The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-03-11
BY THE GOVERNOR OF TIKI
STATE OF MONTANA - A
PROCLAMATION

Legislative Assembly of the State
of Montana has passed House
Bill No. 256, entitled:
An Act known as The State
Highway Treasury Anticipation
Debenture Act of 1943 and au-
thorizing the issuance Of de-
bentures of the State of Mon
tana in the principal sum not
exceeding Eight Million Dollars
$4,000, 000) for the years 1914 to
1916 inclusive and not to exceed
Four Million Dollars $4,000, OO0)
in the year 1914 and not to ex-
coed Two Million Dollars
81 1900, 000) in each of the years
1945 and 1916 or any subsequent
year and providing for the sale
thereof for the use of the State
Highway Fund for the purpose
of assuring the ability of the
State of Montana to secure any
moneys made available by the
Act of Congress in reference to
highways, and for other high
way purposes, and for carrying
on a postwar highway program
such as will bring the highway
system of the State up to the
established standards of the
Federal Highway Act and the
payment of State Highway
Treasury Anticipation Deben-
lures of the State of Montana
now outstanding; providing for
a tax or gasoline or motor fuels
and anticipating the revenues
therefrom and providing for
supplemental and additional IL
cenSe or excise taxes on gaSo-
line or motor fuels during the
period from July l, 1943, to June
80, 1915; prescribing the form
and terms and conditions of said
debentures and interest thereon
and the date of their matur-
tiles; calling a General Election
for the submission of this Act
to the people and providing the
method for referring the queS-
ton of the issuance and sale
of said debentures to the people
at a General Election and pre-
scribing the registration for
such election and prescribing
the method for holding such
General Election and the quail
fications of electors and appro-
priating moneys from the State
Highway Fund to pay the cost
thereof; providing a method by
which the State Treasurer may
purchase said debentures and
providing that said debentures
may be accepted as security for
the repayment of public moneys;
prescribing the conditions I'M
der which the sale of such de-
bentures may be made and the
use of the funds to be derived
from the sale of such deben-
lures; prescribing the amounts
and years respectively in which
said debentures shall be due
and payable; providing for the
repayment of both principal
and interest of such debentures
and for the pledging and set
ting aside of a sufficient amount
of said excise or license tax on
gasoline or motor fuels to pay
the same from the State High
way Treasury Debenture Re-
demption Fund herein created;
providing for the cost of such
General Election and for the
cost of advertising the sale of
said debentures: providing for
the creation of a liability bind
ing the State of Montana not
to reduce the license tax on
gasoline or motor fuels until af-
ter accrual of sufficient mon
eys to pay the said debentures
and interest; defining the du-
ties of election officials here
under and providing penalties
for violation of the election pro-
visions of this Act; and
Whereas, Said House Bill No.
256 was approved by the Gov
ernor on the eighth day Of
March. A. D. 1913:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sam C.
Ford, Governor of the State of
Montana, under and by virtue
of the authority in me vested
by the Constitution and Statutes
and by said House Bill No. 256,
do hereby declare and proclaim
that on Tuesday, the eighth
dav of June, A. D. 1913, there
will be held in the State of
Montana a General Statewide
Election by the qualified voters
of said State for the purpose of
expressing their approval or dis
approval of said House Bill No.
256 and of the proposition of
the issuance of the proposed
State Highway Treasury Antici-
patton Debentures; said election
date having been fixed in said
House Bill No. 256.
Said election shall be held at
the usual precinct polling places
in every county of the State of
Montana on the date aforesaid.
The form of the ballot used
at said General Statewide Elec-
ton shall include the title of
said House Bill No. 256 as here
inabove given, and below said
title there shall be printed on
the ballot:
For the above entitled Act.
Against the above entitled
. Act.
Registration for said General