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therein, in the same way and manner as if such consent had not been given or jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States. [Id. § 3.]

SEC. 8. [Jurisdiction-Exemption.]—The jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States shall have acquired the title to said lands by purchase or grant; and so long as the said lands shall remain the property of the United States, when acquired as aforesaid, and no longer, the same shall be and continue exonerated and exempt from all taxes, assessments, and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of the laws of this state. [Id. § 4.]

SEC. 9. [Injuries to property.]-It is futher enacted that any malicious, willful, reckless, or voluntary injury to or mutilation of the grounds, buildings, or appurtenances shall subject the offender to a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, to which may be added for an aggravated offense imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail, to be prosecuted as other criminal cases are prosecuted before any court of competent jurisdiction. [Id. § 5.]

SEC. 10. Jurisdiction ceded.]-"That the jurisdiction of the state of Nebraska, in and over the reservations known as Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson be and the same are hereby ceded to the United States"; Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded to the United States shall continue no longer than the United States shall own or occupy said military reservations; Provided further, That nothing in this act shall exempt any property within the limits of said military reservations belonging to any civilian therein from assessment, levy, and collection of tax which would otherwise be subject to taxation within Nebraska, except the personal property of the officers and enlisted men in the service of the United States who may be stationed on said military reservations, the said personal property being owned by said officers and enlisted men for their comfort and convenience. Nor shall any of the provisions of this act in any way interfere with any proper officer of the state of Nebraska in entering upon said reservations for the purpose of assessment or collecting any taxes due said state. Nor shall any of the provisions of this act prevent the enforcement on said military reservations of chapter fifty (50) of the compiled statutes relating to the license and sale of intoxicat ing liquors. [1887, chap. 83. Amended 1889, chap. 66.]

SEC. 10 a. [Repealing clause.]-That section 10, article 13, chapter 83, as now existing is hereby repealed and this the section substituted in its stead; Provided, That all suits pending and all rights acquired under section hereby repealed shall be saved the same as though said section had continued in force. [Id. § 2.]

SEC. 11. [Conditions.]-The said jurisdiction is ceded upon the express condition that the state of Nebraska shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said military reservations, so far as that all civil process in all cases, and such criminal or other process may issue under the laws or authority of the state of Nebraska, against any person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within said state, may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if such jurisdiction had not been ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States; Provided, That nothing in the foregoing act shall be construed so as to prevent the opening and keeping in repair public roads and highways across and over said reservation. [Id.]

SEC. 12. [Contracts for purchase or lease of lands.]-That in cases in which contracts for the sale or lease of lands owned by the state have been duly signed, executed and delivered to the purchaser or purchasers or lessees in said contract named, by the proper state officers, the omission on the part of the proper officers to have first offered such lands at public sale shall not invalidate the private sale or leas ing of such lands; but the purchaser or purchasers or lessees in such contracts mentioned

SECS. 10-11. "An act ceding jurisdiction to the United States over the military reservations known as Fort Niobrara and Fort Robinson." Laws 1887. chap. 83. Took effect March 29, 1887. Title misquoted in amendatory act. Taxation of post trader. 32 Neb., 350.

SEC. 12. "An act to relieve parties holding contracts for the purchase or lease of lands from the state without first having been offered for sale at public sale." Laws 1887, chap. 54. Took effect March 31, 1887.

or their assignees, upon performance by them of the covenants and conditions on their part, by the terms of said contracts to be done, kept, and performed, shall be entitled to a deed or contract of sale from the state for such lands, and the proper officers of the state in such cases are hereby authorized and directed to make, execute, and deliver to such purchaser or purchasers or lessees or their assignees, deeds, or contracts of sale from the state therefor, which said deeds, when properly executed and delivered, shall convey all right, title, and interest of the state in and to the lands described therein. [1887, chap. 54.]

SEC. 13. [Jurisdiction ceded.]-That the jurisdiction of the state of Nebraska in and over the military reservation known as Fort Sidney be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States; Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded shall continue no longer than the United States shall own and occupy said military reservation; Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the enforce. ment on said military reservation of the laws of this state relating to the regulation, license, and sale of intoxicating liquors by the state of Nebraska. [1889, chap. 67.]

SEC. 14. [Conditions.]-The said jurisdiction is ceded upon the express condition that the state of Nebraska shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said military reservation so far as that all civil process in all cases, and such criminal or other process may issue under the laws or authority of the state of Nebraska against any person or persons charged with crime or misdemeanors committed within said state, may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if such jurisdiction had not been ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States; Provided, That nothing in the foregoing act shall be construed so as to prevent the opening and keeping in repair public roads and highways across and over said reservation. [Id. § 2.]

SEC. 15. [Post offices and court houses in cities.]-That the consent of the State of Nebraska is hereby given to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of such land in any city in the state of Nebraska, not exceeding one block in extent, as may hereafter be selected by the United States, as a site for a postoffice or postoffice and court house. [1889, chap. 65.]

