WHEREAS, It is provided by said act of congress that the money thereby appropriated shall be applied to the more complete endowment and maintenance, in the several states and territories, of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts, which now are or may be hereafter established in accordance with an act of congress approved July 2, 1862 (wherein no distinction on account of race or color is made in the admission of students), and that said money shall "be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural, and economic science, with special reference to their applications in the industries of life and to the facilities for such instruction;" and

WHEREAS, It is provided by said of congress that "no portion of said moneys shall be applied, directly or indirectly, under any pretense whatever, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building or buildings," and that if said moneys be diminished or lost they shall be replaced by the state or territory to which they belong; and that the grants of money authorized by said act of congress are made subject to the legislative assent of the several states and territories to the purpose of said grants (or upon the assent of the governor thereof during the recess of the legislature); and

WHEREAS, It is provided by said act of congress that the moneys thereby appropriated shall be paid from time to time to the state or territorial treasurer, or other officer who may be designated by law to receive the same, who shall, upon the order of the trustees of the college described in said act,

Acceptance of

the grants and

the act of

congress.

immediately pay the same over to the treasurer of the educational institution entitled to receive the same; and

WHEREAS, The college of agriculture and the mechanic arts (now designated by law as the Industrial College) of the university of Nebraska is the college now existing in this state, organized under the provisions of the act of congress of 1862, and thereby entitled to receive the moneys appropriated by the said act of congress of August 30, 1890; and

WHEREAS, The treasurer of the state of Nebraska has received the sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, the first installment of money appropriated under the said act of congress last named, in pursuance of the assent of the governor: Therefore,

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Nebraska:

SECTION 1. That full and complete acceptance, conditions of ratification, and assent is hereby made and given by the state of Nebraska to all and every of the grants, purposes, terms, and conditions set forth in an act of the congress of the United States approved August 30, 1890, entitled "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts established under the provisions of an act of congress approved July 2, 1862."

Appropriation of moneyS

United States.

SEC. 2. That all moneys that now are or may received from hereafter be received by the state treasurer, or other state officer, in pursuance and by virtue of the said act of congress, are hereby specifically appropriated

and set apart solely for the more complete endowment, support, and maintenance of the college for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts now existing in this state under the provisions of an act of congress approved July 2, 1862, and designated by law as the Industrial College of the University of Nebraska, and all of said moneys shall be immediately paid over by said treasurer to the authorities of said college, hereinafter designated, without further warrant or authority than is contained herein.

Board of

"trustees" and

cer "treas

SEC. 3. That for all intents and purposes of regents to be this act, and of the said act of congress, and to their fiscal offi carry the latter into full effect in this state, the urer." board of regents of the university of Nebraska shall be "the trustees of the college" described in the said act of congress approved August 30, 1890, and referred to in the title of this act, and such fiscal officer as the said board of regents may name and designate and appoint to receive and disburse said moneys under their orders shall, for all intents and purposes of this act, and of the said act of congress last mentioned, be the "treasurer" of the said college, and to this officer the state treasurer shall immediately pay over, upon the order of the said board of regents, all moneys which are now in his hands, or which may be hereafter received by virtue of the said act of congress, for the use and benefit of said college. The said board of regents are hereby authorized and empowered to make such orders and regulations for the security, control, management, and disbursement of the said moneys as to them shall seem wise and proper, and for the best interests of the college.

Copy of this act sent to secretary of interior.

Emergency.

SEC. 4. That a duly authenticated and certified copy of this act shall be prepared and forwarded by the secretary of state of the state of Nebraska to the secretary of the interior of the United States.

SEC. 5. Whereas an emergency now exists, therefore this bill shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 19, 1891.

[Sonate File No. 12.]

CHAPTER 53.

Amending sec.

25, chap. 89,

1889.

AN ACT to amend section 25, chapter 89, of the Compiled Statutes of 1889, entitled "Swamp Lands," and to repeal said original section.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Nebraska:

SECTION 1. That section 25 of chapter 89 of Comp. Stats, the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska of 1889, entitled "Swamp Lands," be amended to read as follows:

Tax for construction of ditch.

Control of work.

Section 25. The commissioners shall, if necessary, at their June session levy a tax not exceeding one mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the county, sufficient to pay for the location and construction of such portions of the respective ditches located by them or by the commissioners of two or more counties as may be apportioned to the county, and the removal of any obstructions that may accumulate in any portion of any ditch. When any improvement shall have been completed under the provisions of this act, it shall be

and remain under the direct control and supervision of the county commissioners or board of supervisors, and at any time the same in their opinion require repairing or the removal of obstructions in any part thereof, they shall cause the same to be done, and shall pay for the same out of the county ditch fund; Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to any irriga- ditches. tion ditches in this state.

clause.

SEC. 2. That the original section 25 mentioned Repealing in section one of this act as it now exists be and the

AN ACT to regulate the hours of labor of mechanics, servants, and

laborers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Nebraska:

day's work,

SECTION 1. That eight hours shall constitute a Eight hours a legal day's work for all classes of mechanics, servants, and laborers throughout the state of Nebraska, excepting those engaged in farm or domestic labor.

act by public

SEC. 2. Any officer or officers, agent or agents Violation of of the state of Nebraska, or any municipality there- officer. in, who shall openly violate or otherwise evade the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office, and be suspended or removed accordingly by the governor or head of the department to which such officer is attached.