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On the recordJune 19, 1890
The bill does not submit the question of granting this aid to a vote of the people of the county, but confers direct authority upon the supervisors to issue the bonds.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Bill to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa...

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