SEC. 16. [Jurisdiction ceded.]-The jurisdiction of the state of Nebraska in and over the land mentioned in the preceding section, when purchased or condemned by the United States, shall be and the same hereby is ceded to the United States; Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded shall continue no longer than the said United States shall own or occupy the said land. [Id. § 2]

SEC. 17. [Conditions.]-The said consent is given and the said jurisdiction ceded upon the express condition that the State of Nebraska shall retain concurrent jur

isdiction with the United States in and over the said land, so far as that all civil process in all cases, and such criminal or other process as may issue under the laws or authority of the state of Nebraska against ány person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within said state, may be executed therein in the same way and manner is if such consent had not been given, or jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States. [Id. § 3.]

SEC. 18. [Title-Exemption.]—The jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States shall have acquired the title to the said lands by purchase, grant, or condemnation, and so long as the said land shall remain the property of the United States when acquired as aforesaid, and no longer, the same shall be and continue exonerated from all taxes, assessments, and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of this state. [Id. § 4.]

SECS. 13-14. "An act ceding jurisdiction of the State of Nebraska to the United States over the military reservation known as Fort Sidney." Passed and took effect Mar. 30, 1889. Laws 1889, chap. 66.

SECS. 15-18. "An act granting the consent of the state of Nebraska to the purchase or condemnation by the United States, of a block of ground in any city of the state of Nebraska for the purpose of the erection of a postoffice or postoffice and court house, and ceding jurisdiction thereof to the United States. Laws 1889, chap. 65. Took effect July 1, 1889.

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SEC. 19. [Post office and court house in Omaha.]-That the consent of the state of Nebraska is hereby given to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of such land in the city of Omaha, Douglas county, Nebraska, not exceeding one block in extent, as may hereafter be selected by the United States, as a site for a postoffice, or postoffice and court house. [1889, chap. 63.]

SEC. 20. [Jurisdiction ceded.]-The jurisdiction of the state of Nebraska in and over the land mentioned in the preceding section, when purchased or condemned by the United States, shall be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States; Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded shall continue no longer than the said United States shall own or occupy the said land. [Id. § 2.]

SEC. 21. [Conditions.]-The said consent is given and the said jurisdiction ceded upon the express condition that the State of Nebraska shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said land, so far as that all civil process in all cases, and such criminal or other process as may issue under the laws or authority of the state of Nebraska against any person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within said state, may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if such consent had not been given, or jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States. [Id. § 3.] SEC. 22. [Title-Exemption.]-The jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States shall have acquired the title to the said lands by purchase, grant, or condemnation, and so long as the said land shall remain the property of the United States when acquired as aforesaid, and no longer, the same shall be and continue exonerated from all taxes, assessments, and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of the state. [Id. § 4.]

SEC. 23. [Military reservation.]-That the consent of the state of Nebras ka is hereby given to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of such land in Sarpy, Washington, or Douglas county, Nebraska, not exceeding one thousand acres in extent, as may hereafter be selected by the United States, as a site for a military post and reservation. [1889, chap. 64.]

SEC. 24. [Jurisdiction ceded.]-The jurisdiction of the state of Nebraska in and over the land mentioned in the preceding section, when purchased or condemned by the United States, shall be and the same hereby is ceded to the United States; Provided, That the jurisdiction hereby ceded shall continue no longer than the said United States shall own or occupy the said land. [Id. § 2.]

SEC. 25. [Conditions.]-The said consent is given and the said jurisdiction ceded upon the express condition that the state of Nebraska shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said land, so far as that all civil process in all cases, and such criminal or other process as may issue under the laws or authority of the state of Nebraska against any person or persons charged with crimes or misdemeanors committed within said state, may be executed therein in the same way and manner as if such consent had not been given, or jurisdiction ceded, except so far as such process may affect the real and personal property of the United States. [Id. § 3.]

SEC. 26. [Title-Exemption.]-The jurisdiction hereby ceded shall not vest until the United States shall have acquired the title to the said lands by purchase, grant, or condemnation, and so long as the said land shall remain the property of the United States when acquired as aforesaid and no longer, the same shall be and continue exonerated from all taxes, assessments, and other charges which may be levied or imposed under the authority of this state. [Id. § 4.]

SECS. 19-22. "An act granting the consent of the state of Nebraska to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of a block of ground in Omaha for the purpose of the erection of a postoffice or postoffice and court house at Omaha, and ceding jurisdiction thereof to the United States." Passed and took effect Mar. 21, 1889, Laws 1889, chap. 63. SECS. 23-26. An act granting the consent of the state of Nebraska to the purchase or condemnation by the United States of a tract of land in Sarpy, Washington, or Douglas counties, for a military post and reservation, and ceding jurisdiction thereof to the United States." Laws 1889, chap. 64. Took effect March 30, 1889.

CHAPTER 84.-STATE CEMETERY.

SECTION 1. [Lands set apart.]—That eighty acres of land belonging to the state of Nebraska to be selected as hereinafter provided, be and the same are hereby set apart for the uses and purposes of a state cemetery at or near Lincoln, the capital of the state. [1869, 250. G. S. 1026.]

