Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-11
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

Notice is hereby given that mt the
general election to be held on Tuesday.
Will be submitted to the people of the
state of California. the following act
of the Legislature approved by the
Governor May 10. 1918. amending Sec
tion = of the State Highways Act. ap-
proved by the people at the general
election held i'm November. 1910:
CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled can
act authorizing the construction, ac-
quisition, maintenance and control of
a system of state highways in the
State of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
therein; providing for the issuance
and sale of state bonds to create Il
fund for the construction and acqui-
sition of such system; creating
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds; and providing for the submis-
sion of this act to vote of the peo--
ple," approved March %, 1909, and
approved. ratified and adopted by
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
certain outstanding bonds, and the
proceeds of sale thereof, sold and
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. Section eight of an act en-
Itiled An act authorizing the construc-
tion, acquisition, maintenance and con-
the State of California; specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be maze
by counties for moneys expended
sale of state bonds to create a fund
for the construction and acquisition
OF such system; creating a sinking fund
providing for the submission of this
act TO vote of the people," approved
March %, 1909, and approved, ratified
OF California at the general election
held in the month of November. 49,
A. d., is hereby amended to read as
Sec. s. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent in character
or com animation of both. or of such
other material as in the judgment of
said Department of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
the particular locality traversed The
State Department of Engineering, in the
nam rame of the people of the state of
donation or dedication, or tease any
right of way, rock quarry or land
necessary 1io or proper for the construc-
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
ssry, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relat-
/ or proper right of way, rock quarry
or land. The Department of Engineer
ing snail have full power and author
Iity to purchase all supplies. material,
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
uon and maintenance of said State
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
within three years prior to the adop-
tion of this act, all public highways
within the state lying within the right
of way of said state Highway as de-
termlned and adopted by the Depart
ment Of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the right
OF way of said State Highway. with
out compensation being paid therefor;
PROVIDED, nothing herein contained
Shail require the state to maintain any
hlghway along or on said right of way,
prior to the completion or acquisition
OF the permanent improvements con-
templated by this act. Whenever anv
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
/ per cent per annum, upon the entire
sum or money expended within such
county in the construction of said State
HlshWay' less such portion of said
amount expended as the bonds ma
! tured under the provisions of this act
ii snaii pear TO the total number of bonds
SOLD and outstanding; provided how
ever, that in all cases where, by rca-
son of physical difficulties to be over
come come, or other good and sufficient
heerlng shall determine that the cost
or 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
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
onereot applied as aforesaid. such
county or counties, shall! not be re-
CURED to refund the whole amount os
uon thereof as the State Dsysrtrssr-
81 Engineering shall adjudge to bvs
structed or acquired under the provis-
ions of this act shall be permanently
ma intained and controlled by the State
! of California.
people, shall take effect on the thirty
FIRST day of December, 1916. as to III
and and necessary, for. its submission TO
the people and for returning, canN-s-
sing and proclaiming the votes, ana
shall take effect ninety days after
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
| Sec. j. 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
month of November, 1916, A. d., and all
ballots 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
separate line, under the same, The
words AGAINST the amendment to the
state Highway Act" Opposite said
! lines there shall be left spades in
which the voters may make or stamp
a cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against said act and those vot-
ing for said act shall do so by placing
! q cross o"nosite the words For tho
amendment to the state Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing cross on
posite the words Against the amend
mcnt to the state Highway Act" The
governor of this state shall include the
submission of this act to the people. az
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
I as votes cast for state officers and IL
it appears that. said act shall have re-
ceived majority of all the votes cas-.
for and against it at such election ae