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Board of Examiners in Basic Sciences.
.   Board of Chiropractic.
Board of Chiropody
Board of Dentistry.
Board of Embalming.
Board of Medicine and Surgery
Board of Nursing.
Board of Optometry.
Board of Osteopathy.
Board of Pharmacy.
Board of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Board of Barber Examiners
Board of Cosmetology Examiners
Division of Athletics	Ira L. Vorhies

     1. The department of public welfare shall have general supervision and control over matters relating to public health, sanitation and the general public welfare; and shall provide for examinations; and enforce the provisions of the laws; and have supervision over all matters of quarantine and quarantine regulations.

     2. The department of public welfare shall have the right at all times to inspect the equipment and methods of teaching in all medical colleges and medical schools of the state, and shall have the power to refuse examination to the graduates of any school which, on proper notice and hearing, shall be adjudged not a medical college or medical school in good standing as defined by the laws of this state.

     3. The department of public welfare shall inquire into the whole system of public charities and methods of and practices in the correctional institutions in the state and counties and may require information and statistics from them. The Department may so inquire into the management of any state and county penal, reformatory or charitable institution. All investigations undertaken shall be directed toward the betterment of methods pertaining to the health, punishment, education and reformation of the inmates of the various institutions.

BUREAU OF HEALTH

HISTORY

     The original board of health law was enacted in 1891. In 1903 the law was amended and a state health inspector provided. The governor, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction composed the board. The active work of the board was directed by a board of four secretaries, appointed by the governor, and a health inspector, subject to their instructions in the actual execution of the laws and who devoted his entire time to the work.

     The legislature of 1917 passed a law reorganizing the health department, and putting the active work in charge of a staff appointed by the governing board. In addition, the governor appointed an advisory board of four physicians whose principal duty was to conduct the examinations for licenses to practice medicine. The functions of the health department were conferred upon the department of public welfare by the civil administrative code of 1919.

     The bureau of health is required to
     1. Supervise and control all matters relating to the protection of the people from contagious, infectious and epidemic diseases.
     2. Serve as registrar of vital statistics.
     3. Operate a bacteriological laboratory.
     4. Disseminate information concerning public health.
     5. Endeavor to eradicate venereal diseases.
     6. Promote public health and sanitation.
     7. Provide for physical examination of school children.

BUREAU OF EXAMINING BOARDS

     From time to time the legislature has provided for the licensing of practitioners in the several professions. Prior to 1927 there were ten of these groups, each of which had a separate practice act. These groups were chiropractic, chiropody, dentistry, embalming, medicine and surgery, nursing, optometry, osteopathy, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine and surgery. Immediately preceding the legislature of 1927 the secretary of the department of public welfare prepared a codification of these ten practice acts. By this codification the ten groups are all regulated by one act. Provisions relating to each group exclusively were compiled in a division in that act relating to that particular group. This became a law at the legislative session of 1927.
     The bureau of examining boards is supported entirely by the fees paid by those licensed. These fees have come almost entirely from renewals paid by the several licensees. Four of the groups, prior to 1927, did not pay renewals and consequently were not contributing their part toward the support of the bureau. The uniform licensure law, which is the name of the codification just referred to, corrects this and requires all licensees to pay renewals. The number of active practitioners in the several professions is as follows:

Medicine & Surgery	2,430
Nursing	2,071
Optometry	483
Osteopathy	277
Pharmacy	2,490
Veterinary Medicine & Surgery	447
Total	10,812

     The legislature of 1927 also passed the basic science law. This requires that before an applicant can be examined in any of the healing arts he, must secure a certificate of ability from the basic science board. This certificate relates to chiropractic, osteopathy, and medicine and surgery and covers the six subjects as follows: anatomy, physiology, chemistry, bacteriology, pathology and hygiene.
     The legislature of 1927 also passed the barber act, which licenses the barbers of the state. This act became effective January 1, 1928, and requires that all practicing barbers after that date must hold a certificate of registration issued by the secretary of the department of public welfare.
     The legislature of 1929 passed an amendment to the barber act, requiring all those who cut hair in beauty shops to hold haircutter's licenses issued by the secretary of the department of public welfare. An act requiring the registration of all practicing cosmetologists went into effect January 1, 1930. On July 1, 1930 the following licenses and permits had been issued:
     3,718 barbers licensed.
     129 apprentice barbers licensed 44 permits issued
     791 haircutters licensed
     2,886 cosmetologists licensed

