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FOUR IfOADBILLS PRESENTED FK
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ByHAHONVHIGHWAY COMMIHEE
Drafts of Two Bills and Two Constitutional Amendments
Prepared for initiative Petitions That Electors May, at
Next General Election, Decide Whether or Not the Legis-
lative Machinery for. Development Will Be 'Available, v
The citizens of Oregon are asked by the harmony highway commit
tee to criticise, comment on and suggest improvements la the four road
bills produced by the majority ot lta members.
After a reasonable time, when suggestions hare been received and
profited by, the bills will be Issued In the form of Initiative' petitions
under the direction of the Oregon Association for. Highway Improvement
and signatures will be secured that the measures may be passed on by
the voters of the state at the next general election.
'The sew bills are a revision, modification, and Improvement of the
measures produced by the state-wide committee. Several inaccuracies
are corrected.' The proposed bond issue by the state Is limited to tl,
000,000 a rear and the entire amount cannot exceed 3 per cent of the
assessed valuation. The original measures proposed $20,000,000 in state
bonds, Issued at the rate of $2,000,000 a year for ten years, but no lim
.itwasplaced,on Jtheamount of bonds Jhat might be Issued.
The text of the new bills which are nowlo be Initiated 'are printed "
In order: jltn. ilijJ: iLJ:..:j:i- LL: .li'."v
K HIGHWAY COMMISSION
AND FUND CREATED IN
PROPOSED MEASURE
An set to provide for the construction
. 0tf nrvnannt VAaAa in rreata a. atata
; road board, and defining the duties and
i powers inereor; to create me omce,oi
I. state highway commissioner, -and au
thorizing the governor to appoint to
" Mid office and tlx the salary thereof,
, and defining the duties of the state
highway commissioner;, to create a state
highway fund, and providing the method
f to authorise the Issue of bonds of the
; state of Oregon not In excess of one
t million dollars each year for the pur
: post of road, construction, and pledging
the credit of the etata for the payment
thereof; and to authorise the le'Vy of
' taxes for the payment of the principal
and Interest of said bonds.
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon :
Section 1. The meaning of the words
, and phrases used in this act shall, un
less inconsistent with the context; be as
follows: "Road" shall mean permanent
public road, and shall include bridge,
culvert, viaduct or other like thing;
i- "construct shell' Include repair, maln
;" tain, Improve or other like word; "con.
' atruction" shall Include -repair, main
tenance, Improvement or other Tike
word; "county court" shall mean the
,. county court of the county in which the
road mentioned in the context is sit-1
uated, and shall Include the county com
, mlssioners, or other constituted authorl
' ties In the county having control Of
road construction; "state, highway eom-i
t mlssloner" shall be synonymous with
c state highway engineers a county shall.
ha mnnmiAMrmA lA "liaua" rat4 ' I
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for the purpose of road construction"
when money derived . from county
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sources shall be in the county treasury
and shall be available only for the pur-10
yuH ui tutu cuniiirvcuun ur iiibui OeivQ i cu . i.u siiaii.c niguway I una, tnt
bten pnt for road construction ; wordilroad bond retirement fund and the
Imnnrtinos t V a nl it vsi 1 veiTnikave msh Ma I TnrihAtrB - TmiA- lrtt tKa wsiai A k.a.Ji La
applied In the- plural. I
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Son 4 Th .tot. n. im
to provide funds tor . the construction
of roads in the state, does hereby
thorlxe the Issuance of gold bonds bearing
Interest at a rate not to exceed H
per cent per' annum, payable aemi-an-eually,
and to be Issued at a rate of not
to exceed one million dollars each year,
and to run for tha full term of 10 years
' from hA dfttaa rtt th. r.ir.rHv.
thereof; and the state of Oregon does
nereDy nypomecate and pledge Its cred
it to. the payment of the principal and
Interest of aaid honda In'TTnlturi ntt
gold coin of the present standard of
weigni no nnejiess. ; : -
Sec. t. There Is hereby created a com
mission which shall be known as the
state road board,' which shall consist
of the governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer, and of which the aov-
ernor shall be chairman. Bald board
nau saopi eucij rules of procedure for
the conduct Of Its buslnoia u-ta It
seem beet. Said hnnnl th. KAni.
committee of the state of Oregon, shall
nave cnarge or me-preparation and is.
sue of the said bonds and shall arrange
the form and terms thereof and shall
market the same to the highest bidder in
such lota as the board may In Its dis
cretion Of f lr hilt ilvam ..I. ...
