The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

held In this state on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November, 1905, there
shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
the state for their adoption and approval an
amendment of Section Sixteen 1851 of Article
One OF the Constitution of the State OF
Washington, so that the me shall read and
it is proposed that the same shall read where
so amended, as follows:
Sec, IL. Private property NAV be taken,
under certain terms, conditions ana limita
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 tim Der
products. and the appropriation and use OF
property for such purposes are hereby declared
to be public usage, even though such appro.
Prlatlon and use may inure to the special
penent OF some private individual, firm, cor
poraton OF 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-
vate property shall be taken or damaged TOT
public or private use without just conpensa-
ton having been first made, or paid into court
for the owner, and no right Of way shall be
appropriated TO 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
by 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 use be
really public shall be a judicial question, and
determined as such, without regard TO any
except as to the uses which are herein declar red
to be public.
Proposition TO Bond Comfy
That it is proposed to issue bonds in the sum
OF $225,oo 10000 Tor the purpose OF paying OFF
outstanding warrants against the county, as
re from no in mo Int
RESOLUTION
Whereas, 1t appears to the Board Of County
commissioners OF Stevens County, Washing
ton, that there were, outstanding against the
Current Expense fund OF Stevens county,
washington, warrants issued by said county
in the sum OF $--- 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 II
per cent limit and are therefore invalid in
that PARTICULAR
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Boa rd
of County Commissioners OF Stevens County.
Washington, that for the purpose OF funding
said outstanding $ - current expense
warrants OF said county, together with Interest
on same. and for the purpose of reducing the
rate OF interest on said outstanding debt, it is
to the best interests OF said county that bonds
OF said county he issued in the amount O.;
$---- the same being sufficient to fund
all OF the said curren. expense warrants out
standing against said county on october l6,
1908, together with the interest upon the total
sum OF said current expense warrants.
That said bonds when so issued shall bear u
rate of interest not to exceed per cent per
annum.
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 said county.
That due and legal notice as required by law
by publication thereo'. ne given by the Audi
tor of said county.
That the question OF validating the ont
standing current expense warrants. tO-wit:
The sum of s., together with the in
terest upon the total sum of said current eX-
pense warrants, together with the question of
funding said warrants he submitted to the
qualified voters OF said county at the general
election to be held November 8. 1908, and the
Auditor of said county is hereby directed to
have placed on the official ba lot to be used at
said general election. after all questions sub
mitted by the State and the question OF Town
ship Organization submitted to the voters OF
said county, the questions:
For validating said Current Expense In
debtedness and issuing Funding Bonds there
for"
Against validating said Current Expense
Indebtedness and issuing Funding Bonds
therefor"
Proposition for Township Organization
ship Organization 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.