The San Francisco call., 1910-08-15
LEGAL AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

weeks weeks next preceding the date fixed for such
80, IN addition to the notice last above pro
Sioed sd for, the state treasurer may give such
,i ,ha 'ner @ notice as he may deem advisable, put
sbaI, eApehses and cost of such addltional ho,lee
saaiI s not exceed the sum of five hundred collars
ioI each sale advertised.
+rae rneie IS hereby created in and for the state
,ha .iTy fund to be known and designated as
ne afe State Highway Fund.- and Immediately
&c. sucn sale of bonds the treasurer OIL tns
cause cause to be placed in said state highway fund
s,o, 'oLal amount received for said bondsSeAtep,
as may have 6eep haf 81
the n paid at such sale accrued intefest on
ponds sold shall be by the treasurer OF the
fr rase immediately after such sale. paid INTO lhe
and sinking fund.
nndie Inc moneys placed in the state highway fund
b @ Sualt TO the provisions of this section, sIa
oe useu exclusively for the acquisition OF tights
os s way for and the acquisition and constructloh
~ s salu system of state highways. The route or
tb OF SAID state highways shall be seieeteu ps
shu she uttpartment of engineering and SAID r9uiS
o1 . anu constructed acquired as to constitute
vnriuuous and connected state highway system zen
.s .ouiiins north and south through the state IRA
and af ,le sacramento and San JOAQUIN 49, as
d and along the Pacific coast by the most direct
na neass OF the several counties through which II
passes and joining the centers of population TO-
iriS 70 connect herewith the several county seats
AsMs east and west of such state highway.
na. anoaeSs e snau be drawn from said state nlgn,
way lund for the purposes of this act upon
warrants duly drawn By the controller OF the
| STATE STATE upon demands made by the department OF
ex srl;g and audited by the state board oi
Sec . There is hereby appropriated from the
,ai iund IN the state treasury such sum an
naalle as Will be necessary to pay the pflnclpai
VI duu tne Interest the boads. issued and solu
i, puilsuapt to the provisions of this act. as sad
piinclpal 1n ana interest becomes due and payanle.
lhefe snail be collected annually in the same
@ ier R ana at the same time as other state reye
s, nuS Is collected such sum, in addition to the
ordinary revenues of the state as shall be re-
puISd p5 TO pay the principal and interest on sald
@ dne @dity of all officers charged by law with any
uui! III regard to the collection of said revenue
nc necessary to collect such additional sun
Inc treasurer of The state shall, on
6re fge nfst day Of January. 1912, and on the
nisl day of each July and the hrst
daf OF each january thereafter transfer from
me general fund OF the state treasury to the
interest ana sinking fund such an amount of the
money pS this act appropriated rs shall be se
CURED TO pas tho interest the bonds thereto
loFc s9iu untii the interest on all OF said bonds
80 sod snail have been paid or sial have become
due III accordance with the provisions ot thts act
There Is hereby created in the state treasury
| highway and Sinking Fund. The treasurer OF
@ Inc siate. ate shall on tue first day Of July ct the
year l9lf, and on the first day OF July OF cach
ahu a every year thereafter ~ which Raitei y.
tue bonds sold pursuant TO tho provisions Of tRis
luuu OF me state treasury to the said Stasc hlSh
way sinking fund such amount Of the moneys
appropriated by this act may be required to
pay the principal of the bonds becoming due
anu payable in such years.
See, g. The principal OF al of said bonds sold
shall he paid at the TING 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 from the interest
ana sinking fund. Both principal and lnrerest
shall be So paid upon warrants duly drawn by
the controller OF the state upon demands audited
OF the State of California is hereby pledged Tor
the payment of the principal of said bonds so
sold and the interest accrung thereon.
Sec. I. The state controller and state treas
urer Shall keep full and particular account ana
record OF all their proceedings under TINS act
ana they shall transmit to the governor IN trlpll-
cate an abstract of all such proceedings thereun
OF each TO be by the governor, laid before eaen
house of the legislature bcnuialy All books
and papers pertaining to the matter provided for
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
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
other material in the Judgment of the said
department of engineering shall be most suitable
and best adapted to the particular locality ira
Yersed. The state department of engineering, In
the name 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
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 land. The department of
engineering shall have full power and authority
to purchase all supplies, material, machinery and
to do all other things necessary proper i'll the
construction and maintenance of said state high
way. With the exception OF those public high
ways which have been permanently improved
under county 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
way 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
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 each year shall
equal the interest, at the rate of four per cent
per anuum 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 matllred 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.
See. 9. This act, if adopted by the people.
snail take e,e erect on me thirty nrst day OF De
relating to, and necessary for. its submission to
the people and for returning. eanvassing. 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. 1870 A. D.. and all
ballots at 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
stamp cross 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 a cross opposite the words Against the
state highway act" The governor of this state
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
clared in the same and subject to the
same rules as votes east for state officers, and
If it appears that said act shall have received
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 If majority of
the votes cast, as aforesaid. against this act,
then the same shall be and become void.
Sec. y. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
of state to have this act published in at least
one newspaper in each county, city and
county. If one 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. controllers warrants duly drawn
for the purpose.
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