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NE Code § 17-942 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-942 - Cemetery; lots; ownership and use; regulations.

17-942.  Cemetery; lots; ownership and use; regulations.The mayor and city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees may limit the number of cemetery lots which shall be owned by the same person at the same time. The city or village may prescribe rules for enclosing, adorning, and erecting monuments and tombstones on cemetery lots and may prohibit any diversion of the use of such lots and any improper adornment thereof; but no religious test shall be made as to the ownership of lots, the burial therein, or the ornamentation of graves or of such lots.Source   Laws 1879, § 69, XXXV, p. 218;   Laws 1881, c. 23, § 8, XXXV, p. 187;   Laws 1885, c. 20, § 1, XXXV, p. 178;   Laws 1887, c. 12, § 1, XXXV, p. 306;   R.S.1913, § 5169;   C.S.1922, § 4356;   C.S.1929, § 17-554;   R.S.1943, § 17-942;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 275.
NE Code § 17-943 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-943 - Cemetery; protection; rules and regulations.

17-943.  Cemetery; protection; rules and regulations.The mayor and city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees may pass rules and ordinances imposing penalties and fines not exceeding one hundred dollars, regulating, protecting, and governing the cemetery, the owners of lots, visitors, and trespassers. The officers of such city or village shall have as full jurisdiction and power in the enforcing of such rules and ordinances as though they related to the municipality itself.Source   Laws 1879, § 69, XXXVI, p. 218;   Laws 1881, c. 23, § 8, XXXVI, p. 187;   Laws 1885, c. 20, § 1, XXXVI, p. 178;   Laws 1887, c. 12, § 1, XXXVI, p. 306;   R.S.1913, § 5170;   C.S.1922, § 4357;   C.S.1929, § 17-555;   R.S.1943, § 17-943;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 276.
NE Code § 17-944 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-944 - Cemetery association; formation; when authorized.

17-944.  Cemetery association; formation; when authorized.Whenever, in cities of the second class and villages, one-fifth of the resident lot owners of any cemetery under the control of such city or village shall so desire it, it shall be lawful for such lot owners to associate themselves into and form a cemetery association as defined in section 12-501.Source   Laws 1887, c. 15, § 1, p. 330;   R.S.1913, § 5171;   C.S.1922, § 4358;   C.S.1929, § 17-556;   R.S.1943, § 17-944;  Laws 2014, LB863, § 14. Annotations The section does not apply to cities having over five thousand inhabitants. State ex rel. Wyuka Cemetery Assn. v. Bartling, 23 Neb. 421, 36 N.W. 811 (1888).
NE Code § 17-945 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-945 - Cemetery association; trustees; conveyances.

17-945.  Cemetery association; trustees; conveyances.Upon the formation of a cemetery association under section 17-944, the lot owners in such cemetery shall elect five of their number as trustees, to whom shall be given the general care, management, and supervision of such cemetery. The mayor of the city of the second class or chairperson of the village board of trustees shall, by virtue of his or her office, be a member of the board of trustees of the cemetery association, and it shall be his or her duty to make, execute, and deliver to purchasers of lots deeds for the lots, when requested by the board of trustees of the cemetery association. Such deeds shall be executed under the corporate seal of such city or village, and countersigned by the city clerk or village clerk, specifying that the person to whom such deed is issued is the owner, for the purposes of interment, of the lot or lots described therein by numbers, as laid down on the map or plat of such cemetery. Such deed shall vest in the proprietor, his or her heirs or assigns, a right in fee simple to such lot for the sole purpose of interment, under the regulations of the board of trustees of the cemetery association.Source   Laws 1887, c. 15, § 2, p. 330;   R.S.1913, § 5172;   C.S.1922, § 4359;   C.S.1929, § 17-557;   R.S.1943, § 17-945;  Laws 2015, LB241, § 4;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 277.
NE Code § 17-946 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-946 - Cemetery association; powers of board of trustees; income; use.

