition measure in
1917, is over 400 pages long. A d.
gest prepared by Bob Dafoe, fol
lows:
Boards Done Away With.
Senate File No. q known as the civil
administrative code, Is a. bill for an
act TO adopt and establish code Of laws
for the state OF Nebraska relating 70 the
civil government Of the state, and to pro-
vide for their administration and enforce
ment. The bill repeats and re-enacts' in
substance the present laws relating to
the administrative law which is now
under the supervision Of the various
boards and commissions
Under the provisions OF the bill, the
executive and administrative work Of the
state Is divided into six departments, as
follows; The department OK finance; the
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trade and commerce; the department OF
public welfare; and the department Of
public works
Each department has departmental
officer who is known as the secretary,
who is subject 70 the provisions Of the
act and under the general direction Of the
governor and who Is vested with the
power and charged with the duty Of en-
forcing and executing the law relating to
his respective department The depart
mental officers are designated as follows:
Only Six Officers
The secretary Of finance. for the de-
paFtment OF finance.
The secretary OF agriculture, for the de-
partment OF agriculture.
The secretary OF trade Ind commerce,
for the department OF trade and commerce.
The secretary OF public welfare, for the
department Of public welfare.
The secretary of/pubiic works, for the
department OF public works
The salaries Of the secretaries are fixed
at $4,000 per annum
The governor Is given power to appoint
such deputies, assistants, employees and
clerical help as shall be necessary cor
essential to the economical but efficient
and proper enforcement and administra-
ton Of the laws Of the state, and to fix
their salaries and prescribe their duties
ANY appointee may be required to serve
III yue Ut more departments ana may pc
transferred from one department to an
other. Provision Is made that the total
expenditures in the several departments
for the biennium shall not exceed the APP
preparation made by the legislature for
such department.
Each secretary is appointed by the gov
ernor by and with the consent Of the
senate.
Makes own Rules.
The secretary Of each department is
empowered to prescribe regulations not in
consistent with the law for the govern
ment Of his department
Each department shall be open for the
transaction Of business from $50 a. m,
until $3.50 p M, except on Sundays and
holidays. The secretary and all appontees
In the several departments shall render not
less than eight hours OF labor each day
apd none OF them shall receive pay for
extra services while in the employ OF the
The secretaries are empowered to de-
wise q practical and workable basis Tor
cooperation and coordination Of work,
eliminating duplication and overlapping
functions, and they are directed to CO.
operate with each other In he employment
Of services and the use OF help.
All money received by each department
shall Immediately be paid to the state
treasurer, and no money belonging to or
for the use Of the state shall be expended
or applied BY any department, except in
consequence OF an appropriation made by
law and upon the warrants Of the auditor
Of public accounts
Except as otherwise provided in the
act, each department shall have exclusive
supervision. regulation and general con-
troll over the enforcement execution and
administration OF the laws relating to the
several subjects and matters assigned in
the act to the departments, respectively
Department Of Finance.
The department OF finance Is given
power to prescribe and acquire a uniform
system Of bookkeeping, accounting and re-
porting; to supervise and examine the ac-
counts Of the several departments; 70 ex-
anime into the accuracy and legality Of
the accounts receipts and expenditures Of
public moneys; to examine the accounts
Of private corporations. Institutions, assoc
Citations or boards receiving appropriations
from the legislature; to investigate dupm-
cation OF work IN the departments and
efficiency Of the organization and adj
ministration Of the departments and 10
formulate plans for the better co-ordina-
ton OF the departments; to prepare and
submit to the governor bienniaily a state
budget; to purchase all supplies for the
several departments OF the state officers.
This department is given the power TO
exercise general supervision over the adj
ministration OF the assessment and tax
levy Of the state.
Departure Of Agriculture.
This department e given power to en-
courage and promote the interests Of agri-
culture, including horticulture, the live
stock industry, dairylng. cheese making,