The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-04-18

it may designate, hard surfaced
road according to the same plans and
specifications equal in mileage to that
portion of such road taken over as a
part of said state wide system, an
when so constructed such road shall
become and be a part of the said
state wide system of roads. The pub
lie highways of the state upon which
hard surfaced roads are being con
structed, shall during the period of
construction be under the jurisdiction
and control of said Commission After
the completion of the construction OF
such roads and as the same are con-
stfucted and accepted by sad Conn.,
mission, they shall pass under the 1u-
risdiction and control of the State De-
partment of Highways and shall be
maintained by the state under the au-
thority and control of said department
of highways as herein provided until
otherwise provided by law.
Any individual, firm or corporation,
public or private, using the right-of-
way of any public highway along
which such roads are being constructs
ed shall Immediately upon demand OF
said commission move or adjust his or
their pole lines, pipe lines, tram lines
and other fixtures as may be required
by said commission, and in case of
failure to promptly do so, said COM
mission shall have authority to move
or adjust or cause to be moved or adj
justed, such lines and fixtures in such
manner and at such time as said com
mission may deem expedient, and said
commission shall have authority to
collect from the owner or owners Of
such lines and fixtures the cost of
such moving or adjusting, and said
commission Shall have authority to
institute action in the proper court
in the name of the state to recover
such costs.
The governor may appoint an ad-
visory board, consisting of at least
twenty members who shall be prac-
tical experienced business men,
which shall be known as the citi-
zens' advisory board to the state
road. commission The members of
said board shall serve without com
pensation and without expense to
the state. They shall have access
at all times to all bids, contracts,
maps, plats and files in the posses
sion of said commission, and shall
be kept fully advised at all times
by said commission of the proceed
ings thereof, and the progress of
said construction work. Said ad-
visory board shall meet from time to
time with said commission, and
make such suggestions and offer
such advice as said board may deem
wise and proper. In addition to the
appointment Of said citizens advis-
ory board, the governor may appoint
in each county of the state, wherein
construction work under the provi-
sions of this amendment is being
done, citizens inspection board
for such county, composed Of three
members who shall be residents and
citizens of said county. Such men,
bers shall serve without compensa-
ton and without expense to the
state, and each citizens inspection
board shall be furnished by said
commission with copy of the plans,
profiles and specifications of ALL
work being done in its
county. under thep rovisions of this
amendment, and said citizens in
spection board may independently
of any other authority inspect from
time to time and as often as it may
deem advisable the work under com
struction, and whether or not such
work is being done according to
plans and specifications; and if at
any time said citizens inspection
board shall believe that such road
work is not being executed in strict
accordance with the plans and speci-
ficatiens therefor, it shall notify and
advise the state road commission of
any failure on the part of the con
tractor or person having in charge
such construction work. This amend
ment shall be self executing.
Section 2. This amendment shall
be submitted to TIE people of the
state for their approval or rejection
at special election to be held
the state on the 9Th of
May, 1919, in substantially the fol
lowing form:
Shall Article 10 of the Constitu-
tion of Oklahoma be amended bv
adding new section thereto to be
known as Section 25A of said ar
ticle, authorizing the issuance and
sale of serial bonds of the state in
an aggregate amount not to exceed
fifty million ($5O,COo,Oc0) dollars for
the purpose of constructing a state
wide system of durable hard sur |
faced roads, providing for raising
revenues for the payment and re- |
-irement of said bonds, creating a |
and providing for the |
of said roads under the
supervision and control of said com
authorizing the legislature
o establish an equitable system for