Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-27
Governor Signs
Several Bills of
Interest Here
Abolish Police Judges, Gre,
ate Presiding Muny Judge
And Establish Justices
OF Peace.

Forty-five bills, including a number
OF special interest 10 Omaha. are
included in the latest grist OF meas
ures signed by Governor Mckelvie.
One of the bills which now be-
comes law aboIishes police magis-
strates in Omaha, another creates a
presiding Judge for the Omaha NUM-
cipal court. while a third establishes
justices of the peace in Omaha.
Senator Cooper's habituai criminal
bill was signed by the governor, pro-
viding life term for the criminal on
third conviction.
Habitual Criminal Law.
The list of bills signed follows:
s. +. Especial penalties for
habitual criminals.
S. +. 89-Welfare bill on public
morals.
S. F. S-Exempts cooperative
warehouses from bond.
S. F. l80-New improvement zone
law for road construction.
S. F. l8o-State park board.
S. F. 190-Bill to promote bee in
dustry.
s. r. 270-Amend pure food bill.
S. F. 3l9-Permits cities and vii
lagos to go outside their limits and
construct power plants.
S. +. 538-Creating state park on
axection of state school land south OF
sChadron.
II. r. 20-Fixing high school tut
ton on non-rcsidents at IS week.
Fl. r. 64-Auto DINNER law.
H. r. 84-Creates clinical psyche
logist" on board of control.
Fl. r. 85-Amends law governing
seeble-minded.
Fl. R. oS-To safeguard the NOR
ais Of children, :,
H. R. lO2-Nine- months school
law
II. r. 225-Reciprocal demurragc
act
II. r. 24l-Jewelers' lien.
.s. Fl. r. 243-Permits candidates to
file on nonpolitical ballot without pc
tition.
Revised Election.
H, r. 262-Revised election law.
H. r. 540-Abolishes police mag
istrates in Omaha.
H. R. 34l-Creates presiding
judge Omaha municipal court.
H. r. 342-Eliminate justices of
peace in Omaha.
II. r. 403-FiNes salary OF board
of control members at $4,000 year.
Fl. r. 424-Appropriates $4,000
for state fishery in Lincoln and Gar
den counties.
II. r. 4s3-Fund for relief of Mrs.
Margaret Sexton of Omaha, whose
husband was killed by negro.
Fl. r. 4S7-Requires state depart
ment OF public works to furnish cost
estimates on bridge construction.
\ Fl. r. 4o7-Provides for sale of SUI
preme court reports.
II. r. S0s-Uniform sales act,
II. r. 527-Cuts salary of Lincoln
sanitary trustees from $l,500 to $500
after term of present officers.
II. r. 550-Re-enact hotel bill
7eidentally left out of code.
fl. r. 559-Makes principal liable
for statement OF agent in blue sky
matters.
Blue Sky Measure.
H. r. sos Penalizing false repre-
sentatons in sale of blue sky
Fl. r. 56S-Permits fraud action
in blue sky matters to be brought in
counties where action accrues.
H. r. 5o3-Increases salary of
Lancaster county deputy attorneys
from $500 to $4,000
H. r. l00-Compulsory school at
tendance bill.
H. R.. l27-Making actual value
of property basis for tax assess
ments.
H. R. 33o-Increases number OF
municipal Judges in Omaha from
three to five.
H. r. 477-Makes it felony to
escape from prison, Jail or convict
camp.
H. r. 482-Creates state bureau OF
criminal Identification.
H. r. 525-Anlends appeal pro-
cedure in police court cases.
H. R. 554-Requires county board
to get bids for road machinery from
state department OF public works.
Optional with counties whether bids
are accepted or not.