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act shall be enjoyed in their full extent by any incorporation organized to build and operate a street railway as aforesaid.

Approved, February 25, 1875.

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To amend an act to incorporate cities of the second class and to de fine their powers, approved, March 1, 1871, and to legalize certain taxes therein mentioned.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

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SECTION 1. That no tax heretofore levied in any city No tax levied of the second class shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or invalid. irregular, because the same was not levied within the time Gen. Stat., prescribed by the law in force when the same was so levied ; nor on account of any mere irregularity in the time, or manner of assessment of property, or other irregularity, or omission not affecting the equality or substantial justice of such tax, and such taxes shall be inserted in the tax list and shall be collected in the same manner as other general

taxes are.

for schools de

SEC. 2. That all bonds heretofore issued by any city Bonds issued of the second class in good faith for the erection of, or to clared valid, procure the means for erecting a high school building within such city, or for heating, or furnishing the same whether issued under a general or special law providing

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Money realized from licenses

and expended

by said cities, expenditures

therefor, or any bonds hereafter issued by such city in exchange for any such bonds, shall be legal and valid; and any tax heretofore or hereafter levied to pay the interest or a portion of the principal of any such bonds not exceeding five mills on the dollar valuation of the taxable property in the city in any one year, shall be legal and valid.

SEC. 3. That in all cases in which cities of the second class have collected and expended for the use and benefit of declared legal, such cities, either in works of internal improvement, or otherwise, moneys collected from licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, such expenditures are hereby declared to be legal, and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and such cities of the second class are hereby exonerated from any and all liability therefor.

To take effect.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 25, 1875.

Acts repealed.

SECTION 1. Act repealed except as to Plattsmouth, Cass county.

AN ACT

To repeal the law requiring the registration of votes in certain cities of the second class.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska :

SECTION 1. That so much of the act entitled "An act Gen. Stat., 890. to provide for the registration of votes in cities of the first class, and certain cities of the second class," approved, February 27th, 1873, as applies to the cities of "Nebraska City," ""Lincoln," and "Fremont," be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2.

and after its

This act shall take effect and be in force from To take effect.

passage.

Approved, February 11, 1875.

SECTION 1. Penalty added to money expended for building side

walks.

AN ACT.

To amend section two of an act legalizing the acts of cities of the second class.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska:

Penalty added

expended for building side

SECTION 1. That section two of an act legalizing the acts of cities of the second class, be and the same is hereby to money amended to read as follows: Sec. 2. It is further provided walks. that whenever any city of the second class shall be com- Gen. Stat.. 199 pelled to spend money to build sidewalks, abate nuisances, or for any other purpose, when by ordinance the owner shall be liable to pay the same, it shall be lawful for the city council to impose a penalty of twenty per cent., or a less amount on the money expended, which amount with the principal shall be collected as other taxes.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved, February 25, 1875.

To take effect.

School districts

second class.

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Relating to public schools in cities of the second class where graded and high schools are, or hereafter may be established.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska :

SECTION 1. That each incorporated city of the second in cities of the class in the state of Nebraska, or those hereafter incorporated as such, having a population of more than two thousand inhabitants, including such adjacent territory as now is, or hereafter may be attached for school purposes, shall constitute one school district, and be known by the name of "the school district of (name of city), in the county of (name of county), in the State of Nebraska," and as such, in that name, shall be a body corporate, and possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, and in that name and style may sue and be sued,

in cities of the

purchase, hold, and sell such personal and real estate, and School districts control such obligations as are authorized by law, and the second class. title to all school buildings or other property, real or personal, owned by any school district within the corporate limits of any city of the second class wherein graded and high schools have been, or hereafter may be, established, shall, upon the organization of a district, under the provisions of this act, vest immediately in the new district; and the board of education, by this act provided, shall have exclusive control of the same for all purposes in this act contemplated: Provided, That in case any city of the second class, above described, shall embrace more than one entire school district, and the fractional part of another school district shall extend within the corporate limits of said city, the fractional part so embraced within said corporate limits shall be exempt from the provisions of this act, until such time as a majority of the legal votes [voters] of said fractional part, shall petition the board of education of said city to be included in said district, and upon the receipt of such petition by said board, the said fractional part shall be included within said district, for all purposes of this act.

cation.

SEC. 2. That all schools erected or organized within Board of eduthe limits of said cities shall be under the direction and control of the boards of education authorized by this act. Such schools shall be free to all children between the ages of five and twenty-one years, whose parents or guardians reside within the limits of said district, and to all children of non-residents paying taxes therein.

ject to taxation.

SEC. 3. That all property within the limits of all Property subcities of the second class where graded or high schools are, or hereafter may be established, shall be subject to taxation for all the school purposes contemplated by this act.

SEC. 4. That the affairs of the school district hereby

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