The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
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governor Mchelvle, at noon Mon
day, issued his call for a special ses-
sion of the state legislature to con-
vene at Lincoln at 0 o'clock on the
morning Of Tuesday, January gath, to
consider ten pieces Of legislation
which he submits.
The principal matters to be con-
sidered are reduction of state taxes
for the year by revising the bien-
mum appropriations, levying a tax of
q cent a gallon on gasoline sales, and
amending the bank guaranty law.
Reappropriations of accumulated new
capitol funds and several curative acts
are included.
The other four subjects are deemed
of minor Importance. Two a.e pro-
posed amendments to the laws for
commitment of persons to reforma-
tories and transfer of felons from re-
TO. matories to the penitentiary for in
corrigible conduct. AT present per-
sons guilty Of misdemeanors are com
mitted to the reformatory for women
at York. The boaid of control pro-
pses to permit commitment of per-
IONS guilty of a felony.
Subject No. 3. in the governors call
contemplates the employment of an
expert in the state tax commissioners
office to study the revenue laws and
recommend to the next regular ses-
sion of the Legislature changes he
may deem necessary.
No. 6 is a proposition to amend the
laws relating to legal newspapers so
that publication of legal notices in
newspaper whose owners forgot to
file an affidavit twice a year with the
city county clerk may be legalized
and to provide for a new folm Of af-
fidavit Of publication which will con-
tain n declaration that the newspaper
in which the notice appeared is a legal
newspaper.
No. z is a curative act proposed for
the purpose of amending the Omaha
charter so that property owners will
have ten years in which to pay spec
ial assessments for the. opening and
improving streets and alleys. This
assessment must be paid Immediate
ly" in whole under the present char
ter.
No. 10 is a subject of Importance to
members and employees of the legis-
lature for it permits the Legislature to
appropriate funds to pay their own
salaries and mileage, and incidental
expenses of the special session. The
total will not be less than $4,000, the
amount depending upon the liberality
of the members and the length of the
session.
Governor McKelvie is having the at
torney generals office prepare bills
on nearly all of the subjects men
toned in his call He will not draft
bank guaranty amndments. BY hav-
ing most of the. bills ready fdr con.
sideiatiom Of Legislators he hopes to
submit them to. the committees, on
finance, ways and means, taxation
and banking. These three committees
have been requested to meet in Lin
coin Monday, January 20, the day be-
fore the special session opens, so
that the committeeman may familiar
ize themselves with the subjects and
be prepared to make recommended
tons to the legislature without delay.
Other persons interested will draft
some of the bills. and all members of
the legislature are free to introduce
bills of their own or to make amend
ments to those introduced. The gov
ernoi will meet with the three COM
mittees next Monday.
Attorney General Davis is now alb
sent from the state on business con-
nected with his office but expects to
return before the session opens
Tuesdays State Journal.
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