Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-29

of said bonds SO sold shall have been
paid or shall have become due IN
There is hereby created in the state
treasury a fund to be known and des-
ignated as the Second State Highway
state shall on the first day. of July or
the year 1923, and on the first day of
July, of each, any and every year
bonds seid to the
of this act shall become due, transfer
from the general fund of the state
treasury to the said Second State High
way Sinking fund such an amount OF
the moneys appropriated by this act
as may be required to pay the, princi,
pal of the bonds so becoming due ana
payable in such years.
Sec. 6 The principal of all of said
bonds sold shall be paid at the time
the same becomes due, from the Sec
ond State Highway Sinking fund, and
paid at the time said interest becomes
due, from the Second State Highway
Interest and Sinking fund. Both prin,
cipal and interest shall be so paid
upon warrants duly drawn by the con-
troller of the state upon demands au-
dited by the State Board Of Control,
MIA is hereby pledged for the payment
of the principal of said bonds so sold
and the interest accruing thereof.
Sec. 7. The state controller and state
treasurer snail keep Iull anu
lar account and record of all their pro-
ceedings under this act and they shall
transmit to the governor in tripllcate
an abstract of all such proceedings
hereunder with an annual report In
triplcate, one copy of each to be by
the governor, laid before each mouse
of the Legislature biennially. All books
and papers pertaining to the matter
provided for in this act shall. at al
times. be open to the inspection of
any party interested or the governor
or the attorney general, or commit
tee of either branch of the legislature
or a joint committee of both or any
citizen of the state.
Sec. 8. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent in character
and be finished with oil or macadam
or a combination of both. or of such
other material as in the judgment of
the said, Department of Engineering
shall be most suitable and best adap-
ted to the particular locality traversed.
The State Department OIL engineering,
in the name of the people of the State
of California, may purchase, or receive
by donation or dedication from coun-
ties or from public or private persons,
or it may lease, any right of way,
rock quarry or land necessary or prop
er for the construction, use. improve
ment or maintenance of said state
Highway and shall proceed, If neces-
Isary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relating
to such proceedings any necessary or
proper T1SnI OIL way, IoCh qudAAJ oA
land. The Department of Engineering
in accordance with law shall have
power and authority to purchase. sell,
exchange, lease or otherwise acquire
or dispose of all supplies, stock, ma
terial, machinery and implements and
do all other things necessary or prop
in the oonstfuctiGn f sas}e
The Department of Engineering, IN
accordance with law, shall have power
and authority to purchase, lease, or
1 cDr fn nnfII a.
ment crushed rock and other mate
rials used in road or highway WORK
and also the power to dispose or salc
plants when no longer required Tor
such purposes. With the exception OF
those public highways which have been
permanently improved under county OF
permanent road division pono Issues
within nine years prior to the adop-
ton of this act, all nublIc hlsnWays
within this state lying within the rlgh
of way of said state Highway as de-
| termined and adopted r. the Depart
m ent of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the rlgh'
of way of said State Highway, with
out compensation being paid THEREFOR
provided, nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on sald rlsnt %
s:tion Of the permanent improvement:
contemplated by this act. Whenevel
any money received from the sale o.
bonds under the provisions OF TINS act
shall be expended in any county IL
this state, such county must pay into
the state treasury such sum each yea
as shall equal the interest, at the ra.e
of four and one-half per cent per an
mum, upon the entire sum OF mon es
expended from the proceeds OF tne
bonds issued under this act Wlthii
state Highway. less such portion o.
said amount expended as the Donas
matured under the provisions or TINS
set shall bear to the 5;ag a3iat hunaU nrnWided
however, that in all cases Wnete, s bs
reason of physical difficulties to bt
overcome, or other good and suir1cnei' Es.
cause the state Department or EhSI
neering shall determine that the COS
of construction of any portion or suc1
state Highway in any county; OF coun.
lust and inequitable burden upon any
such county, or counties, in refundins
to the state the sums so paid TOT IN
terest upou the bonds soiu ana the
proceeds thereof applied as aforesaio
such county or counties. SHAH not pt
reouired to refund the whole amoun'
Of such interest. hut onIy sIen ,y, p.Tpen on
of Engineering shall adludge TO ,s ns
fair and reasonable. All hignWaSS
constructed or acquired under uhe nrt
visions of this act shall be pernianeii..
Iv maintained and controlled py 'hs
Stote Of California. A.,
Sec. 8. This act, if adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirts =,
its provisions except those relating to
land necessary for, its submission te
1.-The people and for returning, canvas
sing and proclaiming the votes, and as
to said excepted provisions TINS ac'
shall take effect ninety days after the
final adjournment of the present ses'
sion of the legislature.
Sec 10. This act shall be submitted
| to the people of the State of Cail1or-
MIA for their ratification at the mex
general election to be holden in the
month of November nineteen hundree
land sixteen, and all ballots az sucf
| election shall have printed thereon the
words For the State Highway Act Oh
It915" and such other designation a
may be necessary to properly ldenulS
this act. In square Immediately pc
low the square containing said words
there shall be printed on said ballo'
the words Against the state Highway
Act of 1915" Opposite the words For
the State Highway Act of 1915 and
I"Against the state Highway ACT OF
I1915," there shall be left spaces IN
which the voters may make or STAMP
a cross to indicate whether they vote
! for or against this act. and those Vot-
ling for said act shall do so by placlns
a cross opposite the words For the
/ State Highway Act of 1915 and those
voting against said act shall DO SO
hv placing a cross opposite the words
"a eainst the state Highway Act oi
I1915." The governor of this state shail
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