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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1920

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STATE DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS AND BUREAUS

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Administrative.

ADJUTANT GENERAL AND NATIONAL GUARD.

	Salary
Adjutant General--Brig. Gen. H. J. Paul	$3,000
Assistant Adjutant General--H. C. Stein	2,400
Chief Clerk	3,200
Stenographer	960
U. S. Property and Disbursing Officer--Sergeant Orvie R. McCullough	1,200
Assistant Q. M. C.	1,200

HISTORY.

     The act of February 15, 1864, created the office of adjutant general for the territory of Nebraska, with the salary of $300 per annum. The occasion was the great Sioux and Cheyenne Indian war on the Nebraska border. The territorial militia was organized under an act approved February 13, 1865. The act of the state legislature of February 15, 1869, continued the office. On March 17, 1871, the legislature abolished the office, and provided for the transfer of the archives to the custody of the secretary of state. By the act of February 28, 1881, the office was restored and has had continuous existence since that time.

     The governor appoints the adjutant general,

DUTIES AND POWERS.

The adjutant general is required to--
     1. Have control of the military department subject to the governor, whose orders be transmits.
     2. Keep records, receive and issue supplies, care for equipment and other property of the military department.

PUBLICATIONS.

     Biennial report.

 

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APPROPRIATIONS, ADJUTANT GENERAL, 1867-1921.

	Salary			Maintenance
Years	Adjutant General	Officers and Clerks	No. of Officers	Office and Traveling Expenses	Support of National Guard	Armory Rental	Deficiency	Total
1867-68	......	......	1	$25.25	......	......	$104.50	$129.75
1869-70	$2,000.00	$250	1	248.60	$5,000.00	......	1,077.74	8,576.34
1871-72	222.25	......	1	55.50	19,509.85	......	......	19,787.60
1873-74	500.00	......	1	......	......	......	......	500.00
1875-76	900.00	......	1	......	250.75	......	......	1,150.75
1877-79	1,125.00	......	1	......	......	......	33.33	1,158.33
1879-81	1,000.00	......	1	. ......	......	$100	......	1,100.00
1881-83	1,000.00	......	1	400.00	......	100	1,158.98	2,658.98
1883-85	600.00	......	1	850.00	5,000.00	100	......	6,550.00
1885-87	600.00	......	1	500.00	10,000.00	100	......	11,200.00
1887-89	2,000.00	......	I	800.00	20,000.00	100	......	21,500.00
1889-91	2,000.00	......	1	500.00	20,100.00	100	8,000.00	30,700.00
1891-93	2,000.00	......	1	500.00	62,000.00	100	......	64,600.00
1893-95	2,000.00	......	1	350.00	30,000.00	100	775.34	33,225.34
1895-97	2,000.00	......	1	500.00	30,000.00	......	9,459.66	41,959.66
1897-99	2,400.00	1,600	2	1,000.00	30,000.00	......	1,039.08	36,039.08
1899-01	2,700.00	3,600	3	2,000.00	30,521.02	......	9,227.30	48,048.32
1901-03	2,700.00	3:600	3	1,000.00	28,600.00	6,000	2,717.00	44,617.00
1903-05	2,700.00	5,280	4	2,000.00	24,400.00	6,800	......	41,180 .00
1905-07	3,600.00	6,080	4	2,500.00	32,400.00	14, 800	625.00	60,005.00
1907-09	3,600.00	6,080	4	3,000.00	33,000.00	15,800	......	61,480.00
1909-11	3,600.00	6080	4	3,000.00	33,000.00	15,800	......	61:480.00
1911-13	3,600.00	6,080	4	3,000.00	35,000.00	30,000	3,179	55 80,859.55
1913-15	3,600.00	6,080	4	3,000.00	35,000.00	30,000	......	77,680.00
1915-17	3,600.00	6,080	......	2,500.00	140,000.00	25,000	1,786.05	78,966.05
1917-19	4,400.00	11000	......	3,000.00	1210,900.00	45,000	13,823.88	288,123.88
1919-21	6,000.00	13,920	4	3500.00	1185,000.00	25,555	......	133,420.00
Totals	59,047.25	$75,730	......	$34,229.35	$819,781.62	$115,000	$53,007.41	$1,256,60.63

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     ¹Includes appropriation for promoting rifle practice.

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BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDS.

     Meets second Tuesday of each month.

S. R. McKelvie, Governor	Chairman
Dan Swanson, Land Commissioner	Secretary
D. B. Cropsey, Treasurer.
D. M. Amsberry, Secretary of State.
Clarence A, Davis, Attorney General.

     The constitution of 1875 (article Vill, section 1) designated the governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general and commissioner of public lands and buildings to constitute a board for the sale, leasing, and general management of all lands and funds set apart for educational purposes. An act signed April 21, 1913, transferred to the management of this board all lands and buildings formerly managed by the board of public lands and buildings, except those which a constitutional amendment of 1912 (article V, section 19) transferred to the board of control of state institutions.

APPROPRIATIONS, BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDS, 1873-1921.

