here Proceedings in district court of county. for many years, and was finally dissolved by an act of the legislative assembly, approved, February 15, 1869; and, Whereas, It is claimed by certain parties, that at its dissolution, said Nebraska Colonization Company had not conveyed to them the legal title to certain property, to which they are entitled; Therefore, Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. That any person may file his complaint Washington in the district court of Washington county, Nebraska, showing his rights, claims, demands, or grievances, and said court shall thereupon have the authority to cite the last executive officer of said Nebraska Colonization Company before it, and to make such orders and decrees in reference to the matters in controversy thereto as shall seem to be demanded; or if the judge deem best, he may refer the matter to a special master or commissioner, to take the testimony and report the facts to the court, and thereupon such order or decree as the rights of the parties may require, may be rendered by the court. To take effect. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 25, 1875. AN ACT To form a new school district, to be called district number eighty -Leven six Lancaster county, Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: in Lancaster eleven, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, School district sever. district. SEC. 2. That within ten days from the passage of this Organization of act, the county superintendent shall give notice in the usual form, to the inhabitants of said new district, and shall proceed to complete the organization of said district in the manner prescribed in the general school law: Provided, That the division of school district property, as provided for in sections seven, eight, and nine, in the general school law, shall not apply to this district. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passsage. Approved, February 19, 1875. To take effect. AN ACT Granting to the city of Lincoln a certain block of lots in said city, for a market place. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : SECTION 1. That there is hereby granted and donated to the city of Lincoln for public use, as a market square, all of block twenty-nine in said city, heretofore known as and called "The State Historical Society Block." Market square Fundamental SEC. 2. That it is a fundamental condition of this grant, that said block shall, forever, remain the public grant. property of said city, for the use of its citizens, for market To take effect. purposes, and shall never be sold or alienated by said city. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 24, 1875. Change of 'name of market AN ACT To change the name of market square in the city of Lincoln. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : SECTION 1. That block forty-three in the city of square, Lincoln Lincoln, heretofore called and known as market square, and sometimes as market space, in the city of Lincoln, shall hereafter be called and known as Union Square. Approved, February 25, 1875. Ordinance ex empting lots AN ACT Declaring a certain act of the city of Lincoln legal. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. That a certain ordinance enacted by the 1, 2 and 3, block city council of the city of Lincoln, approved, July 17, from laxation 1872, which is in the words and figures following, to-wit: 56, Lincoln declared legal. "An ordinance exempting lots one, two and three in block number fifty-six, in the city of Lincoln, from city taxes, for the period of five years from July 13, 1872. Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and councilmen of the city of Lincoln, that lots one, two and three in block fifty-six, are hereby exempt from city taxes from the thirteenth day of July, A. D. 1872, until the thirteenth day of July A. D. 1877: Provided, That H. Hallo, shall build, erect, or cause to be built, erected, or constructed in said lots, a building seventy-five (75) by ninety (90) feet, with a stone foundation and brick superstructure, the upper story of which is to be furnished into a hall suitable for an opera or city hall, and to be twenty-two (22), feet between joists, said building to be completed on or before the first day of August, A. D. 1873. SEC. 2. And be it further ordained, that this ordinance, when accepted by the said H. Hallo, shall have the effect of a contract between the city of Lincoln and the said H. Hallo. E. E. BROWN, Mayor. Attest. THOMAS J. CANTLON, Clerk. Be, and the same is hereby declared to be legal. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from To take effect. and after its passage. Approved, February 25, 1875. AN ACT To provide for the sale of lots in the city of Lincoln Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : Lincoln to be SECTION 1. That it shall be, and it is hereby made the Unsold lots in duty of the governor, auditor, and secretary of state, to sold. appraise all of the unsold lots belonging to the state and Appraisal of lots. Advertisement of sale. Bids. Deeds. Money to be not appropriated or set apart for public use, to be appraised and offered for sale in the manner hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The governor, auditor, and secretary of state, shall first separately appraise the said lots at their cash value, not regarding any buildings or improvements which may be upon any such lots, and the agreement of either two of such officers as to the value of any such lot shall be sufficient. SEC. 3. After such appraisement, the said officers or any two of them, shall advertise the sale of said lots in some daily newspaper published at Lincoln, for four weeks previous to the day of sale, and on the day of sale at the hour designated, the said officers, or any two of them, shall commence the sale of such lots at public vendue and sell the same for cash in hand, and such sale may be continued from day to day, or adjourned to a day certain, or discontinued, and re-advertised, as the said officers or either two of them may determine. SEC. 4. No bid shall be received at such sale for any of said lots at a sum less than the appraisement; each lot shall be offered separately, and any such lot which shall not be paid for on the day of sale, shall be on the next day re-offered; SEC. 5. The governor shall execute conveyancy in the name of the state to the purchasers of such lots, and all lots bid off and paid for by any one purchaser may be included in the same conveyance. All conveyances shall be countersigned by the secretary of state. SEC. 6. All moneys arising from such sale of lots, shell paid into state be immediately paid into the state treasury. treasury. Compensation of officers. SEC. 7. Each of the above named officers shall be entitled to receive four dollars for each day's service necessarily employed in making such appraisment, sale, and conveyances, and their accounts therefor and their necessary disbursements in making such advertisement, sale, and |