17-946.  Cemetery association; powers of board of trustees; income; use.(1) The board of trustees of a cemetery association formed pursuant to section 17-944 shall have power:(a) To limit the number of cemetery lots that shall be owned by the same person at the same time;(b) To prescribe rules for enclosing, adorning, and erecting monuments and tombstones on cemetery lots;(c) To prohibit any diversions of the use of such lots, and any improper adornment thereof, but no religious tests shall be made as to the ownership of lots, the burial therein, or the ornamentation of graves or of such lots; and(d) To pass rules and ordinances imposing penalties and fines, not exceeding one hundred dollars, regulating, governing, and protecting the cemetery, the owners of lots, visitors, and trespassers.(2) The officers of a city of the second class or village in which a cemetery association has been formed pursuant to section 17-944 shall have as full jurisdiction and power in the enforcing of rules and ordinances passed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section as though such rules and ordinances related to such city or village itself.(3) All money received from sale of lots in any such cemetery, or which may come to it by donation, bequest, or otherwise, shall be devoted exclusively to the care, management, adornment, and government of such cemetery itself and shall be expended exclusively for such purposes under the direction of the association's board of trustees, except that in addition, and notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 12, article 5, the principal of the fund that is attributable to money received from the sale of lots, or attributable to money which has come to the fund by donation, bequest, or otherwise that does not prohibit such use, may be used for the purchase and development of additional land to be used for cemetery purposes as long as no more than twenty-five percent of such principal is so used in any fiscal year and no more than thirty-five percent of such principal is so used in any period of ten consecutive fiscal years.(4) This section does not limit the use of any money that comes to the city or village by donation, bequest, or otherwise that is not designated to be credited to the perpetual fund or that allows greater use for purchase or development of additional land to be used for cemetery purposes.Source   Laws 1887, c. 15, §§ 3, 4, 5, p. 331;   R.S.1913, §§ 5173, 5174, 5175;   C.S.1922, §§ 4360, 4361, 4362;   C.S.1929, §§ 17-558, 17-559, 17-560;   R.S.1943, § 17-946;  Laws 2005, LB 262, § 3;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 278.
NE Code § 17-947 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-947 - Cemetery association; formation; funds; transfer to.

17-947.  Cemetery association; formation; funds; transfer to.Upon the organization of a cemetery association as provided in section 17-944, all property and money under the control of the city council or village board of trustees shall vest in such cemetery association for the purposes provided for in sections 17-926 to 17-947, and all money in the control of such city council or village board of trustees shall be turned over to the board of trustees of such cemetery association.Source   Laws 1887, c. 15, § 6, p. 332;   R.S.1913, § 5176;   C.S.1922, § 4363;   C.S.1929, § 17-561;   R.S.1943, § 17-947;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 279.
NE Code § 17-948 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-948 - Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition by gift or purchase; title.

17-948.  Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition by gift or purchase; title.Cities of the second class and villages are empowered and authorized to receive, by gift or devise, and to purchase real estate within or without their corporate limits, for the purpose of parks, public grounds, swimming pools, or dams, either for recreational or conservational purposes. If such real estate is acquired by gift or devise, the title shall be vested in the city or village, upon the conditions imposed by the donor and upon the acceptance by the mayor and city council or the village board of trustees; and if such real estate is acquired by purchase, the title shall vest absolutely in such city or village.Source   Laws 1937, c. 35, § 1, p. 162;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-590;   R.S.1943, § 17-948;   Laws 1969, c. 86, § 3, p. 432;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 280.
NE Code § 17-949 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-949 - Recreation and conservation; real estate; regulation and control; penalties authorized.

17-949.  Recreation and conservation; real estate; regulation and control; penalties authorized.Whether the title to real estate under section 17-948 shall be acquired by gift, devise, or purchase, the jurisdiction of the city council, park board, or the village board of trustees shall at once be extended over such real estate; and the city council, park board, or village board of trustees shall have power to enact bylaws, rules, or ordinances for the protection and preservation of any real estate acquired, and to provide rules and regulations for the closing of such park or swimming pool, in whole or in part, to the general public, and charge admission thereto during such closing, either by the municipality or by any person, persons, or corporation leasing the same. The city or village may provide suitable penalties for the violation of such bylaws, rules, or ordinances, and the police power of any such city or village shall be at once extended over the same.Source   Laws 1937, c. 35, § 2, p. 162;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-591;   R.S.1943, § 17-949;   Laws 1961, c. 52, § 1, p. 195;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 281.
NE Code § 17-950 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-950 - Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition; purposes; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.

17-950.  Recreation and conservation; real estate; acquisition; purposes; bonds; interest; approval of electors required.The mayor and city council of any city of the second class or the village board of trustees of any village are hereby authorized to issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring title to real estate, as contemplated by sections 17-948 and 17-949, and for the purpose of improving, equipping, and furnishing such real estate as parks and recreational grounds and for the purpose of building swimming pools and dams. No such bonds shall be issued until the question of issuing the same shall have been submitted to the electors of such city or village at a general election therein, or at a special election called for the purpose of submitting a proposition to issue such bonds, and unless at such election a majority of the electors voting on such proposition shall have voted in favor of issuing such bonds. The question of bond issues in such cities and villages, when defeated, shall not be resubmitted in substance for a period of six months from and after the date of such election. Such bonds shall be payable in not exceeding twenty years from their date and shall bear interest payable annually or semiannually.Source   Laws 1937, c. 35, § 3, p. 163;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-592;   R.S.1943, § 17-950;   Laws 1955, c. 44, § 1, p. 159;   Laws 1965, c. 71, § 1, p. 292;   Laws 1969, c. 51, § 57, p. 308;   Laws 1971, LB 534, § 18;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 61;   Laws 1982, LB 692, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 282.
NE Code § 17-951 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-951 - Facilities; maintenance and improvement; tax authorized.

