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

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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 be
comes due and payable, and said ap-
preparations shall be prior and SUI
perior 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 state from
the taxation, licensing or registration
CT self propelled or other motor We
hicles of whatsoever kind or charac-
ter, and two-thirds of all revenues
collected by the state upon the pro
duction of asphalt or ores bearing
lead, zinc, gold, silver or copper, and
upon the production of petroleum, or
other crude or mineral oil or nat
ural gas, shall be paid as collected
in to the state treasury to the credit
of the General Revenue Fund of the
state.
The state auditor and state treas
urer shall keep full and particular
account and record of all their pro-
ceedngs under this amendment, and
they shall transmit TO the governor
in triplicate an abstract of all such
proceedings hereunder, with an an
nual report in triplicate, one copy
of each to be by the governor trans
mitted to and laid before each branch
of the legislature biennially. All
books, papers and records pertain
ing to the matter provided for in
this amendment shall at all times be
open TO the inspection of the state
examiner and inspector, committee
of either branch of the legislature,
any person interested or any citizen
of the state.
Said commission shall cause the
construction and completion of said
system of durable hard surfaced
roads as early as practicable under
existing conditions, and consistent
with good business management,
having in view at all times the best
interest of the people of the state.
Said commission is hereby authoriz-
ed 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 located mate
rials adapted to the construction OF
said roads, and may build, equiI,
and operate plants for manufactur-
ing or producing such materials. and
said commission is also authorized
and empowered to construct any part
of said system of roads by contract,
which shall be let as herein provid
ed to the lowest and best bidder or
bidders after public advertisement In
such manner and at such time as
may be prescribed by said commits
sion. Successful bidders for such
work shall enter into
such written contracts as shall be
furnished and prescribed by said
and shall give bond to
the state with adequate surety to be
by said commission in such
amount as may be fixed by said COM
to insure and guarantee the
promp1 and full performance of such
contracts on their part in strict ac-
cordance with the provisions there
of. 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 a provision au-
thCrizing said commission to abro-
gate and set aside the same for fail
ure to strictly comply with the pro-
visions thereof, and no contract
shall be awarded for any construc-
tiOn work for an amount in excess
of the estimated costs thereof ap-
proved by said commission, and no
payments On estimates shall be
made in excess of eighty $500 per
cent of the contract price before full
performance of the contract and ac
ceptance of the contract work by
said commission No officer or EN-
ployee of the state shall ever become
interested, either direct
ly or indirectly, in any contract or
award provided for or authorized
under the provisions of this amend
ment.
Said Commission shall have at all |
times working access to all records, |
maps, profiles, charts and other data
IN the Highway Department of the |
State, and said Commission may call |
said Department and it's force of EN-
)loyes including the State Engineer |
md his assistants, to it's aid in car
rying out the work herein contem-
plated. Said Commission may, in the |
lame of the State of Oklahoma, re-
.eive by donation or dedication from
or private corporations or
any right-ofway, gravel |
,it, rock quarry, land or other thing
or proper for the construc-
ion or Improvement of said roads.
n the payment of the cost of con-
truction thereof, and shall proceed
ghen necessary to condemn under
he provisions of the law relating to
minent domain any such necessary
r proper right-of-way, gravel pit
ock quarry or land. For const rue
on purposes, said Commission sail
wide the State into at least ten 0l
onvenient sections having as near
: as practicable the same number
miles of road to be constructed,
nd the construction of said roads
hall as far as practicable, be COM
fenced in said sections at approx
lately the same time, and shall be
arried on as nearly as possible con-
nuously until the entire system
hall have been completed. extend