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be finished and hard-surfaced ac-
cording to plans and Specifications
prepared by said Commission, and
the funds required therefor shall be
derived from the sale of said bonds
provided for in Section hereof.
Section IL. The State Highway
Commission shall pay the interest
upon said bonds as the same shall be-
come due, from any funds subject to
its control, from whatever source the
same may come, and the payments
upon the principal of said bonds, as
the same shall become due, shall be
paid by the said Highway Commits
sion from any funds within its con-
troll, without regard to the origin of
said funds.
Section IL. Any surplus or unex-
pended balance of the fees received
under the operation of House Bill
No. sos, passed by this Legislative
Session which bill is entitled, For
an Act to amend Chapter 174 of the
General Laws of Oregon for 1911, as
amended by Chapter 1876 of the
General Laws of Oregon for 1918 and
as amended by Chapter $50 of the
General Laws of the State of Oregon
for 1915; providing for regulating
the use, registration, license, identifi-
cation, conduct and operation of ve-
hfcles operated on the public roads, |
streets and highways Of the State Of |
Oregon; to regulate and license the |
persons who drive the same; to pre-
scribe penalties for violation hereof |
and to prohibit the unauthorized pos
session or use of vehicle and to pro-
vide a penalty therefor; to license
and identify all motor vehicles; to |
limit the authority Of cities and
towns on like subjects concerned |
with said vehicles; to prescribe the
duties of the Secretary of State as |
to certain provisions of this Act; to |
provide for the handling and distri- |
button of the funds derived from the |
operation of this Act and to repeal all |
Acts and parts Of Acts in conflict |
herewith" remaining after the pay
ment Of all claims incurred in carry |
ing out the provisions thereof or es-
timated by the Secretary of State as |
necessary to defray any further ad-
ministrative expenses for the balance
of any license year shall be transferr-
ed on the first day of April and the
first day of October in each year by
the Secretary of State to an account
to be expended under the jurisdic-
tion of the State Highway Commits
sion in payment of the interest and
principal as same shall become due
upon bonded Indebtedness of the
State of Oregon, contracted for road
purposes under the provisions of this
Act or the provisions of the said
House Bill No. 21 referred to by title
in Section of this Act. Any re-
mainder of such surplus or unex-
pended balance SO transferred to the
jurisdiction of the State Highway
Commission shall be subject to the
payment of any other lawful claim
or claims incurred or contracted by
said Commission.
Section 13. The State Highway
Commission is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contracts
for the purpose of constructing the
roads provided in this Act; Provided,
however, that all contracts shall be
let according to law and in open and
public session of said Commission;
Provided further, that If, in the OPT
nion of a majority of the members of
said Commission, the lowest bid for
the construction of any of the roads
or parts of roads herein authorized to
be constructed, shall be, excessive,
then and in that event, said Commits |
sion shall have the right and it is
hereby empowered and authorized to
reject all bids and to construct un-
der its own direction and supervision
all of such roads or any part thereof,
and to this end to accomplish this
purpose said Commission is hereby
authorized and empowered to pur-
chase or lease all necessary machin-
cry, equipment, tools and appliances
and to employ all necessary help and |
labor and to do all things necessary
and convenient to carry out the pro-
visions of this Act.
Section IA. This Act shall be re-
ferred to the people for their ratifi-
cation or rejection at special cleo
ton to be called in the manner pro-
vided by law, said election to be held
on the 4th day Of June 1917, and
shall be in full force and effect as |
soon as ratified by the people at such |
election.
Section Is. On account of the i'm
portance of the early decision of this |
matter and the importance of getting |
funds for construction Of roads, this |
Act is necessary for the peace, health |
and safety of the people of the State
of Oregon. and the special election
hereinabove declared should not be
delayed beyond the time hereinabove
set, and for that reason an emergency
is declared to exist, and this Act shall |
be in full force and effect in accor-
dance with the terms and provisions