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LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.

     Lieutenant-Governor--Pelham A. Barrows, Lincoln.

HISTORY.

     The constitution of 1875 made the first provision for a lieutenant-governor. During the sessions of the legislature he is paid twice the compensation of a senator, amounting at present to $1,600 for a session.

DUTIES.

     The Lieutenant-governor--
1. Serves as president of the senate.
2. Acts as governor during that official's absence or incapacity, and succeeds to the office if a vacancy or permanent incapacity arises.

APPROPRIATIONS, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, 1867-1921*

Years	Salary		Years	Salary
1877-79	$600		1899-01	$600
1879-81	600		1901-03	600
1881-83	600		1903-05	600
1883-85	600		1905-07	600
1885-87	600		1907-09	600
1887-89	600		1909-11	600
1889-91	600		1911-13	600
1891-93	600		1913-15	1,200
1893-95	600		1915-17	1,200
1895-97	600		1917-19	1,200
1897-99	600		1919-21	1,200
				$18,000

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     *Paid from legislative fund,;. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

	Salary
Secretary--Darius M. Amsberry, Broken Bow	$5,0001
Deputy Secretary--W. L. Gaston	1,800
Bookkeeper-Ward M. Randall	1,560
Corporation Clerk--Ruey B. Beach	1,560
Recorder-Frances Sturmer	1,260
Stenographer and Copyist--Myrtle Bonner	1,000

HISTORY.

     The territorial secretaries of state were appointed by the President of the United States. The duties of the secretary of state were first prescribed in an act approved June 24, 1867. These duties have been constantly added to until even a partial enumeration of them appears formidable.

DUTIES AND POWERS.

The secretary of state is required to--
  1. Fix the seal of state to all commissions issued by the governor and

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     ¹Salary fixed by constitutional amendment effective January 1, 1921.

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keep a register of them.
  2. Receive and have custody of all bills that become laws, and to index, publish and distribute them; also, to furnish certified copies of them upon the payment of the required fees.
  3. Have charge of legislative property and certain state house furniture, and to provide supplies for the legislature.
  4. Report to the governor the amount of all fees collected by him.
  5. Receive abstracts of votes from county clerks and tabulate results for the legislature and canvassing board.
  6. Keep a file of all articles of incorporation, consolidation and changes in articles of all corporations, or other associations, also collect filing fees and annual license fees from the same.
  7. Distribute reports of state board of agriculture and state horticultural society.
  8. Receive all filings of certificates of nominations for office, initiative and referendum petitions, and arrange the official ballot for both primaries and elections; also, print and distribute election laws, road laws, statutes and proposed constitutional amendments.
  9. Record trade-marks, brands and labels and collect fees for the same.
10. Endorse registration certificates of all public bonds.
11. File reports of county clerks as to county offices.
12. Deliver state publications to state librarian and historical society.
13. Receive and file testimony in certain election contests.
14. Receive and file bonds of state officers.
15. Inspect business records and accounts of money loaners.

     The secretary may
1. Administer oaths and take acknowledgments upon payment of customary notarial fees.

RELATION TO VARIOUS BOARDS, ETC.

Member of--
     board of equalization and assessment.
     board of educational lands and funds.
     board of canvassers.
     depository bonds board.
     voting machine commission.

PUBLICATIONS.

     Biennial report.

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 APPROPRIATIONS, STATE DEPARTMENT, 1867-1921