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. less than par and at such premium In
aauiwon mereio as msy be offered.
Sate of Bonds.
Bach Issue of tha um dnnx. .v. it
bear date the first day of January of
i4 7r hi us issue, ana no issue shall
be made except as of that iat- md
all said bonds shall be signed by the
governor ana countersigned by the seo
retary of sute and shall b sealed with
the seal of the state of Oraaan
See. 4. In January of each year the
Boaro snail asoertain by com
putation the amount of money which will
be needed to pay the Interest for the
year on all of said bonds outstanding.
Including those which may be sold dur-
: Ing that year', and tha i.hal..
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secretary of said board shall thereupon
certify said amount to the board of state
im commisRioners; ana thereafter said
amount shall, ba Mtl.-t. i ,.
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manner as other state taxes and shall
be paid Into the state treasury and go
Into an account to be known as the road
bond lntei.m account' Bald money shall
oe uaea to pay the. Interest on said
'.iiunai, ana lor no otner purpose.
See. t. For the nnrmu r ,t.
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said bonds at maturity there is hereby
created a sinking fund to be known
as the road bond retirement fund. To
supply the money for this fund taxes
shall be collected In 80 annual install
ments during the last 20 years -of each
ibbuv vi Donas.
Method Of Collection.
The iethod of collection shall be as
ivuvwm. in January oi each year after
the tenth year of aver iuu
road board shall ascertain by computa
tion as nearly as poaelble the amount
which, collected annually during the re
maining years of such laaua. win .mi,
the Interest on such amounts, suffice
to pay the bonds of such Issue at ma
turity! and the chaJrman and secretary
. Of said board shall itharcnnnn r,4
said amount to" the board of state tax
manner aa otha. atat- t..- -d -h-n
nmmr u otner state taxes and shall
be paid Into the state treasury and shall
the trreducibla anhnnl rund . .iv.r.iti,
fund, and agr.culiu'rii college fund "sTe
Invested bv the atata land fcnard l-
Jkmla iaauad h .rn. a
.ns Usued (by .virtue T$al acl and
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the interest from 'such investments
shall go into the road bond retirement
fund, which fund shall be for the re
tirement of aald bonds and for no other
purpose. , . r j .
Highway Commissioner.
Feo. t. The office of state highway
commissioner la hereby created. The
governor ie hereby authorised to ap
point a suitable person to hold said of
fice, who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the governor. The govern
or is hereby authorised to tlx the safe
ary of aaid officer at a sum not more
than $300 a year, which salary shall
be exclusive of his traveling and other
expenses incurred In pursuance of his
duties: and the secretary of state is
hereby .directed to furnish to said state
highway commissioner an office In the
capitol building. The state highway
commissioner shall act as adviser and
secretary of the state road board and
his duties shall be defined by said
board consistently with this act The
state highway commissioner is author
ised, with tha approval of the state road
board, to employ such assistants: and
Inrill mih nthAP Avrvort mm mm i vnov
deem necessary for the conduct of bis
orrice, proviaea tnat tne total expense
of his office, including his HAkrv. ahall
not exceed tha anm nf lit Ann mi vaar
Said salary and expense shall be paid
from a sum which the state road board
Is hereby directed to deduct from the
state hlzhwav fund. hereinafter men.
Uoned, before any : apportionment la
made therefor, as hereinafter mentioned.
state Kignway Jund.
fieo. 7. Then la harahv .
to be known as the state highway fund.
The proceeds of all bonds sold by the
State of Oreeon for tha nurnni .in
structing roads shall be paid Into the
treasury of the state and go Into the
state nignway rund. Two thirds of all
the license taxes on motof vehicles here-
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arter paid into the state treasury shall
lBto sild state highway fund.
est account shall be controlled by the
state road board and all disbursements
lt0 1 be made from said funds or said
n?on1"y" hall.be first certified by the
au-t?"1""'8 nd cretary of the state road
thereupon draw his, warrants "therefor
upon uie state treasurer.
Seo. I. Befora the first On V rf Tan.
uary of each year the state read board
shall . estimate the amount nf mnnav
Which Will be In tha atata hlvh
on the first day of the following April,
no uio amount wnicn win then be ap
portioned to each county in the state, as
hereinafter erovidad: and ah.n
upon give notice of these estimates to
me county court or each county.