Years	Serving School Land Notices, Prosecuting Delinquents, Etc.	Appraising School Lands	Deficiency	Premium and Expense of Purchasing Bonds	Total
1873-74	$12,000.001	......	......	......	$12,000.00
1875-76	10,000.00	......	......	......	10,000-00
1877-79	5,000.00	......	......	......	5,000.00
1879-81	5,000.00	......	......	......	5,000.00
1881-83	6,000.00	......	......	......	6,000.00
1883-85	7,000.00	......	......	......	7,000.00
1885-87	10,000.00	......	$12,000.00	$5,833.34	27,833.34
1887-89	11,000.00	$17,000.00	2,326.00	......	30,326.00
1889-91	3,000.00	8,000.00	......	......	11,000.00
1891-93	3,000.00	8,000.00	......	......	11,000.00
1893-95	6,000.00	12,000.00	......	......	18,000.00
1895-97	6,000.00	12,000.00	......	......	18,000.00
1897-99	4,000.00	......	......	......	4,000.00
1899-01	2,500.00	......	......	......	2,500.00
1901-03	5,894.39	......	......	......	5,894.39
1903-05	4,012.00	12,000.00	......	......	16,012.00
1905-07	4,000.00	3,000.00	......	......	7,000.00
1907-00	4,000.00	3,000.00	......	......	7,000.00
1909-11	2,000.00	3,000.00	......	1,000.00	6,000.00
1911-13	2,000.00	3,000.00	......	......	5,000.00
1913-15	2,000.00	2,000.00	......	......	4,000.00
1915-17	2,000.00	14,000.00	......	......	6,000.00
1917-19	2,000.00	......	......	......	2,000.00
1919-21	3,000.00	7,000.00	......	......	10,000.00
Totals	$121,400.39	$82,000.00	$14,326.00	$6,833.34	$236,565.73
	(sic)	(sic)

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     ¹An appropriation of $10.000 was made to the commissioner of public lands and buildings for re-appraising school lands.

 

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APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAINTENANCE OF CAPITOL AND OTHER STATE BUILDINGS, 1867-1921.

Years	Construction and Repair Capitol Bldg.	Repair of Public Buildings	Furniture, Fuel and Lighting	Salary of Employes	Traveling Incidentals, Etc.	Deficiency	Total
1867-68	$59,817.591	......	......	$475.00	......	......	$60,292.59
1869-70	16,000.002	......	$8,132.45	......	$1,196.05	297.00	25,625.50
1871-72	1,220.85	......	9,639.87	1,200.00	95.00	......	12,155.72
1873-74	6,103.25	......	3,742.50	1,200.00	......	798.69	11,844.44
1875-76	......	......	3,000.00	1,200.00	......	......	4,200.00
1877-79	1,262.65	......	3,375.00	2,700.00	......	212.65	7,550.30
1879-81	75,600.00	$2,000	2,800.00	2,400.00	525.00	......	83,325.00
1881-83	102,600.003	5,000	8,700.00	3,000.00	500.00	4,748.51	124,548.51
1883-85	122,809.70	5,000	8,000.00	6,400.00	700.00	360.16	143,269.86
1885-87	140,701.24	5,000	8,000.00	7,000.00	800.00	......	161,501.24
1887-89	379,805.594	3,000	7,700.00	7600.00	800.00	5,981.30	404,886.89
1889-91	63,588.93	3,000	8,800.00	11,609.00	800.00	......	87,797.93
1891-93	3,648.10	1,000	7,800.00	10,000.00	1,300.00	4,113.97	27,862.07
1893-95	6,703.34	......	7,500.00	8,000.00	750.00	6,742.39	29,695.73
1895-97	6,748.17	......	7,500.00	9,000.00	750.00	4,145.22	28,143.39
1897-99	1,500.00	......	7,500.00	9,000.00	500.00	1,917.66	20,417.66
1899-01	10,500.00	......	8,800.00	8,200.00	......	1,629.68	29,129.68
1901-03	10,699.95	......	7,000.00	11,000.00	1,500.00	6,916.37	37,116.32
1903-05	20,085.00	......	6,000.00	15,040.00	2,000.00	1,109.85	44,234.85
1905-07	20,957.00	......	6,000.00	15,000.00	2,000.00	1,019.60	44,976.60
1907-09	11,000.00	......	6,000.00	16,800.00	3,000.00	......	36,800.00
1909-11	11,700.00	......	7,000.00	18,600.00	3,000.00	48.60	40,348.60
1911-13	12,200.00	......	9,000.00	20,380.00	2,000.00	553.38	44,133.38
1913-155	72,000.00	......	9,000.00	20,380.00	2,000.00	......	103,380.00
1915-17	6,000.00	......	10,000.00	22,000.00	2,000.00	......	40,000.00
1917-19	65,000.00	......	18,000.00	22,000.00	2,000.00	......	107,000.00
1919-21	1,707,343.746	......	22,000.00	26,000.00	12,000.00	......	1,767,343.74
Totals	$2,935,595.10	$24,000	$210,989.82	$276,184.00	$40.216.05	$40,595.03	$3,527,580.00

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     ¹Derived from sale of lots in city of Lincoln.
     ²Ibid. Cost of first capitol building of the state $75,817.59.
     ³For the years 1883-86 a levy of 1/2 mill was made for capitol construction. For years 1887-88 a levy of 3/4 of a mill was made for same purpose. Legislature of 1887 authorized sale of Lincoln city lots for use of capitol building fund. This sale added $78,870 to this fund.
     ⁴18th biennial report of the board of public lands and buildings gives total cost of constructing capitol as $691,428.80.
     ⁵Prior to 1913, these appropriations were expended by the board of public lands and buildings.
     ⁶Includes a special 1 1/2 mill levy ($1,703,843.74) for new capitol.

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