The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-01-19

- A large number OF delegates aCtenO-
ed the annual convention of the North
Dakota Good Roads Association at
Bismarck Tuesday, the northwestern
part of the state being especially well
represented.
Will f. Holbein was reelected Sec
retary and President Moe of Valley
City was reelected, as well as the
other members of the board except
one. Lee H. Piper is new member
of the board Of directors.
Minot was represented at the meet
ing by Carl E. Danielson, President of
the Association of Commerce, James
Milloy, the secretary and A. F. Bacon.
Governor R. A. Nestos addressed
the convention Tuesday night. The
and while he is firm advocate of
good roads, he cautioned all to be
watchful for the economy Of the state.
He stated that when he was a candi-
date for office, he made pledge for
economy and he asked the road en-
thusiasts to plan their program care
fully. He critized the extravaganza
of the state engineering department,
whose overhead expense has been
heavy.
The North Dakota Good Roads As
sociation has won many supporters
during the past year.
An effort will be made to secure the
proposed adoption of the following
constitutional amendment as quickly
as possible.
AN AMENDMENT
= To the Constitution of the State of
North Dakota, Providing for the Es-
tablishing of State System Of High
ways, to be constructed, Improved and
Maintained by the State; Establish
ing and Authorizing the Creation of a
Fund for such Purposes by the Tax
alton of Motor Vehicles and Motor
fuel, and providing for the Establish
ment of State Highway Commission.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEO-
PIE OF THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA
That the Constitution of the State
of North Dakota is hereby amended
by the addition of the following
article.
w. ARTICLE
Section /: There is hereby establish
ed State Highway System, which
shall be located, constructed, recon-
structed, improved and forever main
tained and controlled as public high
ways by the State of North Dakota.
The said highways shall extend as
nearly as may be practical from coun-
ty seat to county seat, east and west,
north and south, or along recognized
registered highways, and also include,
where practical, State and Federal
highway projects, now built or des-
ignated excluding every street and
road in incorporated cities or villages
having population, as shown by the
latest available Federal Census, of two
thousand five hundred or more, ex-
cept that portion Of any such street
or road along which within distance
of one mile the houses average more
than two hundred feet apart. The
more definite location of such high
ways shall be fixed and determined by
the State Highway Commission.
Section 2: There is hereby created
a fund which shall be known as the
State Highway Fund. Said fund
shall include the proceeds of any tax
imposed by law on motor vehicles,
motor fuel and any other revenues as
may. be set aside for the purpose OF
carrying out the provisions hereof.
The moneys in said fund shall be used
for the maintenance of the State
Highway Department, as shall be pro-
vided by law, and the construction, re-
construction and maintenance of, State
Highways, under the supervision Of
the State Highway Commission, but
shall never be diverted either tempo
rarily or otherwise from such purpo-
ses; provided, however, that there
shall be set aside annually for a per-
iod of ten years, funds to be known
as the County Refunding Fund, for the
purpose of refunding to each county
such moneys as have been by them ex-
pended on state and Federal Highway
projects in conjunction with the State
Highway Commission, which money