. ... apportionment of Pnni. "
Bed. IS. On or hafnra tha ft n
April of each year the state road board
shall apportion to each county the pro
portion of the state highway fund which
will be payable to said county upon com-
puuivv bj saia county with the provis
ions of this act
Sec 11. Bald annnrtfnnn-iant ahoil ,
made in the following manner: The state
ruB owra snau rirst set aside from the
State highway fund a aum aiifrtni.Tit a
pay the salary of the state highway
commissioner and the expenses of hie
Office until the date of the next appor
tionment: of tha ramalndap nt thA
highway, fund the state road board shall
sot apart two tnlrds for the counties;
this sum so set apart for the counties
""" uiviaea into tntras, and of these
one third shall be apportioned among
the counties equally, one third in pro
portion to their resnartlv. th.
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remaining third In proportion to their
iravmun uaessea valuations for the
year preceding th apportionment Tha
total of th three sums thus appor
tioned to each county shall constitute
wo yyui wyiujiBni oi saia county.
oonaiuoas of Payments.
Bee, 11. The state road hnard aati
pay moneys to the counties from their
respective apportionments only upon the
fOllOWlna- cnndltlnna-
. A. vim vi ap
portionment the state road board shall
uiviue me counties into two classes. The
irai ctass snau include all counties hav
ing an assessed valuation fi. ,-
preceding the apportionment of 1,10.000,.
vuv wi mure; mi secona class, all other
counties, Before any county of the
first class shall be paid any money from
Its apportionment it shall first show to
the state road board that It has raised,
during the yea of tha
a .. . . , " -rf'ii,
- .uu, rua.u construction equal to
i -inount-wnicn said county asks to
be paid. Before any county of the sec
ond Class shall ha
Its apportionment It shall, first show
lo n state roaa board that it has
raised, durinr tha
ment sum for road construction equal
to one half of the amount which said
county asks to be paid. Payments may
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spective spportionments at any time be-
ieeo vne uaie oi tne apportionment and
the 21st day of the following December,
and such Davment ahall Ii. m.A
time to time during such period upon
snowing oy tne county demanding
such payments that It has raised the
nuui u to sucn payments.
jkoss Be Certified.
i Vw um STeater than the amount
lot Us anDortionmant in- that "
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fee?. STSrSfUd t&r&
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I Z " upDn "ema- eatinad shall
I make payment forthwith. Any balance
Summary of Suggested Good Roads Measures
1. STATE BONDING AND COMMISSIONER BILL(a) State-issued road bonds
not over $1,000,000 a year, and not to exceed in the aggregate 2 per cent of state's ,
- assessed valuation, (b) State road board, composed' of governor, secretary of state
and state treasurer, (c) State highway . commissioner, appointed by governor, at
annual salary not to exceed $3600, and expenses of office not to'exceed $12,0Q0 an
nually, including salary, (d) road fund made up of money derived from bond sales
and two thirds of automobile tax. Two trftds of the road fund is to be equally di-v
vided among 34. counties. Remaining one third is to be divided between two con
gressional districts outside of Multnomah, each county in the first instance to raise as
: much moriey as is received from state aid.
2. BONDINhJAMENDMENT TO STATE CONSTITUTION, . '
3. ENABLING ACT PERMITTING COUNTIES TO ISSUE BONDS FOR ROADS,
indicating method of bond elections, and authorizing a tax to meet principal and
interest. ' ;- ' ; ' ', V- ''
4. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT LIMITING COUNTY BOND ISSUES FOR
OADS to 2 per cent of the assessed valuation of, that county.
TWO CONVICT LABOR BILLS, left unchanged as produced by state-wide commit
tee, propose use of city, county and state prisoners in roadmaking. .
of the apportionment to any eounty
wnicn, oy reason of tha failure of said
county to raise the funds Tequlred by
this act ahall remain unpaid to said
county on tha Slot day of December
of et.h year, -shalMoae Its character as
an apportionment and shall cease to be
payable to said county, and shall with
the rest of the state .highway fund be
apportioned anew the following year.
