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THE G A ZFTTF-TrMF.S. HTTPVER. OREGOX. TBXRSr.W. MAY 8, 1919.
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An
Act providing for
a hithway to be
Thf Root-veil Ccast
Military HUhway" to be located
from the city of Astoria through
Clatsop. Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane,
IViuc;!a., Coos ar.d Curry counties ot
the Stat? of uregt a. to i ::e California
state line, said highway to be owned,
constructed a.id niaiutaiaed by the
United States: appropriating $2,500,
000, contingent upon the United
States appropriating a like sum of
$2,500,000 for the construction
thereof; to provide for the issuance
of bonds by the State of Oregon in
the amount of $2,500,000 to raise
the money necessary to carry out the
purpose of this act; to authorize the
governor to take such action and
perform such duties as may be nec
eesary to meet the requirements of
this act; authorizing the levy ol an
ad valorem tax to provide a sinking
fund for the payment of such bonds
at maturity and the accruing interest
thereon, and to provide for sub
mitting this act to the people.
Be it enacted by the people of the
State of Oregon:
Section 1 That the sum of $2,
500,000 is hereby appropriated out
of a fund to be raised as hereinafter
provided, to be paid to the United
States for the purpose of assisting
shall be.ir interest at a rate of not
more than lour and one-half (4Vs)
per cent, payable semi-annually, on
April 1st. and October 1st. Principal
and interest on said bonds shall be
payable at the office of the state
treasurer at Salem, Oregon, and if
said gosenior shall so direct, said
bonds may also provide for payment
at some other place. Said bonds
shall be iu form embodying an
absolute p.jinise cn the part of the
state of Oregon to ray the amount
thereon in gold coin of the United
States of America, of the value,
weight aad fineness of the date of
said boud and shall be of such de-j
shall be deposited in the state treas
ury to the credit of a special fund
which shall be used in carrying into
effect the provisions of this act. The
secretary of state is hereby authoriz
ed and directed to draw warrants on
the treasurer in favor of the United
States against such funds as the
same is collected and become avail
able. Section 6 For the purpose cf cre
ating a fund to pay the interest cou
pons and the principal of the bonds
provided for in this act, in addition
to the taxes now imposed by law,
there shall be levied and assessed the
amount required each year for pay-
nomination as said governor shall ment of principal and interest ot the
elect. They shall be signed by the bonds issued under the provisions of
governor, secretary of state and this act, which shall be included in
state treasurer. Said bonCs shall the slate levy of taxes for each year,
bear coupons evidencing the interest and shall be collected and paid in the
to become due thereon for each in- j same manner as other state taxes,
stallment of such interest, upon j All moneys collected by the state
which shall be pri.Uod the facsimile treasurer as the proceeds of the tax
of the signature of such officers. The' hereby levied shall be set apart by
governor may at his option cause a
part or all of said boud.T to be pay
able to the purchaser thereof and
register the name of such purchaser
iu the office of the state treasurer
and provide an appropriate endorse
ment upon each of said bonds to the
effect that the same will be paid only
him and shall constitute a separate
and distinct fund to be known as
"The Roosevelt coast military high
way sinking fund." The state treasur
er will pay interest on said bonds
when due, and the principal ot such
bonds when due, out ot said fund.
Section 7 If at any time there
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ister thereof, and providing a method
the United States in constructing a of registering of the same as the title
military highway to be known as " ' J"""
The Roosevelt Coast Military High- " Pt or all of said bonds shall
way," from the city of Astoria be Ple to bearer and not to reg
through Clataop. Tillamook, Lincoln, W"- Not less than ten (10
Lane, Douglas. Coos and Curry conn- ore the principal or interest
ties of the State of Oregon to the due upon any of the bonds pro
California state line, and for the pur- v Wed for n this act said governor
chase of rights of way and property 'a11 cm? t0 the 8tte tre""u"r
h .nwpniant therefor. l"e amount necessary to meet the
a raoi i uuu v - .
to the owner appearing on the reg- shall not be sufficient money in said
fund to pay the interest coupons or
the principal of such bonds, when
due the treasurer shall pay the same
out of the general fund of the state
and shall replace the amovnt, so paid
out of the general fund, out ot said
special fund whenever moneys in
tended tor the same shall be received.
