Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02

| d. Ball1DSer AnnOCateQ COueS anu
| Statutes of Washington.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of WashinSt0n:
SECTION l. The terms used in this
act shall be construed as follows:
(a) The term taxing district shall
mean and embrace all counties. cities;
| towns townships, port districts, school
| districts and metropolitan park dis
tricts, which now or may hereafter ex-
list in the State Of Washington.
shall mean and embrace the respective
boards of county commissioners
boards of directors of school districts,
city commissioners. city or town councils town
cations. port district commissioners and metro
politan park commissioners.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
governing officials officials OF such ct,o taxing dis
| manner hereinafter provided. a budget
of the contemplated financial transact
sb Of the taxing
to the first Monday in September of
each year. it shall be the duty of every
ployee thereof, in charge of an office
| or department, to file with the chief
auditing officers Of the respective tax
ing districts, an itemized estimate of
all the expenditures required by such
office or department for the ensuing
year.
assembled under the classification
which shall be prescribed by the bu-
reau of inspection and supervision of
public offices, and shall include:
(a) Operating and maintenance ex-
penditureS.
Detail lists of the salary of every
quired for the up-keep and mainten-
ance of the respective department or
public office, the maintenance and re-
pairs of public highways, buildings
roads, streets and bridges, interest on
public debt and all other similar ex-
penditures.
(b) Capital and betterment outlaws
Detail list of all amounts proposed
to be expended for permanent improve
ments. such as the construction of, or
addition to, every public building or
utility, highway or bridge, the acqui-
sition of real estate, purchase of equip
ment and furniture and all similar out
lays, representing a tangible asset
Co Redemption of debt.
Detail list of all moneys required for
the redemption of bonds, warrants and
other public obligations.
(do ALI contemplated expenditures of
school districts which it is proposed
to initiate or carry forward during the
vacation period at the beginning Of the
included in and be part of it's budget,
shall be. computed in the next budget
the purposes of that budget.
SEC A. A statement of such pro-
posed expenditures, as the building OF
alteration of buildings, and all such
other public works, intended to be
undertaken or initiated directly by the
year, shall be furnished by the respect
i've governing officials to the engineer,
in the employ of the taxing districts,
bridges shall be described in such
terms as will be readily understood
by the general public.
This statement is to be furnished
not later than July 18th, to the engi-
neer or other person, and it shall be
ms au cos TO 6ereof aho the chef and
iting officer in the same manner and
within the same time, as other esti-
shall specify separately the estimate
as. to each road or portion thereof,
bridge building or other structure 9,ad
raised by bond issue shall be similarly
included in such statement and esti-
mate.
To the estimated and specified out
lays for the several roads and bridges,
an additional item shall be added for
general emergency and malntenance
cent of the total amount estimated for
the general and each of the district
road and bridge funds. but in no event
poses exceed that limited by law.
SEC. S. In addition to the estimated
amount required for the maintenance
year, the chief auditing officer also
shall prepare an estimate of the reve-
nues other than taxes, that are likely
to accrue to the taxing districts, the
various amounts required to meet in
terest and redemption payments the
necessities of all sinking funds. and
ficit,. as established at the, close of the
previous fiscal year, which surplus or
deficit shall be taken into censidera-
from or addition to the tax levy.
SEC. 6. From the foregoing estt-
mates and other information, as may
be required, the respective governing
officials shall prepare, or cause to be
prepared, an estimated budget, which
shah recite in specific detail, and un-
der the classification herein provided
| by this act.
| SEC. Z. The estimated budget, to-
gether with notice to the effect. that
fetal designation, will meet at their
office on the first Monday in October
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of
tanned therein, shall be published at
least once each week for two consecu
tive weeks next following the first
shall be Stated that ali persons inter-
ested will be given an opportunity for
a full and complete discussion of the
matters set forth in the estimated
budget, as published
All estimated budgets shall be pub
lished in the official newspaper of
the taxing district, and if there is no
such official newspaper then in
newspaper of general circulation in the
taxing district.
In the event that the governing Of
ficials shall desire to- meet prior to
the first Monday in October for the
purpose of the consideration of the
budget, certain days may be designated
by ordinance or resolution, and any
taxpayer may appear before such gov
erning officials either in person or
/ by a representative, and be heard in
reference thereto but in no event shall
the hearing herein provided for on the
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