The money paid to the counties, as here
in provided, shall not be a reimburse
ment to them for money raised or spent
by them for road construction, but shall,
In addition to the money raised or spent
by them, be spent or contracted to be
spent within one year from the receipt
thereor for the construction of roads;
and money not so spent or contracted
shall at the expiration of said one year
be returned by the counties to the state
highway, fund. -' ...
. Pay to County Treasurer. .
See. 13. All money paid to any coun
ty as aforesaid shall be paid Into the
county treasury and the county treas
urer shall give receipt therefor and said
money ahall thereafter be subject to
the ordar'of the county court and shall
be disbursed only upon th order" of the
eounty court attested by the county
clerk. Said money shall be spent under
the direction of the county court inde
pendently of the state road board or
etate highway commissioner. The ceun
ty court, however, may, by resolution
duly signed, call In the state highway
commissioner as an adviser, In which
event it shall be the duty of the state
highway commissioner to furnish plans,
specifications or estimates and other
wise aid and cooperate with the county
court to the best of his ablljty.
Sec 14. That part of the state high
way fund which la not apportioned
among the counties or set aside to pay
tne salary ana expenses of the state
highway commissioner, as hereinbefore
provided, shall be expended, by the state
of Oregon lit the construction of roads
as follows: One naif shall be used to
construct roads In the ; First congres
sional district and one, .half shall be
used to construct roads in the Second
congressional district of the state; and
in th expenditure of this money and
the construction of these roads the state
road board ahall have full and complete
control. . independently of the county
court or road authorities of-any county.
Sec IS. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby re
pealed, STATE IS AUTHORIZED
BY AMENDMENT TO
BUILD GOOD ROADS
An act to amend Section 7, Article XI
of the constitution of tha,. state of
Oregon.
Be it enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:-
Section 7, of Article XI, of the con
stitution of the state of Oregon- shall
be, and the same hereby 4s, amended
to read as follows:
: Sec. 7. The legislative assembly shall
not lend the credit of the state nor In
any manner create any debt or liabili
ties which shall, singly or In the aggre
gate with previous debts or liabilities,
exceed the turn of 160,000, except in
case of war or to repel Invasion or sup
press Insurrection or to build and main
tain permanent roads; and the legisla
tive assembly shall not lend the credit of
the state nor in any manner create any
debt or liabilities to build and main
tain permanent roads which shall, singly
or In the aggregate with previous debts
or liabilities Incurred for that purpose,
exceed 2 per cent of the assessed valua
tion of all the property In the state;
and every contract of Indebtedness en
tered into or assumed by or on behalf
of the state in violation of the pro
visions of this section shall be void and
of no effect
ENABLING- ACT THAT
PERMITS COUNTIES TO
ISSUE ROAD BONDS
An act to authorize counties to issue
bonds for road construction; defining
th method of expending money raised
by bond sales; providing the method of
holding county elections . to' determine
whether or not such bonds shall be is
sued, and authorizing the county court
to levy a tax to pay the principal and
interest or said , bono,
Be it enacted by tne people of the
state of Oregon: - .
Section 1. Counties Authorized to Is
sue Bonds Counties are hereby au
thorised to borrow money for the pur
pose of constructing roads and to is
sue bonds to evidence such Indebted
ness. 1 .
Sec: 2. Petition for Election When
ever a petition therefor, signed by not
less than 10 per cent of the registered
voters or any county, shall be filed with
tho county clerk of such county, the
county court shall order an election to
be held atr the time mentioned in silch
petition, to determine, whether or not
such county shall Issue bonds for. road
construction. But if . the county debt
for road construction already incurred
or authorized exceeds 2 per cent of the
assessed valuation of the county, then
the county court shall disregard such
petition. Said petition shall state the
amount of the proposed' bond Issue.
Sec. 3. Bonds Approved by a Majors
ii j vote eaia Donas snail be issued
only upon approval of a majority, of
those voting at such election.
Method of lectloas.
SC 4. The rules applicable to county
local option' elections, expressed in
sections 4830. 922, !3, m, 4(25,
Laws, shall, unless Inconsistent
wun tnis act. govern elections under
this act. ' Elections may be held at any
time, but the Detltlon therefor than
be filed with the county clerk not leu
than 30 nor more-than 90 days before
wi uy oi election, (icue issuance of
bonds shall have been defeated at any
election held Under this act no subse
quent election shall be held for the
same purpose within one year.)
