The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-01-28

the district shall have at least i've
thousand legal and registered voters OF
county court of such count shall chose
by and from the members thereof one
additional director; and for each and
every ten thousand legal and register
ed voters over Eve thousand, shall
choose by and from its members one
additional director, all Of whom shall
serve during the pleasure Of the body
making the appointment: provided that
if any such member does not desire to
serve as such director, said body may
choose any other person who is an cleo
tor and resident Of such unincorporated
territory included within such district.
! The number of legal and registered
voters in each municipality. on the first
of November, 1912, and every two
wears thereafter. shall be taken as the
basis for determining the representa-
I tion of such municipality in the board
of directors. The same shall hold true
/ in determining the representation OF
unincorporated territory IN such board
| of directors.
. Section l6. The legislative body of
the municipality initiating the proceed
ings for Incorporating the district, or
/ the county court where the district in
cludes unncorpOTated territory only,
shall fix a time and place for the first
/ meeting of the board of directors,
which shall be within thirty days from
/ the date Of the incorporation Of the
/ district.
Section II. The board shall elect
one of its members president and shall
appoint a secretary, adopt rules OF pro-
/ cedure and fix a time and place for
/ holding regular meetings. The direc-
! tors shall receive for each days at
tendance at the meetings of the board
/ their necessary expenses Of attending
/ the meeting and shall receive no other
/ compensation.
Section Is. The president and secre-
/ tary shall sign all contracts on behalf
of the district and perform such other
/ duties as may be imposed by the board
of directors. They shall appoint an
auditor, who shall not be a member OF
the board of directors, and who shall
be charged with the duty Of installing
and maintaining system of auditing
and accounting that shall completely
and at all times show the financial con-
dition of the district. He shall draw
warrants to pay the demands made
against the district when such demands
have been first approved by the board
/ of directors. The board of directors
shall also designate a depository or de-
positories, to have the custody of the
/ funds of the district, all of which de-
positories shall give security sufficient
| to secure the district against possible
| loss, and who shall pay the warrants
drawn by the auditor for demands
against the district under such rules as
| the board of directors may prescribe.
Section 10. Whenever the board of
directors of any public utility district
shall propose to acquire, construct or
operate any public utility, the board of
directors shall by resolution entered on
its record formulate general plan of
its proposed works, in which it shall
state in a general way what works or
property it proposes to acquire and
what works it proposes to construct,
and the estimated cost of carrying out
said plans and how it proposes to raise
the necessary funds therefor. For the
cost or value of such works. said board
of shall cause surveys, examinations
and plans to be made as shall deter
mine the practicability of such plan
and furnish the proper basis for an es-
| innate of the cost of carrying out the
same. Said board shall then submit a
copy of such surveys, examinations and
maps, plans and estima ates, together
with copy of the resolution contain
| ing the general plan of its proposed
works to the Railroad Commission of
the state of Oregon, and within ninety
days thereafter the Railroad Commits
sion shall make and file a report upon
| the same and transmit copy thereof
to the board of directors; which report
shall contain the opinion of the Rail-
road Commission as to the feasibility
of the proposed plan of improvement
and shall approve or disapprove the
same. ii the Railroad Commission dis
approves the plan proposed by the
board of directors it may suggest al
alternative plan of works for said pub.
lie utility, stating the estimated cost
thereof, the probable income thai
would accrue from its operation anC
such other matters as may be neces
sary, and the Board of Directors may
adopt such alternative plan of public
utility by resolution and notice to the
: Railroad Commission of such adoption
J When the Railroad Commission shall
. have approved the works and plan oi
operation of any proposed public utility
in any public utility district, or tn,
Board of Directors of any such distric
: shall have accepted and adopted a plar
of operation suggested by the Railoa(
, Commission, then the Board of Direc
! tors of the public utility district may
proceed to acquire, construct or oper
ate public utility and not otherwise.
Section 20. Whenever the Board o.
Directors deem it necessary for thu
J district to incur bonded Indebtedness
for the purpose Of procuring necessary
works and acquiring the neCessar!
+ property and rights in connection will
} any public utility mentioned in this ac
t and proposed to be acquired, con
structed or operated by the district
the Board of Directors shall, by resolu
tiOn entered on its records, state wha
= works or property it proposes to ac
t quire, and what works it proposes t.
= construct, and the estimated cost O.
carrying out said plan and how it pro
poses to raise the necessary fund,
, therefor; the amount of debt proposed
to be incurred, extent of contract anC
other obligations necessary to be un
dertaken, the maximum term whicl
: the bonds proposed to be issued shal
r run; which term shall not exceed forty
; (40l years and the maximum rate o
interest upon such bonds, which shal
not exceed six per cent per annum.
e Said resolution shall also nix the datt
J upon which an election shall be helt
for the purpose of authorizing SAT-
! bonded Indebtedness to be incurred
and shall transmit certified copy o
) the resolution fixing such date to thu
officers or board having charge of tn,
} conduct of elections of each municipal
! ity comprising the district, and to tht
. County Court of any county, umncor
= porated territory of which is included
! within the district. 1t shall be tht
J duty of such board of officers in eacl
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