CHAPTER 14a.-CITIES AND VILLAGES GENERALLY.

ARTICLE I.-PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ANY CITY,

FREE SERVICE TO OFFICERS.

1491 SECTION 1. [Free transportation-Street railways.] It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any street railway company, its officers or agents, in any city or village in this state, to carry any officer, either elective or appointive, of such city or village, except the chief and members of the fire department and policemen of said city or village, upon its cars free of charge, or for a smaller charge and price than it charges other patrons for similar service, or to furnish to any such officer a free pass, authorizing such officer to ride or be carried free on the cars of any such street railway company, or to furnish to any such officer free of charge any emblem or emblems, upon metal or other substance whereby such officer may be carried free upon the cars of such street railway company; or to resort to any other means whereby any such officer may be enabled to ride free of charge, or for a less charge or price than such company exacts from other customers for similar services, upon any such street railway company's cars. A violation of any of the provisions of this section, by a street railway company, shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00, and the officer or agent of said company acting for the company in any such violation shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months; Provided, That if any conductor in charge of any street car shall, in obedience to any free pass, or by any other direction of the company, or its managing officers, permit any person to ride free upon such car, such conductor shall not be deemed by reason of such act to have violated any of the provisions of this section. [Laws, 1897, chap. 13, § 1. Amended 1899, chap. 11.]

1492 SEC. 2. [Same.] If any officers except the chief and members of the fire department and policemen, either elective or appointive, in any city or village. in this state, shall accept and use any free pass from a street railway company in the city or village for which he is an officer, whereby such officer is enabled to be carried free of charge upon the cars of such street railway, or shall accept and use any emblem or emblems upon metal or other substance whereby such officer is enable! to be carried free of charge upon the cars of any such street railway company, or shall resort to any other means whereby he, as such officer, shall be carried free of charge, or for a less price or charge than such company exacts from others for similar service, upon the cars of any such street railway company, he shall for every such offense, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, and shall moreover forfeit his office at the time held by him; Provided, That each time any such officer shall ride free upon any such street railway cars by reason or means of any free pass, emblem or emblems, or by resort to other means, shall constitute a violation of the provisions

CHAP. 140. NOTE.-How much provisions of this chapter are in conflict with, or have been repealed by, preceding chapters on Cities, the courts, rather than the compiler, should decide.

ART. 1, SECS. 1-8. "An act prohibiting persons, partnerships and corporations from furnishing to officers in cities or villages in this state, any gas light, electric light or other artificial light, water or water service, telephone or telephone service, or free transportation over street railway lines, or upon street cars in such cities or villages. free of charge, or at a price less than is charged for similar services to other customers, and prohibiting officers in such cities and villages from accepting any of such services free of charge, or at a price less than is charged other customers for similar services, providing punishments for violations thereof and providing for compelling attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of books, papers and documentary evidence in prosecutions thereunder." Took effect July 10, 1897. Laws, 1897, chap 18.

of this section by such officer, and shall also be a violation of section 1 of this act by such street railway company. [Id., § 2. Amended 1899, chap. 11.]

1493 SEC. 3. [Free telephone service] It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any telephone company to furnish to any officer of any city or village in this state, whether such officer be elective or appointive, a telephone free of charge, or for a price less than is charged other customers for similar service, or for any such officer to accept such telephone or telephone service free of charge, or at a less price than shall be charged to other customers for similar service. Any violation of this section by a telephone company shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and the officer or agent of any such telephone company acting or assisting in such violation shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than (6) months, and any violation of this section by any officer of any such city or village shall subject him to a fine of not less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, and he shall, upon conviction, forfeit the office held by him at the time of committing such offense. [Id., § 3.]

1494 SEC. 4. [Free lighting.] It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation, engaged in furnishing, in any city or village. in this state, artificial light, such as electric light, gas light, or light from oil, to furnish light to any officer, either elective or appointive, in any city or village wherein such person, partnership or corporation is engaged in furnishing such lights, free or for a less price than is charged other customers in such city or village for similar services. Any violation of this section shall be punished as follows: If such violation is by a person or a partnership engaged in the lighting business, by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and by imprisonment of the person or individuals composing such partnership, in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than ninety (90) days; if such violation is by a corporation it shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $600.00; Provided, That each day any service is furnished or accepted in violation of this section, shall be considered as a separate offense and punished accordingly. [Id., § 4.]