SEC. 2. [Trustees-Elections.]-That at the election for city officers of said city of Lincoln, occuring next after the passage of this act, the qualified voters of said city shall elect three trustees, to be known as "trustees of the state cemetery, one of whom shall hold his office for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, the term of service of each respectively to be decided by lot, so that one of said trustees shall be elected annually by the qualified voters aforesaid, at each annual election for city officers of said city thereafter occurring. Said trustees shall be a body corporate, with power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, and acquire, and hold, or convey property, real or personal, for all purposes consistent with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 3. [Site-Selection.]-That within sixty days from the passage of this act, said trustees shall select, subject to the approval of the governor, a site for said cemetery, not more than three miles distant from the state capitol building, which said site, when so selected as aforesaid, shall be conveyed by the governor to said trustees, to be held, used, and controlled by them for the benefit of the state, and for the uses and purposes herein set forth.

SEC. 4. [Survey-Divisions-Sale of lots.]-Said trustees shall cause the said lands to be laid off and platted by a competent surveyor, to be then selected, and shall set apart, in suitable subdivisions, not less than fifty acres of said cemetery, to be devoted as burial places for the inmates of the various benevolent or other public institutions of the state, which are, or may hereafter be located at Lincoln. The residue of said cemetery, not exceeding thirty acres, shall be set apart as a burial ground for the uses and purposes of the citizens of Lincoln, and shall be subdivided and platted by said trustees, and sold, in lots of suitable size, and upon such terms and at such prices as said trustees may prescribe, to citizens of Lincoln, the proceeds of such lots so be devoted, under the direction of said trustees, to the improvement and ornamentation of the grounds, and for such other purposes, consistent with the provisions of this act, as they may determine.

SEC. 5. [Land sold-Proceeds.]—That eighty acres of land belonging to the state, in addition to the cemetery site, herein provided for, to be selected by the governor, shall be sold at public or private sale, as the governor may determine, the proceeds of said sale to be by the governor paid over to said trustees, to be by them expended in suitably enclosing and ornamenting with forest trees, evergreens, and shrubery, the cemetery grounds aforesaid.

SEC. 6. [Sexton.]-The said trustees shall have power to employ a sexton to take charge of said cemetery, and keep the same in good order and repair, and superintend the setting out of trees, and the care of the same, and perform such other duties as said trustees shall prescribe, and they shall pay to said sexton such salary, out of the proceeds of the sale of the lots or lands herein provided for, as they shall deem just and reasonable.

SEC. 7. [Trustees-Powers.]-Said trustees shall have power to prescribe all needful rules and regulations for the government of said cemetery grounds, and for the burial of the dead from the various public institutions of the state, in the subdivisions set apart by them for that purpose, and to do and perform such other duties, consistent with the objects herein contemplated, as they shall deem necessary for the good government of the same.

CHAP. 84. "An act to provide a state cemetery at Lincoln." Laws 1869. p, 250.

SEC. 8. [Soldier's etc., burial place.]-That a piece or parcel of land not exceeding in extent one acre not otherwise used or appropriated, in such place and in such form as shall be selected and agreed upon between the trustees of Wyuka cemetery and a committee to be selected by the Grand Army of the Republic of Lincoln, Nebraska, is hereby appropriated and dedicated, to the use and for the purpose of a soldiers' burial ground, said grounds to be selected in the above described, out of the south half of the east half () of the southeast quarter (4) of section nineteen (19), township No. ten (10), range seven (7), east of the sixth P. M., otherwise known as Wyuka cemetery; and said plot of ground shall be used for the bural of all such honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, marines, and army nurses as they or their friends shall desire to bury therein, together with such members of their immediate families, as said committee from the Grand Army of the Republic shall direct. [1893, chap. 34 § 1.]

SEC. 9. [Same-Control.]-Said soldiers' burial ground shall be under the joint control of the board of trustees of Wyuka cemetery and such committee as shall be designated by the Grand Army of the Republic of Lincoln, Nebraska, and shall be at all times subject to all rules and regulation of Wyuka cemetery. [Id., § 2.]

CHAPTER 84 a.-STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

SECTION 1. [Organization.]—That the "Nebraska State Historical Society," an organization now in existence-Robt. W. Furnas, president; James M. Woolworth and Elmer S. Dundy, vice presidents; Samuel Aughey, secretary, and W. W. Wilson, treasurer, their associates and successors-be, and the same is hereby recognized as a state institution. [1883, chap. XCV.]

SEC. 2. [Reports.]-That it shall be the duty of the president and secretary of said institution to make annually reports to the governor, as required by other state institutions. Said report to embrace the transactions and expenditures of the organization, together with all historical addresses, which have been or may hereafter be read before the society or furnished it, as historical matter, or data of the state or adjacent western regions of country.

SEC. 3. [Same.]-That said reports, addresses, and papers shall be published at the expense of the state, and distributed as other similar official reports, a reasonable number to be decided by the state and society, to be furnished said society for its use and distribution,

SECS. 8-9. "An act appropriating and setting aside certain lands in Wyuka cemetery as a burial place for deceased union soldiers of the war of the rebellion." Laws 1893, chap. 34. Passed and took effect Mar. 15, 1893. CHAP. 84a. "An act to aid and encourage the 'Nebraska State Historical Society."" Laws 1883, chap. XCV, See also secs. 14. 15, chap. 85.

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