	Salary				Maintenance
Years	Secretary of state	Deputy	Other Clerks	No. of Officers and Clerks	Office Supplies and Expenses	Traveling Expenses	Deficiency	Total
1867-68	$1,200	........	$200.00	2	........	........	.......	1,400.00
1869-70	1,200	$1,600	.......	2	$600.00	.......	.......	3,400.00
1871-72	1,200	2,400	.......	2	1,000.00	.......	.......	4,600.00
1873-74	1,200	2,400	.......	2	3,225.00	.......	.......	6,800.00
1875-76	1,200	3,000	900.00	3	1,915.65	.......	.......	7,915.65
1877-79	4,500	3,375	2,362.50	3	2,137.50	$225	.......	12,600.00
1879-81	4,000	3,000	1,600.00	3	1,950.00	.......	.......	10,550.00
1881-83	4,000	3,000	2,000.00	3	2,560.00	.......	.......	11,560.00
1883-85	4,000	3,200	3,000.00	4	7,710.00	400	.......	17,910.00
1885-87	4,000	3,200	4,800.00	4	2,575.00	........	.......	14,575.00
1887-89	4,000	3,400	6,800.00	5	3,250.00	.......	.......	17,850.00
1889-91	4,000	3,400	7,000.00	5	2,850.00	.......	.......	17,250.00
1891-93	4,000	3,000	7,000.00	5	2,850.00	.......	.......	16,850.00
1893-95	4,000	3,000	7,000.00	5	2,850.00	.......	.......	16,850.00
1895-97	4,000	3,000	8,600.00	6	3,000.00	.......	.......	18,600.00
1897-99	4,000	3,200	8,600.00	6	2,500.00	.......	.......	18,300.00
1899-01	4,000	3,200	8,400.00	6	2,250.00	.......	.......	17,850.00
1901-03	4,000	3,200	9,080.00	6	2,750.00	.......	.......	19,030.00
1903-05	4,000	3,400	9,080.00	6	3,000.00	.......	.......	19,480.00
1905-07	4,000	3,600	9,080.00	6	3,000.00	.......	.......	19,680.00
1907-09	4,000	3,600	9,080.00	6	4,900.00	.......	.......	21,580.00
1909-11	4,000	3,600	9,080.00	6	8,600.00	.......	$265	25,545.00
1911-13	4,000	3,000	12,080.00	7	10,100.00	.......	.......	29,780.00
1913-15	4,000	3,600	12,000.00	7	11,600.00	.......	.......	31,200.00
1915-17	4,000	4,600	10,400.00	.......	7,000.00	.......	.......	25,000.00
1917-19	4,000	3,600	10,760.00	.......	11,250.00	.......	.......	29,610.00
1918-	.......	.......	.......	.......	125,000.00	.......	.......	25,000.00
1919-21	4,000	3,600	12,560.00	7	11,250.00	.......	.......	31,410.00
Totals	$95,400	$82,775	$171,462.50	7	$141,673.15	.......	.......	$492,200.65
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     ¹For administration of the soldier voting law.

     The auditor's office was created by act of the first territorial legislature, approved March 16, 1855. The auditor was thereby made general accountant and revenue officer of the territory, with a salary of $200 per annum. Amendatory acts prescribing duties were passed by the territorial legislature on January 26. 1856, February 15, 1864, February 9, 1865, and February 13, 1865. The act of

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     ¹Salary fixed by constitutional amendment effective January 1, 1921.

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February 15, 1864, combined the offices of auditor and school commissioner, with a salary of $900 per annum.

     The salary of the. office was so small in the early days that its work was slighted. Papers accumulated without being organized, and on March 3, 1873, the legislature passed a joint resolution declaring the accounts, books, and records of the office to be in "an unintelligible condition," and appropriating the sum of $500 for services of a skillful accountant to investigate and balance the aecounts therein.

     The legislature of 1875 fixed the salary and outlined the duties. By act of legislature in 1913 the insurance department was separated from the auditor's office.

DUTIES AND POWERS.

     The auditor is required to--
  1. Be general accountant of the state.
  2. Adjust and settle all claims for services or expenditures of state made by authority of law, and to draw warrants upon treasurer for Me same.
  3. Settle accounts with all collectors of state revenues.
  4. Keep accounts with other states and the federal government.
  5. Direct prosecutions for official delinquencies in relation to assessment and revenue.
  6 Procure descriptions of all taxable lands within the state.
  7. Give information to legislature, to report in detail upon all the, fiscal affairs of the state, and to furnish estimates of the revenue and expenditures.
  8. With attorney general and treasurer, settle claims of state for moneys due.
  9. Examine and register state, county, municipal and other public bonds.
10. Receive upon deposit the securities of burial associations and other corporations.
11. Certify annually to county clerks amount due on county bonds.
12. Inspect county treasurers' books and establish a uniform system of accounting.
13. With governor and treasurer direct investment of state surplus.
14. Certify names of new towns or changes of names.