Sec. S. Form of Petition The form
of -petition" shall 1r substantially as
follows: ' ,
Petition for Boad Send Election,
We, the undersigned, legal voters of
(here Insert nam of county), petition
that -on ....... the ...... day of .......
19... an election be held to determine
Whether (here insert amount of pro
posed bond issue, as, for example, $100,
000). In bonds shall be Issued by this
county for road construction, and each
fr himself says: I have personally
signed this ' petition, end my residence,
postofflce and voting; precinct are cor
rectly written after my name,
Kama
Residence
(If In elty. Street P. O. Precinct
and number, if any) .
(Here .follow 20 numbered lines for
signatures.)
Sec a. Form of Election Notice The
election notices mentioned In section
4926 of Lord's Oregon Laws shall be
substantially in the following fonm "
Boad Bond Election Votloe. -
Notice 1 hereby given that on
the
.day of
at the
in precinct
...
In the county of . .. . . an elec
tion will be held to determine whether
(her insert amount Of proposed bond
Issue, as for example. $100,000). in
bonds shall be issued by this county for
road construction,-which said election
shall be held at t O'clock In the morn,
lng, and will continue Until T In tha
afternoon st said day.
Dated this ....,, day of
........,........t........
County Clerk ef ..................
County, Oregon. ,
Sec. 7. Form Of Ballot The ballots
shall have printed in bold face type the
total amount of the existing county
debt The form of ballots shall be sub
stantially aa follows; w
Ballot for a precinct ...... ..
county (date of election). Total county
debt is (here Insert In figures the
amount of the debt). Vote foa or
against the issue of (here Insert amount
of proposed bond issue, as for example,
iuu.uuoj, in eounty road bonds.
Ai&ra (X) between .number and an
swer voted for. , . . ;
13. For the bonds.
13. Against the bonds.
Besult of Slectloa. ' '
See. . 8. County Court Shall Make
Order Declaring Result of Election
Effect Thereof -Upon a canvass of the
vote aa provided In section 1129 of
Lord's Oregon Laws, the county court
shall make an order declaring tha re
sult 9 the election: and shall have the
same entered-on the records of - said
court; and the order thus made shall
be prima facie evidence that the law
applicable, to : such election . haa , been
complied with; and the said order, shall
be conclusive evidence In favor of any
bona fid purchaser of any bonds au-
inorisea at such election as to the val.
idlty of said bonds.
Sec ft. County Judge. County Clerk.
and County Treasurer Form. Bonding
Committee The Judge of th county
court the county clerk, and the county
treasurer are hereby created a bonding
commltee of the county, and the Judge
of the county court shall be chairman
and the county clerk secretary there-
ox.
.. Issuance of Bonds.
Sec 10. Thirty days after the entry
upon the records of the order mentioned
in section 8 hereof, or if the election lsr
contested, men within Q days after the
nnai determination of such contest the
said bonding committee thall arrange
to issue sucn ponas as were authorised
at such election, and shall thereafter,
aa soon as may be, issue and sell such
bondsr Bald bonding committee shall
have power to arrange the form, details
ana sale of said bonds consistently
with the provisions of this set
Bee. ji. Form of Bonds All bonds
Issued under this set shall be 80 year
serial bonds. That la to say. If the
bond issue authorised is 1100,000, then
the issue shall be divided Into 20 so
ries of 15000 each. The bonds of each
series shall be numbered consecutively
from out- tip; -and ahaU-alwn bear- the
number of the series to which they belong-.
1 The first series shall mature at
one year after issue, the second at two
years after issue, the third at three
years after issue, and so on to the
twentieth -series, which shall mature
at 20 years after issue.
Interest Coupons.
Said bonds shall bear date the "first
day of January of the year of their is
sue. They shall have Interest coupons
attached to them, one' coupon for each
interest payment that will be made.