BOARD OF EXAMINERS

     The boards of examiners are appointed by the department of public welfare and the term is for three years except in dentistry and the basic sciences, the members of those boards serving for five years. However, the appointment of members of the barber board is made by the governor.
     The boards of examiners conduct the examinations in their respective professions.
     The personnel of the several boards of examiners April 1, 1930, is as follows:

Dr. John Latta	Omaha
Prof. T. J. Thompson	Lincoln
Leonard O Voss	Lincoln

BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY
L. C. Hewitt, D. O.	Neligh
Frederick Gender	Omaha
G. S. Dunlap, D. 0 .	Lincoln
This board was created by the legislature of 1907.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OSTEOPATHY
Dr. C. B. Atzen	Omaha
Anton Kani	Omaha
L. L. Cornell	Falls City
This board was established in its present form by the legislature of 1919.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN PHARMACY
Fred J. Creutz	Wausa
W. B. Walter	Beatrice
E. E. Duryee	Oxford
This board was established in its present form by the legislature of 1919.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Fred Collins	Madison
F. H. Woodring	Lincoln
L. I. Hines	Spencer
This board was created by the legislature in 1905.
BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
Henry J. Walker	Franklin
John Gore	Lincoln
Harry E. Raffensparger	Omaha
This board was established by the legislature of 1927.

The legislature of 1919 created this bureau and provided for its administration by the department of public instruction. However, it was afterwards, by mutual agreement, transferred to the department of public welfare when this department was organized under the civil administrative code.

     1. To make rules for a supervised system of recreation.
     2. To lessen and prevent penal trials and punishment of children.
     3. To assist in equalizing opportunities for the children of this state.
     4. To maintain a live agency, through which the state may cooperate with individuals and organizations on matters pertaining to children's aid and benefit.
     5. To offer an avenue through which government agencies functioning in the interests of children may operate.

     6. To license and inspect, all maternity hornet and tying-in hospitals and to determine standards for their maintenance.
     7. To compile a record of all defective and crippled children.
     8. To license and inspect all child placing agencies.

This division was created by the legislature of 1921. It has full power to supervise all boxing and wrestling bouts held in Nebraska, license all clubs and participants, and to make all rules and regulations governing bouts.

Members	Term Expires
Edward Peterson, Chairman, Omaha	1935
N. J. Ronin, Secretary, Fremont	1931
C. S. Thompson, Indianola	1933

     The legislature of 1921 passed an act "to promote the horse breeding industry in Nebraska; to provide for the establishment of breeders' 4 and racing associations." Three members of the commission are appointed by the governor for six-year terms at the expiration of the first appointments. These serve without compensation. The cornmission is required to make a biennial report to the department of public welfare.
     The commission has power to "prescribe the rules and regulations and conditions under which trotting and running race meetings shall be conducted in this state, except such meetings as are conducted by the state board of agriculture, or any county board of agriculture, or any fair association holding only one such meeting per year and "for a period not exceeding six days for such meeting."

	Salary
State Engineer and Secretary--R. L. Cochran	$5,000
BUREAUS AND DIVISIONS
Bureau of Roads and Bridges	A. P. Lobdell
Division of Road Construction and Maintenance.
Division of Maps and Plans.
Clerical and Records Division.
Division of Motor Vehicle Registration.
Bureau of Irrigation, Water Power and Drainage	R. H. Willis

     The department of public works exercises the powers and performs the duties formerly discharged by the state board of irrigation, highways and drainage.
     The state engineer and secretary of the department of public works is appointed by the governor and has direct supervision of all of the state's building or construction work, authority and responsibility

BUREAU OF IRRIGATION, WATER POWER AND DRAINAGE

HISTORY

     This bureau was created by statute in 1895. The governors attorney general and commissioner of public lands and buildings composed the board. The active, executive work of the board was conducted by a state engineer and his assistants. All its duties are now discharged by the department of public works.

