The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-22

comes due. Both principal and interest
shall be so paid upon warrants drawn by
the State Auditor and there is hereby ap-
propriated from the General Revenue Fund |
OF the state in the State Treasury such /
sum annually as will be necessary to |
pay the principal of and the interest
on the bonds issued and sold pursuant |
To the provisions of this Amendment /
as said principal and interest becomes |
due and payable and said appropria
ton shall be prior and superior to all
other appropriations.
Until otherwise provided by law, all |
revenue collected from the State upon
incomes, and two thirds OF all moneys
collected by the States from the taxation |
licensing or registration of self propelled |
or other motor vehicles of whatsoever
kind or character, and two-thirds of
all revenues collected by the State upon
the production of asphalt or ores bearing
lead, zinc gold, silver or copper, and up
on the production of petroleum, or other
crude or mineral oil or natural gas shall
be paid as collected into the State Treas |
ury TO the credit of the General Rev
enue Fund of the State
The State Auditor and state Treasurer
shall keep full and particular account
and record of all their proceedings under
this Amendment, and they shall transmit
to the Governor in triplicate, an abstract
Of all proceedings hereunder with an
annual report in trlpicate, one copy Of
each TO be by the Governor transmitted
to and laid before each branch of the
Legislature bienally. All books, papers
and records pertaining to the matter
provided for in this Amendment shall at
all times be open to the inspection OF the
State Examiner and Inspector, Com
mttee of either branch of the Legisla-
ture, any person interested or any citI-
zen of the state.
| Said Commission shall cause the con-
structiOn and completion Of said system
of durable hard surfaced roads as early
as practicable under existing conditions,
and consistent with good business man
agement, having i'm view at all times the
best interest of the people OF the state.
said Commission is hereby authorized and
empowered to purchase and supply any
! labor, tools, machinery, equipment or
materials that may be needed in the
construction Of said system of roads, and
may purchase lands upon which are loCa-
ted materials adapted to the construction
OF said roads, and may build equip and
operate plants for manufacturing or pro-
ducing such materials, and said COM
mission is also authorized and empowered
TO construct any part of said system
Of roads by contract, which shall be let
as herein provided to the lowest and best
bidder or bidders after public advertise
ment in such manner and at such
time as may be prescribed by said Com
mission. Successful bidders for such
construction work shall enter into such
written contracts as shall be furnished
and prescribed by said Commission, and
shall give bond to the state with ade-
Quate surety to be approved by said
Commission in such amount as may be
| fixed by said Commission - insure and
guarantee the prompt. and fun perfor-
nance of such contracts on their part in
/ strict accordance with the provisions
thereof. No contract for the furnishing
of materials or the doing Of any con-
struction work shall be valid or binding
| upon the state unless there is contained
/ therein n provision authorizing said
/ Commission to abrogate and set aside
/ the same for failure to strictly comply
| with the provisions thereof, and no con-
| tract shall be awarded for any construc-
| tiOn work for an amount in excess of the
estimated costs thereof approved by said
Commission, and no payments on esti-
/ mates shall be made in excess Of eighty
| $50 per cent of the contract price before
| fun performance Of the contract and ac-
ceptance of the contract work by said
/ Commission. No officer or employee
Of the state shall ever become financially
| interested, either directly or indirectly In
any contract or award provided for or
authorized under the provisions OF this
| Amendment.
Said Commission shall have at al
| times working access to all records, maps.
profilcs charts and other data I'm the
/ Highway Department OF the state, and
said Commission may call said Depart
ment and its force Of employees includ-
ing the state Engineer and his assist
ants, to its aid in carrying out the work
herein contemplated. Said Commission
] tr. ..ff 81 d.
homa. receive by donation or dcdicat on
/ from municipal or private corpora IONS
or individuals any right-of-Way gravel
pit. rock quarry, land or other thing nee
! eSSary or proper for the construction or
/ Improvement Of said roads, or the pay
meut of the cost of construction thereof.
| and shall proceed when necessary To ccIi-
denim under the provisions Of law relating
TO eminent domain any such necessary
or proper right-of-way, gravel pit rock
/ quarry or land. For construction purpo-
Ses. said Commission shall divide the
/ state into at least ten Cl0) convenient
sections having as nearly as practicable
| the same number of miles Of road to b1
| constructed, and the construction of said
roads shall as far as practicable. be COM
menced in said sections at approximate
/ ~ the same time, and shall be carried on
as nearly as possible continuously until
the entire system shall have been COM
pleted, extending the construction work
into the various counties as rapidly as
possible.
Wherever a road herein provided for
traverses any town or city, which under
. the law has no power or authority to
pave the street or streets over which
such road runs. the cost Of constructing
such road through such town or city
shall be paid out Of the state Road Bond
Fund. but wherever such road traverses
an incorporated town or city which has
the power and authority under the law
to nave the street or streets over which
such road runs, no part of the cost Of
constructing such road within the incor-
porated limits Of such town or city shall
be paid out Of said fund.
The state Road Commission shall ON.
ploy a chief Engineer, who shall he a re-
, putable and experienced highway Cngin-
eer, and fix his salary, and n shall be
| subject to removal at any time by said
Commission. The chief Engineer, with
the approval of said Commission, shall
employ, organize, train, promote or dis
charge the members of the engineering
corps. composed of technical and clerical
assistants required for the work imposed
on the several departments. and rate Of
pay for all members of engineering organi.
zation shall be fixed by said Commis.
sion. The Chief Engineer. or his auth
orzed representatives, shall make all
surveys, plans, specifications and esti-
mates required to prepare the work fol
actual construction including the advcr.
tising and receiving bids therefor
After having fully cauvassed tho bids re.
, ceved, the CHIEF Engineer or his author.
lied representatives, shall report and
. transmit all bids received To said Com.
mission, with such recommendations II
regard thereto as he may deem proper
and the Division Engineer most cogni.
, zant OF the facts involved may make sucl
recommendations In regard thereto AZ h,
may deem proper. The said Commission
. shall then with all reasonable prompt
, ness award the contract, II satisfied thai
r IL Is in the public interest to do so, other
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