204. The board shall have the entire charge and supervision of all public waters pertaining to the collection, propagation, cultivation, distribution, and protection of fish in this state. It shall have control of all property of the state obtained or held for the purposes contemplated by this act. It shall receive all fish and fish spawn donated to the state by the United States fishery commission or from other sources or persons, or purchased by the state. It may establish hatching boxes, etc., for the preservation and hatching of spawn and fry, and in the most practical and economical manner procure and distribute fish in the public waters of this state, and adopt such other means as shall in its judgment best promote the increase and preservation of food fishes.

205. The commissioners may take, or cause to be taken, under the direction of the board, any fish at any time for the purpose of fish culture or for scientific observation. They shall give special attention to the enforcement of the laws of the state relative to the protection of fish and fisheries in the state.

206. The board shall annually, on or before the first day of January in each year, report its transactions, with an account in detail of all its receipts and expenditures, to the governor, also of all spawn and fish taken or received and distributed, giving time, place, and sources from which received, and such other matters as appertain to the fishery interests of the state.

Secs. 207 to 211. "An act to provide for the destruction of grasshoppers." 1887, p. 154. In force February 19.

207. That the supervisors of each road district in this state shall, at the time when the grasshoppers shall have been hatched out and before the same shall become full fledged and able to fly, notify each able-bodied male resident of his district, between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, to perform two days' labor, at such time and at such place and in such manner as shall by said supervisor be deemed most efficient, in the destruction of the grasshopper. Said notices shall be given in the same manner as is provided by law for the notice to work upon the public highways.

208. Cities of the first and second class shall be governed by the provisions of this act; and it shall be the duty of the mayor of such cities to appoint not exceeding two supervisors for each ward to oversee the labor to be performed under the provisions of this act.

209. [Additional labor.]-In case it shall appear that two days' work is not sufficient to destroy the grasshoppers in any district or ward, and it shall further appear that more time can be profitably employed in the destruction of the grasshopper, the supervisors of such ward or road district may require from the persons liable to the provisions of this act not exceeding ten days' labor in addition to the time hereinbefore mentioned, and it shall be the duty of such supervisor to give to each person who shall have performed labor under the provisions of this section a receipt for the number of days' labor performed, and the supervisor shall upon oath report to the city or county authorities the names and amount of labor performed by each person.

210. It shall be the duty of all persons subject to the provisions of this act to attend when notified as herein provided, and labor under the direction of the supervisor of their respective district or ward. Any person who after being notified shall refuse, neglect, or fail to comply with the provisions of this act shall forfeit and pay to the county or city treasurer, as the case may be, the sum of ten dollars, together with costs of suit, which sum shall be collected by suit before any justice of the peace within the county, in an action to be brought in the name of the city or county.

211. The supervisor shall report, under oath, to the city or county authorities the names of all persons who shall have refused or failed to comply with the provisions of this act.

Secs. 212 to 215. "An act to provide for the payment of bounties for the destruction of wild animals in the state of Nebraska."* 1877, p. 213. In force June 1.

212. That any person killing wolves, wild cats, or coyotes within the boundaries of the state of Nebraska, and presenting the scalps of the same, with the two ears and face down to the nose, to the county clerk of the county in which the same were killed, with satisfactory proof upon oath that the same were killed within the boundaries of the state of Nebraska, shall be entitled to the following bounties: for every wolf so killed, one dollar; for every wild cat so killed, one dollar; for every coyote so killed, one dollar. Certificates of such bounties, when so allowed, shall be issued by the county clerk to the person entitled thereto, and upon the same being filed with the auditor of public accounts the said auditor shall draw his warrant on the treasury of the state against the general fund, for the amount of such certificate, in favor of the person named therein or his assignee.

213. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to give such persons, on receiving said scalps, a certificate of the number and kind of such scalps accepted by him for bounty, and deface such scalp by cutting the same in two parts so as to separate the two ears, and shall keep a record of the number and kind by him certified and destroyed.

214. All scalps upon which bounties are claimed shall be presented to the clerk of the county in which the animals were taken and killed, and the applicant for bounty will be required by the said clerk to make his statement under oath as to where the said animals were taken and killed.

215. Any person driving, baiting, enticing, bringing or taking any of the animals mentioned in this act from outside the boundaries of this state, or from any one unorganized territory in this state, into any organized county thereof for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, for each and every offense so committed.

Sec. 216 to 222. "An act to provide for the payment of bounties for the destruction of wild animals in the state of Nebraska."† 1879, p. 162. In force June 1.

