The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

vided by this chapter, shall to each town
which has conformed to the provisions
Of sections eighteen and nineteen, for
each dollar SO appropriated. apportion
the following amounts: To each town
having valuation Of two hundred thou
sand dollars or less, two dollars and
sixty-six cents for each dollar appro-
priated by said town; to each town
having valuation Of over two hundred
thousand dollars and not over one mil
lion dollars, one dollar and thirty-three
cents for each dollar appropriated by
said town; to each town having a valu-
not over one million two hundred thou
sand dollars, one dollar and twenty-five
cents for each dollar appropriated by
said town; to each town having valu-
alton Of over one million two hundred
thousand dollars. and not over one mil
lion four hundred thousand dollars, one
dollar and thirteen cents for each dol
lar appropriated by said town. to each
town having a valuation of over one
million four hundred thousand dollars,
and not over one million six hundred
thousand dollars. one dollar and seven
cents for each dollar appropriated by
valuation OF over one million six hun
dred thousand dollars, one dollar for
each dollar so appropriated by said
town. The money appropriated by
inbefore provided, with the amount APP
portioned by the commission as here
inbefore provided shall constitute
joint fund for the construction and per.
manent Improvement of the State aid
highways In such towns.
Section s. Section twenty-one Of s"id
chapter twenty-five is hereby amended
by striking out after the word year
in the first line the words prior to the
year nineteen hundred and twenty" and
adding after the last word In said Sec
ton, the following: Provided, how
ever, that in the distribution Of the
State funds as hereinunder provided
additional to the regular annual State
aid, preference shall be given to cities
and towns which shall not have pre-
viously received the said additional ap-
preparation from the State as provided
under this section; further provided
however. that after payment of the adj
ditfonal State aid called for by this
section the commission may set aside
from the fund for State aid highways a
special road fund not to exceed fiftv
thousand dollars in any one year. This
fund shall be apportioned by the COM
mission, for assisting towns having an
excessive highway burden, to eliminate
especially bad sections on their princi-
pal roads. Nevertheless, If there should
not be sufficient surplus from the said
State aid highway fund to provide for
the said special road fund, there may
be taken by the commission, from the
maintenance and administration fund
created by section thrity-three of this
chapter a sufficient amount to make up
said special road fund so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section 81. If any town shall in any
single year increase it's appropriation
for State aid roads to an amount not
exceeding five times the maximum
amount which 1T may annually appro-
pirate under section eighteen, the com
mission may. from any balance of said
fund for state aid construction, after
the appropriations contemplated in sec
ton twenty, and subject to the provis-
ions of section twenty-three as to APP
portionment. appropriate like in
crease of State aid together with an
additional sum equal to twenty-five per
cent of such increase of State aid;
hut such appropriation shall not deprive
the town of its right to the regular
annual State aid in other years the ap
preparations contemplated by this sec
ton shall be united with and become
a part Of the joint fund referred to in
section twenty. Provided however, that
in the distribution Of the State funds
as hereinunder provided, additional to
the regular annual State aid preference
shall be given to cities and towns which
shall NOT have previously received the
said additional appropriation from the
state as provided under this section;
further provided. however that after
payment of the additional State aid
called for by this section the commits
sion may set aside from the fund for
state aid highways special road fund
not to exceed fifty thousand dollars in
anv one wear. This fund shall be APP
nortioneA hv TIE commission, for assist
ing towns having an excessive highway
burden ito eliminate especially bad sec
tions on their principal roads. Never
theless. if there should not be suffi-
cient surplus from the State aid high
way fund to provide for the Sa1d spec
ial road fund thore may be taken by
the commission. from the maintenance
and admtnietra ton fund created by sec
ton thirtv-three of this chanter suff-
cient amount to make up said special
road fund
Section 6. Section thirty-three Of chapter
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by inserting after the word ''neces-
sary' in the fifth line the words to pay bonds
maturing during the current year ana by
striking ont all after the word third IN the
fifth line Of said section and Inserting in place
thereof the following: to provide funds for
the administration of the office and the duties
of the commission and Tor all expenditures
salaries and expense incident thereto as pro-
yided in this chapter and for all maintenance
requirements under sections eight, seventeen,
twenty five, twenty-six and t"enty-seven as
herein provided, to which shall be added from
time to time the amounts provided under sec
tons nine twelve and thirty-four: fourth, to
apply the balance upon State and State aid
road work, and any balance left une1pended
in any year shall be carried over to the same
account for the following year, that said
section as amended shall read as follows:
Section 33. All fees received by the treas
urer of the State under section thirtytve of
chapter twenty-six shall be appropriated and
used in the following order, namely: first, to
pay interest due all bonds issued under
this chapter; second, to create such fund to
meet maturing bonds as the governor and
council may deem necessary TO pay bonds ma
turing during the current year; third to pro-
vide funds for the administration of the Office
and duties of the commission and for all ex-
penditures, salaries and expense incident
thereto as provided in this chapter and for
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eight, seventeen. twenty five. twenty-six and
twenty-seven, rs herein provided, to which
shall be added from time to time the amounts
provided under sections nine, twelve and
thirty four fourth, to apply the balance on
State and State aid road work and any bal
ance left unexpended in any year shall be
carried over to the same account for the fol
lowing year
y Section T. Section thirty-fve of chspter
twenty-five of the Revised Statutes is hereby
repealed
Section 8. The following sections are here
by added TO chapter twenty-five of the Revised
Statutes as amended by this act
Section 50. There shall be provided for
State highway construction during the wear
nineteen hundred seventeen not less than five
hundred thousand dollars exclusive of funds
received from the reissue of bonds now or
thousand dollars to include all sums received
from the federal government and any unex-
pended balance of this fund at the end of the
year shall be added to this fund for State
highways for the next year
Section Sc, tax of one mill on a dollar
shall annually be assessed upon all property
of the State to ha vo1u