GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 1. (House Roll No. 8.) [Introduced by Mr. Potts.] AN ACT to provide for the payment of incidental expenses incurred during the Thirty-third session of the legislature of the State of Nebraska. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. [Appropriation, legislative expenses.] That the sum of $20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand Dollars) or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the State Treasury, not otherwise appropriated for the payment of incidental expense of both houses of the legislature, including printing, stationery, postage, fuel, light and other expenses which may be lawfully incurred by either house. SEC. 2. [Accounts.] All accounts for any expenses contracted by either house shall have attached thereto an affidavit of the claimant that the account is just and correct and that the several charges therein made are reasonable and no more than is customary to be charged private individuals, and that no part of the same has been paid, except as therein. stated, and such accounts shall be examined by the standing committee of Accounts and Expenditures, of the house to which such expense is chargeable, and when approved by said committee shall be certified by the chairman of said committee as being correct. Each account must be verified by the presiding officers of the respective houses as being contracted in conformity with a resolution duly offered and adopted, and upon examination and adjustment thereof by the said Auditor and approved by the Secretary of State, the Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants for the amount so certified upon the general fund of the state. SEC. 3. [Emergency.] Whereas an emergency exists this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved January 24, 1913. CHAPTER 2. (House Roll No. 9.) [Introduced by Mr. Potts.] AN ACT to provide for the payment of members, officers and employees of the Thirty-third Session of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. [Appropriation, legislative members, officers, employes.] That there be and hereby is appropriated, out of any money in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $120,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars) or as much thereof as may be necessary for the payment of members, officers and employees of the 33rd session of the Legislature. SEC. 2. [Same, how paid.] That the auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and required, upon presentation of the certificate of the Lieut. Governor or Speaker of the House of Representatives, stating that the party mentioned in said certificate is entitled to compensation as per diem and mileage to the amount allowed by law, to draw his warrant on the general fund for the amount so certified as due; Provided, that said amount so certified shall, after examination and adjustment by the auditor of public accounts and approved by the Secretary of State be found correct. SEC. 3. [Emergency.] Whereas an emergency exists this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved January 24, 1913. CHAPTER 3. (House Roll No. 1.) [Introduced by Messrs. Hardin and Norton.] AN ACT to approve, adopt and make of force the General Laws, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Nebraska, as compiled and reported by A. M. Post, J. H. Broady and E. L. King, pursuant to the authority of Chapter 166 of the laws of 1911, and declaring and emergency. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. [Revised statutes, adoption.] That the Code of Laws embodying the General Statutes, the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Nebraska, as prepared and reported to the Thirtythird General Assembly of the Legislature of Nebraska by A. M. Post, J. H. Broady, and E. L. King, pursuant to the authority of Chapter 166 of the Laws of 1911, be, and the same is hereby adopted, approved and made of force as the Revised. Statutes of the State of Nebraska of 1913. SEC. 2. [Emergency.] Whereas an emergency exists this act shall be of force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 14, 1913. CHAPTER 4. (House Roll No. 353.) [Introduced by Mr. Regan.] AN ACT to appropriate fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars for the maintenance of the state penitentiary at Lancaster, Nebraska, until the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1913, and to declare an emergency. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. [Appropriation, penitentiary, deficiency.] That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the general fund of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of fifty thousand ($50,000) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the maintenance of the state penitentiary at Lancaster, Nebraska, until the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1913. SEC. 2. [Emergency.] Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 26, 1913. CHAPTER 5. (House Roll No. 152.) [Introduced by Mr. Jeary.] AN ACT to amend Section 21, 39, 76, 97 and Subdivision XLV of Section 129 of Chapter 13, Article I of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, for the Year 1911, and Sections 7920, 7938, 7975, 7996 and 8073 of Cobbey's Annotated Statutes entitled, "An act to incorporate cities of the first class having a population of more than 40,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants, to define, regulate and prescribe their organizations, duties, liabilities, powers and government, and to repeal Art. I of Chap. 13 a, Compiled Statutes of 1889," and to repeal the sections so amended, and to provide for an emergency. Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. [Amendment.] That Section 21 of Chapter 13, Article I of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for 1911, and Section 7920 of Cobbey's Annotated Statutes for 1911, referred to in the title hereof, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 21. SEC. 7920. [Cities, 40,000–100,000, salaries.] The council shall have power by ordinance to fix the salaries of the officers and employes of the city and provide by ordinance for the forfeiting of the salary of any officer, or employe. SEC. 2. [Amendment.] That Section 39 of Chapter 13, Article I of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for 1911, and Section 7938 of Cobbey's Annotated Statutes for 1911, referred to in the title hereof, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SEC. 39. SEC. 7938. [Engineer; improvements, estimates, costs.] The city engineer shall make estimates of the cost of labor and material which may be done or furnished under contract with the city, or done by days' work for the city, and make all surveys, estimates and calculations necessary |