216. That any person or persons killing wolves, wild cats, coyotes, or mountain lions within the boundaries of such counties as may at any election, by a vote of the majority of electors voting, to determine as hereafter provided, and presenting the scalps of the same, with the two ears and face down to the nose, to the county clerk of the county in which the same were killed, with satisfactory proof in writing, upon oath, that the same were killed within the boundaries of the aforesaid counties, shall be entitled to the following bounties: For every wolf so killed, three dollars; for every wild cat so killed, one dollar; for every coyote so killed, one dollar; for every mountain lion so killed, three dollars. Certificates of such bounties, when so allowed, shall be issued by the county clerk to the person entitled thereto, and upon the presentation of such certificates to the county treasurer said treasurer shall pay to the holder of such certificate the amount named therein out of the county general fund.

As amended 1885, p. 91.

It is a question if this act is not repealed by implication by the act of 1879 following, but the latter does not expressly repeal it.

Probably intended to repeal preceding act, but does not do so expressly.

217. It shall be the duty of the county clerk to give such person or persons, on receiving said scalps, a certificate of the number and kind of such scalps accepted by him for bounty, and deface such scalps by cutting the same in two parts, so as to separate the two ears, and shall keep a record of the number and kind by him certified and destroyed.

218. All scalps upon which bounties are claimed shall be presented to the clerk of the county in which the animals were taken and killed, and the applicant for bounty will be required by the said clerk to make his statement in writing, under oath, as to where the said animals were taken and killed, and any person making a false statement under oath as provided in this act, shall be liable to prosecution for perjury, and suffer the penalties of the same as provided by the laws of this state.

219. Any person or persons driving, baiting, enticing, bringing, or taking any of the animals mentioned in this act from outside the boundaries of such counties as are provided in this act, for the purpose of procuring bounties thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars for each and every offense so committed.

220. Upon the petition of fifty * taxpayers of any county, to the county commissioners or county board, favorable to granting bounties for the destruction of wild animals, as provided in section one of this act, it shall be the duty of said county commissioners or county board to present the prayer of the said petitioners to the electors of such county at the next succeeding election.

* Changed from "freeholders" 1885, p. 92.

221. The voting on the aforesaid proposition shall be by ballot, the ballots having written upon them, "For bounties," or "Against bounties," and the votes to be canvassed as other votes are canvassed in precinct elections, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election be in favor of the proposition as contained in this act, the same shall be in effect within ninety days after such election.

222. Any county desiring to be released from the paying of bounties, as provided in this act, may revoke the same by the same authority and manner of procedure as provided in section five of this act, for the establishment of the same,

Sec. 223. An act to prevent the chasing and destruction of deer by hounds in certain counties of the state of Nebraska." 1873 (Gen. Stat.), p. 90. In force February 27.

223. If any person or persons within the counties of Burt, Washington, Douglas, Sarpy, Cass, Saunders, and 'Dodge shall chase or pursue any deer with any hound or dog, such person or persons, on conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall pay a fine of twenty dollars or be confined in the county jail for a period of not less than ten nor more than twenty days, at the discretion of the court, and shall pay costs of prosecution. Such fines shall be paid to the school fund of the county in which such offense was committed.

CHAPTER 3.-APPORTIONMENT.

CONGRESSIONAL.

Sec. 224. "An act for the apportionment of and designation of congressional districts." 1891, p. 69. In force August 1.* Repealing secs. 3-6, Comp. Stats. 1887.

224. That the state of Nebraska be and hereby is divided into six (6) districts of representatives to the congress of the United States, each of which districts shall be entitled to elect one (1) representative. And the limits and designations shall be as hereinafter provided: The counties of Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson, Pawnee, Johnson, and Lancaster shall constitute the first (1st) district. The counties of Sarpy, Douglas, and Washington shall constitute the second (2d) district. The counties of Burt, Thurston, Dakota, Dixon, Cuming, Dodge, Colfax, Stanton, Wayne, Cedar, Knox, Pierce, Madison, Platte, Nance, Boone, Antelope, and Merrick shall constitute the third (3d) district. The counties of Saunders, Butler, Seward, Saline, Gage, Jefferson, Thayer, Fillmore, York, Polk, and Hamilton shall constitute the fourth (4th) district. The counties of Hall, Adams, Webster, Franklin, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan, Gosper, Furnas, Red Willow, Frontier, Hitchcock, Hayes, Perkins, Chase, Dundy, Nuckolls, and Clay shall constitute the fifth (5th) district. The counties of Sioux, Scott's Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Dawes, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Deuel, Cherry, Grant, Arthur, Keith, Lincoln, McPherson, Hooker, Thomas, Logan, Dawson, Custer, Blaine, Brown, Keya Paha, Rock, Loup, Holt, Garfield, Valley, Sherman, Buffalo, Howard, Greeley, Wheeler, and Boyd shall constitute the sixth (6th) district.

