The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

the township road system and shall
make contracts for dragging and shall
SEE thai all %dragable roads OF the
township are properly dragged at such
time as Is necessary to maintain such
roads In Il smooth condition and al
such price ~ II necessary to secure
such contracts. For this purpose there
shall be expended, under the directioI
Of the township board, and through
the road superintendent upon tn
township road system. not more thai
a two-mill drag tar, herein AUTHORIZE
to be levied. The compensation I'd
such superintendent for all duties, I'd
Guiding any dragging actually pei
formed by him, and the cost Of eQuiI
meEt for dragging shall be paid I'd
out Of the township road funds. ri
shall at least once each year, or OF
demand, furnish the township boar
a report ot all work done under AM
by him"
A tax Of one. fourth OF one mill 4
levied on all taxable property In TN
state. This money in to be collected
and paid into the state treasury.
IL to be known as the State Highway
Construction Fund. Each county IL ID
have a separate account and In ID
have full credit for all that II pay}
In. This fund we understand Ia to b
spent on state roads. Each county 4
authorized to levy a special tar Of
One-fOurth OF n mill, which is 10 bd
converted into a county road CONSTRUCT
ton fund, and shall be used for thd
construction and maintenance Of coun
ty highways, under the supervision Of
the county commissioners. II seem9
that this levy Of ~one-fourth Of on3
mill by the county In made OPTIONAL
but the workings OF the state law ou
! the one-fOurth Of one mill, makes n
practically compulsory, II any Of thd
state levy Is to be made available Id
the county from which II Is collected
For the law Toes on TO say that AN
counties in the state making levies fo1
any year Of %onefourth Of one mill
tar, shall be entitled to receive frou1
the state highway construction fund
all the money in said fund to tho
credit Of that county"
All automobiles are to be taxed
fifty cents for each horse power fo4
the first year OF their service, fortyI
cents for the second year, thirty cent?
for the third year and twenty cent?
per horsepower for each year theresf1
ter. No other tar IL to be paid on
4, automobiles. Steam and gas tractord
are to pay at the same rate, only thsy'
are 10 be rated on their horsepower
at the drRw-har. All fees and money
paid 10 the department Of highways
shall be appropriated and prorated a
> follows Ten per cent Ia to he paid
into the state treasury and 20 to the
, credit OF the general eyenu fund.
Ninety per cent shall be returned "a
, the treasurer Of the various counties
p In which the tar IL originally collect
= ed. In such counties as have citiea
, OF the first class. twenty-five per cent
/ OF this ninety per cent Ia 10 be paid
to the city government All that "a
I left ia TO he placed into the county
road maintenance fund, and Ia to be
used only for dragging roads. Ths
county commissioners shall divide the
dragahle roads into dragging districts,
4 each district to cover only such mile
age as n person can drag during the
O time such work should Ne done AZ
ter September, 1915, II shall be I'm
lawful to operate any motor vehicle
unless II be registered and provided
4 with q state number.-G. r.