     The auditor may--
  1. Administer oaths and affirmations in matters pertaining to his office.
  2. Inspect the books of certain charitable institutions.
  3. Examine surety companies.

RELATION TO BOARDS, BUREAUS, ETC.

     Examiner of public accountants.

Member of--
     voting machine commission.
     board of canvassers.
     board of equalization and assessment.

PUBLICATIONS.

     Biennial reports. Statement of legislative appropriations. Quarterly statement of expenditures.

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APPROPRIATIONS, AUDITING DEPARTMENT, 1867-1921.

	Salaries						Maintenance
Year	Auditor	Deputy	Insurance Deputy and Clerks	Examiners and Expert Accountants	Other Clerks	Number of Officers and Clerks	Office	Deficiency	Total
1867-68	$800	$300	.......	.......	.......	2	$500.00	.......	$1,600.00
1869-70	1,600	1,900	.......	.......	.......	2	500.00	.......	4,000.00
1871-72	1,600	2,400	.......	.......	.......	2	1,000.00	.......	5,000.00
1873-74	1,600	3,000	.......	.......	$2,400	3	2,320.00	.......	9,320.00
1875-76	1,600	3,000	.......	.......	3,000	3	2,000.00	.......	9,600.00
1877-79	5,625	3,825	.......	.......	3,375	3	1,462.50	........	14,287.50
1879-81	5,000	3,000	.......	.......	2,000	3	1,100.00	.......	11,100.00
1881-83	5,000	3,000	$2,000	.......	2,500	4	1,350.00	.......	13,850.00
1883-85	5,000	3,200	2,400	.......	2,800	4	2,550.00	.......	15,950.00
1905-07	5,000	3,200	2,400	.......	4,800	5	2,650.00	.......	18,050.00
1887-89	5,000	3,400	2,400	.......	7,200	6	4,350.00	.......	22,350.00
1889-91	5,000	3,400	5,400	.......	7,000	7	4,200.00	.......	25,000.00
1891-93	5,000	3,400	5,400	.......	7,000	7	4,400.00	.......	25,200.00
1893-95	5,000	3,400	5,000	$6,000	8,000	10	3,300.00	$1,294.07	31,994.07
1895-97	5,000	3,400	4,600	6,000	8,400	10	6,900.00	130.50	34,430.50
1897-99	5,000	3,200	5,000	4,800	8,000	10	5,800.00	268.07	32,068.07
1899-01	5,000	3,200	7,200	4,800	8,600	11	5,600.00	1,403.53	35,803.53
1901-03	5,000	3,600	7,680	4,800	8,680	11	6,800.00	330.00	36,890.00
1903-05	5,000	3,600	7,680	6,000	8,680	11	8,050.00	159.00	39,169.00
1905-07	5,000	3,600	7,680	6,000	8,680	11	8,300.00	450.00	39,710.00
1907-09	5,000	3,600	7,680	6,000	9,000	11	15,100.00	1,500.00	47,880.00
1909-11	5,000	3,000	7,680	9,600	9,000	12	11,700.00	4,063.92	50,543.92
1911-13	5,000	3,600	10,080	10,800	10,400	13	23,300.00	.......	63,180.00
1913-15	5,000	3,600	.......	10,800	12,000	9	8,300.00	.......	39,700.00
1915-17	5,000	3,600	.......	10,800	10,080	9	10,150.00	600.00	40,230.00
1917-19	5,000	3,600	.......	10,800	10,320	9	10,150.00	.......	39,870.00
1919-21	5,000	3,600	.......	18,000	11,040	11	10,300.00	.......	47,940.00
Totals	$117,825	$86,225	$99,360	$115,200	$172,955	.......	$162,132.50	$10,199.00	$754,810.50
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     ¹State insurance board established by legislative act, 1913

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