Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-28

to pay the interest on the bonds there
tofore sold, until the interest on all
Iof 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 fund to be known and des-
Sinking Fund" The treasurer of the
state shall on the first day of July of
the year 1923, and on the first day of
thereafter in which a parcel of the
bonds sold pursuant to the provisions
of this act shall become due, transfer
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
lond State Highway Sinking fund, and
the interest on all bonds sold shall be
paid at the time said interest becomes
Interest and Sinking fund. Both prin-
cipal and interest shall be so paid
. upon warrants duly drawn by the con
troller of the state unon demands
: dited by the state Board of Control,
and the faith of the State Of Califor-
MIA is hereby pledged for the payment
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and the interest accruing thereof.
Sec. T. 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
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
Slvv 1rI fAn i,, h; II.
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 legisla ture
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 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 OF EngIn eerng,
! 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 condemn under the provisions
I 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- gin eering
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
er in the construction. Improvement or
maintenance of said State Highway.
, The Department Of Engineering, in
r accordance with law. shall have power
, land authority to purchase, lease, or
, 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 Saif
, 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-
F 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
, out compensation being paid therefor:
: provided, nothing herein contained
, shall require the state to maintain any
E highway along or on said right OF
way, prior to the completion or acaui :
q s:ton 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 INTO
as shall equal the interest, at the rate
of four and onehalf per cent per an
mum, upon the entire sum- sum OF money fSs
! bonds issued under this act WITHIN
/ such county in the construction OF salq
state Highway, less, such portion o.
said amount expended as the bonds
Imatured under the provisions OF TINS
act shall bear to the total number ol
, bonds sold and outstanding; PROVIDED
however that in all cases where, by
, treason of physical difficulties to be
, overcome, or other good and sutficlent
cause, the state Department OF Engl-
, lneering shall determine that the cost
Iof construction of any portion Of such
, state Highway in any county, or coun
: lties, is so great as to entail an uh
. lust and ineQuitable burden upon any
+ such county. or counties, IN eielloinS e ~;
to the state the sums so paid Tor IN
!, Iterest upon the bonds solu and the
proceeds thereof applied as atoresai,n, ,a
lreouired to refund the whole amount
of such interest, but only such proper
of Engineering shall adiudge to be
fair and reasonable. All highways
constructed or ACQUIRED under lhe prV nt
visions of this act shall be permanethh,. NJ
" ma intalred anu cohtioii'" ~ "
state Of California.
Sec. 8. This act. If adopted py the
people, 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
10 said excepted provisions TINS act
shall take effect ninety days after the
final adjournment of the present ses-
lsion of the Legislature.
Sec 10. This act shall be submitted
ito the people of the State of Califor-
mia for their ratification at the next
general election TO be holden in the
month of November, nineteen hundred
Land sixteen and all ballots al such
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the state Highway Act OF
1915" and such other designation as
may he necessary to properly identify
this act In a square Immediately be
low the square containing said words
There shall be printed on said ballot
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