DUTIES AND POWERS

The bureau is required to--
     1. Determine the rights to the use of the public waters, and generally to enforce the laws concerning water rights, highways and drainage.
     2. Appoint water commissioners.
     3. Approve plans for the construction of dams and, power plants.
     4. Supervise construction of bridges erected by state aid.
     5. Approve plans for drainage districts.

	Salary
Adjutant General--Brig. Gen. H. J. Paul	$4,000
Assistant Adjutant General--H. C. Stein	2,700
Chief Clerk--Mrs. Beulah Minnick	1,800

     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 from the commissioned officers of the Nebraska National Guard. The appointee holds the position until the age of retirement at sixty-four, unless he resigns or is relieved according to law.

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

     Biennial report.

Arthur J. Weaver, Governor	Chairman
Dan Swanson, Land Commissioner	Secretary
W. M. Stebbins, Treasurer.
Frank Marsh, Secretary of State.
C. A. Sorensen, Attorney General.

     The constitution of 1875 (article VII, 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 for-

merly managed by the board of public lands and buildings, except those which a constitutional amendment of 1912 (article IV, section 19) transferred to the board of control of state institutions. The civil administrative code of 1919 repealed this law in so far as custody of the capitol is concerned
     The board of educational lands and funds is the trustee of the "state aid relief fund," provided by the legislature of 1921 for the relief of veterans of the World War. The board also has control of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the relief of veterans of the Spanish-American War.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     Lester M. Buckley, Chairman.
     L. B. Johnson, Auditor.
     Henry C. Moeller, Secretary.

     The legislature of 1909 created this board, consisting of the auditor and two certified public accountants appointed by the governor for terms of two years. Candidates for public accountants' certificates are examined by the board, and upon satisfactorily passing the examinations are certified to the governor, who issues the proper credentials. The examination questions are those furnished by the national association of certified public accountants. The fees collected have covered the expenses of holding the examinations.

DEPOSITORY BONDS BOARD

Arthur J. Weaver, Governor	Chairman
Frank Marsh, Secretary of State.
C. A. Sorensen, Attorney General.

     This board consists of the governor, secretary of state and attorney general. Its function is to approve the depository bonds of banks in which state funds are deposited, except such banks as are by statute exempted from furnishing such a bond. It was created by an act approved April 8, 1891.

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND ASSESSMENT
Meets for assessment first Monday in May.
Meets for equalization third Monday in July.

Adam McMullen, Governor.
Charles W. Pool, Secretary of State.
C. D. Robinson, Treasurer.
George W. Marsh, Auditor.

	Salary
Harry Scott, Tax Commissioner	$5,000

HISTORY

     The territorial auditor in 1855 determined the amount to be raised by each county for territorial tax. In 1857 the legislature adopted

the revenue code of Iowa for Nebraska territory. This code provided for a census board which was to exercise the functions of a board of equalization. In 1858 the legislature provided that the territorial auditor and treasurer should constitute the territorial board of equalization. A further amendment in 1864 added the governor to this board, which continued unchanged until 1903 when the secretary of state and commissioner of public lands and buildings were added. At this time the board was authorized to appoint a secretary.
     A constitutional amendment adopted in September, 1920, substituted a tax commissioner for the commissioner of public lands and buildings in the personnel of the board. The tax commissioner is appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and has jurisdiction over the administration of all the revenue laws of -the state, subject to review by the board of equalization.

DUTIES AND POWERS

     The board of equalization and assessment--
     1. Must equalize the assessments of property in the several counties, and has power to raise or lower the assessed valuation of any county.
     2. Shall determine the amount of all taxes required for state purposes and the rate of taxation upon all property in the state necessary to raise the same, and make the levy of such taxes.

