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

county commissioners to provide such
space if practicable, and the expense
| thereof is hereby declared to be for a
! county purpose. Only in case of ina
bility to procure such space in the
court house or in some of the build
private office be rented by the board
of port commissioners, in which event
the expense Of such rental shall be paid
SEC. 6. That said act. being chap
| ter 80 of the laws of 1911, referred to
in section l of this amendatory act, be
further amended by adding a new sec
as follows:
Section 20. Each board of port COM
missioners shall provide such sinking
fund or sinking f funds s as shall
the provisions of this act. All
moneys received in excess of fixed
charges, interest. on bonded indebted
ness, operating expenses, sums, if nee
essary to complete any unfinished
work or facility, or to carry out any
unfinished contract or to protect the
| rights of any person or corporation ac-
| curing such rights from such port dis
trict, or the port commission, or board
of port commissioners thereof, and all
renewals and repairs, shall be placed
in the proper sinking fund for the pur-
pose of retiring outstanding bonds at
maturity.
92 of the Laws of 1911, referred to in
section / of this amendatofy act, be
| further amended by adding a new Sec
| ton to be designated as section FL, as
| follows:
Section 81. Any and every board of
port commissioners is hereby vested
with full power and authority to do
any and all things necessary to pre-
which has been vested in such port
district, to maintain the same in good
and safe operating condition and to
| operate any facility and otherwise to
exercise the powers and perform the
duties which in other port districts are
exercised and performed by port com, :,
missions except as otherwise provided
in this amendatory act.
SEC. s. That said act, being chapter
92 OF the Laws of 1911, referred to in
section 1 of this amendatory act, be
further amended by adding a new sec
ton to be designated as section %, as
follows:
Section %. Any and every board of
port commissioners is hereby author
any property in any way. acquired or
owned by such port district whenever
the board of port commissioners shall
have by resolution declared it advis-
able that such property be sold: Pro-
vided, That before any such sale shall
be made of any real property, or inter
est, or right therein, or any building,
sold, whether it be any part or all of
the property acquired by such port
district, shall have been appraised by
the county assessor shall be one, and
the other two shall have been appoint
ed by resolution of the board of port
commissioners: And provided further,
port district voting on the question of
such sale or disposition at a general
or special election shall have assented
thereto: And provided further, That the
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fixed by the appraisal aforesaid, shall
be stated on the ballot, and no sale
shall be made at less than such APP
praised value: And provided further,
That any and all sales to be made I'M
der the provisions of this act shall be
had at public auction at the front door
is co-extensive with the limits of such
port district of which sale notice shall
have been published in the official
newspaper of such county once week
prior to such sale. No sale shall be
made based on any appraisement made
within six months from the time of a
previous appraisement unless such new
appraisement be equal to or in excess
of such previous appraisement. The
board of port commissioners is hereby
vested with full power and authority
to lease any property or any part
thereof, acquired by any such port dis
trict, to any person or corporation upon
such terms and for such time as in the
for the best interests of the port dis
trct; Provided, That all existing rights
of persons or corporations acquiring
the same from any such port district
or the port commission thereof shall be
fully protected: And provided further,
That any lease for a longer term than
five years shall have first been APP
proved by a majority of the electors
of the port district voting at a general
or special election, after notice pub
lished as prescribed by this section.
also hereby vested with full power and
auth GRITTY, if deemed necessary or ex-
pedient by such board. to operate any
and all property or facilities in any
way acquired owned by any such
port district.
SEC. 8. That said act, being chapter
90 of the Laws of 1911, referred to in
section l of this amendatory act, be
further amended by adding a new sec
ton to be designated as section %,
as follows:
Section 30 If any part of this act
shall be adjudged to 9.,. be inyalid such Il
| feet the validity of this act as whole,
or any part thereof
SEC. 10. This act shall take effect
and be in force on the LIST day of July,
1915.
Passed the Senate March 2, 1915.
| Passed the House March d, 1915.
Approved by the Governor March s,
1915.
There shall be printed on all ballots
provided for said election the words:
! PASSED THE LEGISLATURE AND
ORDERED REFERRED BY PETI-
TION.
Referendum Measure No 8, entitled:
can act defining port districts of the
first class, providing a method for the
government thereof limiting the pow
| duties of the officers thereof. enaCting
certain other provisions relating there
to and amending chapter 90 of the
Laws of 1911, being an act entitled can
port districts; providing for the &C
| quirement, construction, maintenance
operation, development and regulation
and rail and water transfer and ter
| minal facilities within such districts