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oregon at the next state election
This bill is entitled AN act creatine
fund to be known as the state
highway fund of the state of Oregon
ana making a distribution OF the
license taxes derived from motor
vehicles therefor, and providing for
the distribution and apportionment
of said fund among the counties OF
the state for the construction, main
tenanee and repair of the roads
highways and bridges of said state. "
/ Section There is, hereby
created a fund to be known as the
state highway fund.
Section 2.-The proceeds of all
bonds sold by the state of Oregon
annually shall be paid and covered
into the state treasury of the state
OF Oregon for the purpose of build
ing, maintaining and repairing tde
roads, highways and bridges of said
state.
! Section S.-That sixty-six and
two-thirds per cent o. all of the
license taxes paid through the sec
retary OF state and covered into the
state treasury ON motor vehicles oD-
Grated in said state be and the same
are hereby created a part of said
state highway fund and subject to
the uses and distribution in the
hands of the state treasurer herein
provided for.
Section 4.-That seventy-five per
cent of the moneys of the state nigh
way fund hereby created, available
on the first day of June of each year,
shall be divided equally among the
several counties and paid to the
county treasurer of each county of
said state when and at the time said
county has availed itself of the pro-
visions Of this act as herein provid-
ed.
Section 5.-That the remaining
twenty-five per cent of said state
highway fund available on the first
day of June of each year shall be
and is hereby apportioned among
the several counties of the state Of
Oregon according to the area of each
county in square miles.
Section 6.-That before any mon
eys are apportioned hereunder as
above provided each Of the several
counties must first expend an equal
amount Of money In the construction
of public highways In that county In
said state, the whole OF the work so
done by said county to be under the
supervision Of the state highway
commissioner. but each county shall
receive only from said state highway
fund sum OF money equal to the
amount Of money each year actually
expended by said county in the con-
struction Of public highways in that
county in said state, by and with the
approval OF the said state highway
commissioner. and the aggregate OF
all sums so drawn by said county
shall not exceed the amount appor-
toned by said county under this act:
and in the event that any county Of
said state does not expend during
the fiscal year of the state OF Oregon
any sum Of money upon the public
roads Of said state In said county
then all the moneys apportioned
hereunder to any such county shall,
he covered into the state highway
fund to be apportioned among the
several counties next year. II being
1 the express intention OF this act
that no county shall receive in any
Avent more than its part OF the SAID
sums apportioned hereunder regard
less Of the amount OF expenditure ir
said county, and then only such part
Of the sum so apportioned to II as
said county shall have expended.
Section THAT the county court
of each county availing itsslf of the
provisions Of this act shall make its
findings and certificate to the state
highway commissioner that said
county has undertaken the construc-
tion or repair Of public highway In
this state and performed work there
on and expended therefor the sums
of money that have entered into the
accomplishment OF said work, and
Immediately upon receiving the same
the said state highway commissioner
shall examine into Its correctness
as to the amount Of work the ex-
pendItures OF the money therefor
and whether the work done is In ac-
cordance with the plans and speci-
ficatlons as previously prescribed b.
ehim. and upon SO finding he shall
forthwith certify 10 the secretary o,