Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26

92Os to 9211, inclusive. together with
the conflicting, parts parts or sections
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Statutes of Washington.
Be it enacted by the Legislator of the
| State Of Washington:
| SECTION /. The terms used in TINS
act shall be construed as follows:
(a) The term taxing district shall
towns, townships. port districts, school
districts and metropolitan park DIS
ttricts, which now or may hereafter ex-
list in the tn, State OF Washingto off,oi.,s.
| 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
poitan park commissioners.
SEC 2. It shall be the duty Of tn
governing officials OF such taxing dis u.s.
manner hereinafter provided, a budget
Of the contemplated financial transac-
nr OF ea hs fsea eaTng
to the the first Monday s. in september Of Of
ths shall ax he the s drx Of 6r
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-
Detail lists of the salary of every
osa for ffR% e the ana
ance of the respective department or
public office, the maintenance and re-
pairs Of public
public debt and all other similar ex-
penditureS.
(b) Capital and betterment OUTLAWS.
to be expended for permanent Improve
ments, such as the construction Of or
addition to; every public building or
stion of real estate, purchase of equip
ment and furniture and all similar out
/ (c) Redemption of debt.
Detail list of all moneys required for
! the redemption of bonds, warrants and
other public obligations.
school districts which it is proposed
to initiate or carry forward during the
vacation period at the beginning of the
next succeeding, fiscal year, shall pc
shall be computed in the next budget
and be included in the levy made for
SEC. 4. A statement of such pro-
roads and bridges, the construction OF
o otSer public WORKS, intended to be
undertaken or initiated directly by the
governing officials during the ensuing
year, shall be furnished by the respect
officials
in the employ of the taxing districts,
or to some other person, competent to
bridges shall be described in such
terms as will, be readily understood
by the general public.
This tam is to be fur ang
neer or other person, and it shall be
his duty to compute and file the esti-
mated cost thereof with the chief aud,
iting officer in the same manner and
within the same. time, as other esti-
mates of the taxing districts are here
in required to be filed, Such estimates
as to each road or portion thereof,
bridge, building or other structure.
PROPOSED expenditures of funds
raised by bond issue shall be similarly
mate.
TO the estimated and specified out
an an additional item shall be added for
general emergency and maintenance
purposes, not to exceed ten QO) per
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
amount required for, the maintenance
of his department, for the. ensuing
year, the chief auditing officer also
nues, other than taxes, that are likely
to accrue to the taxing districts, the
various amounts required to meet m
necessities of all sinking funds, and
the net amount of the surplus and de-
ficit, as established at the close of the
deficit. shall be taken into censidera-
from or Dr. addition to the tax levy.
SEC g. From the foregoing t9gn est s,s
be required, the respective governing
officials shall prepare, or cause to be
prepared. an estimated budget, when
shall recite in specific detail, and un,
der the classification herein provided
: for, the various schedules as required
by this act.
gether with notice to the effect. that
the governing officials, giving their Of
, fetal designation, will meet at their
office on the l1rst Monday e ta IN octoDe 81
) considering the various schedules con.
tanned therein, shall be published al
} least once each week for two consecu.
tive weeks next following the first
Monday in September, in which notice
shall be stated that all persons inter
> 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 nc
2 such official newspaper then in a
newspaper of general circulation in the
I 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