     The tax commissioner
     1. Shall provide a uniform method of keeping all books relating to taxation in the several counties, and shall send to county clerks all blanks necessary to the operation of the assessment laws.
     2. Shall have general direction and control of the county assessors

	Salary
DIVISIONS
Division of Accounts and Budget	Maude Butler
Division of Purchase and Supplies	Elaine Yoder

     1. To prescribe and require the installation of a uniform system of bookkeeping, accounting and reporting for the several departments;
     2. To prescribe forms for accounts and financial reports and statements for the several departments;
     3. To supervise and examine the accounts and financial reports and statements of any expending agencies of the state;
     4. To examine, at any and all times, into accuracy and legality of the accounts, receipts and expenditures of. the public moneys and the disposition and use of the public property by the several departments. and other expending agencies;
     5. To keep such summary and controlling accounts as may be necessary to determine the accuracy of the detailed accounts and reports

from the several departments, and prescribe the manner and method of certifying that fund are available and adequate to meet all contracts and obligations;
     6. To prescribe uniform rules governing specifications for purchases of supplies, the advertisement for proposals, the opening of bids and the making of awards;
     7. To examine, at any and all times the accounts of every corporaton, institution, associatiön or board receiving appropriations from, the legislature;
     8. To examine and approve or disapprove such vouchers, tills and claims as are by law made subject to the approval of the governor;
     9. In settling accounts of the several departments, to inquire into and make an inspection of articles and materials furnished or work and labor performed, for the purpose of ascertaining that the prices, quality and amount of such articles or labor are fair, just and reasonable, and that all the requirements, expressed and implied, pertaining thereto have been complied with, and to reject and disallow any excess;
     10. To publish, from time to time, for the information of the several departments and for the general public, bulletins of the work of the state government.

     The duties of the following boards and bureaus of the old administrative system have been taken over by the tax commissioner.

     A territorial act approved March 15, 1855, provided that the secretary of the territory should print and distribute the laws and joint resolutions. On January 29, 1857, Robert W. Furnas was elected public printer, and an act approved February 18, 1857, authorized the printer to print the session laws and the journals of each house. The earliest state law in reference to state printing is one approved June 18, 1867. This act provided that the auditor, treasurer and secretary of state should advertise for bids for state printing. An act approved February 25, 1875, required state officers to deliver their reports to the state printer and have them ready for distribution at the beginning of the legislature. The earlier act was repealed by an act approved February 24, 1883, and a state printing board, consisting of the auditor, treasurer and secretary of state, with duties almost identical with those required by the early law, created. The legislature of 1897 substituted a new act which required the printing board to let contracts f printing, stationery and supplies for all state departments, and allowed $1,000 a year as salary for an expert printer to attend to the actual duties of the board. An act approved April 8, 1909, provided that the printing board should consist of the governor, auditor and secretary of state and gave the governor power to appoint a secretary. The legislature of 1911 repealed the existing law and created a bureau of printing, and made the governor the commissioner.

of the bureau with power to appoint a deputy at a salary of $1,500 year. The legislature of 1917 enacted a new public printing. law similar to that of 1911. The functions of the bureau of printing are now discharged by the division of purchases and supplies.

     To secure bids and award contracts for printing, stationery and office supplies required by the various state offices and institutions, except the university and the state normal schools. Reports of various offices required by law to be printed are to be edited, and if need be, unnecessary matter eliminated, before printing. This provision was made in an act of 1923.

PENITENTIARY MEDICAL BOARD

     B. A. Finkle, M. D., Physician at Penitentiary.
     D. G. Griffiths, M. D., Superintendent, Lincoln Hospital for the Insane.
     E. W. Rowe, M. D., State Board of Medical Examiners.

     This board is composed of the physician at the penitentiary, the superintendent of the Lincoln hospital for the insane, and one of the examiners of the state department of health.

     It is required to examine convicts whose sanity is questioned and to certify its findings to the governor.

BOARD OF CANVASSERS

     Meets third Monday after election.

Arthur J. Weaver, Governor	Chairman
Frank Marsh, Secretary of State.
L. B. Johnson, Auditor.
W. M. Stebbins, Treasurer.
C. A. Sorensen, Attorney General.

