The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-07-23

under said chapter 142 and paid into the
said state trunk line highway bond
demptlon fund. TO pay the interest annu-
ally it shall accrue on each and every
bond issued under the provisions of this
act and also To pay ana discharge the
principal OF sucn bonds at par value as
such bonds shall respectively fail due
Provided, that no Such direct annual TAX
shall be levied tar stny year IN which sur
ficient money is collected under said
chapter lag and paid into said bond re-
demption fund to pay the interest 1t
shall accrue on said bonds for that yeat
and also TO pay and discharge the prin-
eipal OF ali of said bonds failing due dur
ing such year.
Any surplus of money collected under
said chapter 1i2 after the payment of the
expenses of administering said law By the
secretary of state and providing for the
payment OF the principal of and the pay
ment of the interest on bonds falling due
during that year, as aforesaid shall be
paid into "a fund To be known as the
State Trunk Line Highway Maintenance
Fund and used for the purpose of main
tanning the roads herein described in
pursuance of appropriations therefor by
| the legislature.
Any surplus remaining In the state
| trunk line highway maintenance fund
over and above that expended in pursu-
ance of appropriations for the mainten-
ance OF roads as herein provided, shall an
nually be distributed to the various coun-
! ties, cities and towns of the state in the
/ following manner:
which are located primary highways the
| improvement and maintenance of which
/ is not proved for by this act. for the
| maintenance of such highways; and to
| the various cities and towns of the state
/ in which are located streets forming
| part of the route of any primary high
way through such city or town. for the
maintenance and improvement of such
streets. a sum not to exceed two hundred
dollars tS2O0.00) per mile for each mile of
| such primary highway and streets.
| Primary highways and city and town
/ streets. in order to come under the pro-
visions of this act for maintenance pur-
| poses, must be of a character equal and
up to the standard of permanent highway
| construction. All sums apportioned to
counties shall be placed in the permanent
1 highway maintenance fund of such county.
All sums distributed to cities and towns
shall be RENTED by the state auditor to
the cities and towns entitled thereto and
shall be expended by such cities and
towns only for the maintenance or i'm
| highway board shall determine what
streets in cities and towns form a part
1 of the route of any primary highway
| through such city or town. and what pri-
mary highways the improvement and
maintenance of which is not provided for
by this act and shall between the 18th
day of February and the 18th day of
March of each year certify in triplicate.
one copy to the state treasurer. one copy
to the county commissioners of each of
such counties and one copy to the clerk
visions of this act, the number of miles of
primary highway city and town streets
entitled to appointments as provided by
this act. Any surplus remaining in the
state trunk line highway maintenance
fund after the making of such apportion-
ments shall he distributed to the various
counties of the state in proportion to the
amounts paid into the permanent highway
fund by the various counties of the state
and placed in the permanent highway
| maintenance fund.
INolI
have expended any moneys from the road
and bridge fund or from the proceeds of
bonds in the Improvement or construction
| of any of the highways described in this
act by paving such highway. the state
highway board shall, if such paved high
way is of proper and durable hard sur
face type to make it practicable to do so.
utilize such paved highway in the system
of state trunk line highways provided for
in this act. II any highway so paved by
any county be so utilized. the state high
way board shall determine the amount by
which the utilization of such paved high
way lessons the cost of improving and
constructing the state trunk line system
of highways provided for in this act, and
such amount lin no event to exceed the
actual amount of the first cost of con-
struction paid from the funds of such
county, shall be placed to the credit OF
such county in the permanent highway
fund in six annual installments. beginning
on the first day of January 1922, or. If the
board of county commissioners of any
Itouiity 81 tieCt, suCii pay vi
being credited to such county in the per-
manent highway fund. shall be paid to
such county to be used in the paymen,
of any county bonds issued by said county
for the improvement of any such highway
Sec. IL. This act shall be submitted tc
the people FOR their ratification at the
next general election in accordance with
the provisions of section 3 of article VII
of the state constitution: and in accord
an.a with the provisions of section l oil
article III of the state constitution. as
amended at the general election held ir
November 1912, and the laws adopted tc
facilitate the operation thereof
Passed the Senate March 8. 1919.
Passed the House March 8, 1919.
Approved by the Governor March IL
1919.
NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE
The above act filed In the office of the
Secretary of State March 10 1919.
I. NJ. HOWELL.
Secretary of State
There shall be printed on all ballots pro.
vided for the said election the words:
For Referendum Bill No. I. relating
TO a system of hard surface trunk line
highways"
Against Referendum Bill No. l. reat.
ing to a system of hard surface trunk line
highways"
In testimony whereof. 7 have heruntc
set my hand and affixed the seal of tn,
State of Washington
Done at Olympia, this 1st day of June
! 1000
(Seal) l. NJ. HOWELL.
Secretary of>sState
I First publication. July 16. 1920
Last publication. October Is. 1920.