17-951.  Facilities; maintenance and improvement; tax authorized.The mayor and city council of any city of the second class or the village board of trustees of any village which has already acquired or hereafter acquires land for park purposes or recreational facilities or which has already built or hereafter builds swimming pools, recreational facilities, or dams may each year make and levy a tax upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such city or village. The levy shall be collected and put into the city or village treasury and shall constitute the park and recreation fund of such city or village. The funds so levied and collected shall be used for amusements, for laying out, improving, and beautifying such parks, for maintaining, improving, managing, and beautifying such swimming pools, recreational facilities, or dams, and for the payment of salaries and wages of persons employed in the performance of such labor.Source   Laws 1937, c. 35, § 4, p. 163;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-593;   R.S.1943, § 17-951;   Laws 1953, c. 36, § 1, p. 127;   Laws 1969, c. 86, § 4, p. 432;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 62;   Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 63;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 283.
NE Code § 17-952 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-952 - Board of commissioners; members; duties.

17-952.  Board of commissioners; members; duties.In each city of the second class or village, where land for park purposes or recreational facilities is acquired, or swimming pools, recreational facilities, or dams may be built, the mayor and city council of the city or the village board of trustees may provide by ordinance for the creation of a board of park commissioners, or board of park and recreation commissioners, which, in either case, shall be composed of not less than three members, who shall be residents of the city or village, and who shall have charge of all parks and recreational facilities belonging to the city or village, and shall have the power to establish rules for the management, care, and use of the same. Where such board of park commissioners or board of park and recreation commissioners has been appointed and qualified, all accounts against the park fund or park and recreation fund shall be audited by such board, and warrants against the fund shall be drawn by the chairperson of such board, and warrants so drawn shall be paid by the city treasurer or village treasurer out of such fund.Source   Laws 1937, c. 35, § 5, p. 163;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-594;   R.S.1943, § 17-952;   Laws 1969, c. 86, § 5, p. 432;  Laws 2005, LB 626, § 4;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 284.
NE Code § 17-953 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-953 - Public buildings; acquisition or construction; approval of electors required; exception.

17-953.  Public buildings; acquisition or construction; approval of electors required; exception.Cities of the second class and villages are hereby authorized and empowered to (1) purchase, (2) accept by gift or devise, (3) purchase real estate upon which to erect, and (4) erect a building or buildings for an auditorium, fire station, municipal building, or community house for housing municipal enterprises and social and recreation purposes, and other public buildings, including the construction of buildings authorized to be constructed by Chapter 72, article 14, and including construction of buildings to be leased in whole or in part by the city or village to any other political or governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska authorized by law to lease such buildings, and maintain, manage, and operate the same for the benefit of the inhabitants of such cities or villages. Except as provided in section 17-953.01, before any such purchase can be made or building erected, the question shall be submitted to the electors of such city or village at a general municipal election or at an election duly called for that purpose, or as set forth in section 17-954, and be adopted by a majority of the electors voting on such question.Source   Laws 1935, c. 37, § 1, p. 151;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-167;   R.S.1943, § 17-953;   Laws 1947, c. 40, § 1, p. 153;   Laws 1955, c. 45, § 2, p. 162;   Laws 1969, c. 97, § 1, p. 465;   Laws 1981, LB 220, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 285.
NE Code § 17-953.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-953.01 - Purchase or construction of public buildings without bond issue; remonstrance petition; procedure.

