Taxes levied but not paid to the [county] acknowledging the payment of money as taxes as aforesaid, on lands owned by the state of Nebraska. SEC. 4. The county commissioner[s] of any county be cancelled. where school lands have been wrongfully taxed and the taxes have not yet been paid, shall order the county treasurer to cancel the same. Approved, February 20th, A.D. 1879. Certain saline lands set apart AN ACT To set apart the northeast quarter of section four, town nine, north of range six east of the sixth principle meridian, and the southwest quarter of section thirty-four, town ten, north of range six, east of the sixth principle meridian, of saline land belonging to the state, for the purpose of the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : SECTION 1. That the northeast quarter of section to insane hos four, town nine, north of range six east of the six principal pital. meridian, and the southwest quarter of section thirtyfour, town ten, north of range six east of the principal meridian, of Saline land, belonging to the state of Nebraska, be, and they are hereby set apart for the purposes of the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, and shall not be disposed of for any other purpose. Management of SEC. 2. The said lands set apart as aforesaid shall be said lands. under the same management and control as lands heretofore set apart for the purposes of said Nebraska Hospital for the Insane. SEC. 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved, February 20, A.D. 1879. AN ACT To prevent railroad corporations to impose upon the people by bogus surveys, in counties or precincts where they are asked to vote bonds or other valuables, in aid of such railroad corporation. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : panies to file plated surveys. SECTION 1. No proposition shall be submitted to the Railroad comelectors of any county in this state for donations of plat of contembonds or any other valuables, to any railroad corporation, unless said railroad corporation, through its authorized and responsible agent, files for record in the county clerk's office, where such donations of bonds or any other valuables are to be voted upon, a plat of the survey showing their exact line of route through said county, within at least two weeks previous to such an election; and no bonds, and so forth, shall be valid in case they when bonds are voted, unless said railroad corporation build their line of road within forty rods of their survey as filed in the county clerk's office. Approved, February 24, a.d. 1879. invalid. Section. 1. Proceedings when excess of Section. 2. Investment of unnecessary excess. Monthly statement by state treasurer. 3. Punishment for false statement AN ACT To provide for the safe keeping of moneys belonging to the state. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Proceedings SECTION 1. when excess of treasury. Whenever there shall have accumulated $100,000 in state in the hands of the state treasurer moneys of the state to an amount in excess of the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, the state treasurer shall in writing notify the governor and auditor of state of that fact, and thereupon within three days after the service of such notice, the governor, auditor, and treasurer shall meet and determine whether such excess is necessary to be retained in the treasury, for the purpose of meeting the current demands thereon; and the record of said notification and the proceedings of said meeting, and of its finding, shall be made and signed by each of such officers, and preserved in the office of the auditor, who shall act as the secretary of such meeting. Investment of unnecessary excess. SEC. 2. In case said officers shall find that said excess is not necessary to meet the current demands upon the treasury, the same shall be immediately invested in United States four per cent bonds, by the treasurer, who shall deposit the same in some safe deposit, to be designated by the governor, auditor, and treasurer, in writing, signed by them and made of record in the auditor's office, and there kept until it shall become necessary to convert the same into money, which necessity shall be determined and the record thereof kept in like manner as herein before provided, and a statement of any such investment or sale under oath shall be published within ten days after the same is made, in some newspaper published at the capital, to be designated in writing by the governor. There shall also be published in the same paper, a monthly statement, under oath, of the amount Monthly stateof cash balance in the state treasury, and of the amount invested as aforesaid. ment by state treasurer. for false state SEC. 3. Any officer charged with the duties herein- Punishment before mentioned, who shall make or publish any false ment. statement, or swear falsely in respect to any matter or thing, in respect to which a sworn statement is herein required, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted and punished accordingly. Approved, February 24th, A.D. 1879. AN ACT To provide for the redemption and cancellation of $100,000 of State funding bonds held by the permanent school fund, and for the reinvestment of the money received therefor. WHEREAS: There is now in the hands of the state Preamble. treasurer one hundred thousand dollars in excess of the amount necessary to pay the interest on the state bonded indebtedness; therefore Be it eructed by the Legislature of the State of Nerbaska: held by perma fund to be re SECTION 1. That there is hereby appropriated out of State bonds the sinkng fund the sum of one hundred thousand nent school dollars fo the purpose of redeeming and cancelling state deemed. funding bands of the state of Nebraska, now held and owned by he permanent school fund of said state, How redeemed SEC. 2. The auditor of public accounts is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant on the sinking fund of the state treasury for the amount named in section 1 of this act, in favor of the permanent school fund, and the board of educational funds and lands are hereby authorized and required at their next regular meeting after the passage of this act to receive the said warrant and deposit the same with the state treasury, to be placed to the credit of the permanent school fund, and to cancel and surrender to the state treasurer the said state funding bonds of the face value of one hundred thousand dollars, so held by said permanent school fund, Investment of and the said board shall thereupon re-invest the moneys so received in United States or state securities, or registered county bonds of this state of counties that have not defaulted in the payment of interest on such bonds. proceeds. Approved, February 24th, A.D. 1879. Section. 1. Appointment of fish commis sioners. Term of office. 2. Government of board. 3. Compensation. Section. 4. Powers and duties. 6. Reports to be made. Fish commis sioners, appointment. AN ACT Creating a board of fish commissioners for the propagation and distribution of fish in the public waters of Nebraska. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Jebraska: SECTION 1. That the governor shall nomin.te, and by and with the advice and consent of the sense, appoint three resident citizens of the state of Neraska, who |