Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-07
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

Notice is hereby given that ut the
general election TO he held ON Tuesday.
the 9TH day of November, 1916, there
will be submitted to the people of the
state of California, the following act
OF the Legislature approved by the
Governor May 49, 1915. amending Sec
tion OF the State Highways Act. ap-
proved by the people at the general
election held in November. 1919:
CHAPTER 414.
An act to amend an act entitled "An
/ act authorizing the construction, ao-
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 a
| fund for the construction and acqui-
sition of such system; creating a
| bonds; and providing for the supmis
sion. of this act TO vote of the pep
pie" approved March 22 1903, and
the people of the state of California
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
applied as in said act provided: and
providing for the submission of this
act to n 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-
ton, acquisition, maintenance and con-
troll of system OF state highways in
the State of California; specifying the
work, fixing the payments to pe maze
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 sinking fund
for the payment of said bonds: and
act to a vote of the people, approved
March %, 1909, and approved, ratified
and adopted by the people of the State
of California at the. general election
A D., is hereby amended 20 reao as
follows:
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
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
rsh a way or proper for tSe %
ton use or maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, If neces-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
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-
ity to purchase all supplies. material.
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
Highway. With the exception Of those
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
ton of this act ali ruhlic highways
within the state living within the ri.ht
termined and adopted by, the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of tne
of way of said state Hishwsy, with:
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-
templated by this act. Whenever any
money received from the sale OF bonds.
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
sum of money expended within such
county in the construction of said state
Highway, less such portion Of said
tured under the provisions Of this act.
shall bear 10 the total number of bonds
sold and outstandng; provided. how
son of physical difficulties to be over
come. or other good and sufficient
cause, the State Department OF Ensi-
1eering shall determine that the cost
of construction Of any portion OF such
state Highway in any county. or coun-
ties, is so great as to entail an unjust
county. or, counties, in refundlns to
the state the sums so paid for interest
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
thereof applied as as9reSaid sal n sTsn lea
quired to refund the whole amount OF
such interest, but only such propes..
tion thereof as che state DspaztEEsr,
oi. Engineering shall adiudge to hs
fair and reasonable. All highways con.
structed or acquired under the proviS-
ions of this act shall be permanently
maintained and controlled by the state
Sec. 2. This act, If adopted bv. the
people, shall take effect on the t.'irty-
it's provisions except those relating 0.
and necessary for, it's submission TO
the people and for returning, CAMS
sing and proelaiming the votes; ana
shall take effect ninety days afte.
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
to the people Of the state OF Califor--
MIA for their ratifica ton at the next
general election to be holden in
m onth 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 a
separate line, under the same, y
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
cross to indicate whether they vote
| for or against said act and those vot-,
ing for said act shall do so by placing
cross o-nosite the words For
amendment to the State Highway Act
and all those voting against the said
act shall DO so by placing a cross OPP
lposite the words Against the amend
nfent 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
manner and subject to the same rules
as votes cast for state officers. and IL
Iii appears that said act shall have re-
ceived a majority of all the votes cast
for and against IL at such election, as
aforesaid. then the same shall have