Arizona republican., 1920-11-01
SOME IF THE MOST IMPORTANT
 SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY BILL

their official duties. for not exceeding one hundred (100) days in each fiscal year.
 Sec. 10. The board of directors of state institutions shall provide for the state highway department suitable offices in the capitol or other buildings , in Phoenix.
 Sec H. Within fifteen (15) days after the members of the commission shall have been appointed they shall meet at the capitol building in Phoenix and organize by selecting one of their members as chairman and one as vice chairman, and appointing secretary. l The commission shall appoint state l highway engineer
 1 Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at all meet 1 ings Of the commission. An affirna- i tive vote of four of the members shall 1 be necessary for any action taken by l the commission.
 l Section 2S. The commission may also acquire lands for and in the name
 of the people of the state of Arizona by purchase, donation, dedication, or py proceeding in eminent domain, for the
 purpose of obtaining gravel, stone or
 other material when required for the I construction, improvement, or main 1 tenance of state highways or bridges
 and for spoil banks, together with a right of-way to such spoil banks and
 to any bed pit or quarry or other place
 where such gravel, stone, or other ma
 terial may be located The commission
 shall have the right to enter into the
 manufacture of cement and ether road
 making materials, when in their Judg-
 nnent the best interests of the state can
 be served by such action, and shall also l. AL .-I- tn
 political sub division of the state tor
 the purpose of constructing roads
 bridges and other public improvements
 It will be seen from the foregoing
 that the people will not have to pay
 an exhorbitant price for their road
 building materials, as might be neces-
 sary under other circumstances, ano
 this portion of the bill contains a par tieularly strong, appeal also to various
 cities and counties which might from time to time need construction mate.
 riaIs for public work. roads. etc. CHAPTER III
 Powers and Duties of State Highwa, Commission
 , Section 12. The commission shall 1T
 general exercise those powers anG
 duties which relate to determining ant
 carrying out the general policy of tn s state highway department and con l trolling it's financial affairs. It shal exercise such control over the location $ establishment. changing, construction l and maintenance of highways as : authorized by this act. The commis
 sion shall have the following power
 and duties:
 f a).To lay out and establish withi e the first year after their organizatio f a cornpIete system of state routes an
 issue a map showing such propose n road system.
 . (b) To make all contracts for tn S construction and maintenance of high h ways. The commission may, howeve : delegate to the highway engineer tn
 power to make and execute contract n in specific cases.
 r Cc) To hold regular meetings 2 q the office of the state highway depart IT ment, at such times as it may dt e termine, such regular meeting dates # be duly announced by the commissio n fd) To hold such special meeting ,r for the transaction of any business n d by law required to be transacted ;
 a regular meeting, at such times ar ,r at such places as the commission ma ,- determine The state highway engiI l. eer shall attend the meetings of u y commission.
 l. Gel. To formulate and adopt rul le and regulations for the expenditure ,n or under the direction of the sta oe highway engineer, of public funds f r. the construction, improvement. mail SC tenance of highways and other pu
 poses authorized by law. and for le e. ting of contracts for any work whit CT the commission or tho department he authorized by law to do.
 ,s. 1f) To determine what portion rs portions of any state route shall be a tocepted as a state highway.