1495 SEC. 5. [Same.] If any officer, either elective or appointive, in any city or village in this state, shall accept free of charge, or for a price less than is charged other customers for similar services in such city or village, any light or 'lights from any lighting company, or services from any such lighting company, or from any person or partnership so engaged, such officer shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days, nor more than ninety (90) days, and shall moreover forfeit the office held by him at the date of such offense. [Id., § 5.]

1496 SEC. 6. [Free water.] Any water company engaged in furnishing water in any city or village in this state, and any person, corporation or partnership engaged in such services, who shall furnish to any officer, either elective or appointive, in such city or village, water free of charge, or for a price less than is at the time charged for similar service to other customers in such city or village, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and in case the offender is a corporation, for each day such service is so furnished in violation hereof, shall forfeit and pay, a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $600.00, and in case the offender is a person or partnership, he or they shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, and if any officer in any such city or village

shall accept free of charge, or for a price less than is charged to other customers in such city or village, any of the services mentioned in this section, such officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, and shall moreover forfeit the office held by him at the date of such violation; Provided, That each day such service or services shall be furnished or accepted in violation of this section, shall constitute a separate and distinct offense, and be punished accordingly. [Id., § 6.]

1497 SEC. 7. [Violation by officer-Office vacant.] Upon the conviction of an officer of a city or village of any violation under this act, his office shall become vacant, and such vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. [Id., § 7.]

1498 SEC. 8. [Violation-Testimony.] No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or producing books and papers, in any presecution under this act, for the reason that the testimony, documentary or otherwise, required of him, may tend to criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture, but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, in any prosecution under the provisions of this act; Provided, That no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution for perjury committed in so testifying. [Id., § 8.]

CONTRACTS BY OFFICERS.

1499 SEC. 9. [Penalty-Contracts by officers.] Any officer of any city in this state who shall hereafter be interested directly or indirectly in any contract to which the city is a party, or who shall enter into any contract to furnish, or shall furnish to any contractor, or sub-contractor, with a city of which he is an officer, any material to be used in performing any contract with such city, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). [1889, § 1, chap 6.]

ARTICLE II.-PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CITIES AND VILLAGES.

PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.

1500 SECTION 1. [Title-Government.] Cities and villages in this state are empowered and authorized to receive by gift or devise real estate within their corporate limits or within five miles thereof for purposes of parks or public grounds. Such real estate shall be vested in the city or village upon the conditions imposed by the donors, and upon the acceptance by the mayor and city council or the board of trustees, the jurisdiction of the city council or board of trustees shall be hereby extended over such real estate. The city council and board of trustees of villages shall have power to enact by-laws, rules, and ordinances for the protection and preservation of any real estate acquired as herein contemplated, and to provide suitable penalties for the violation of any such by-laws, rules, or ordinances. The police power of any city or village that shall acquire any real estate as herein contemplated shall be at once extended over the same by virtue of this act. [1889, chap. 23.]

SEC. 9. Section 1 of "An act to punish city and village officers who become interested in contracts with the city or village, or who furnish any material to any person contracting with the city or village." Took effect Mch. 15, 1889. Laws, 1889, chap. 6. See 28 Neb., 852. Id., 149.

SEC. 1. "An act to empower cities and villages to acquire real estate by gift or devise for parks and public grounds and for the protection of such real estate." Passed and took effect Feb. 25, 1889. Laws, 1889, chap. 28. See sec. 108, ahan 120.

ARTICLE III.-PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CITIES METROPOLITAN
AND FIRST CLASS.

PLUMBERS.

1501 SECTION 1. [Plumbers' Examination Board.] That in all cities in the State of Nebraska, having a population of more than Fifty Thousand (50,000) inhabitants, there shall be a board for the examination of plumbers, of four (4) members, consisting of one member to be known as the chief health officer of the city, and one member to be known as the plumbing inspector of the city, one (1) journeyman plumber, and one master plumber, all of whom shall be appointed by the mayor of said city, by and with the consent of the city council, the health officer and plumbing inspector to hold their office during the term of office of the mayor, and all of whom shall be residents of the city, and the inspector, journeyman, and master plumber, shall be licensed plumbers. All vacancies in said board may be filled by the mayor and council, as above. The chief health officer and plumbing inspector, if such office exist in such cities, shall serve without additional compensation; and any of said board may be removed from office for cause, by the District Court of the County in which such city is situated, and each of the board shall give bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars (1,000), conditioned according to law. The term of office of the journey men and master plumber shall be for one (1), two (2), and three (3), years respectively, to be determined by the mayor at the time of appointing them.

