East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-22
FULL TEXT OF $1O,OOQOO0 BONDING BILL

such certificate by the State
Treasurer he shall prepare and
verify a claim for the amount
mentioned therein, attaching
thereto said certificate, and
present the same to the Secre-
Itary of State, who shall audit
such claim in like manner as
other claims against the State
are audited and shall issue a
warrant therefor payable out
lof any moneys provided by law
for the payment thereof. The
State Treasurer is authorized
and directed to make any such
payments of principal or inter-
est on said bonds at such
places, other than Salem, Ore
gon, as the State Highway
Commission may provide. All
bonds and interest coupons up
on payment shall be deposited
by the State Treasurer with
the Secretary of State to be at
tached to the original claim of
the State Treasurer for the
payment thereof.
Section Z. The State High
way Commission shall provide
such method as it may deem
necessary for the advertise
ment of each issue of said
bonds before the same are sold,
and shall also require such de-
post with bids as may be re-
quired, and generally shall con-
duct the sale and issuance of
said bonds under such rules
and regulations not inconsistent
with this Act as shall be ad-
opted by said commission.
Section 8.-The money aris-
ing from the sale of each issue
of bonds shall be deposited in
the State Treasury to the credit
of the State Highway Fund,
which shall be used in carrying
into effect the provisions of
this Act. The Secretary of
State is hereby authorized and
directed to audit all claims in
Cured in carrying out the pro-
visions of this Act in the same
manner as other claims against
the State are audited, and he
shall issue warrants for the
same from any moneys provid-
ed by law for. the payment
thereof upon the submission of
duly verified vouchers there
for approved by the Highway
Commission. Said moneys shall
be disbursed as follows ::
seventy-five per cent of said
moneys shall be applied and
used in the construction, pave
ment and betterment of roads
designated in Chapter 423 of
/ the General Laws of Oregon
for the year 1917, as hard-sur-
faced highways; and the re-
manning twenty-five per cent
shall be expended in the dis
cretion of the State Highway
| Commission in the construction
of other roads of any class in
cluded in the highway system
set forth in Chapter 423 of the
Laws of 1917, and in preparing,
and in assisting counties in pre-
pairing grades, bridges and cul-
verts, and upon such terms and
conditions as the commission
may prescribe; provided, that
the first roads to be construct
ed shall be those of the most
commercial Importance, and
such as will contribute most to
the growth and development
of the State and it's various re-
sources; and, provided, fur
ther, that all of the State
Highway Funds not otherwise
specifically applied, shall be
expended by said State High
way Commission in their dis
cretion on the construction,
maintenance, betterment or
pavement of roads and high
ways within the State of Ore
gon; provided, nothing contain
ed in this section shall prevent
the Highway Commission from
any of said moneys
in carrying out the provisions
of Section Is of this Act.
Section 9. The roads and
established by the
Assembly of the
State Of Oregon as set forth and
designated in Chapter 423 of
he General Laws of Oregon for
he year 1917, are hereby adj
opted as the road system to be
improved, bettered or paved
rom State Highway Funds; the !
being to make effect :
We the will of the people as ex- :
pressed at the special election ,
leld June a, A. d. 1917. !
Section 10. No description &