Repealing clause. by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than three years, and if any company, association or corporation shall be guilty of violating this act such company, association or corporation shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand ($1.000) dollars nor more than five thousand ($5.000) dollars. SECTION 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, be and are hereby repealed. Approved April 10, A. D. 1893. CHAPTER 52. Preamble. [House Roll No. 362.] AN ACT legalizing the payment and allowance of fees to county treasurers in counties under township organization. PREAMBLE. WHEREAS, In Counties under township organization there has been allowed and paid to county treasurers, upon taxes collected by township collectors and paid to the county treasurer, the same fees as are allowed by law to county treasurers in counties not under township organization, such payments having been made in accordance with the opinions given by the attorney general of the state, and in the honest belief that the same were just and proper, and, WHEREAS, In most of the counties under township organization without the allowance of such compensation, the other fees of the office has not amounted to more than a reasonable and necessary clerk hire; therefore, Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That the allowance and payment to urer's fees. county treasurers, in counties under township organization, upon the taxes heretofore collected by township collectors and paid over to said county treasurer, the same fees thereon as are allowed by law to county treasurers in counties not under township organization on taxes collected by them, be and the same is hereby legalized and confirmed. Approved April 6, A. D. 1893. [House Roll No. 93.] CHAPTER 53. AN ACT to provide for the payment of officers, members and em- Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of employes of legislature. SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated Approying offout of any money in the general fund of the treas-cers, members, ury not otherwise appropriated the sum of eighty-' five thousand ($85,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the payment of officers, members and employes, of the 23rd session of the Legislature. SEC. 2. The Auditor of Public Accounts is Wariants. hereby authorized and required upon presentation of the certificate of the Lieutenant Governor or Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the approval of the chairman of accounts and expenditures of the Senate or House, stating that the Emergency. party mentioned in said certificate is entitled to compensation as per diem and mileage to the amount allowed by law, to draw his warrant on the general fund for the amount so certified as due; Provided, that said amount so certified shall, after examination and adjustment by the Auditor of Public Accounts, and approval thereof by the Secretary of State, be found to be correct. SEC. 3. Whereas an emergency for the taking effect of this act exists, therefore this act shall take effect and to be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 28, A. D. 1893. [House Roll No. 311.] CHAPTER 54. Appropriation for incidental "xpenses of legislature. Vouchers; warrants. AN ACT to provide for the payment of incidental expenses incurred during the Twenty-third session of the Legislature. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That the sum of fifty-five thousand ($55,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the state treasury out of any money not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of incidental expenses of both houses of the legislature, including printing, stationery, newspapers and postage, fuel, lights and other special expenses which may be incurred by either house. SEC. 2. All accounts for any expense contracted by either hou e shall be examined by the standing committee of accounts and expenditures of the house to which such expense is chargeable, and certified by the chairman of said committee to the auditor of public accounts as being correct. Each account must be verified by the presiding officers of the respective houses as being contracted in conformity with a resolution duly offered and adopted, and, upon the examination and adjustment thereof by the said auditor and approval thereof by the secretary of state, the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant for the amount so certified upon the general fund of the state. SEC. 3. There being an emergency this act shall Emergency. take effect and be in force from and after its sage. Approved April 7, A. D. 1893. pas CHAPTER 55. [House Roll No. 207.] AN ACT making appropriation for the current expenses of the State Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of for current expenses of state and miscella neous items of indebtedness. SECTION 1. That the following sums of money, Appropriation or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby government appropriated out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of the current expenses of the State Government, for the years ending March 31, 1894 and March 31, 1895, and to pay miscellaneous items of indebtedness owing by the State of Nebraska. GOVERNOR. Postage four hundred ($400) dollars. Books, blanks and printing, four hundred ($400) dollars. Stationery, four hundred ($400) dollars. Telegraph, telephone and express, four hundred ($400) dollars. Furniture and repairs, two hundred ($200) dollars. ADJUTANT GENERAL. Books, blanks, stationery and postage, one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars. Storage of arms and ammunitions, one hundred ($100) dollars. Express, freight, telegraph and telephone, two hundred ($200) dollars. COMMISSION OF LABOR. Postage, three hundred ($300) dollars. Books, blanks and printing, five hundred ($500) dollars. Telegraph, telephone and express, two hundred ($200) dollars. SECRETARY OF STATE. Postage, seven hundred ($700) dollars. Lithographing, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars. Preparing Session Laws for printer, copying, indexing, comparing and proof reading, three hundred ($300) dollars. Shipping laws and journals, two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars. |