Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-12

such county must pay into the state
treasury such sum each year as shalt
equal the interest at the rate OF four
per cent per annum, upon the entire
sum of money expended within such
county in the construction of said State
Highway, less such portion or 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, or other good and sufficient
cause, the state Department of Engi-
neering 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
and inequitable burden upon any such
county, Or counties, in refunding to
the state the sums 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 proper
ton thereof as the State Department
of Engineering shall adjudge to be
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
of California.
Sec. 2. This act, If adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty.
its provisions except those relating to.
and necessary for. it's submission to
| the people and for returning, canvas
sing and proclaiming the votes, and
as to such excepted provisions this act
shall take effect ninety days after
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
See. 8. 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 u
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 q
words Against the amendment to the
| State Highway Act" Opposite said
lines there shall be left spaces s in IN
a cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against said act and those vot-
for said act shall ,sa do oS. So by P,scps
amendment to the State Highway Act,
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing s,s a cross sssg og
/ 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.
See. A. The votes cast for or against
this act shall be counted, returned and
canvassed and declared in the same
as votes cast for state Officers, ana II
it appears that said act shall have re-
ceived a majority OF all the voteS cast
for and against 1T 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 Of said q, STATE tat
shall be paid and discharged, and the
governor shall make proclamation
thereof. But IL a majority of the votes
cast as aforesaid. are AGAINST this act
then the same shall be and become
void
! Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty OF the
secretary of state to have this act pub
Ilished in at least one newspaper in
each county. or city and county, II ons
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.
iSatOct2S Secretary of State.