The San Francisco call., 1910-08-01
LEGAL AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


the city Of Sacramento once week for four
weeks next preceding the date nxed TOT such
sac IN addition to the notice las. a1ose lch
further notice as he may deem advisable, put
the expenses and cost Of such additional notice
snail not exceed the sum OF five hundred aoiiars
Tor each sale 30 advertised.
There is hereby created in and for the state
the State Highway FUND and Immediately
after such sale of bonds the treasurer OF the
cause to be placed in said state highway fund
the total amount received fer said honos, excepl
ha ssp Raa
Deen paid at such sale as accrued interest," on
the bonds sold shall be by the treasurer OF tne
state, Immediately after such sale. PAID into the
treasury of the state and placed In the interest
and sinking fund.
pursuant to the provisions of this section. shall
be used exclusively for the acquisition OF rights
OF way for and the acquisition and construction
OF said system of state highways. Tie route or
routes Of said state highways shall be selected py
the department of engineering and SAID route
shall be so selected and said highways laid
out and constructed or acquired as TO constitute
continuous and connected state highway system
running north and south through the state ira
versing the Sacramento aud San Joaquin veiie!s
and along the Pacific coast by the most direct
anu practicable routes. connecting the count!
passes and Joining the centers of population, to-
gether with such branch roads as may be neces-
sary to connect Herewith the several county seats
lying eaS aud west of such state highway
Moneys shall be drawn from said state nigh
way fund for the purposes of this act upon
warrants duly drawn by the controller OF the
state upon demands made by the department. Of
engineering and audited by the state board OF
examiners.
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the
general fund in the state treasury such sum an,
nually as will be necessary to pay the principal
of and the interest on the bonds. issued and SOLD
pursuant TO the provisions Of this act, as said
principal and interest becomes due and payable.
manner and at the same time as other state reve-
nue. is collected such sum. In addition TO the
ordinary revenues of the state as shall be re,
CURED to pay the principal and interest on said
bonds as herein provided, and 1t Is hereby mace
the duty of all officers charged by law with any
duty in regard to the collection of said revenue.
to do and perform each and every act which shall
be necessary to collect such additional sum.
+. The treasurer of the state shall, on
first day of each July and the first
day of each January thereafter transfer from
interest and sinking fund such an amount of the
money by this act appropriated as shall be re-
quired TO pay the interest on the bonds thereto
fore sold, until the interest on all of said bonds
so sold shall have been paid or shall have become
due in accordance with the provisions of this act
fund to be known and designated as the state
Highway and Sinking Fund. The treasurer OF
the state shall on the first day Of July OF the
year 1917, and on the first day of Julys-o each
and every year thereafter in which parcel OF
the bonds sold pursuant 10 the provisions OF this
fund of the state treasury to the said state high
way sinking fund such an amount of the moneys
pay the principal Of the bonds so becoming due
and payable in such years
Sec. @. The principal of all of said bonds sold
shall he paid at the time the same becomes due.
from the state highway sinking fund. and the
interest on all bonds sold shall be paid at the
time said interest becomes due. fromsthe interest
and sinking fund. Both principal and interest
shall be paid upon warrants duly drawn by
the controller of the state upon demands audited
OF the State of California is hereby pledged for
the payment of the principal OF said bonds so
sold and the interest accrung thereon.
Sec. Z. The state controller and state treas
urer shall keep full and particular account and
record of all their proceedings under this act
and they shall transmit TO the governor in tfipli-
cate an abstract of all such proceedings thereun-
der with. annual report in triplicate, one copy
Of each to be by the governor, laid before each
house of the legislature benpialIy. All books
and papers pertaining to the matter provided Tor
In this act shall. at all times be open to the In
specton of any party interested, or the governor.
or the attorney general. or committee OF either
branch of the legislature or Joint committee of
Sec. s. The highway constructed acquired
under the provisions of this act shall be perma-
nent in character and be finished with OIL Or or
other material in the judgment of the SAID
department of engineering shall be most suitable
and best adapted to the particular locality ira
versed. The state department of engineering, In
the of the people of the State of California,
may purchase, receive by donation or dedication,
or lease any right of way, rock quarry or land
necessary proper for the construction, use or
maintenance of said state highway and shall pro-
ceed, if necessary. to condenfh under the pro
visions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating
TO such proceedings any necessary or proper right
of way rock quarry or land. The department of
engineering shall have full power and authority
to purchase all supplies, material. machinery and
to do all other things necessary or proper In the
construction and maintenance OF said state nign-
way. With the exception OF those public high
ways which have been permanently improved
under county or permanent road division bond is
sues within -three years prior to the adoption Of
this act all public highways within this, state
lying within the right of way of said state high
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ment of engineering shall be and the same shall
become part of the right of way of said state
highway, without compensation being paid there
for; provided nothing herein contained shall re-
quire the state to maintain any highway along
or on said right of way prior to the completion
or acquisition of the permanent Improvements
contemplated by this act Whenever any money
received from the sale Of bonds under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be expended in any
county in this state, such county must pay into
the state treasury such sum each year as shall
equal the interest at the rate of four per cent
per annum upon the entire sum of money ex-
pended within such county in the construction
of said state highway, less such portion of said
amount expended as the bonds matured under the
provisions of this act shall bear to the total
number of bonds sold and outstanding. All high
of this act shall be permanently maintained and
controlled by the State of California
See p dnis act. tbe II adopted o e se peoPe % e
cember, 1870 to all its provisions except those
relating to, and necessary for. Its submission to
the people and for returning, canvassing and
proclaiming the votes, and to such accepted pro-
visions this act shall take effect Immediately.
Sec. 10. This act shall be submitted to the
people of the State Of California for their rati-
fcation at the next general election to be holden
in the month of November. 1910. A. D., and all
ballots at said election shall have printed there
on, and at the end thereof, the words For the
state highway acts; and in separate line.
under the same. the words Against the state
highway act" Opposite said lines there shall be
left spaces in which the voters may make or
stamp cross TO indicate whether they vote for
or against said act, and those voting for said
act shall do by placing opposite the
words For the state highway act and all
those voting against the said act shall do so by
placing opposite the words Against the
state highway act" The governor of this state
shall include the submission of this act to the
people. aforesaid in his proclamation calling
for said general election.
Sec. II. The votes cast for against this act
shall be counted. returned and canvassed and de-
clared in the same and subject to the
same rules as votes cast for state officers. and
majority of all the votes cast for and against 1t
at such election aforesaid. then the same
shall have effect hereinbefore provided and
shall be irrepealable until the principal and in
terest of the Liabilities herein created shall be
paid and discharged, and the governor shall
make proclamation thereof. But IL majority OF
the votes cast as aforesaid, inst this act,
then the same shall be and become void
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
of state to have this act published in at least
one newspaper in each county, or city and
county, IL be published therein. throughout
this state for three months next preceding the
general election to be holden In the montbs of
November. A. d. nineteen hundred and ten; the
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