Said bonds shall bear Interest 'at a rate
not to 1 exceed .per cent per annum,
payable on the first day of January
and July. Said bonds and Interest cou
pons shall be made payable to bearer
In United States gold coin of the present-
standard, rrf weight and fineness,
and shall be paid by the county treas
urer upon presentation at his office at
or after the date of payment named
therein. The county treasurer shall
keep a register of all bonds Issued or
sold under this act noting therein the
number of the bond, the number of se
ries, amount date -ef Issuance, date of
sale, and such other facts as In his
Judgment will serve to keep an accu
rate record of the bonds 'issued and sold
und ir this act. Said bonds ' and cou
pons shall b lithographed or printed
on good bond paper, and said bonds
shall be signed by ; the Judge of the
county eourt and the county clerk, shall
tre-sealed -wlth-theeeet -f 4he-M!ntr;
and shall bear the certificate of the
county treaaurer ever his signature that
they have been registered In his Office,
naming the date of registry,
v.. Text of liawi "
They shall realte on tholr face (1) the
text of the provision of the constitu.
tlon of Oregon limiting th indebted
nea ef counties; (2) the text of the
order of the county court mentioned In
section 8 hereof, and (I) the text f
section 8 , hereof. " Bald coupons . shall
bear thaprlnted -facsimile signatures
of the county Judge and county clerk.
Sec, 12. Sale of Bonds No bonds au
thorlsed by this aot shall be sold for
less than par, or for anything but cash,
All bids to purchase bonds must ba
sealed and accompanied by certified
check for 10 per cent of the amount
of the bid. and the bonding committee
may TeJeot any and all bids. Said
committee shall advertise in one news
paper in the county, if there be one, and
in one leading newspaper In Portland.
Or., and In one leading newspaper In
New Tork elty, for two weeks before
sny sale of bonds, the fact of such
sale, inviting bids therefor, and stat
ing -such facts aa will Interest prospec
tive purchasers; for example, the date
and place of sale, the terms of sale,
th character of th bonds, th amount
Interest and denomination thereof, the
fact that they are 20 year serial bonds,
the fact that all bids must be accom
panied by a certified check of 10 per
cent of the amount of the bid; that any
and all btda may be rejected; that the
bonds may be sold only for cash, not
below par, and to the highest bidder,
and such other facts as may in the
Judgment of said committee procure the
most advantageous sale of said bonds.
Sec 13. Proceeds of Bonds Shall Go
Into General Road Fund of County
The proceeds of all the bonds sold, un
der this set shall be paid into the eoun
ty treasurer, and shall go into the gen
eral road fund mentioned in section
6320 of Lord's Oregon Laws, and shall
form part of eald fund and bo dis
bursed accordingly.
Sec 14. County Court to Levy Tax
The county court shall, at the time of
making the annual tax levy upon, the
previous year's assessment levy a tax
on all the taxable property in the
eounty, sufficient to pay the outstand
ing bonds , next maturing, and the ' In
terest on all outstanding bonds for the
current year. .. The proceeds derived
from Isald tax shall i be used only for
the payment of the principal and in
terest of said bonds and shall be paid
by the county treasurer to the bearer
of said bonds and Interest coupons upon
presentation thereof, as provided In seo.
tlon 11 hereof.
Sec IS. Repealing Clause All sets
and parts of acts Inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed.
COUNTY BOND ISSUES
NOT OVER 2 PER CENT
OF ASSESSED VALUE
An act to amend section 10. of article
XL of the constitution of th stat of
Oregon. , -
Be It enacted by the people of the
state of Oregon:
Section 10 of Article XI of the con-
stltutlon of the state of Oregon shall
be, and the same hereby is. amended to
read aa. follows: ;yv:. ;: !.'::':
Sec 10. No county shall create any
debts or liabilities which shall singly
or In the aggregate with previous debts
or liabilities exceed the sum of 35000,
except to suppress-insurrection or repel
invasion or to build and maintain per
manent roads within the county; and
debts for permanent roads shall be in
curred only on approval of a majority
of those voting on the. .question, and
shall not either singly or In the aggre
gate with previous debts and liabilities
incurred for that purpose exceed 2 per
cent of the assessed valuation of all
the property in jth county.
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And Cutictira Ointment, at
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Machinery for Highway Devel
opment Is Provided by Bills
and Amendments; What the
Proposed Measures Include.
Tfo bills and' two constitutional
amendments are Included in the pro
posed, legislation produced by the ma
jority of the jharmony highway com
mittee consisting of W. B. Ayer. C T.