Following section formed section 5, p. 56, Laws 1882 (special session):

225. The representatives provided for in this act shall be elected in accordance with the laws of the United States.

JUDICIAL.

Secs. 226 to 228. "An act to apportion the state into judicial districts, and for the appointment and election of officers thereof." 1891, p. 70. In force March 30.

226. The state of Nebraska shall be divided into fifteen judicial district, as follows: First judicial district shall consist of Richardson, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, Gage, and Jefferson counties. Second district-Otoe and Cass countiesThird district-Lancaster county. Fourth district-Douglas, Sarpy, Washing. ton, and Burt counties. Fifth district-Saunders, Seward, Butler, York, Hamilton, and Polk counties. Sixth district-Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Merrick, and Nance Counties. Seventh district-Saline, Fillmore, Thayer, Nuckolls, and Clay counties. Eighth district-Cuming, Stanton, Dixon, Dakota, Cedar, and Thurston counties. Ninth district-Wayne, Madison, Antelope, Pierce, and Knox counties. Tenth district-Adams, Webster, Kearney, Franklin, Harlan, and Phelps counties. Eleventh district-Boone, Hall, Wheeler, Greeley, Garfield, Loup, Valley, Howard, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, and Grant counties. Twelfth districtBuffalo, Dawson, Custer, and Sherman counties. Thirteenth district-Lincoln, Logan, Keith, Cheyenne, Deuel, Scott's Bluff, Kimball, Banner, McPherson, Arthur, and Perkins counties. Fourteenth district-Gosper, Furnas, Frontier, Red Willow, Hayes, Hitchcock, Chase, and Dundy counties. Fifteenth district -Holt, Rock, Brown, Keya Paha, Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux, Box Butte,

*See explanation in preface.

and the unorganized territory. Provided, That in the Fourth district there shall be seven judges of the district court; that in each of the following districts, to-wit, First (1st), Fifth (5th), Sixth (6th), Eleventh (11th), and Fifteenth (15th) districts, there shall be two (2) judges of the district court; that in the Third (3d) district there shall be three (3) judges of the district court, and in each of the other of the said districts there shall be one (1) judge of the district court. All judges shall be elected for the term of, and hold their office for, four (4) years from and after the first (1st) day of January next succeeding their election. The said judges shall be elected at the general election to be held in November, A. D. 1891, and every four (4) years thereafter. Such judges shall have equal power, and shall each perform such duties as are now provided for by law, or such as may hereafter be imposed upon them by law, and it shall be the duty of such judges to so divide and arrange the work of said court between them that the trial of causes may be speedy. In each district having more than one (1) judge of the district court there shall be drawn, in the manner now provided by law, a panel of forty-eight (48) jurors to serve as jurors in such court; Provided, That in any county in such districts where such number of jurors may not be required, the judges may by appropriate rule provide for the drawing of a less number; And provided further, When there shall be more than two (2) judges of the district court in any one district, they may provide by appropriate rule for the drawing of a greater number of jurors.

227. The judges now in office shall hold their positions, and perform the duties of their office in the districts hereby created, in which they may reside, until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected.

228. The governor shall appoint judges to fill all vacancies created by this act, including the additional judges as provided in section one of this act, who shall hold their office until the next general election, when such vacancies shall be filled by election in same manner as such officer is elected in other districts.

The legislature has power to thus increase the number of judges. 18, 416 (25 N. W., 585).

LEGISLATIVE.

Secs. 229 and 230. "An act to distribute the state into senatorial and representative districts, and for the apportionment of senators and representatives, and to fix the number of the same, and to repeal sections 1 and 2 of chapter 5 of the Compiled Statutes." 1887, p. 87. In force March 31.

229. That the senate shall consist of thirty-three members, and the house of representatives shall consist of one hundred members.

230. That the state of Nebraska shall be formed into senatorial and representative districts, and the senators and representatives shall be apportioned as follows:

SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.

District No. 1 shall consist of the counties of Richardson and Pawnee, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 2 shall consist of the counties of Nemaha and Johnson, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 3 shall consist of the county of Otoe, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 4 shall consist of the county of Cass, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 5 shall consist of the counties of Saunders and Sarpy, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 6 shall consist of the county of Douglas, and be entitled to three senators. District No. 7 shall consist of the counties of Cuming and Burt, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 8 shall consist of the counties of Dixon, Dakota, Knox, Cedar, and Thurston, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 9 shall consist of the counties of Antelope, Boone, and Greeley, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 10 shall consist of the counties of Washington and Dodge, and be entitled to one senator.