Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-30
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

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HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice Is hereby given that mt the
general election to be held ON Tuesday.
the 9TH day Of November. 1916. there
will be submitted to the people of the
state of California. the following act
of the Legislature approved by the
Governor May 10, 1915. amending Sec
proved by the people at the general
election held in November. I9IO;
CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled AN
act authorizing the construction, ac.
QUESTION, maintenance ana coHtrot on Z
| state of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be MADE
by counties for moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance
| and sale of state bonds to create a
| fund for the construction and acqui-
sition of such system; creating a
bonds; and providing for the suom1s-
| sion of this act to vote of the peo,
! pie" approved March %. 1903, and
approeepii the peopie 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 thereon
of sums equal to the interest upon
certain outstanding bonds, and the
applied as in said act provided ana
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 IAN act authorizing the construc-
tion, acquisition, maintenance and con-
troll of system of state highways in
the State of California; specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
by counties for moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance and
sale of state bonds to create a fund
for the construction and acquisition
Of such system; creating a sinking fund
for the payment Of said bonds; and
providing tor the submission nnronS Of TINS
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
Sec. s. The highway constructed or
act, shall be permanent in character
and be finished with oil or macadam
or. combination of both. or of such
said Department of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
th particular locality traversed. The
81 Le Department Of Engineering, In the
California, may purchase, receive by
donation or dedication, or lease any
right of way, rock quarry or land
ton, use or maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
ing TO such proceedings any necessary
or proper right of way, rock quarry
or land. The Department of Engineer
shal, hays ful power Dess and
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
tion and maintenance of said State
Highway. With the exception of those
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
ton of this act, all public highways
within the state lying within the right
of way of said State Highway as de-
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the ripht
of way Of said State Highway. with
out compensation being paid therefor;
shall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right of way.
prior to the completion or acquisition
templated by this act Whenever any
money received from the sale Of bonds.
under the provisions of this act. shall
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 dHnum, upon the
sum of money expended within such
county in the construction of said State
Highway, less such portion of said
amount expended as the bonds ma
shall bear to the total number of bonds
sold and outstanding; provided. how
ever, that in all cases where, by yea
come, or other good and sufficient
cause, the State Department of Engi-
leering shall determine that the cost
State teIs Highway in n any my county. o or r coun-
ties, is so great as to entail an unjust
and inequitable burden upon any such
county, or counties. in refunding TO-
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
county, or counties. shall not be re-
such interest. but only such propcr-
ton thereof as tho State DspeRtMenc
o. Engiheerine shall adtudge to be
ions of this act shall be permanently
maintained and controlled by the state
Sec. 2. This act, If adopted by. the
people, shall take effect on the thirty,
first day of December, 1916. as to III
its provisions except those relating o.,
the people and for returning. canvt~..
sing and proclaiming the votes. ana
as to such excepted provisions this &C:
SNAIL Jake cIIcCt udyS oAsOh
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
| Sec. 8. This act shall be submitted
to the people of the State of Califor- :
MIA for their ratification at the next
general election to be holden in =,
month of November. 1916, A. D., and all
ballots at said election shall have
printed thereon, and at the end there
of, the words For the amendment to
the state Highway Act; and in a
separate line, under the same, the
words Against the amendment to 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 vot
ing for said act shall do SO by placing
a cross ornosite the words For tn "
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing cross op-
posite the words Against the amend
ment to 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. 4. The votes cast for or against
this act shall be counted. returned and
Icanvassed and declared in the same
manner and subject to the same rules
as votes cast for state officers. and II
lit appears that said act shall have re-
ceived q m iority Of all the votes ca ST