PralU W. K. Newell and Judge Bernard
Daly. They provide, .first, for high
way bond Issues and commissioner; see
ond, authorising counties to issue road
bonds; third, a constitutional amend,
ment permitting state good roads bond
tssuee, and, fourth, a constitutional
amendment limiting county bond Issues
to two per cent of the assessed, valua
tion of that county. -,-
State oad Man. v: v '
The bonding and commissioner set
suthorlxea the Issuing by" the state of
SO year, tt per cent, bonds at not to
exoeed-41.o 08.004 a year and nevar 4u
excess of two per cent of the state's
assessed valuation. t
The a-overoor, secretary of state and
state treasurer are to constitute the
state road board which Is given control
of state built highways and the state
road fund. The road board alio has
power to levy tax to meet Interest and
sinking fund, th proceeds of this tax
to be Invested as school funda are In
vested. .- , --. ,
The governor is given cower to "in.
point a state highway commissioner at
an annual salary of 300. the office
expense not to exceed 112,000 annually,
Including the salary. He will advise the
state road board on, all matters con.
nected with road construction through
out the state.---' ..
Tha atata lilrhvi iij m v.
-c -. -t -,, ,unu ni.i vi era-
ated throujft.the sal of state bonds
and two thlrda of the automobile tax.
Two thirds of the fund will be equally
divided among M countle. each county
raising as much money within its bor
ders as is received from the state. The
remaining one third is to be divided
equally among the twe congressional
districts outside Multnomah county and
be spent by the state building roadi
in these districts. Highway Improve-
ment outside th state is expected to
oeneiu juuunoman county and Port
land indirectly fully aa much as tha two
outside districts benefit from the dlsJ
..s.vii v viia reinainuer OI mo XUnQ.
County Enabling Aet.
The enabling aet permitting counties
to bond themselves for the construction
of. permanent roads Is submitted under
ihe amendment to the constitution
adopted at the last election. -
A petition signed bv 10 ner cent of
the registered voters ef a county shall
empower th county clerk to call a tend
election, providing the county's IndebUd-
ness for roads does not already exceed
two per cent of its assessed valuation.
Rules now applicable to "local op.
iion" elections . will govern proposed
county bonding elections, which may be
neia at any urns if the petition for
the election be filed 90 days bsforg th
election. ; .
The county court is reculred to. give
notice of the result of the election. The
county Judge, county clerk ant county
treasurer are to form a bonding commit
tee, ana ponds are to be Issued so days
after final approval.
The bonds issued by counties are to
be 20" year serial bonds, bearing Interest
at not to exceed alx per cent, and no
bonds are to be sold for lees than far.
Proceeds of bonds will constitute th
road fund of the county Issuing them.
An annual tax will meet th interest
and sinking fund.
, ton01nf Amendment, '
The state is not now permitted to
incur indebtedness in exoess ef IJO.000
save to repel invasion or put down In
surrection. , Th proposed amendment
to section seven of article 11 of the
state constitution extends the right to
inour Indebtedness for th building of
permanent roads in a sum not exceed-
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PREPARE TO
TrussesLikeThese Are A Crime
Get Rid of Elastic Bands, Springs and
Leg-Straps. Such Harness lias
Forced Thousands to Under
- go Dangerous Operations. -
Trusses like those shown above th
halt imi lea strap, elsstlo and spring
ontraptiona sold by drugstores, sur
gical Instrument nousos ana many aeii
Styled "Hernia speeiallsts'--make life
miserable for; everybody who wears
V'a aven when drawn so tight you
can scarcely stand to keep them on
they do no good whatever.
Instead, they often do immense harm,
they - equees -. thav X- rupture, often .
causing-atrangulatlor dig into the peU
In bone In front press against th
sensitive spinal column at ins Dace.
. The Plain Truth Is This.
Tl ii nt ti re- aft exDlatned in our fre
kwfn t be relieved or cured can't
even be kept from growing worse un'
Inss constantly neia jn pisce. jubi
a broken bone can t "knit' unless the
p-rts are held securely together. ; .
And Just as a bandage or splint Is
the only way a broken bone can ba held
the right kind of truss Is the only
thing In the world that can keep a rup
ture irora wmii v.. , -. . .
what a difference it will make when
you get that kind of truss. .
'Ana JUU B v.
Irt s without risking a cent of your
ttVihe famous Cluthe truss or Cluthe
Automatlo Jrtassager.
Far more than a truaa far more than
merely a device for holding the rup-
u iifrnrenl'fro'ni' everything else for
rupture that it ha received is separite
patents. . .
Thousands say
It is as comfortable
- ,v,-i nlnthlna.
No belt, elastic belt or - springs
around your waist, and no leg straps
nothing to pinch, chlafe, equeeze or bind.
