Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-09

act.
There is hereby created in the state
ignated as the Second state Highway
ISinking Fund" The treasurer or the
state shall on the first day. of July or
the year 1928, and on the first day of
July, of each, any and every year
thereafter in which parcel or the
bonds sold pursuant to the prov!siorns
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 and
payable in such years.
Sec. 6 The principal of all of said
bonds sold shall be paid at the time
1.-THE same becomes due. from the Sec
ond State Highway, Sinking fund, and
the interest on all bonds sold shall be
due, from the Second state Highway
Interest and Sinking fund. Both prin-
cipal and interest shall be SO paid
ltroller of the state upon demands au-
dited by the state Board of Control.
and the faith of the state Of Califor
mia is hereby pledged for the payment
of the principal of said bonds so sold.
and the interest accruing thereof.
Sec. Z. The state controller and state
treasurer shall keep full and particu-
Lar account and record of all their pro-
Iceedings under this act and they shall
transmit to the governor in triplicate
an abstract of all such proceedings
| Hereunder with an annual report in
| triplicate, one copy of each to be by
the governor, laid before each house
of the legislature biennially. All books
and papers pertaining to the matter
provided for in this act shall, at all
times, be open to the inspection of
any party interested. or the governor
or the attorney general, or a commit
tee of either branch of the legislature
or a 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 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 Englneering
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-
sary, to conG emn under the provisions
of the Code OF Civil Procedure relating
to such procecd dings any necessary or
lproper right OF way, rock quarry or
Hand. The Department of Engineering
lin 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
er in the construction, Improvement or
maintenance of said state Highway.
The Department Of Engineering, in
| accordance with law, shall have power
and authority to purchase, lease, or
erect plants for manufacture of ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
and also the power to dispose of saic
plants when no longer required for
such purposes. With the exception of
those public highways which have been
permanently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
within nine years prior TO the adop-
tion of this act all public highways
of way of said state Highway as de-
termined and adopted r. the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the right
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 acqui-
s:tion Of the permanient @ tmpTWUThemcneT WhencneS
any money received from the sale of
bonds. under the provisions of this act,
shall be expended in any county IN
the state treasury such sum each year
as shall equal the interest. at the rate
of four and one-half per cent per an
lexpended from the proceeds Of the
bonds issued under this act within
such county in the CONSTRUCTION OF saldd
/ state Highway. less, such portion OF OF
said amount expended as the bonds
matured under the provisions OF TINS
act shall bear to the total number o, oi
bonds sold and outstanding; provided
however, that in all cases where, bS
treason of physical difficulties to be
overcome, or other good and suttIclen' IN
, lcause. the state Department Of Engl =.
Ineer;np shall determine that the cost
lof construction of any portion Of such
state Highway in any county: or coun
lust and inequitable burden upon any
lsuch county, or counties, in refundlns
20 the state the sums so paid TOT IN
nroceeds thereof applied as aforesaid
such county or counties. shall not be
irenuircd to refund the whole amoun'
tion thereof as the state Departm ent
Iof Engineering shall adiudge 70 De
fair and reas enable. All highways
oonstructed or ACQUIRED under the pro
visions of this act shall be nermanent-
w i''nn maintaired and controlled by the
Stotn OF California. .
Sec. 8. This act, If adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty,
{ first day of December, 1916, as 10 an
its provisions except those reiating 70
and necessary, for. IT'S supmissaym 60
sing and proclaiming the votes, and as
to said excepted provisions tnls @ acs
IShall take effect ninety days ditel the
, final adjournment of the present ses-
sion of the legislature.
Sec TO- This act shall be submitted
10 the people of the state OF Calior-
! mia for their ratification at the neXt
general election to be holden in the
; month of November, nineteen hundred
land sixteen, and all ballots az such
election shall have printed thereon the
words "For the state Fl ghWay Act OF
1915" and such other designation as
may be necessary to properly identity
this act In a square immedlately pc
low the square containing SAID WORDS
there shall be printed on said ballot
; the words Against the state HighWay
Act Of 1915" opposite the e words ,a,E "FoI nd
l"Against the state Highway Act OF
1915" there shall be ieft , spaces "a IS MI IN
: n cross to indicate whether they they vote vote
for or against this act. and those Vot-
ling for said act shall do so by placihg =
a cross opposite the words for tne
State Highway Act of 1915 and those
Voting against said act shall 90 dos SO 3
oAgainet the state Highway Act oi
t915." The governor of this state shal II
Include the submission of this act 10
he people as aforesaid, in his proela :
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