removed by the president of the board, with the advice and consent of the trustees. of officers. 110. Sec. 48. The trustees shall receive no com- Compensation pensation. The compensation of the other of- Comp. Stat., fices shall be fixed by ordinance, but not to exceed the following sums respectively in one year: The clerk one hundred and fifty (150) dollars per year; the treasurer one hundred and fifty (150) dollars per year; the attorney one hundred and fifty (150) dollars per year; the marshal twenty-five (25) dollars per month, and not to exceed three hundred (30) dollars per year; the overseer of streets shall receive two (2) dollars per day, for services actually rendered, and shall not receive to exceed three hundred (300) dollars per year. of justices of Comp. Stat., SEC. 52. In counties not under township or- Jurisdiction ganization, justices of the peace of any precinct the peace. in which any village or any part thereof may 11. be situated, and in counties under township organization justices of the peace elected in such village or from the township in which any village or any part thereof may be situated, shall have jurisdiction to hear, try, and determine all offenses against the general ordinances of such village, and for that purpose may issue warrants for the arrest of any alleged offender upon information under oath as in other cases, and upon the arrest of the defendant by the sheriff or any constable of the county or marshal of such village, shall proceed thereon in all respects in the same manner and with the same powers as against persons charged with a misdemeanor under the general laws of the state, Marshal is hief of police, his powers. Overseer of streets. Duties of. Payment of and the justice by or before whom such proceedings shall be had, and the officer making such arrest, shall be entitled to the same fees and costs, and be collected in the same manner as in the cases of prosecution for misdemeanors under the laws of the state. SEC. 67a. The marshal shall be chief of police and shall at all times have power to make or order an arrest with proper process for any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the village, and bring the offender for trial before the proper officer of the village, and to arrest without process in all cases where any such offense shall be committed or attempted to be committed in his presence. SEC. 676. The overseer of streets shall, subject to the orders of the board of such village, have general charge, direction and control of all works on streets, sidewalks, culverts and bridges of the village and shall perform such other duties as the board may direct. SEC. 81. Upon the allowance of claims by the council or trustees, the order for their payment shall specify the particular fund or appropriation out of which they are payable, as specified in the annual appropriation bill, to be passed in the manner hereinafter provided; and no order or warrant shall be drawn in excess of eighty-five (85) per centum of the current levy for the purpose for which it is drawn, unless there shall be sufficient money in the treasury at the credit of the proper fund for its payment; and no claim shall be audited or allowed except an order or warrant for the payment thereof may legally be drawn. Clause. SEC. 2. Sections forty-seven (47), forty-eight Repealing (48), fifty-two (52), and eighty-one (81), of chapter 110, fourteen (14) of the Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, entitled "Cities of the second class and villages," as now existing, are hereby repealed. Approved, March 9, A. D. 1885. CHAPTER 19. AN ACT to amend sub-division 1, of section 69, of chapter Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That sub-division 1 of section 69, of chapter 14 of the Compiled Statutes be amended to read as follows: 5 Neb., 512. SECTION 1. To levy taxes for general revenue Levy taxes, purposes not to exceed ten mills on the dollar; 11 Neb., 79. to levy taxes not to exceed ten mills on the dollar for water works, for fire protection, domestic purposes and for sewerage; to levy taxes not to exceed three mills on the dollar for lighting the streets, alleys, public grounds and public buildings with gas, such levy to be made in any one -year on all property within the limits of said cities and villages taxable according to the laws of the State of Nebraska, the valuation of such property to be ascertained from the books or assessment rolls of the assessors of the proper precinct or township; Provided, That no such taxes shall be levied for water works, sew Repealing elause. Comp. Stat., 114. Emergency clause. erage, or gas, or any contract shall be entered into by such city or village for a water supply, gas or sewerage, unless the same shall have been submitted to the legal voters of such city or village at a regular or special election and carried by a majority of all the voters voting on such proposition at such election. SEC. 2. Sub-division 1 of said section 69 as now existing, is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. Whereas an emergency exists therefore this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, March 2, A. D. 1885. CHAPTER 20. Additional powers. AN ACT to amend section sixty-nine (69) of an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization, government, and powers of cities and villages," approved March 1st, 1879. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: SECTION 1. That section sixty-nine (69) of an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization, government and powers of cities and villages,' approved March 1, A. D. 1879, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Comp. Stat., before 113. 9 Neb., 360. General taxes. 5 Neb., 512. SEC. 69. In addition to the powers hereinbefore granted cities and villages under the provisions of this chapter, each city and village may enact ordinances or by-laws for the following purposes: First. To levy taxes for general revenue 11 Neb., 79. purposes, not to exceed ten mills on the dollar 12 Neb., 94. in any one year on all property within the limits of said cities and villages, taxable according to the laws of the state of Nebraska, the valuation of such property to be ascertained from the books or assessment rolls of the assessors of the proper precinct or township. Second. To levy any other tax or special Special assessassessment authorized by law. ges, sewers. 7 Neb., 272. 5 Neb., 452. 9 Neb., 360. Third. To provide for the grading and re- Streets, bridpairs of any street, avenue or alley, and the Neb., 27. construction of bridges, culverts and sewers, 5 Neb., 144. and shall defray expenses of the same out of the general funds of such city or village, not exceeding two mills of the levy for general purposes, but no street shall be graded except the same be ordered to be done by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the city council or trustees. walks. Neb., 272. Fourth. To construct sidewalks, to curb, Streets, sidepave, gravel, macadamize, and gutter any high-5 Neb., 452. way or alley therein, and to levy a special tax 9 Neb., 360. on the lots and parcels of land fronting on such highway or alley, to pay the expenses of such improvement. But unless a majority of the resident owners of the property, subject to the assessment of such improvement, petition the council or trustees to make the same, such improvements shall not be made until threefourths of all the members of such council or trustees shall by vote assent to the making of the same. walks. Fifth. To repair sidewalks, and to assess the Repair sideexpenses thereof on the property in front of 7 Neb., 272. which such repairs are made. |