Section 8 For the payment of the
bonds by this act authorized and the
tobe'owned and maintained by the Payment thereof. Upon receipt ' of interest accruing thereon according
.iw.li nnnHflnatA Kir tha dtota tnoaollf
United States. , T, "
Section 2-That the governor of . he shall prepare and verity a
the state of Oregon is hereby c alm for the amounts mentioned
authorized, empowered and directed "". attaching thereto said cer
duriug the ne :t five years to issue "hcate, and present the same to the
and sell the bonds of the State of secretary of state, who shall audit
Oregon in the amount of $2,500,000, ucu claim In like manner as other
as hereinafter provided, and do any claims ot the state are audited and
other act or thing necessary to fully W tin. same out of any moneys pro
meet the requirements of this act. the law for the payment
Section 3 The attorney general thereof. The state treasurer is au
gkall under the direction of the gov- thorized and directed to make such
rnor. prepare a form of interest payment of principal or interest on
bearing gold bonds of the state of said bonds at such places other than
Oregon to be sold in order to provide Salem, Oregon, as the governor may
the i iiida to: carrying out the pur- provide. All bonds and interest cou
poses of this act. Said bonds shall I Pons upon payment shall be deposit
be numbered serially beginning witu,ed by the state treasurer with the
number 1 and shall be payable in secretary of state to be .attached to
the order of their issuance, in de-,the original claim of the state treas
nominations of $1,000 each or less, urer for the payment thereof,
as to the governor may seem advls- Section 4 The governor shall pro
eble vide such method as he may deem
All bonds issued in any year under necessary for the advertising of such
the provisions of this act shall be issue of said bonds before tho same
payable one-twentieth each yea., are sold, and shall also require such
commencing with the fifth year utter dopesits with bids as he may deem
issuance thereof. One-half of the advisable, and shall conduct the sale
bonds payable each year shall be aud issuance of said bonds under
payable on the 1st day of April, aud such rules and requirements not in
the other half on the mat day ot consistent with this act as he may
October. Each bond shall bear upon adopt.
its face a statement sluwing the Section 5 The money derived
date of its maturity. Said bonds from the sale of each issue of bonds
to the terms thereof, the faith of the
State of Oregon Is solemnly pledged
and for the payment of the interest
of the bonds thereby authorized as
said interest shall accrue, the state
treasurer shall reserve any and suf
ficient funds in his hands at the
least possible cost in preference to
all. other claims whatsoever, except
the interest on the other state bonds
heretofore 'issued under acts passed
by the people or the legislature ot
the state ot Oregon.
Section 9 This act shall be refer
red to the people of the state of Ore
gon for their ratification or rejection
at the next general election to be
held In 1920; provided, however,
that if a general special election is
called prior to said date this measure
shall be submitted to the people at
that time, and shall be in full force
and effect as soon as ratified by the
people at such election;' provided
however, that the provisions of this
act shall not be operative until the
United States has appropriated or :
provided from any fund the sum of
at least $2,500,000 for the purposes
designated in section 1 hereof, and if
the United States shall fail to make
such appropriation on or before
February 1, 1921, then this act shall
be null and void.
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ARGUMENT IN
FAVOR OF MAR
KET ROAD BILL
Oregon has 45.000 miles of public
roads. A greater part of this Im
mense mileage is used constantly by
the people of the state for marketing
their products.
The proceeds from the $17,900,
000 of state road bonds provided by
the state, augmented by over six;
millions from the National Govern-,
ment, will only be sufficient to con
struct the main trunk and post roads.
We all a.-;ree that it will be an im-.
meuse accompliohment to have a
paved road from the California line
to Idaho, by way of Portland. It j
will be a greater accomplishment,,
evca, to navy good roads over which
the farmer may haul his products to
niHfket anv season of the year.
