The San Francisco call., 1910-08-22
LEGAL AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

weeks next preceding the date fixed for such
ssaueu se Ior the state treasurer may give sucn
tha tner notice, as he may deem ADVISABLE, put
h sbe expenses and cost of such additional notice
fn nrl not exceed the sum of i've hundred aoiiars
III eacn sale so advertised
+dnere is hereby created in and for the stare
the the. State Highway Fund and Immediately
stafa such sale of bonds the treasurer OF tns
to be peed into to aa as state hway
sr sue totai amount received for said bonds eAcepi
intara amount as may have been paid as accIaea a
hazi ihmtelest thereon. The amount that shall nave
~ TN !, PAD at such sale as accrued interest Oh
ste ponos sold shall be by the treasurer OF tne
Immediately after such sale. paid into tne
and dsury OF the state and placed in the interest
and m sinking fund
Inc moneys placed in the state highway fund
pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall
&c e used exclusively for the acquisition or rights
of s5g Tor and the acquisition and eonstrue.ion on
ro,t aiu system of state highways. 1he route ol
OF said state highways shall be selected py
shan drtment of engineering ana salu f9uiJ ~
dnu constructed or acquired as to constltu.e
runoiinuous ruius and connected state highway system
veg erI,ng north and south through the state ira
srtsing nd the Sacramento and San Joaquin Vane!s
nd and aiong the Pacific coast by the most oirect
sestv pfsctieable routes. connecting the county
t1 psses and Joining the centers of population 10
~ ~SoeneI with such branch roads as may oe heces
sary TO connect Herewith the several county seats
= ,as east and west of such state highway
Noneys shall be drawn from said state hlgn-
waSrt tano Tor the purposes OF this act upon Sa
state upon demands made by the department. OF
ersrnteerlng and audited by the state poaru Oh
Sec o. There is hereby appropriated from the
sgIi sengrai Iund in the state treasury such sum an
oi , ana the interest the bonds, issued and soid
uisuaht TO the provisions of this act as salu
pf7anncipai and interest becomes due and payable.
inele shalI be collected annually in the same
manner and at the same time as other state reye-
.s; lus Is cohected such sum, in addition to the
Ordinary revenues of the state as shall be re.
nrin
pDnuS IS as herein provided and it is hereby mace
dne duty of all officers charged by law with any
auty W N regard to the collection of said revenue,
to do and perform each and every act which shall
De necessary TO collect such additional sum
the rs das Of 1snuary GI he ls5 and
arst ar DAY of each July and the nrst
gay ey OF each January thereafter transfer from
interest and sinking fund such amount of the
money money by this act appropriated as shall be re
CURED TO pay the interest the bonds thereto
Iore sold, until the interest all of said bonds
SO sold shall have been paid or shall have become
There is hereby created in the state treasury
a,i I1nd to be known and designated as the state
fhe sfa ana Sinking Fund The treasurer % tSa Oa
year 1917, and on the first day Of July of each
ana a every year thereafter in which parcel OF
tne bohds sold pursuant to the provisions OF thls
act snail become due, transfer from the general
lund OF the state treasury to the said state nigh
way sinking fund such an amount OF the moneys
appropriated by this act as may be required TO
pay the principal af the bonds so becoming due
ana payable in such years.
see o. The principal of all of said bonds SOLD
snall be paid AT the time the same becomes due
from the state highway sinking fund, ana me
time said. interest becomes due from the interest
ana sinking fund Both principal and interest
snail be SO paid upon warrants duly drawn by
the controller of the state upon demands auaited
by the state board of examiners. and the faith
of the State of California is hereby pledged for
the payment of the principal of SAID bonds so
sold and the interest accruing thereon.
Sec a.: The state controller and state treas,
record of all their proceedings under this act
and they shall transmit TO the governor in tripli-
cate an abstract OF all such proceedings tnereun
Der With an annual report in triplcate. one copy
OF each to be by the governor. laid before eaeh
house of the legislature biennially. All books
and papers pertaining TO the matter provided Tor
in this act shall at all times, be open TO the IN
spection of any party interested or the governor
the attorney general. or a committee of either
branch of the legislature or joint committee or
both or any citizen of the state.
Sec. s. The highway constructed or acquired
under the provisions of this act shall be perma-
nent in character and be finished with oil or
macadam or combination of both, or OF such
department of engineering shall he most suitable
and best adapted TO the particular locality ira
versed. The state department of engineering, IN
the name of the people or 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 condemn 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 high
way. With the exception of those public high
ways which have been permanently improved
under county or permanent road division bond is.
this act, all public highways within this state
lying within the right of way of said state high
way as determined and adopted by the depart
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-
qure the state to maintain any highway along
or on said right of way prior to the completion
or acquisition of the permanent improvements
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 the bonds matured under the
provisions of this act shall bear TO the total
number of bonds sold and outstanding. All high
ways constructed or acquired under the provisions
OF this act shall be permanently maintained and
controlled by the State OF California.
Sec. 8. This act if adopted by the people.
shall take effect on the thirty first day of De-
relating to, and necessary for, its submission
the people and for returning, canvassing and
proclaiming the votes, and to such accepted pro-
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 said election shall have printed there
on. and at the end thereof, the words For the
state highway act; and in a 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 to indicate whether they vote for
or against said act, and those voting for said
act shall do so by placing cross opposite the
words For the state highway act and all
those voting against the said act shall do so by
placing cross opposite the words Against the
shall include the submission of this act to the
people. as aforesaid in his proclamation calling
for said general election.
Sec. II. The votes cast for or against this act
shall be counted, returned and canvassed and de-
clared in the same manner and subject to the
same rules votes cast for state officers, and
If it appears that said act shall have received
majority of all the votes cast for and against it
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 If majority OF
the votes cast as aforecaid, are against 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
county, If be published therein, throughout
this state for three months next preceding the
general election to be holden in the month of
November. A. D. nineteen hundred and ten: the
cost of publication shall be paid out Of the GEN
eral fund on controllers warrants duly drawn
for the purpose.
Sec. 13. This act shall be known and cited as