that the persons named therein have been appointed or employed and are performing service in accordance with the provisions of this act and of the rules established thereunder.

Sec. 60. Examine witnesses. In any investigation conducted by the board it shall have the power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses and the production thereby of books and papers pertinent to the investigation and to administer oaths to such witnesses.

Sec. 61. Political discrimination.-No person in the classified service or seeking admission thereto, shall be appointed, reduced or removed, or in any way favored or discriminated against because of political opinions or affiliations, or because of race, color or religious belief. No officer or employe of the city shall directly or indirectly solicit, or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political party or political purpose whatever. No person holding a position in the classified service shall take any part in political management or affairs or in political campaigns further than to cast his vote or privately to express his opinions.

Sec. 62. Penalties.-The board, subject to the approval of the council, shall by ordinance, determine the penalties for the violation of the civil service provisions of this act.

Approved, April 16, 1917.

CHAPTER 209.

(Senate File No. 39.)

[Introduced by Senator Beal and Representatives Hostetler, Harris and

Greenwalt.]

AN ACT to provide for a community visiting nurse, to fix the duties and salary thereof, and for the levying of a tax to pay salary and expenses of such nurse and to repeal all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith.

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska:

Section 1. City community nurse-employ.-Any city by its

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mayor and council, or by its commission, any village by its village board, any county by its board of supervisors or commissioners, or any township, by its electors, in the state of Nebraska, shall have power to employ a visiting community nurse who shall do and perform such duties as such city, village, county or township, by their officials and electors shall prescribe and direct; and said city, village, county or township shall have the power to levy a tax, not exceeding five mills on the assessed valuation of the taxable property of said city, village, county, or township, for the purpose of paying the salary and expenses of said nurse; and said city, village, county or township shall have the power to constitute and empower such nurse with police power to carry out the order of such city, village, county or township organization. Provided that in cities of the metropolitan class, the city council may employ a visiting nurse or employ any visiting nurses' association or any charitable or philanthropic association to perform the duties contemplated in this section, subject to the supervision of the city council, and to pay the expense of such employment out of the general funds of the city.

Sec. 2. Same-salary-tax for. Whenever petitions signed by twenty-five per cent of the electors of a city, county, or village shall be presented to the city council, board of supervisors or commissioners or trustees praying for the submission of the question of making a levy to provide for salary and expenses of said nurse, and stating the amount of the levy and the period of years in which the same shall be made, it shall be the duty of said council, board of supervisors or commissioners or village. board to submit the question to a vote of the people at a regular, or special election called for that purpose. If the question is submitted at a special election, three weeks notice of said special election shall be given by publication in some newspaper of general circulation which said notice shall be published three consecutive weeks, if the election is in a city or village; or if in a village and no paper is published therein, then said notice shall be posted in three of the most public places in said village. If a majority of the votes cast at such election on said question be in favor of said levy, then the regularly constituted authorities. of said city, county or village shall include the same in the estimate for expenses for each year during the period for which adopted unless the same shall be revoked and the tax shall be

levied and collected in the same manner as other taxes are levied and collected.

Sec. 3.

Acceptance of act-election. Whenever a petition signed by the percent of the electors, required in Section 2, shall be presented to the city council, county board or village trustee praying for the resubmission of the queston of making a levy under this act, it shall be the duty of said body to resubmit the question in the same manner as provided by section 2. If a majority of the votes cast at such election favor the discontinuance of said levy, the same shall be discontinued. If a majority favor its continuance, then it shall be continued for the period which has been approved by the electors at the election.

Approved, April 12, 1917.

CHAPTER 210.

(House Roll No. 177.)

[Introduced by Mr. Oscar T. Anderson.]

AN ACT to authorize and empower citics of the second class to accept by gift or devise or to purchase any auditorium or community house for social and recreative purposes, to purchase real estate and erect a building or buildings thereon for auditorium and social and recreation purposes and maintain and operate the same for the benefit of the inhabitants of such cities, and to raise funds for such purposes, and declare an emergency.

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska:

Section 1. Cities second class-community house-may provide.-Cities of the second class are hereby authorized and empowered to accept by gift or devise or to purchase an auditorium or community house for social and recreation purposes, to purchase real estate and erect building or buildings thereon for auditorium and social and recreation purposes, and maintain, manage and operate the same for the benefit of the inhabitants of said cities. Provided, however, before any such purchase can be made or building erected, the question shall be submitted to the electors of such city at an election duly called for that purpose

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and be adopted by three-fifths of the electors voting on such question.

Sec. 2. Same-purchase. The mayor and council of such city adopting the proposition to make such purchase or erect such building shall have power to borrow money and pledge the property and credit of the city upon its negotiable bonds, or otherwise, in an amount not exceeding five mills of the assessed. valuation of such city. Provided, no such bonds shall be issued until after the same have been authorized by a three-fifths vote of the electors voting on the proposition of their issuance, at an election called for the submission of such proposition. Notice of the time and place of said election shall be given by publication in some newspaper printed and of general circulation in such city, for three successive weeks immediately prior thereto. Provided further, that no such election shall be called until a petition therefor, signed by at least ten per cent of the legal voters of said city, has been presented to the city council. The number of voters voting at the last regular election prior to presenting such petition shall be deemed the number of voters in said city.

Sec. 3. Same-tax for.-The mayor and council of cities of the second class shall have power to levy a tax each year not to exceed one mill for the purpose of maintaining such auditorium, and shall by ordinance determine and declare how the same. shall be managed.

Sec. 4. Emergency. Whereas, an emergency exists, this act shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and approval according to law.

Approved, March 23, 1917.

CHAPTER 211.

(Senate File No. 332.)

[Introduced by Messrs. Wilson, Adams and Chappell, on a special message of the Governor.]

AN ACT making it unlawful for any telephone company or the owner or lessee of any telephone system, or the agent, officer or employee of any such company or owner or lessee to directly or indirectly furnish to any state officer, state appointee, or employee, or to any member of the legislature, or to any county officer a telephone or telephone service free or at a price less than is charged other customers for similar services; making it unlawful to directly or indirectly accept such services; and providing penalties for violations of this act.

Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska:

Section 1. Free telephone service to public officer.-It shall be unlawful for any telephone company or the owner or the lessee of any telephone system, or the agent, officer or employee of any such company, owner or lessee to directly or indirectly furnish to any state officer, state appointee or employee, or to any member of the legislature, or to any county officer, a telephone or telephone service free of charge, or for a price less than is charged other customers for similar services.

Sec. 2. Same. It shall be unlawful for any state officer, state appointee or employee, or any member of the legislature, or any county officer to directly or indirectly receive or accept from any telephone company or the owner or lessee of any telephone system, or from the agent, officer or employee of any such company, or owner, or lessee a telephone or telephone service free of charge or for a price less than is charged other customers for similar services.

Sec. 3. Penalty.-Any telephone company or the owner or lessee of any telephone system violating any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and any agent, officer or employee of any such company or owner or lessee of any telephone system who shall violate, or act or assist in the violation of this act shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than six months.

Sec. 4. Same. Any state officer, state appointee or employee,