Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-12

Notice is hereby given that at the
general election to he held on Tuesday.
the 7th day of November. 1916, there
will he submitted to the people of the
state of California, the following aet
Governor May 10, 1915. amending Sec
ton = of the state Highways Act, ap-
proved by the people at the general
CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act authorizing the construction, ac-
QUESTION, maintenance and control of
a system of state highways in the
state of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
by counties Tor moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance
and sale of state bonds to create a
fund for the construction and acaui-
sition of such system creating a
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds; and providing for tine sunmis-
sion of this act to vote of the peo-
pie" approved March 22 1909. and
approved ratified and adopted by
the people of the State of California
at the general election held in the
month of November, 1910, A. d., by
amending Section eight thereof, rel
ative to the reimbursement to the
state by the several counties thereof
of sums equal to the interest upon
certain DOnuS, ana INC
proceeds of sale thereof. sold and
applied as in said act provided. and
providing for the submission of this
act to a vote of the people.
The people of the State Of California
do enact as follows:
Section l. Section eight of an act en-
tiled AN act authorizing the construc-
tion, acquisition, maintenance and con-
troll of a system of state highways in
a n a nf 70 q tfxriy hr
work, fixing the payments to be made
by counties for moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance and
sale of state bonds to create fund
for the construction and acquisition
of such system; creating a sinking fund
for the payment of said bonds; and
providing for the submission of this
act to vote of the people," approved
March %, 1909, and approved, ratified
and adopted by the people of the State
of California at the. general election
A. D., is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. s. The highway constructed or
acquired, under the provisions. of this
act shall be permanent in character
land be finished with oil or macadam
or combination of both. or of such
other material as in the judgment OF
said Department Of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
the particular locality traversed. The
State Department of Engineering, in tn G
name Ol the people OF lue state OF
California, may purchase, receive by
donation or dedication, or tease any
right of way, rock quarry land
necessary or proper for the construc-
ton. use maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relat-
ing to such proceedings any necessary
or proper right of way. rock quarry
or land. The Department of Engineer
ing shall have full power and author
ity to purchase all supplies, material
machinery, and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
ton and maintenance of said State
Highway. With the exception of those
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under county OF
permanent road division bond issues
within three years prior to the adop-
tion of this act, all public highways
within the state living within the right
of way of said state Highway as de-
Etermined and adopted by the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the rieh'
of way of said state Highway, with
out compensation being paid therefor
provided nothing herein contains ed
shall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right of way,
prior to the completion or acquisition
Of the permanent improvements con-
Itemplated by this act Whenever any
money received from the sale of bonds.
under the provisions of this act. shall
be expended in any county in this state.