Belf regulating, self adjusting. It
Is i held in position by suction can't
shift or slip the only truss in exist
ence that is honestly guaranteed never
to let tn runiura coma ouv . ; r
Try It 60 uava at uur Kisk.
We have, so much faith In the Cluthe
Tr-s we nave seen ii wora- wonoers
for so many othera
m'ke one especially
mac
we .want ' to
for your case and
lat von wear if at our
risk,
We'll give you SO days' time to telt
It -If It doesn't keep your rupture from
comlns out. when you are working and
at all other, times if It doesn't put an
end to the trouble you ve heretofore had
with your rupture if you don't gt
better light away than tha truss won't
cost you a cent ' ,
COilVIC
FOR ROAD M
Two Measures Providing for
, Employment of City, County
and State Prisoners on
Hiahwavs Unchanaed.
The two bills produced by the state
wide committee providing for the use
of city, county and state oonvlcts on
roads, have been left unchanged by the
harmony committee. Signatures to Ini
tiative petitions for these two measures
will still be good. The bills are not
contested by the state grange.
The bill to work state prisoners on
the roads Is very brief, first providing
that It shall be unlawful for any private
lnrareat tn mnlriit fw n.l.nn lahAv
but: - . ..v...-.-
"TT-rJka aaa.a 4 ...... a
ufun a ii n win Len rinuvii ua anse ctijii ii
ty court of any county In the state
ox Oregon or of any superintendent of
any state institution the governor may
detail from the state penitentiary such
convicts as in his Judgment may seem
proper for use on the public hlgnwsys,
or on or about any state Institutions."
. . County Prison Labor.
The prohibition against private Util
isation of state prison labor is made
to apply to the hill providing for the
use of city and county prisoners on
roads. County prisoners are to be placed
linrla Vi A Ainiiml eaiinrtf rsn m4 at mt n A
aaaava tun H VJ VI WVUHiJ WUIIS SW1 VSi
road supervisors, being relinquished by
the sheriff. City prisoners may be in
the same way placed under the control
of the county court
Any . eounty court may transfer t
another eounty eourt prisoners for worle
on roads. , Any prisoner who refuses
to work may be kept on broad and wa
ter diet until he Is willing to get busy.
If he works well credits which will
shorten his term of imprisonment will
be allowed. If he refuse to work the
time of his refusal will be added to
his sentence. Counties having boards
of commissioners will be vested with
the same authority as is bestowed upon
county courts, and the aet is to apply
to all counties.
One of the Important phases of the
eounty and city- convict bill Is that it
removes the prisoner from the eustody
NL VL Ml BIlfirilL Ur D1LT JAllflF LU Ilia RDU ni
ntlfecourt, commissioners and road 1 super
HKsors, tnUi transferring the expense for
board from one eounty office to another.
lng two per eent of the assessed valua
tion of the state's property.
tlmlta Xndabtadnaaa.
The amendment te section la ef ar
ticle 11 Of tha State constitution nassad
at tffe last general election did not put
any limitation on the amount of bonds
that could be Issued by any county, but
the new amendment to the same section
of the constitution now proposed does
place a limitation that Indebtedness for
road building shall not exceed in any
county two per eent of that county's
assessed valuation.
The Journeymen Stone Cutters' asso
ciation reports that during last year 61
local branches secured a material In
crease In wages, the total Increase ag
gregating close to 1300,000. In addition
to this, it new looals have been added
te the association.
As -Cap-So
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. How It Strengthens and Heali.
In addition to holding the rupture, the
Cluthe Truss or Cluthe Automatlo Mas
aiger Is constantly giving a soothing,
strengthening massage to the weak rup
tured parts.' "...'' j. ..
All automatically the massage goes
on all day long, all without any atten
tion whatever from you. "
This massage--whlch strengthens Just
as exercise strengthens a weak arm
Is so remarkably beneficial -so remark
ably curative that in 169 cases out of
every 00 rupture begins to get better
from the day a Cluthe truss is put on.
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It explains the dangers of operation
and why they don't always cure to stay
cured. Tells why for. the protection of
the public drugstores should not b al
lowed to sell trusses; -
Explains why belt, springand elastic '
trusses csn do no good. Exposes the
"humbug methods," appliances." "plas
ters," etc. .
And tells absolutely without Mils,
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