Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1916-10-21
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice is hereby given that at the
general election 10 be held ON Tuesday
the 7th day of November. lSio' there
win be submitted to the people 81 th
state of California, the following &c.
OF ihe Legislature approved by the
Governor May 10, 1915. amending Sec
ton $ of the state Highways Act. APP
proved BY the people at the Ecnef'
election held In November. 1916
/ CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled An
act authorizing the CONSTRUCTION, ac
QUESTION, maintenance and control OF
a system Of state highways in the
state of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
by counties Tor moneys expenaea
! therein; providing for the Issuance
and sale OF state bonds to create
| fund for the construction and acaui-
sition of such system creating
, bonds and providing for tne suHmis-
pie" approved March %. 1908, ana
t The people of the stats Of California
at the general election hold in the
month of November, 1910, A. D., by
ative to the reimbursement to the
state by the several counties thereof
of sums equal to the interest upon
certain outstandng bonds ana ana the the
applied as in said act provided: and
providing for the submission Of this
act to vote of the people.
The people of the State Of California
do enact as follows:
Section 1. se.i.on elSnt OF an act en-
tlleu An act Authorizing the construc-
tion, acquisition, maintenance ana con-
tfol or a system or state highways In
the State OF California; specifying the
work, liking the payments 10 ne maue
NY COUNTIES Tor moneys EXPENDED
SAFE or state bonds to create q tuna
lor the construction ana acQuislLIoa
OF sucn system; creating a sinking fund
provluins lor the SUBMISSION of TINS
! act to a vote Of the people" approved
-nafch ~, 1909, anu approved, ratified
and adopted by the, people of the state
held in the month of November.
A. D., is hereby amended 70 reao SIS
sec, s. The highway constructed OF
acquired under the provisions OF this
act shall be permanent in character
and be finished with oil or macadam
other material as in the judgment of
said Department of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
State Department of Engineering, In the
name of the people of the State of
California, may purchase, receive by
right of way rock quarry or land
necessary or proper for the construc-
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 land. The Department of En- gin Ger
ing shall have full power and author
ity. to purchase all supplies: material,
machinery and to do all other things
ton and maintenance of said state
i, II ghwsy. with the execution Of those
manently improved under. county or
permanent road division bond issues
r,on three ris s years prior to The aaos-
,v'thin the state living within tho r,-ht
Of way OF said state Highway as do.
termined and ADOPTED by the Depart
en mt e OF ssnem. shall b ara the
of way of said state Highway with
, out compensation being paid therefor:
r Th y, rsa,r notsins herein contained
highway along or on said right OF way,
nrior to the completion or ACQUISITION
Of the p. ner mi s impr9ysments con,
, money received from the sale Of bonds.
under the provisions of this act, shall
: be expended in any county in this state,
treasury such sum each year as shall
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 of said
amount expended as the bonds ma
shall bear to the total number Of bonds
sold and outstanding; PROVIDED. how
ever that in all cases where. by rea-
cause, the state Department Of Ensi.
leering shall determine that the cost
~ state Highway in any county, or coun-
ties, is so great as to entail an unjust
, and inequitable burden upon any such
State Or the So pad four
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
thereof applied as aforesaid. such
CURED to refund tho Who'll. amount Of
such Interest, but only such propc~-
tion theTaof as The state D: psLtE-su.
o. hngi"ee-.ns shall adiudEe to bt
structed or acquired under the provis.
ions OF this act shall be permanently
Sec. :. This act, il adopted BY. the
people, shall take effect on the t..irty.
first day of December, 1915, as. I, II
and necessary. for. its submission to
the people and for returning, CAM, <.
sing and proclaiming the votes. ana
the final adjournment of the present
ession of the legislature
Sec. g. 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
; u 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
he state Highway Act; and in a
2 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~~osite the words 40,
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
; posite the words Against the amend
} 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.
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 if