act as notary in any county until a bond in the sum of Six Thousand Dollars shall have been executed and approved, nor shall said commission authorize the holder to act as notary outside of the county of his residence, except in those counties where said commission and a certified copy of the bond shall have been first recorded with the county clerk. The seal of such notary public shall, in addition to the requirements for the seal of a notary commissioned for one county, have engraved thereon the word "general." Sec. 2. Repeal. That said original section 5517, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913, is hereby repealed. Approved, February 27, 1919. CHAPTER 124. (Senate File No. 258.) [Introduced by Request of the Governor.] NUISANCES-ABATEMENT AN ACT to amend Section 2507, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913, relating to abatement of nuisances and to repeal said original section. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. Amendment.-That Section 2507, Section 2507, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2507. Sec. 12. Order of abatement or destruction of nuisance. The State Fire Commissioner and his subordinates upon complaint of any person having an interest in any building or property adjacent, and without any complaint, shall have the right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction. Whenever any such officers shall find that any building or other structure, or any material place, kept or maintained in or upon any buildings or premises, constitutes a nuisance within the meaning of the next preceding section, he shall order the same to be abated, and such order shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of such building or premises. Provided, that the State Fire Commissioner may for and on behalf of the state of Nebraska institute an action in the district court of the county in which any building found by him to be a nuisance is situated, to have same declared to be a nuisance and ordered abated by the court. In such case the owner of said building, if his name and residence are known, shall be personally served with notice of the pendency of said action. Where the name of the owner of said building is known, but his place of residence is unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained, if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court by the affidavit of the state fire commissioner or his deputy or of the county attorney of the county in which said building is situated, that the affiant does not know the address or residence of the defendant and has not been able to ascertain same after reasonable and due inquiry, the court, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall authorize notice by publication of the pendency of said action, said notice to be given in the same manner as is provided in other cases under the code of civil procedure. It shall be sufficient where the name of the owner is unknown and cannot be found with reasonable diligence, to make the property upon which the building declared to be a nuisance is situated, the party defendant. In such case notice by publication of the pendency of said action shall be sufficient unless the building is occupied in which case the occupant, if a resident of the state and county in which the building is situated shall be given personal notice of the pendency of said action. The same time shall be given for the filing of an answer in said case as is given for the filing of an answer in an ordinary civil action. If upon the trial of said cause the court shall find that the building or other structure constitutes a nuisance within the meaning of the next preceding section, he shall so find and order said nuisance to be abated; and in such case the state fire commissioner and his subordinates shall have a lien upon said building or the materials of which it was composed for their reason able fees and expenses in connection with said abatement, including the costs incurred in said action of abatement. Provided, further, that if there be immediate and pressing necessity for the abatement of the nuisance and the owner of the building which is found to be a nuisance by the fire commissioner or his subordinates is not a resident of the county where said building was found, or is absent therefrom, the state fire commissioner either in person or by his subordinates, agents, and employees, may immediately abate such nuisance by tearing down or removing said structure or building, doing no more damage to the material therein contained than is necessary and shall have a lien on the said building or the materials of which it was composed, for their reasonable charges and expenses in connection with said abatement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or restrict in any way the prosecution of the owner or occupant of such a building under the provisions of the criminal code providing for the punishment and abatement of nuisances. Section 2. Repeal. That said original section 2507, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913 is hereby repealed. Approved, April 17, 1919. CHAPTER 125. (Senate File No. 119.) [Introduced by Mr. Cronin.] NURSES. AN ACT to amend Sections 3 and 5 of Chapter 198, Session Laws of Nebraska for 1915, relating to the registration of nurses and collection and disbursement of fees, and to repeal said original sections. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: Section 1. Amendment.-That Section 3, chapter 198, Session Laws of Nebraska for 1915, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 3. Penalties-fees-salaries. That (the) State Board for the Registration of Nurses shall cause the prosecution of all persons violating any of the provisions of this act, and may incur necessary expenses on that behalf to be paid out of fees received, as hereinafter provided. The secretary of the Board of Nurse Examiners shall receive a salary, to be fixed by the Board of Registration of Nurses. Each member of the Board of Nurse Examiners shall receive compensation at the rate of five ($5) dollars per day for each day during which said member is actually engaged in attendance upon the meeting of said board and also actual expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. Said expenses and salaries shall be paid from fees received under the provisions of this act; and the balance of any fees remaining shall be paid into the state treasury for the benefit of the general fund. The secretary shall annually make a report to the governor of the work of said board of Nurse Examiners, together with the amount of fees collected, and disbursements. All fees received by said board of Nurse Examiners, under the provisions of this act shall be paid to the treasurer of said board, who shall from time to time, deposit the same with the state treasurer. Said state treasurer shall pay the same out on vouchers issued and signed by the president and secretary of said board upon warrants drawn by the auditor of the state therefor. Sec. 2. Amendment. That section 5 of Chapter 198, Session Laws of Nebraska for 1915, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 5. Nurses-qualifications-examinations.-No person unless previously registered or licensed to act as a registered nurse in this state at the time this act becomes operative, shall be allowed to practice as a trained, graduate, or registered nurse without first applying for and obtaining a certificate for such purpose from the State Board of Registration of Nurses. Such application shall be made to the Board of Nurse Examiners in writing, and shall be accompanied by a fee of five ($5) dollars, together with satisfactory proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and an actual bona fide resident of the state of Nebraska, is not less than twenty-two (22) years of age, and after June first, 1920, has received an education equivalent to two years of high school, provided, however, that such high school education shall not apply to persons in training at the time of the approval of this act; is a graduate of and has a diploma from an accredited school for nurses requiring a systematic course of three (3) years training. An accredited school for nurses within the meaning of this act shall be a school primarily or by affiliation meeting the requirements promulgated by the American National Red Cross. When such application is found satisfactory, the Board of Nurse Examiners shall notify the applicant to appear before it for examination. The Board for the Registration of Nurses, upon written application and upon payment of five ($5) dollars as a registration fee shall issue a certificate without examination of the applicant, if said applicant has been registered as a registered nurse under the law of another state having, in the opinion of said Board of Nurse Examiners, an equal or higher standard than the state of Nebraska for the registration of nurses. Sec. 3. Repeal. That said original sections 3 and 5 of Chapter 198, Session Laws of Nebraska for 1915, are hereby repealed. Approved, April 17, 1919. CHAPTER 126. [House Roll No. 152.] [Introduced by Mr. Williams.] OBSCENITY. AN ACT to amend Section 8786, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913, and to repeal said original section. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: Section. 1. Amendment. That section 8786, Revised Statutes of Nebraska for 1913, is hereby amended to as follows: read |