AN ACT. Authorizing William W. Wood and Charles Libby to erect a Mill-dam across the Great Nemaha River in Johnson county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That William W. Wood and Charles Libby, their heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized to erect and constantly keep a mill-dam across the north fork of the Great Nemaha river, in the north-east quarter of section twenty-three, township number four, north of range number eleven, east of the sixth principal meridian in Johnson county, Nebraska Territory, SEC. 2. The said parties, their heirs and assigns, shall have perpetual right to keep the said dam on the said river, at the point designated in the first section of this act, to the height of twelve feet from low water mark, so as to propel the mills or other machinery that said parties or their successors may erect, Provided, the said privilege shall not be construed in any way to iuterfere with the right of other parties. SEC. 3. No person shall be allowed to build or erect any dam below the point designated in this act, so as to interfere with the right granted by this act. SEC. 4. This act to be in force from and after its passage. INCORPORATIONS. AN ACT To Incorporate Frontier Lodge No. 3, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, located at Nebraska City, Otoe county, Nebraska Territory. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That J. J. Hochstetter, John Hamlin and N. S. Harding, trustees of Frontier Lodge, No. 3, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and their successors in office, be, and are hereby incorporated by the name of Frontier Lodge No. 3 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Nebraska, and by which name they shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded in all courts, the same as natural persons and with power to hold and convey real and personal property, and to do any and all other things usually done by corporations created for the sole purpose of benevolence and Odd Fellowship. SEO. 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An act to amend act entitled 'An Act to Incorporate the city of Omaha, Approved, February 2d, 1857.'" SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That section thirty-three of an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Omaha, approved February 2, 1857, be so amended as to read as follows: The council is authorized, annually, to levy and collect taxes, not to exceed five mills on the dollar valuation on all the real and personal property subject to taxation, under the general laws in said city, for the purpose of defraying the current expenses of said city. The council is also authorized to levy a special tax, if deemed necessary, but not to exceed two mills on the dollar valuation on the assessment return for any one year, for the purpose of improving the streets, and of building and repairing bridges, and also so carry into effect the provisions of section twenty-five of said act, so far as the same relates to fire companies, which special tax shall be payable in lawful money of the United States, or its equivalent only. SEC. 2. As soon as practicable, after the return of the assessment roll, the council shall meet as a board of equalization, for the purpose of correcting the same, and they shall hold at least three several meetings for the purpose; and before the first of such meetings, they shall give one week's notice in one newspaper published in said city, notifying all persons of the time and place of such meetings, and at such meetings any person feeling aggrieved by anything in the assessment contained, may apply to the council for the correction of any supposed error in the assessment, and if any person returned as refusing to render a list, or to be sworn thereto, can render a satisfactory excuse for such neglect or refusal, the council may in their discretion remit the penalty in such cases provided. SEC. 3. Section forty of the aforesaid act, is so amended as to read as follows: The council shall have title to, and full control of the streets or alleys, wharves, public grounds, parks and commons of the city, and may cause sidewalks to be paved in the same; and to this end may require owners of lots to pave, or repair the same contiguous to their respective lots, and in case of neglect so to do, after thirty day's notice, the council may order the street commissioner of said city to build or repair such sidewalks, and to assess the cost thereof on the contiguous lot, which shall be a perpetual lein thereon, and if the same be not paid in lawful money of the United States, by or in behalf of the owner of such lot, the city street commissioner may sell the same after giving thirty day's notice in some newspaper published in said city, under such rules and regulations as the council may prescribe; but such sale. shall be subject to redemption for the space of six months, by paying in lawful money the amount for which such lot was sold, and the interest thereon, at a rate not exceeding fifty per cent. per annum. SEC. 4. Sections 34 and 35 of the aforesaid act, to which this is amendatory, are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 4, 1864. ALVIN SAUNDERS. |