Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-05

such county must pay into the state
treasury such sum each year as shall
per cent per annum. upon the entire
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
tured under the provisions of this act.
shall bear to the total number of bonds
sold and OUTSTANDING; sta, PROVIDED, how
son of physical difficulties to be over
come, or other good and sufficient
] neering shall determine that the cost
Of construction of any portion of such
state Highway in any county, or coun-
es $40 Burden npon such
county, or counties, in refunding 10
the state the sums so paid for interest
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
county, or counties, shall not be re-
quired to refund the whole amount of
such interest, but only SUCH propor
ton thereof as the State Department
of Engin eering shall adjudgc to be
fair and reasonable. All highways con-
structed or acquired under the proviss, ps,,
maintained and controlled by the state
Of California.
Sec. 9. This act, IL adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty:
its provisions except those relating to.
and necessary for, its submission to
sing and proclaiming the votes. and
as to such excepted provisions this act
shall take effect ninety days after
the final adjoprnmsni OF the present
Sec. 3. This act shall be submitted
to the people Of the State of Califor-
MIA for their ratification at the next
month of November, 1916, A. d., and all
ballots at said election shall have
printed thereon. and at the end there
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the state Highway Act; and in
separate line, under the same, the
words against the amendment to the
lines there shall be left. spaces in
which the voters may make or stamp
a cross to indicate whether they vote
3" . cross aEs onnosite ~ the words 'For. tn
amendment to the State Highway Act.
act shall do so by placing a cross OPP
posite the words Against the amend
m ent to the state Highway Act" 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
lcanvassed 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 majority of all the votes cast
for and against it at such election. as
aforesaid. then the same shall have
effect as hereinbefore provided and
shall be irrepealable until the principal
and interest of the liabilities created
under the provisions or said state
Highway Act, approved March 22, 1903,
shall be paid and discharged. and the
governor shall make proclamation
thereof. But if a majority OF the votes
cast, as aforesaid, are a"ainst this act
then the same shall be and become
void
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of tho
secretary of state to have this act pub
lished in at least one newspaper In
each county. or city and county, II one
be published therein, throughout this
state. for three months next preced-.
ing the general election to be holden
lin the month of November, A. D. nine
teen hundred and sixteen; the cost OF
publication shall be paid out of the
general fund. on controllers warrants
duly drawn for the purpose.
FRANK c. JORDAN.
SatOct2S Secretary Of state.