The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-29

held in this state on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November, 1908, there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors OF
the state for their adoption and approval an
amendment OF Section Sixteen tl6l OF Article
One III OF the Constitution of the State OF
Washington so that the S me shall read, and
1t Is proposed that the same shall read, where
so amended rs follows:
Sec, 10. Private property NAV be taken.
under certain terms. conditions ana llmita
lions as shall be prescribed by the Legislature
tor drains, fumes and bitches for agricultural,
domestic AMI sanitary purposes, and for rights
of way for the removal OF timber or timber
products, and the appropriation and use OF
property for such purposes are hereby declared
TO be public usage, even though such appro.
priatlOn and use may inure to the special
beneft of some private individual firm, cor
pOration or association. Provided, however,
that this declaration as to public uses shall
not be construed to limit the right to apprO-
pirate other property for public uses. Private
property shall not be taken for private use,
except for private ways OF necessity. No pri-
yate property shall be taken or damaged Tor
public private use without Just cOmpenSa-
ton having been rst made, or paid into court
for the owner, and no right OF way shall be
appropriated 10 the use OF any corporation
other than municipal until full compensation
therefor be first made in money or ascertained
and paid into court for the owner, Irrespective
OF any benefit from any improvement proposed
ty such corporation, which compensation
shall be ascertained by jury, unless jury
be waived as in other civil cases in courts OF
record, in the manner prescribed by law.
Whenever an attempt is made to take private
property for use alleged to be public, the
question whether the contemplated be
really public shall be Il judicial question: and
determined as such, without regard 10 any
Legislative assertion that the use is public;
except as to the uses which are herein declared
TO be public.
Proposition TO Bond Comfy
That it is proposed to issue bonds in the sum
of s225,OOO.OO for the purpose OF paying off
outstanding warrants against the county, as
frnr no fol tntio
RESOLUTION
Whereas. IL appears to the Board OF County
Commissioners OF Stevens County, Washing
ton, that there were, outstanding against the
Current Expense fund OF Stevens county,
Washingt ton, warrants issued by said county
in the sum of $l95, SO A on October 10th. 1908
the greater portion OF which said warrants are
bearing per cent interest
That the said warrants have been regularly
issued for the ordinary current expenses OF
said county, and are now outstanding subsist-
ing obligations of said county, for the payment
OF which there are no funds available:
That a certain portion of said warrants have
been issued in excess OF the one and one half
per cent limit and are therefore invalid in
that particular:
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Boa I'd
OF County Commissioners of Stevens County
Washington, that for the purpose OF funding
said outstanding s19s, SIC A current expense
warrants OF said county, together with Interest
OH same, and for the purpose OF reducing the
rate OF interest on sal outstanding debt, it is
to the best interests OF said county that bonds
of said county he issued in the amount OF
S2l9, 5l7 90 the same being sufficient to fund
all Of the said current expense warrants out
standing against said county on October Ii,
1908, together with the interest upon the total
sum of said current expense warrants.
That said bonds when so issued shall bear
rate OF interest not 10 exceed per cent per
snnum.
Be it further resolved, That the above and
foregoing shall be spread in detail upon the
minutes OF the meetings OF the Board OF Coun-
ty Commissioners OF aid county.
That due and legal notice as required by law
by publication Thereof. De given by the Audi
tor OF said county.
That the question OF validating the ont
standing current expense warrants. to-Wit:
The sum OF $685. Is "A, together With the in
terest upon the total sum OF said current eX-
pense warrants, together with the question OF
funding said warrants be submitted to the
qualified voters OF said county at the general
election to be held November 3, 1908, and the
Auditor of said county is hereby directed 10
have placed on the official ba lot TO be used a.
said general election. after all questions sub
United by the State and the question OF Town
ship Organization submitted 10 the voters OF
said county, the questions:
For validating said Current Expense In
debtedness and issuing Funding Bonds there
for
indie Dtednes and issuing Funding Bonds
therefor"
Proposition for Township ORGANIZATION
That at said election the question OF Town
ship Organizati will also be submitted TO
the Qualified voters.
Given under my hand and official seal this
18th day OF October 1908.
FRANK A. SAVAGE,
County Auditor.