Repealing clause. Emergency. more than two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 6. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 7. This being a case of emergency this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 6, A. D. 1893. [Senate File No. 63.] CHAPTER 26. repealing sec. AN ACT to repeal Section 1832, Chapter 18, of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, entitled "Highways" and to enact a substi tute therefor. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Amending and That Section 1832, of Chapter 18, of the Con1832, Consol. solidated Statutes of Nebraska, be repealed and Stats., 1891; 78, Stats., 1891. Notice of establishment, vacation or alteration of highway. Comp the following enacted in lieu thereof: Within twenty days after the day is fixed by the clerk as above provided a notice shall be served on each owner or occupier of land lying in the proposed highway or abutting thereon, as shown by the numerical indexes in the Register's office, who reside in the county, in the manner provided for the service of original notices in actions at law; such notice shall also be published for four weeks in some newspaper published in the county if such there be, or if there be no newspaper published in the county then such notice shall be posted in at least three public places along the line of the proposed road, which notice may be in the following form: in To whom it may concern: The Commissioners or [Senate File No. 25.] CHAPTER 27. AN ACT to amend section one thousand eight hundred and fifty- Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of 1857, Consol. sec. 43, chap. 78, Comp. SECTION 1. That Section one thousand eight Amending sec. hundred fifty-seven of Chapter eighteen of the Stats, 1891; Consolidated Statutes of Nebraka entitled "High-Stats., 1891. ways" be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: allow ance of dam ing out new Section 1857. If the appeal has been taken by costs on appeal the claimant and he fails to recover on his appeal ages from layan amount greater than the amount allowed him road. by the board, he shall pay the costs occasioned by the appeal; but if he recovers an amount greater than that allowed him by the board the county Repealing clause. Emergency. shall in all cases pay the costs. If the petitioner for the road appeals he must pay the costs unless the claimant recovers a less amount than was allowed him by the board, in which case the costs shall be paid by the claimant. Judgment shall be rendered in accordance with the foregoing provisions. SECTION 2. Section one thousand eight hundred fifty-seven of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska as now existing is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Whereas an emergency now exists this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 7, 1893. 1 [Senate File No. 35.] CHAPTER 28. Amending sec. 1905, Consol. Stats., 1891; sec. 91, chap. 78, Comp. Stats., 1891. Township road fund; AN ACT to amend section 1905 of Chapter 18 of the Consolidated Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section 1905 of chapter eighteen of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, entitled "Highways" be amended to read as follows: Section 1905. In counties under township ordisposition of ganization, all money paid to the township treasurer in discharge of township road tax, and all money paid in discharge of labor tax, shall constitute a township road fund. Which fund shall be devided as follows: All of said fund shall be held by the township treasurer subject to the order of the town board, excepting an amount not to exceed one-fifth of the entire fund aforesaid, shall be paid by the town treasurer to the overseer of the district from which such tax is collected. The amount under the control of the town board as aforesaid shall be expended for the general benefit of the township, for road and bridge purposes. The amount under the control of the overseer shall be applied within his district as follows: First. For the construction and repair of bridges and culverts, and making fire-guards along the line of roads. Second. For the payment of damages for the right of way of any public road. Third. For payment of wages of overseers, and for necessary guide-boards. Fourth. For the payment of wages for Commissioners of roads, surveyor, chainmen, and other persons engaged in locating or altering any County road, if the road be finally established or altered as herein before provided. Fifth. For work and repairs on roads. clause. SECTION 2. Said original Section 1905 of Repealing chapter eighteen of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, entitled "Highways" is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. Whereas an emergency exists, this Emergency. act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved April 7, A. D. 1893. [Senate File No. 121.] CHAPTER 29. Payment of outstanding road district warrants; special tax. Annual levy. AN ACT to provide for the payment of outstanding road district warrants and to liquidate all indebtedness against road districts. Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That in order to provide for the payment of all outstanding road district warrants and to liquidate indebtedness against road districts, the County board of any county where such indebtedness exists be and the same are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a special tax not exceeding five mills upon the dollar of the valuation of said road districts or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay all the outstanding indebtedness of the character herein before mentioned. Said levy to be made by the county board at their regular annual meeting in July while assembled for the purpose of levying other taxes as provided by law. Said tax to be collected by the county treasurer in the same manner as other county taxes are collected, and all warrants to be paid by the county treasurer in the order in which they appear on his warrant register. SECTION 2. In case the five mill levy hereinbefore mentioned shall not be sufficient to pay the entire amount of the indebtedness of the various road districts, the county board in such counties where a deficiency exists shall annually thereafter make other levies for this purpose not exceeding five mills on the dollar in any one year until all |