1502 SEC. 2. [Same-Secretary.] The persons who compose the first plumbing board under this act, shall, within the (10) days after their appointments, meet in their respective city building or place designated by the city council, and organized by the selection of one of their number as chairman, and the plumbing inspector shall be the secretary of said board. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep full, true and correct minutes and records of all licenses issued by it, together with their kinds and dates, and the names of the persons to whom issued, in books to be provided by such city, for that purpose, which books and records shall be, in all business hours, open for free inspection by all persons.

1503 SEC. 3. [Powers-Regulations.] The said board shall have power, and it shall be its duty, to adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the State or the ordinances of the city, for the sanitary construction, alteration and inspection of plumbing and sewage connections and drains placed in, or in connection with, any and every building in such city, in which it will prescribe the kind and size of materials to be used in such plumbing, and the manner in which such work shall be done, which rules and regulations, except such as are adopted for its own convenience only, shall be approved by ordinance by the mayor and council of such city, and the said board shall have the power to amend or repeal its said rules and regulations, subject, except such as relate to its own convenience only, to the approval of the mayor and council of such city. The said board shall have power to compel the owner or contractor to first submit the plans and specifications for plumbing that is to be placed in any building or adjoining premises to be first submitted to and approved by said board before they shall be installed in such building or premises.

ART. III. "An act to promote the public health, and to regulate the sanitary construction of house draining and plumbing; and to secure the registration of plumbers in all cities within the State of Nebraska, having & population of more than Fifty Thousand (50.000) inhabitants; and to provide for a board for the examination of plumbers therein, and defining their powers and duties; provide for their compensation; and to provide for penalties for the violation of this act; and to repeal all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this act." Laws, 1901, chap. 21. Took effect Mar. 29, 1901.

1504 SEC. 4. [Meetings-Rules.] The board shall fix stated times and places of meeting, which times shall not be less than once in every two weeks, and may be held oftener upon written call of the chairman of the board, and the board shall adopt rules for the examination, at such times and places, of all persons who desire a license to work at the construction or repairing of plumbing, within the said city.

1505 SEC. 5. [Licenses-Examinations.] Any person, not already licensed as herein provided, desiring to do any plumbing, or to work at the business of plumbing, in any such city, shall make written application to the said board for examination for a license, which examination shall be made at the next meeting of the board, or at an adjourned meeting, and said board shall examine said applicant as to his practical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage, ventilation, and sanitation, which examination shall be practical as well as theoretical, and if the applicant has shown himself competent, the plumbing board shall cause its chairman and secretary to execute and deliver to the applicant a license authorizing him to do plumbing, in such city.

1506 SEC. 6. [Same-Renewals.] All original licenses may be renewed, and all renewal licenses may be renewed, by the board, at the dates of their expiration. Such renewal licenses shall be granted, without a re-examination, upon the written application of the licensee filed with the board and showing that his purposes and condition remain unchanged, unless it is made to appear by affidavit before the board that the applicant is no longer competent, or entitled to such renewal license, in which event the renewal license shall not be granted until the applicant has undergone the examination herein before required.

1507 SEC. 7. [Same-Revocation.] All original and renewal licenses shall be good for one year from their dates, provided that any license may be revoked by the board at any time upon a hearing upon sufficient written, sworn charges filed with the board showing the holder of the license to be then incompetent or guilty of a wilful breach of the rules, regulations or requirements of the board, or of the laws or ordinances relating thereto, or of other causes sufficient for the revoking of his license, of which charges and hearing the holder of such license shall have written notice.

1508 SEC. 8. [Same-Unlawful labor.] It shall be unlawful for any person to do any plumbing in any such city of this state, unless he holds a proper license.

1508a SEC. 9. [Fees.] The fee for the original license of a journeyman plumber, the fee shall be $1 00. All renewal fees shall be fifty cents. All license fees shall be paid, prior to the execution and delivery of the license, to the treasurer of the school district within the city, for which the license was issued, to be used exclusively for the support of the common schools therein.

1509 SEC. 10. [Plumbing Inspector-Duties-Assistants.] The city plumbing inspector shall inspect all plumbing work in process of construction, alteration or repair, within his respective jurisdiction, and for which a permit either has or has not been granted, and shall report to said board all violations of any law, or ordinance, or rule or regulation of the board, in connection with the plumbing work being done, and also shall perform such other appropriate duties as may be required of him by said board. If necessary, the mayor of the respective cities, by the consent of the council, shall employ one or more assistant inspectors to assist in the performance of the duties of the inspector, who shall be practical licensed plumbers.

1509a SEC. 11. [Same-Duties-Defective work.] The inspector shall