The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-10-29

ways the improvement and mainten-
ance 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 tripli-
cate. one copy to the state treasurer,
one copy to the county commissioners
of each of such counties, and one copy
to the clerk of each city or town af-
fected by the provisions of this act,
the number of miles Of primary high
way, or 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 ap-
portionments shall be 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.
SEC. II. Whenever any county
shall have expended any moneys from
the road and bridge fund or from the
proceeds of bonds in the improve
ment or construction of any of the
highways described in this act by
paving such highway, the state high
way board shall, if such paved high
way is of proper and durable hard
surface type to make it practicable to
do so, utilize such paved highway in
the system of state trunk line high
ways provided for in this act. If any
highway so paved by any county be
so utilized, the state highway board
shall determine the amount by which
the utilization of such paved HIGHWAY
lessons the cost of improving and
constructing the state trunk line sys-
tenn of highways provided for in this
act. and such amount Tin no event to
exceed the actual amount of the first
cost of construction paid from the
funds of such county, shall be placed
to the credit of such county in the
permanent highway fund in six an
nual installments. beginning on the
first day of January, 1929, or, if the
board of county commissioners of
any county so elect, such payment.
instead of being credited to such
county in the permanent highway
fund, shall be paid to such county to
be used in the payment of any county
bonds issued by said county for the
improvement of any such highway.
SEC. IL. This act shall be submit
ted to the people for their ratifca-
ton at the next general election in
accordance with the provisions of
section 9 Of article VIII of the state
constitution: and in accordance with
the provisions of section of article
II of the state constitution, as
amended at the general election held
in November. 1912. and the laws
adopted to facilitate the operation
thereof.
Passed the Senate March 2, 1919.
Passed the House March 8. 1919.
Approved by the Governor. March
q, 1919.
NOTE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
The above act filed in the office of
the Secretary Of State March 13.
1919. I. NJ. HOWELL.
Secretary Of State
There shall be printed on all bal
lots provided for the said election the
words:
"For Referendum Bill No. /, relat-
ing to system of hard surface trunk
line highways"
against Referendum Bill No. 1.
relating to a system of hard surface
trunk line highways"
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the State of Washington.
Done at Olympia, this LIST day of
June, 1920
[Seal1 l. NJ. HOWELL.
Secretary of State.
July 30, Oct. 29)