Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-14
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice is hereby given that at the
general election to be held on Tuesday,
the 9Th day of November, 1915, 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
tion s of the state Highways Act. APP
election held in November. 1910:
CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act authorizing the construction, ac-
QUESTION, maintenance and control of
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
fund for the construction and acqui-
sition of such system; creating a
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds; and providing for the submis-
sion of this act to vote of the peo-
ple," approved March 20. 1909. and
approved: ratified and adopted by
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 outstanding, bonds, and the
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 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
Tor Tor the payment OF said bonds; and
act to vote of the people, approved
March %, 1909, and approved, ratified
and adopted by the people of the State
held in the month of November. lyI5,
A. d., is hereby amended 20 reao as
follows:
See. 8. The highway constructed OF
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent in character
and 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 the
name of the people of the State of
California, may purchase, receive by
donation or dedication, or tease any
necessary or proper for the construc-
ton. use or maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
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
tion, and maintenance of said State
Highway. With the exception of those
public highways which have been per-
manently nnrn improved % i,,,s under county or
within three years prior to the adop-
ton of this act, ali public highways
within the state stat sl,g lying within the right
termined and adopted by the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the ri~,t
out compensation being paid therefor;
provided, nothing herein contained
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
under the provisions of this act, shall
be expended in any county in this state.
such county must pay, into the state
equal the interest, at the rate of four
per cent per annum, upon the entire
sum OF money expended within such
Highway, less such portion of said
amount expended as the bonds ma
tured under the provisions of this act.
shall bear TO the total number of bonds
sold and outstanding; provided. how
ever, that in all cases where, by rea-
son of physical difficulties to be over
come, come or other good and sufficient
ieering shall determine that the cost
or construction of any portion of such
state Highway in any county, or coun-
and inequitable burden upon any such
county, or counties. in refunding to
the state the sums SO paid for interest
upon the bonds, sold and the proceeds
thereof applied as aforesaid, such
county, or counties, shall not be re-
quired to refund the whole amount OF
ton thereof as the State DepsEtH.es;
o. Engineering shall adsudge to bx
fair and reasonable. All highways con-
structed or acquired under the provis-
ions of this act shall be perman emily
maintained and controlled by the State
of California.
first day of December, 1916. as a. III
Its provisions except those relating o.
and peeps and for For f to
sing and proclaiming the votes, ana
as TO such excepted provisions this aC
SnaIl take erect ninety days aftet
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
Sec. 5. 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
separate. line, under the same. th"
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
a 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 onnosite the words "For toa
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing a 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
canvassed and declared in the same