Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-12

to pay the interest on the bonds there
tofore sold, until the interest on ali
of said bonds so sold shall have been
paid or shall have become due in
accordance with the provisions of this
act.
There is hereby created in the state
treasury a fund to be known and des-
ienated as the. second state Highway
Sinking Fund" The treasurer of the
state shall on the first day of July of
the year 1928, and on the first day of
July, of each, any and every year
bonds sold pursuant to the provisions
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 and
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
the interest on all bonds sold shall be
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,
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 accrung thereof.
| Sec. 7. The state controller and state
treasurer shall keep full and particu-
| lar account and record of all their pro-
ceedings under this act and they shall
transmit to the governor in triplicate
hereunder with an annual report in
| triplcate, one copy of each to be by
the governor, laid before each house
of the legislature biennially. All books
and nprtaininp the o
provided for in this act shall, at all
times be open to the inspection of
any party interested. or the governor
CT the attorney general, or commit
tee of either branch of the Legislature
or 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 maeadam
or a Ombination of both, or of such
other material as in the judgment of
the said Department of Engineering e
shall be most suitable and best adap-
ted to the particular locality traversed.
The State Department OF 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-
sary, to cond emn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relating
to such proceedings any necessary or
proper right of way, rock quarry or
land. The Department of En- ngine ering s
lin accordance with law shall have
power and authority to purcnase. sell,
exchange, lease or otherwise acquire
or dispose of all supplies, stock. ma
teriaI, machinery and implements and
do all other things necessary or prop
er in the construction, Improvement or
IN maintenance of said, state Highway.
The Department Of Engineering, in
accordance with law, shall have power
erect plants for manufacture of ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
rials used in road or highway work,
and also the power to dispose of sale
plants when no longer required for
such purposes. With the exception of
those public highways which have been
permanent road division bond issues
within nine years prior to the adop-
ton of this act, all nublic highways
within this state lying within the right
of way of said State Highway as de-
; termined and adopted r the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the right
of way of said state Highway. with
cut compensation being paid therefor
provided, nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain any
way, prior to the completion or acaui
s:tion Of the permanent improvements
contemplated by this act. whenever
any money received from the sale of
bonds, under the provisions of this act,
shall be expended in any county IN
this state, such county must pay INTO
the state treasury such sum each year
as shall equal the interest at the rate
of four and one-half per cent per an
num- upon the entire sum OF money
, expended from the proceeds OF me
bonds issued under this act Wlthin
such county in the construction of said
State Highway. less such portion OF
said amount expended as the Donas
, |nlatured under the provisions or inns
Iact shall bear to the total number OF
bonds sold and outstanding; provided,
however, that in all cases where, pN
reason of physical difficulties to DC
overcome, or other good and sufficient
cause the state Department OF Engl :
neering shall determine that the coSl
of construction of any portion OF such
state Highway in any county. or coun-
ties is SO great as to entail an un-
lust and inequitable burden upon any
such county, or counties, In rel ~
to the state the sums so pald Tor ~ ~
lterest upon the bonds soiu and tne
proceeds thereof applied as aioresa1u, u q, l.
isuch county, or counties, Shaii hot "
irenuired to refund the whole amount
Of such interest, but only such proper :
ltion thereof as the state Departmeht
Eof Engineering shall adiudEe 10 De
fair and reas enable. ndor AL nh ,5a nro :
visions of this act shall oe per- aheu. ~, :
llv maintained and controlled by inc
Stale Of California
Sec g. This act, If adopted by the
Ipeople, shall take effect on the thirty
first day of December, 1916, as to all
Its provisions except those relating TO-
land necessary for, its submission to
the people and for returning, canvas
sing and proclaiming the votes, and as
Ito said excepted provisions TINS act
shall take effect ninety DAYS after the
final adjournment of the present seS-
sion of the legislature.
See 10. This act shall be submitted
ItC the people of the state of Calitor,
mia for their ratification at the next
Ireneral election to be holden in the
month of November, nineteen hundred
and sixteen, and all ballots at such
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the state Highway Act OF
l1915' and such other designation as
imay be necessary to properly ldentiiN
this act In square imme ediately be
llow the square containing said WORDS
There shall be printed on said ballot
1.-The words Against the State HiEhWay
Act of 1915" Opposite the words, FOR
the state Highway Act of 1915" and md
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-
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