HISTORY

     An act approved March 16, 1855, required the territorial secretary, with two other territorial officers, to canvass the vote on territorial 

officers. An act approved January 26, 1856, provided that the territorial auditor, in the presence of the governor and one territorial officer, should canvass the vote for delegate to congress and territorial officers. This law was amended on February 13, 1857, to provide that the governor, chief justice and United States attorney of the territory should canvass the vote on delegate to congress and territorial officers An act approved February 15, 1864, provided that the territorial ,secretary, auditor and governor should canvass the vote on delegate to congress, territorial auditor and territorial treasurer.
     An act approved February 15, 1864, provided that qualified electors of the territory in the actual military service of the United States or, of this territory should be entitled to' exercise the right of suffrage while absent from home. The governor, secretary and auditor of the, territory were to canvass this vote and perform such other duties relating to the canvass as might be required under existing, provisions oflaw. The revised statutes of 1866 add the vote on territorial librarian ,to the list of those canvassed. An act of October 28, 1868, provided for canvassing the vote on presidential electors. An act approved February 15, 1869, required the president of the senate to canvass the vote for member of congress, governor, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer. This act was extended in 1873 to include votes on attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, justices of the supreme court and district attorney. An act approved February 17, 1877, provided that the vote on executive officers should be canvassed by the legislature in joint session, and the vote on other than executive officers should be canvassed by a canvassing board composed of the governor, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state and attorney general. This act of March 1, 1879, required that the vote on governor, lieutenant governor, members -of congress, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney general, commissioner of public lands and buildings and district attorneys, and votes expressing choice for United States senator should be canvassed by the legislature, while votes cast for presidential electors, judges of the supreme and district courts and regents of the university should be canvassed by the canvassing board. An act of 1917 eliminates all but. votes for president and vice-president from the work of the canvassing board. According to this act the presidential electors are appointed, not elected.

DIVISION OF PARKS AND FORESTATION

GAME, FORESTATION AND PARKS COMMISSION

     The legislature of 1921 created a state park board in the department of public works. The board consisted of the governor, secretary of the department, and six members appointed by the governor to H serve for terms of six years each.
     The legislature of 1923 amended the law by attaching the board to the department of horticulture of the University of Nebraska.
     In 1921, the legislature created a park of 640 acres on educational lands owned by the state in Dawes county. This is known as Chadron State Park. The gift of Arbor Lodge tendered by the heirs of J. Sterling Morton, was accepted by the legislature in 1923. This is known as Morton Park, at Nebraska City. The gift of sixty acres in Custer county, known as Victoria Sprints Park, was accepted in 192& Stolley Park, at Grind Island, was accepted by the legislature of 1927, and a tract of forty acres embracing the site of Old Fort Kearny, near the city of Kearney, was accepted as a state historical park it 1929.
     The legislature of 1929 replaced the bureau of game and fish, and the state park board by the Game, Forestation and Parks commission. This consists of five members appointed by the governor for five year terms, with the consent of a majority of each house of the legislature. They receive $10 a day and their expenses for time actually devoted to the business of the commission. The governor is ex-officio member and chairman of the commission, and appoints, upon recommendation. of the commission, a chief game warden, who is ex-officio member and secretary of the commission. The term of the chief game warden is six years.

     The commission has "sole charge of forestation, state parks, game and fish and all things pertaining thereto." it is maintained from the proceeds of fish and game permits and collections arising from convictions for violations of the game laws involving the assessment of damages. These monies are held by the state treasury in a state game fund. The amount collected for the purposes of the commission for the last fiscal year was $208,598.98. These funds are used for administering and developing the fish, game, park and out-door recreation resources of the state. In addition to four state parks, the commission operates fish hatcheries, game and bird reserves and recreation grounds.

Outdoor Nebraska, a periodical
Out doors in Nebraska, 1930.

Commissioners--
William C. Ramsey, Omaha.
W. H. Barnes, Fairbury.
Robert DeVoe, Lincoln.

     These commissioners cooperate with similar commissioners from all the states in formulating laws on specific subjects, after extensive study of the subjects. The legislatures of the various states are given the opportunity to enact the laws thus formulated.

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