East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-16

three OF this act asking that the ques-
tion of issuing bonds for the purpose
of section one of this act shall be
submitted to the voters of the coun-
ty at general election, the county
court shall take the same action re-
specting such petition as provided for
in section four of this act, except that
instead of calling a special election
as therein provided, 1t shall submit
the question to the voters of the
county at the next general election.
The petition as herein provided for
must be filed with the county clerk
and submitted to the county court at
regular term thereof at least forty
days before the date of next general
election. If the county court shall re-
fuse to order the question submitted
to the voters at the next general cleo
ton according to the petition as pro-
vided by section four with reference
to special elections, an appeal may
be taken from such order in the
same manner, and with like effect as
provided by section four of this act.
Section 10. The county court of
its own motion may submit the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for the pur-
pose mentioned in section one of this
act at any general election. This
may be done by an order of the coun-
ty court which shall be entered in
the journal at least forty days next
preceding any general election which
order shall set out the amount of
hnfa1c nrnnncah 10 ha iGc1IaA the
length of time they shall run, and
the maximum rate of interest they
shall bear. After having entered such
order the court shall proceed to sub
NIT the question to the voters of the
county in the same manner and with
like effect as upon petition provided
for in the same act.
Section H. If at any general or
special election as provided for in
this act majority of the voters vot-
ing at such an election shall vote in
favor of, issuing such bonds the
county court shall enter an order in
its journal declaring that fact and
that order shall be absolutely con-
elusive as to the regularity of all the
proceedings in reference to the mat
ter
Section 12.-After having entered
the order as provided in section ten
of this act the county court shall
cause the bonds to be issued and shall
advertise such amount of them for
sale as in the judgment of the court
may be necessary and thereafter
from time to time the county court
shall make such additional sale of
bonds so issued as may be necessary,
not eXceeding---do in any
one year. Such sales shall be made
through bids received upon such ad
vertisement as the court may deem
necessary to afford the best means
of procuring the highest prices for
such bonds. and all bids shall be in
writing and publicly opened at
time and place to be specified in the
Whatever other means
of advertising the sale of such bonds
the court may adopt, it shall adver-
tise such sale for at least three weeks
in two newspapers printed in the
county If there are that many and
If there is but one then in it, and
shall also, for the same length of
time. post the advertisement on the
court house door or upon the bulle
tin board ordinarily used for posting
legal notices.
The bonds shall be sold to the high
est bidder. but preference shall be
given to citizens of the county. and