Chapter 82 — STATE CULTURE AND HISTORY
127 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-101 Nebraska State Historical Society; state agency; Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; appointment; board of trustees; membership in society; purpose; acceptance of gifts; operation of historical sites and museums.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society, operated in the public interest since 1878, is hereby declared to be and does hereby consent to be a state agency on and after July 16, 1994. The society shall hold, in trust for the people of the State of Nebraska, all of the society's pres…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-101.01 Nebraska State Historical Society; board of trustees; membership; terms; nominating committee; election; expenses.
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(1) The initial board of trustees shall be comprised of the members of the society's board of directors at the time the society became an agency. As their terms expire under the society's bylaws at the time the society became an agency, their successors shall be selected. Those o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-101.02 Nebraska State Historical Society; board of trustees; powers and duties.
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In accordance with applicable law, the powers and duties of the board of trustees shall be as follows: (1) To elect annually from among their number a president, a first vice president, and a second vice president; (2) To operate in the interests of preserving the rich heritage o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-101.03 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
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The Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society: (1) Shall establish a date, time, and location for an annual meeting of the society and promulgate such information; (2) Shall set the fee for each class of membership in the society other than the general membership class; (…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-101.04 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; restriction on other service.
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The Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall not be a board member of or serve in an advisory capacity for any charitable organization that provides money or other support to the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-102 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; report; contents.
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The Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall deliver a biennial report to the Governor. Each such report shall include the transactions and expenditures of the society, together with all historical addresses that have been read before the society during the precedi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-103 Nebraska State Historical Society; publications.
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The reports, addresses and papers mentioned in section 82-102 shall be published at the expense of the state and distributed as other similar official reports are distributed. The state and society shall decide upon a reasonable number of the published reports, which shall be fur…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-104 Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; custodian.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be the custodian of all public records, documents, relics, and other material which the society may consider to be of historic value or interest, and which may be in any of the offices or vaults of the several departments of the state, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-105 Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; obtaining possession; procedure.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall obtain possession of the historical material mentioned in section 82-104 whenever it is not in active use in any department, institution, or building, or whenever it is liable to damage and destruction because of a lack of proper means …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-106 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; notice to be given.
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Every officer or board having control or management of any state department, institution, or building shall notify the Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society if any of the historical material mentioned in sections 82-104 and 82-105 needs to be in the possession of the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-107 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; public documents, records, relics; procedure after notice.
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Whenever the Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society receives notice as described in section 82-106, the society shall, by its officers or employees, examine the material and remove and receipt for whatever material the society may deem to be of historic value. The soci…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-108 Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society; documents and records; certified copies; fees.
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The Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society shall prepare certified copies of any record, document, or other material, of which the society is the custodian, whenever application shall be made to the society. Such certified copies shall be received in courts and elsewhe…
Repealed. Laws 1994, LB 1236, § 4.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-108.02 Historical Society Fund; created; use; investment.
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All funds received by the Nebraska State Historical Society for services rendered shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Historical Society Fund which is hereby established. Funds to the credit of the fund shall only be expended, as and when appropriated by th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-108.03 Nebraska State Historical Society Collections Trust Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society Collections Trust Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Director of the Nebraska State Historical Society, in accordance with appropriate museum and archival standards, exclusively for the acquisition, preservation, or restor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-109 Nebraska State Historical Society; documents relating to General Land Office; agreement with United States Land Office.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society is authorized to enter into an agreement with the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., for the reception, preservation, organization and arrangement for public use of all documents relating to the former United States Land Offices in Nebr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-110 Documents relating to General Land Office; preservation and maintenance; federal authorities; free access.
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All documents obtained from the General Land Office at Washington, D.C., shall be preserved and maintained as a part of the public records of Nebraska by the Nebraska State Historical Society, and by all other persons in such manner as shall secure the chief objects of their use …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-111 Historical monuments; defacing prohibited; penalty.
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Any person who shall destroy, deface, remove or injure any of the monuments erected by the state to mark the Oregon Trail in Nebraska shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-112 Pioneers' Memorial Day.
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The second Sunday in June in each year shall be Pioneers' Memorial Day, and shall be set apart for holding suitable exercises in the schools and churches of the state, and, when possible, in the cemeteries and over the graves of pioneers, in recognition of the men and women who s…
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 304, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-114 Kennard home; Nebraska Statehood Memorial; designated.
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The Thomas P. Kennard home, located at 1627 H Street in Lincoln, including lot 3, Block 153, of the original plat of Lincoln, is hereby designated as the Nebraska Statehood Memorial.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-115 Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; restoration.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the restoration of the Nebraska Statehood Memorial. The exterior shall be restored as nearly as may be to its appearance in 1870. The interior shall be restored as nearly as may be to its original appearance and arran…
Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 497, § 1.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-117 Nebraska Statehood Memorial; Nebraska State Historical Society; administration; maintenance; gifts, grants, bequests; accept.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the administration and continued maintenance of the Nebraska Statehood Memorial and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-118 Nebraska State Historical Society; statewide historic survey; acceptance of federal act.
