Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1907-01-25

statement Of county expenses 10 DO
certified 10 secretary Of state.)

ane annotated by lion. Charles Is. Bel |
lingor and William W. Cotton, bo and
the Saine hereby Is amended 10 rcad IN
follows;
by the 10th Of january Of each year
che county clerk Of the several counties
In the state shall prepare, upon blank
form prescribed and furnished by the
secretary Of state, concise tabulated
statement OF all the expenses Of his
county for the preceding year, excpet
expenses for roads and highways, and
except the sums paid for the erection Of
court houses, or on account Of pesti-
lenco OF cpidemlcs, which statement
shall be certified TO by him as such
county clerk and forwarded To the Sec
rctary Of state, and duplicate thereof
be placed on file in his own office.
1.-THE only change is 10 require the sta,e,
msnIs 90 h. flied by the 10th instead oi thr
jath ei January. and to sSerpt coats Of eouf,
housrs. pra,ilcnccs. OF spidsmiea from the
expense statement, A. the oppottlonmen,
ntuai tai,rT ipi0l br made OH The basis oi
these statements, as we'll as those previously
made, and remains TO be certified TO the coan'
ties, and the several county courts then. ~
the January term, must make a levy suiheent
TO cover tic appotilonment. the necessity ior
pfompiness is apparently
(Scrotary Of state 10 keep record Of
statement ccrtihed.l
Section Z. The secretary Of state
shall Immediately record such state.
ment In books provided and kept In
his office for that purpose, and shall
supply the several county clerks with
the ncccasiry forms for making such
reports, ~ provided ioT in this act.
tn & c, Comp. section soso, without
ehaBgel
(Apportionment Of revenues Of state
among counties.)
Section 8. II shall be the duty Of
the governor, secretary Of state and
state treasurer, acting jointly, In jan
uary ui each year, to ascertain by COM
putation, as hereinafter provided, the
total amount Of revenue necessary for
state purposes, and to apportion the
aforesaid total revenue among the seve-
raj counties In the manner hereinafter
provided.
On. 4 c. Comp, section 5000 s reeuaeied
by I.aws Of Special Session, iOOa, pase 0.
without ehangel
(Method Of proceeding in making state
apportionment.)
Section o. The aforesaid state off,
cers shall proceed as follows;
/. Prepare tabular statement, con-
sisting Of all the items Of expenses,
given separately, TO which the state will
be subject under existing laws for the
fiscal year next after that year for
which tho last preceding state levy OF
taxes was computed and declared also
all items OF deficiency, including inter-
est ON unpaid warrants left over from
the previous year, the payment Of which
has been authorized by law; and also
the sum provided by law for the current
expenses OF the Oregon National Guard,
aud the sum OF S47, 800 for the support
Of the University of Oregon, and the
sum Of s2b, 900 for the support OF the
State Agricultural college; and also,
when such levy Is made on the assess
ment Of an even year, the estimated
expense Of one biennial session OF the
legislative assembly; and also, when
such levy Is made on the assessment Of
an even year, the estimated total cost,
not exceeding 5000, 900, Of such addi-
tional public buildings and improve
ments Of public buildings of the state
as the said state officers shall believe 1t
necessary to make during the fiscal
year for which such levy Of taxes is
computed.
2. From the sum total Of tho afore-
said items shall be deducted any sur
plus in excess OF 5000 remaining in
the treasury from all funds, however
derived, IL not applied by law to some
special purpose. -.
3. The remainder so obtained shall
be the total amount Of revenue to be
raised the next ensuing year for state
purposes which are not provided for by
u special tax duly authorized by law;
and sad remainder shall be apportion-
ed among the several counties in the
manner hereinafter provided, and be
levied and collected in each Of said
counties in the manner other taxes are
levied and collected, and be paid over
to the state treasurer.
4. In order to ASCERTAIN the proper
tion Of such taxes TO be paid by the sew
eral counties, said state officers shall
ascertain from the report OF expendi-
lures Of the several counties on file in
the office OF the secretary of state the
average amount Of expenditure in each
county during the period Of five years
and each county shall pay such proper
tion Of said state taxes as its average
amount Of expenditures for said period
bears to the total amount Of expendi-
lures in all OF the counties of the state
Provided, that all Of the indebtedness
and expenses incurred by Baker county
in the acquisition Of that portion Of
vha1 ,,ou forpnarlv n mart of Union