17-953.01.  Purchase or construction of public buildings without bond issue; remonstrance petition; procedure.If the funds to be used to finance the purchase or construction of a building under section 17-953 are available other than through a bond issue, then either:(1) Notice of the proposed purchase or construction shall be published in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city or village and no election shall be required to approve the purchase or construction unless within thirty days after the publication of the notice a remonstrance petition against the purchase or construction is signed by registered voters of the city or village equal in number to fifteen percent of the registered voters of the city or village voting at the last regular municipal election held therein and is filed with the governing body of the city or village. If the date for filing the petition falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the signatures shall be collected within the thirty-day period, but the filing shall be considered timely if filed or postmarked on or before the next business day. If a petition with the necessary number of qualified signatures is timely filed, the question shall be submitted to the voters of the city or village at a general municipal election or a special election duly called for that purpose. If the purchase or construction is not approved, the property involved shall not then, nor within one year following the election, be purchased or constructed; or(2) The governing body may proceed without providing the notice and right of petition required in subdivision (1) of this section if the property can be purchased below the fair market value as determined by an appraisal, and there is a willing seller, and the purchase price is less than twenty-five thousand dollars. Such purchase shall be approved by the governing body after notice and public hearing as provided in section 18-1755.Source   Laws 1981, LB 220, § 2;   Laws 1993, LB 59, § 3;   Laws 1995, LB 197, § 2;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 286.
NE Code § 17-954 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-954 - Public buildings; purchase or construction; bonds; approval of electors required; exception.

17-954.  Public buildings; purchase or construction; bonds; approval of electors required; exception.The mayor and city council of a city of the second class or the chairperson and village board of trustees adopting the proposition to make a purchase or erect a building or buildings for the purposes set forth in section 17-953 shall have the power to borrow money and pledge the property and credit of the city or village upon its negotiable bonds. No such bonds shall be issued until after the same have been authorized by a majority vote of the electors voting on the proposition of their issuance, at a general municipal election or at a special election called for the submission of such proposition. The question of such purchase or erection of such a building or buildings, as set forth in section 17-953, and the question of the issuance of the negotiable bonds referred to in this section may be submitted as one question at a general municipal or special election if so ordered by resolution or ordinance. Notice of the time and place of such election shall be given by publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city or village three successive weeks immediately prior thereto. No such election for the issuance of such bonds shall be called until a petition for the election signed by at least ten percent of the legal voters of such city or village has been presented to the city council or to the village board of trustees. The number of voters voting at the last regular municipal election prior to the presenting of such petition shall be deemed the number of votes in such city or village for the purpose of determining the sufficiency of such petition. The question of bond issues for such purpose in such cities or villages when defeated shall not be resubmitted for six months from and after the date of such election. When the building to be constructed is to be used by the State of Nebraska or its agency or agencies under a lease authorized by Chapter 72, article 14, or the building is to be leased by any other political or governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska, when the combined area of the building to be leased by the state or its agency or agencies and the political or governmental subdivision of the State of Nebraska is more than fifty percent of the area of the building, and when such sum does not exceed two million dollars, then no such vote of the electors will be required.Source   Laws 1935, c. 37, § 2, p. 151;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-168;   R.S.1943, § 17-954;   Laws 1947, c. 40, § 2, p. 154;   Laws 1969, c. 97, § 2, p. 466;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 287.
NE Code § 17-955 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-955 - Public buildings; maintenance; tax.

17-955.  Public buildings; maintenance; tax.The mayor and city council of cities of the second class and chairperson and village board of trustees of villages shall have the power to levy an annual tax not to exceed seven cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of the taxable property in such cities or villages for the purpose of maintaining an auditorium, municipal building, or community house and shall, by ordinance, determine and declare how such auditorium, municipal building, or community house shall be managed.Source   Laws 1935, c. 37, § 3, p. 152;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-169;   R.S.1943, § 17-955;   Laws 1947, c. 40, § 3, p. 155;   Laws 1953, c. 287, § 24, p. 930;   Laws 1957, c. 35, § 1, p. 199;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 63;   Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 9;   Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 9;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 288.
NE Code § 17-956 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-956 - Cold storage plants; construction and operation; power.

17-956.  Cold storage plants; construction and operation; power.Cities of the second class and villages shall have the power to purchase, construct, maintain and improve cold storage or refrigeration plants for the use of their respective municipalities and the inhabitants thereof.Source   Laws 1941, c. 24, § 1, p. 118;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-801;   R.S.1943, § 17-956.
NE Code § 17-957 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 17 - Cities of the Second Class and Villages|17-957 - Cold storage plants; construction; cost; tax; bonds.

17-957.  Cold storage plants; construction; cost; tax; bonds.The cost of cold storage or refrigeration plants under section 17-956 may be defrayed by the levy of a tax of not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of the taxable property within the corporate limits of such city or village in any one year or, when such tax is insufficient for the purpose, by the issuance of bonds of the municipality.Source   Laws 1941, c. 24, § 2, p. 118;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-802;   R.S.1943, § 17-957;   Laws 1953, c. 287, § 25, p. 945;   Laws 1979, LB 187, § 64;   Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 10;   Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 10;  Laws 2017, LB133, § 289.