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The State of Nebraska hereby assents to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled An Act to establish a program for the preservation of additional historic properties throughout the Nation, and for other purposes, approved October 15, 1966, Public Law 89-665, 89th Congress, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-119 Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be charged with the duty of marking and preserving the historical landmarks of Nebraska. It may hold property and be a party to suits and contracts.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-120 Nebraska State Historical Society; selection of projects; procurement of Highway Historical Markers; purchase, gift, or eminent domain; erection and maintenance.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall have authority to determine what historical events, personalities, sites, and traditions are of importance to the State of Nebraska and to justify the expenditure of public funds for the purchase of markers of uniform style, to be known…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-121 Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; powers; delegation to subcommittees.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall have authority (1) to designate the approximate location of such markers, (2) to preserve present markers, (3) to accept gifts, and (4) to encourage local participation in and contribution to the erection of such markers through the use…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-122 Nebraska State Historical Society; Highway Historical Markers; damaged or destroyed; replacement.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be empowered to use any legal means necessary to secure payment to the state for the actual replacement cost of any markers damaged or destroyed, accidentally or otherwise. Any fund so collected shall be placed in the treasury to the cr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-123 Highway Historical Markers; erection or maintenance; written consent of Nebraska State Historical Society required.
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It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private corporation, association, or organization to post, erect, or maintain any historical marker, monument, sign or notice, on public property or any place in the state, upon any public street, road, or highway in the state bearin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-124 Highway Historical Markers; violations; penalty; malicious damage; recovery of replacement costs.
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Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 82-119 to 82-124 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Each day that a violation continues after notice shall constitute a separate offense. Where the markers are damaged maliciously, the court shall collect the r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-125 Nebraska State Historical Society; property known as Neligh Mills; acquire title; cost; limitation; maintenance.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society is hereby authorized to acquire clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska, at a cost not to exceed five thousand dollars, of property known as the Neligh Mills and located in Antelope County. If the society is unable to acquire title t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-126 Nebraska State Historical Society; visitations to sites and monuments; restrict; signs; notices; violation; penalty.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society or any other society whose duty it is to preserve historical sites and monuments may restrict visitation at such hours and times as in its judgment would be a detriment to the site or monument. The society responsible for such site or monumen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-127 Historical Heritage Center; location; how designated; Nebraska State Historical Society; duties; powers.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the development of plans for the construction of a Historical Heritage Center on block 152 of the original plat of Lincoln, including lots 1 to 12, for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and interpreting the histor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-128 Nebraska State Historical Society; acquire property of John G. Neihardt; erect structure; agreement; administration.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society is hereby authorized to acquire, without cost to the state, clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska to the real and personal property of the John G. Neihardt Foundation and to construct on such real property a structure to be known a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-129 Nebraska State Historical Society; transfer property to Willa Cather Foundation.
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(1) In 1978, the Nebraska State Historical Society acquired, without cost to the state, clear title in the name of the State of Nebraska to the real and personal property as described in section 82-130 of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation, now known as …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-130 Willa Cather; real property; legal description.
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The real property acquired pursuant to section 82-129 is more particularly described as follows: (1) The Cather House described as lots 1, 2, and 3, block 24, original town of Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska; (2) The Garber Bank described as lot 21, block 31, original town of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-131 George Norris House; designated.
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The George Norris home, located at 706 Norris Avenue in McCook, owned by the Nebraska State Historical Society, and legally described as all of lot 4, and the north half of lot 5, block 10, McCook first addition to the City of McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, is hereby design…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-132 George Norris House; Nebraska State Historical Society; powers and duties.
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The Nebraska State Historical Society shall be responsible for the administration and continued maintenance of the George Norris House and may accept gifts, grants, and bequests for such purposes.
Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 321, § 5.
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Transferred to section 72-1802.
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Repealed. Laws 1993, LB 321, § 5.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Transferred to section 72-1801.
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-137 Willa Cather; legislative findings and declarations.
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The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Willa Cather is a significant historical and literary figure of Nebraska; (2) There exist many Cather-related properties in Webster County that provide irreplaceable historical value to the ongoing interpretation of the significance of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-138 Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Willa Cather Historical Building Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be administered by the Nebraska State Historical Society. The fund shall consist of any funds appropriated by the Legislature and money donated as gifts, bequests, or other contributions from public or priv…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 82-139 Support Nebraska History Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Support Nebraska History Cash Fund is created. The fund shall consist of money credited to the fund under section 60-3,163.02 and any other gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations to the fund from public or private entities. The Nebraska State Historical …
Transferred to section 82-119.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 440, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Transferred to section 82-120.
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Transferred to section 82-121.
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