Record of transaction. Repealing clause. the rate of interest, and to whom and when payable. Such bonds shall be payable in not more than twenty (20) years from the date of their issue, or at any time before maturity, at the option of such municipality. They shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding seven (7) per cent, nor the rate borne by the bond surrendered, with interest coupons attached, payable annually or semi-annually, and said Board may levy a tax on all the taxable property in such county, precinct, township, or town, city, village, or school district in addition to other taxes, to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same shall mature, and such tax, levy for interest may be paid in cash or in such coupons. SEC. 5. Every Board issuing bonds under the provisions of this act shall keep a complete record of all the transactions connected therewith. SEC. 6. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. Approved March 30, 1887. Section. 62. Market houses. 63. Census. 64. Appropriation of private property. 65. Power to license certain classes of business. 66. Issue of bonds; rate of interest. 67. Sinking fund to redeem bonds. 68. Commissioners of adjust ment. 69. Streets and sidewalks. 70. Railway companies shall pave right of way. 71. Refusal to pave. 72. Water, gas, and sewer connections before paving. 73. Special taxes for public improvements. 74. Lots held jointly by differ ent parties. 75. Improvement in street intersections. 76. Special taxes, when levied. 77. Officers' warrant. 78. Method of levying special sewerage tax. 79. Objects of tax; maximum amounts. 80. Provisions for sinking fund. 81. Water tax. 82. Taxes paid in cash. 83. Sale of real estatefor taxes. 84. Ordinances to secure collection of taxes. 85. Board of equalization. 86. Taxes, when delinquent. 87. City clerk shall make tax list. 88. Form of tax list. 89. Power conveyed by such warrant. 90. Powers of city treasurer. 91. City treasurer shall make out delinquent tax list. 92. Municipal taxes, a perpetual lien. Section. 93 Irregularities shall not affect sale. 94. Re-levy in case of error. 95. Examination of city treasurer's books. 96. Warrants. 97. City treasurer, duties of. 98. Monthly report of treasurer. 99. Funds of city, how kept. 100. Treasurer's annual report. 101. Funds shall not be diverted. 102. Same. 103. Bond of treasurer. 104. Board of Public Works. 105. City engineer. 106. Street Commissioner. 107. Board for inspection of buildings. 108 Park Commissioners. 109. Boiler inspector. 110. Comptroller, duties of. 111. City attorney, duties of. 112. Assistant city attorney. 113. All improvements shall be done by contract. 114. Acceptance of public works. 115. Street sprinkling. 116. Establishment of grade. 117. Damages of grade. 118. Appropriation of private property. 119. Damages, how paid. 120. Right of appeal. 121. Precedence of such appeal upon their docket. 122. Form of enacting clause. 123. Rules and regulations of council. 124. Proof of authenticity of ordinances. 125. Appropriations, how made. 126. Same, veto by mayor. 127. Approval of ordinances by mayor. 128. President and acting President of council. 129. Election of city clerk, 130. Attendance of witnesses. 137. Message. 138. Suppression of riots. 140. Annual fiscal report. jury, appointive officers. 143. Appointive officers, when and how filled. 144. Length of term. 145. Board of Fire and Police. 146. Chief of Police. 147. Same, shall be principal 148. Shall suppress riots, &c. 150. Policemen shall have like 151. Duties of police judge. Section. 152. Same. 153. Appeal. 154. Shall sign bill of exceptions. 156. Judgment. 157. Prosecution shall pay costs, 158. Postponement of trial. 160. Vacancy. 161. Remittance of fines. 162. Further powers of mayor 163, Same. 164. Defense of city in suit. 166. Fines, to whom paid. officers. 168. Same, how determined. 170. Penalty for violation. 172. Removal of mayor or other 173. Acts repealed. AN ACT entitled "An act incorporating metropolitan cities, and defining, regulating, and prescribing their duties, powers, and government." Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. That all cities in the state of Ne- Number of inhabitants to constitute politan class. braska, now having a population of sixty thousand cities of metroinhabitants, or more, as shown by the state census of 1885, and all cities which shall hereafter have attained a population of sixty thousand inhabi How cities may take advantage of the provis tants, or upwards, shall be considered and known as cities of the metropolitan class, and shall be governed by the provisions of this act. SEC. 2. Whenever any city shall hereafter have fons of this act. attained a population of sixty thousand inhabitants, or upwards, and such fact shall have been ascertained by any national or state census, and shall be so certified to the governor by the mayor of such city, it shall thereupon be the duty of the governor, by public proclamation, to declare such city to be of the metropolitan class, and thereupon such city shall be subject to the provisions of this Corporate limits, how defiued. Extension of same. act. SEC. 3. The corporate limits of any city of the metropolitan class shall be fixed and determined by the mayor and council of such city, by ordinance, within one year after the passage of this act, or within one year after being proclaimed by the governor a city of such class, the said corporate limits to include an area not to exceed twentyfive square miles, including any township or village organization within such limits, which organization shall thereupon cease and terminate, and after said corporate limits have been so fixed and determined, the same shall not be changed until the population of such city shall have increased at least twenty thousand, as shown by a state or national census, whereupon the mayor and council of any such city may extend said corporate limits such distance as may be deemed proper in any direction not exceeding one mile. |