the rent or royalty aforesaid for the space of ninety days after the report should have been made, or the royalty paid, shall forfeit said lease or contract. Provided, That no land within what is known as the "big basin," shall be leased to any person or persons, and that no more than one hundred rods frontage upon said basin, nor more than two hundred acres of the lands herein described, shall be leased to any one person, association or corporation. line property. SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the board Repair of Saof public lands and buildings to see that all ditches, dykes, reservoirs, aqueducts, fixtures, and machinery and other property belonging to the state and used in and about the manufacture of salt as in this act contemplated are kept in good repair, and the commissioner of public lands and buildings is hereby authorized to enter into all necessary contracts for that purpose. The expense of said repairs shall be paid out of the saline funds, and as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by section eight of this act. of $50,000.00. SEC. 11. That the sum of fifty thousand dol- Appropriation lars, or as much thereof as is necessary is hereby appropriated out of the saline fund of the state for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, and the auditor is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on said fund for that purpose. Approved March 5th A. D. 1885. CHAPTER 92. Lease for stock yard purposes. Appraisal of land. AN ACT to authorize the board of public lands and buildings to lease the south half of section No. fifteen (15), the north-east quarter of section No. twenty-two (22), and the east half of the north-west quarter of section No. twentytwo (22), of township No. ten (10), north of range No. six (6), east of the sixth principal meridian, for stock yard purposes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. The board of public lands and buildings are hereby authorized to lease for a term of not more than fifty years, upon the same terms and conditions as they are now empowered to lease lands belonging to the permanent school fund, the following described lands for stock yard purposes, to-wit: The south half of section No. fifteen (15), the north-east quarter of section No. twenty-two (22), and the east half of the north-west quarter of section No. twentytwo (22), all in township No. ten (10), north of range six (6), east of the sixth principal meridian in Lancaster county, Nebraska. SEC. 2. Said land may be leased as aforesaid, without having been first offered for sale, but it shall first be appraised, in the manner provided by law with reference to school lands, and the lease shall provide for a reappraisement of the same at least once in five (5) years, during the term aforesaid, and shall receive as rent thereon the sum of six per cent. per annum upon the appraised value thereof, as de termined by such successive appraisement. So that each appraisement shall serve as the basis upon which rent shall be computed for the ensuing five (5) years. Provided, That the lessees shall occupy said lands, and commence the erection of buildings and improvements as contemplated in this act, within ninety (90) days from the passage of the same, said buildings and improvements to be of the estimated value when completed of fifty thousand (50,000) dollars, and to be completed within five (5) years from the passage of this act; that the lesses shall provide the necessary buildings, improvements, and facilities for receiving, handling, and caring for the stock that they may be required to handle and care for, and shall so continue to occupy said lands, for stock yard purposes only, during the entire period over which their lease may extend, otherwise this act shall become void and of no effect. Approved March 4th, A. D., 1885. CHAPTER 93. Receivable in evidence. Subsequent editions. Acts repealed. Comp. Stat., 530. An Act to amend Section four of an act entitled "An act to provide for the publication of a compilation of the statutes," approved Feb. 26, 1881. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section four of an act entitled "An act to provide for the publication of a compilation of the statutes," approved Feb. 26, 1881, be amended to read as follows: SEC. 4. The said statutes when published, shall be accompanied by a certificate of the compiler that the same are true and accurate copies of the said original rolls, and thereupon the said statutes, and subsequent editions founded thereon, shall be competent evidence of the several acts and resolutions therein contained, in all the courts of this state, without further proof or authentication; Provided, That the compiler shall furnish copies of any subsequent editions required by the state at the same price as the original edition, to-wit: two dollars and fifty cents per copy. SEC. 2. Section four of an act entitled "An act to provide for the publication of a compilation of the statutes," as now existing is hereby repealed. Approved March 4, A. D., 1885. CHAPTER 94. AN ACT to amend Sections 20 and 22, of Article I, Chapter Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section 20 of article one, chapter 89 of the compiled statutes, entitled "Swamp Lands," be amended to read as follows: contracts. SEC. 20. Any contract contract not completed Incompleted within the time specified, shall be re-estimated and re-let to the lowest responsible bidder, but not for a sum greater than the estimate, nor a second time to the same party. Provided, The board of commissioners may, for a good cause, extend the time of any contractor not to exceed two years. SEC. 2. That section 22 of article one, chapter 89, compiled statutes, entitled "Swamp Lands," be amended to read as follows: Collection. SEC. 22. Where the commissioners make Assessment. an assessment they shall cause an entry to be Lien. made, directing the clerk to make and furnish to the treasurer a special duplicate with the assessment arranged thereon, as required by their order. The clerk shall retain a copy thereof in his office, and all assessments shall be collected and accounted for by the treasurer; and in case such assessments or any part thereof are not paid by the party or parties owning or controlling the lots or lands against which |
