The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-03-18

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF MOSTANA-A PROCLAMATION
Whereas. The Twenty eighth Legis-
lative Assembly OF the State Of Mon
tana has passed House Bill No. $50,
entitled
IAN Act known as The State High
way Treasury Anticipation Debenture
Act OF 1943 and authorizing the is
Montana in the principal sum not eS-
croding Fight Million Dollars (sS.000,-
OO0l for the years 1914 to 1916 in
elusive and not to exceed Four Mil
lion Dollars $4,000. 00O) in the year
1911 and not to exceed W Million
Dollars (S2. O00.000) in each Of the years
1919 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 highway purposes. and
for carrying on a postwar ht%hway
program such as will bring the high
way system Of the state up 10 the
established standards Of the FEEDER
al Highway Act and the payment OF
state Highway Treasury Anticipation
DpbentureS of the State of Montana
now outstanding: providing for a tax
ON gasoline or motor fuels and antiri-
pating the revenues thprcfrom and
PRIV l'llHs ~ Hulp'ifiifhidi hHN hN''
tiOnal license or excise taxes on gas
oline or motor fuels during the period
from July l. 1873 TO Jun 20. l94I:
prescribing the form and terms ana
conditions of said drhentureS and in
tPrPSt thereon and the date Of their
maturitieS: calling a General Election
for the submission of this Act to the
people and providing the method for
referring the question of the issuance
and sale of said debcnturcs to the
4nvl. ~ "a r.,..nI EI,.Nsau uF4I ma
Scribing the registration for such cleo
ti0n and prescribing the method for
holding such General Election and the
qualifications of electors and approprt-
ating moneys from the state Highway
Fund to pay the cost thereof; pro
viding a method by which the State
Treasurer may purchase said dcben-
turcS and providing that said tie
bcntureS may he accepted aS security
for the Yment of public moneys;
prescribing the conditions under which
the sale of such dPbcnttrcS may ne
made and the use of the funds 10 he
derived from the sale of such d"bcn.
lures: prescribing the amounts and
years respectively in which SAID doDen-
lures shall he due and PAYABLE; pro-
viding for the repayment of bnlh prln-
cipal and interest of such d"hentures
and for the pledging and setting aside
OF a sufficient amount OF Sald eN-
else or license tax on gasoline or
motor fuels tn pay the same from inc
State Highway Treasury Ip"henture
Redemption Fund herein created pro
viding for the cost of such General
and for the cost of advcrtis-
ing the sale of said dchonturcS; pro
viding for the creation Of a liability
binding the State of Montana not 10
educe the license tax on gasoline or
motor fuels until after %accrual Of suf-
ficient moneys to pay the said deben-
lures and interest: defining IN" duties
Of election officials hereunder ana. pro-
penalties for violations OF the
election provisions of this Act anu
Whereas. Said House Bill No. 2J6
vas approved by the Governor on the
eighth day of March. A. u. 1919;
NOW. THEREFORE,. ! sam G. Ford,
Governor of the State of Montana un-
der and nv virtue Of the authority in
me vested by the Cnnstitutlnn anu
and by said House Hlil No,
2j6. do hereby declare and proclaim
on Tuesday. the eighth day OF
June. A. u. 1913. there will he held
in the state of Montana a General
State wide Election by the qualified
Of said state for the purpose
of expressing their approval or MS
approval Of said House BlH 40. 10
md of the proposition Of the issuance
the proposed State Highway Treas,
Try Anticipation Debentlr'S said
election date having been fixed III Sald
House Bill No. 2J6. A.
Said election shall be held AT the
usual precinct polling places in every
county of the State Of Montana on the
late aforesaid.
General Statewide Election shall IN,
.Inde the title of said House Eill
80. 2If ~ hcrciuahov" gwen ana ne