This bill provides for a one mill
tax which will raise, approximately
$1,000,000 annually to be distributed
to the counties by the State Highway
Commission, Multnomah county will
pay into this fund, approximately
$365,000. Under the provisions of
.the bill no county can receive to ex
ceed ten per cent of the amount an
nually raised, therefore, $265,000 of
the amount to be raised by this bill
in Multnomah county will be for ap
portionment in the various counties
of this state that take advantage of
the provisions ot this act.
Any county desiring to take advan
tage of the provisions of this act
must raise an amount equal to the
amount appropriated to the county
by the State Highway Commission.
Under the provisions of the bill no
county of the state can receive less
than the amount they pay into the
state market road appropriation, ex
cept Multnomah county, provided the
county takes advantage of the act.
It will be a strong incentive to in
duce every outlaying county to im
prove market roads. It means the
expenditure ot $2,000,000 each year,
in addition to amounts already pro- Commfcsion.
vided for. in Improvement of these' This act will
various essential arteries of trade.
In five years this act will raise
more money for market roads than
has been provided by the ten million
dollar bond issue passed by the Leg
islature. The bill provides that all plans and
specifications for market road con
struction shall be provided by tie
State Highway Commission. The ob
ject of this is to secure uniform road
construction. The bill also provides
that in counties taking advantage of
this act, the Improvement of the
market roads shall be under the con
trol of the county courts. The county
courts are in close touch with the
people who pay the taxes and who
will be the chief users of the market
roads. Under this plan, the State
Engineer making the grades and
specifications free of charge to the
counties and the county court doing
the work, we will receive a dollar's
worth of work for every dollar ex
pended. The taxes provided under this act
will hardly be felt by the ordinary
taxpayer. If assessed for $10,000,
by the county assessor the amount to
oe paid into the state market road
fund will only be $10.00 and an ad
ditional $10.00 to be levied by the'
county court. No one with $10,000
of taxable property should object to
paying $20.00 annually, In addition
to what Is now being paid, for the
Improvement of market roads in the
state. Nothing will add more to the
material improvement of Portland
and other cities as well as to the en
tire state, than a comprehensive sys
tem of market roads.
This appropriation will be con
tinuous from year to year. If there
are any defects discovered In the ad
ministration of this act they can be
amended by the Legislature in 1921
seasion.
We believe the main features are
correct, viz:
market roads by the various county
courts as the work is so varied that
it can as a rule be taken care of by
the county courts in a more efficient
manner than by the State Highway
virtually compel
every county to Improve its market
roads or be taxed annually for the
benefit of counties that are willing to
make such needed improvements.
F. R. Brovn, connected with the
Farmers' Exchange of Heppuer, was
here Wednesday last in connection
with ma ten; rertaining to the
opening of the John Day project.
While here he also conferred with
officers of the local dairy association,
and it may be that he will handle
the sale of pure bred stock at the
Dairy and Hog Show next fall Her
miston Herald.
Henry Aiken is building a nice new
home on the lot adjoining the prem
ises of his father In North Heppner.
Carpenter Reynolds Is doing the
work.
Marcellus Morgan of Rhea Siding,
was In Heppner on Monday and Tues
day on business connected with the
estate of the late Thos. Morgan.
A TWICE-TOLD TALK.
One of Interest to Our Readera.
Good news bears repeating, and
when It is confirmed after a long
lapse of time, even if we hesitated to
believe it at first hearing, we feel
secure In accepting its truth now.
The following experience of a Hepp
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J. H. Cox, carpenter, Baltimore
St., says: "When I catch the least
cold, I suffer from pain in my back.
At times it has been so bad I simply
couldn't move and have had to stay
in bed for a week or ten days. I have
used a great many medicines, but
Doan's Kidney Pills have done me
more good than anything else. I
haven't had an attack of this trouble
for some time."
OVER SIX YEARS LATER Mr.
Cox said; "It has been a long time
The expenditure ot the fund for Kince I hare had any occasion to take
a kidney medicine. I consider Doan's
Kidney Pills a good reliable medicine
for backache and kidney disorders."
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