as herein before mentioned, shall be held as the property of the district, and loaned to pupils of the school while pursuing a course of study therein, free of charge; but the district boards shall hold such pupils responsible for any damage to, loss of, or failure to return such books at the time and to the person that may be designated by the board of such district. plies; purchase of books by pupil; local dealers. SEC. 10. The provisions of this act shall in-School sup clude all school supplies; Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any pupil or parent from purchasing from the board such books as may be necessary, at cost to the district; Provided further, That the board may designate some local dealer to handle books for the district, with such an increase above contract price to pay cost of transportation and handling as may be agreed upon between said board and said dealer. Approved April 7, 1891. [Senate File No. 17.] CHAPTER 47. AN ACT to amend section fifteen (15) of article one (1) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled Statutes of 1887, entitled School Lands and Funds. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of 15, art. 1, chap. 1889. SECTION 1. That section fifteen (15) of article Amending sec. one (1) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled so, Comp. Stats., Statutes of 1887, entitled School Lands and Funds, be amended so as to read as follows: Appraisal and sale of educational lands. Section 15. Any lessee of any educational land may apply in writing to the chairman of the board of county commissioners or supervisors, as the case may be, to have the land embraced in his lease appraised for the purpose of sale. And it shall be the duty of said county commissioners, or a majority of them, or if the county is under township organization, three of the supervisors to be designated by said board from among their number, or a majority of such designated supervisors, to view the land so desired to be purchased by such lessee, and return a true and correct value of said land under oath. The material facts of such return shall be reported to the said board of county commissioners or supervisors, and entered upon the record books of their proceedings. After the foregoing proceedings have been had, the applicant to purchase may pay to the county treasurer the appraised value of said land, and shall then be entitled to receive the deed for the same upon forwarding the proper evidence of such appraisal and payment of the purchase price to the commissioner of public lands and buildings; Provided, That such applicant to purchase may at his option pay any sum not less than one-tenth of said purchase price if the land be prairie land, nor less than one-half of said purchase price if the land be timber land, and upon the forwarding of such application to purchase, abstract of sale showing description of land, amount of sale, amount paid, amount unpaid, and name of purchaser, with a duplicate of all receipts issued by the county treasurer to such applicant to purchase, to the commissioner of public lands and buildings, the said applicant shall be entitled to a contract of sale as provided in section ten (10) of this act; Provided further, That no land shall be sold for less than seven dollars per acre, and the applicant to purchase shall pay the sum of three dollars per day and five cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled to each appraiser in the making of such appraisal; Provided further, That the pro rata rata proportion of the rental for the unexpired time for which such rental has been paid in advance shall be credited as interest on the contract of purchase. SEC. 2. That section fifteen (15) of article one Pepealing (1) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled Statutes of 1887, entitled School Lands and Funds, be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved March 28, 1891. clause. [House Roll No. 403.] CHAPTER 48. AN ACT to amend section twenty-five (25) of article one (1) of chap- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section twenty-five (25) of Amending sec. 25, art. 1, chap. 80, Comp. Stats, 1889. permanent article one (1) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled Statutes of 1887 be amended to read as follows: The said board shall at their regular meet- Investment of ings make the necessary orders for the investment school fund. of the principal of the fund derived from the sale of said lands then in the treasury, but none of said funds shall be invested or loaned except on United States or state securities and registered county Repealing clause. Emergency. bonds; Provided, That when any state warrant issued in pursuance of an appropriation made by the legislature and secured by the levy of a tax for its payment shall be presented to the state treasurer for payment, and there shall not be money in the proper fund to pay said warrant, the state treasurer shall pay the amount due on said warrant from any funds in the state treasury belonging to the permanent school fund, and shall hold said warrant as an investment of said permanent school fund, and shall stamp and sign said warrant as provided in section eleven (11) of article two (2) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled Statutes of 1887. SEC. 2. Said original section twenty-five (25) of article one (1) of chapter eighty (80) of the Compiled Statutes of 1887 is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. Whereas an emergency exists, this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Amending sec. 1, Chap. 82a, AN ACT to amend sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of chapter eighty-two "a" (82a) of the Compiled Statutes of 1889, and to repeal the sections so amended. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of SECTION 1. That section one (1) of chapter Comp. Stats, eighty-two "a" (82a) of Compiled Statutes of 1889 be amended to read as follows: 1889. of Nebraska home; who admitted Section 1. Establishment.-That there shall be Establishment established and maintained by the state of Ne-soldiers and braska an institution to be known as the Nebraska as inmates. Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, the object of which shall be to provide homes and subsistence to honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines, and also hospital nurses who served in the United States army or navy, or hospitals, during the war of the rebellion, who shall, at the time of application for admission to such home, have been an actual bona fide resident of this state for two years next preceding such application, and who have become disabled by reason of such service, old age, or otherwise, from earning a livelihood, and would be dependent on public or private charities, and also the wives of such soldiers, sailors, or marines who have attained to the age of fifty years, and the widows of soldiers, sailors, or marines who died while in the service of the United States, and the widows of such soldiers, sailors, or marines who were honorably discharged from such service and have since died. Provided, Such widow shall have been a bona fide resident of this state for two years immediately preceding admission to such home, and have at*tained the age of fifty years, and is unable to earn a livelihood, and is dependent on public or private charities. for admission. Provided further, That all applications for ad- Applications mission to said home shall be made to the county board of the county in which the applicant resides, and it shall be and is hereby made the duty of any county board in this state, to whom such application shall be made, to inquire into the condition of such |