Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-26

lDIDCe SOlu, uHLll the lnLefCSl Oh dii
of 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 a fund to be.known and des
iBnated as the Second state Highway
Sinking Fund" The treasurer of the
state shall on the first day of July of
the year 1928, and on the first day of
July, of each, any and every year
thereafter in which a parcel of the
bonds sold pursuant to the provisions
of this act shall become due, transfer
from the general fund of the state
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.
See. The principal of all of said
the same becomes due, from the Sec
ond 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 uDon demands au-
dited by the state Board of Control,
and the faith of the state Of Califor-
MIA is hereby pledged for the payment
of the principal of said bonds so sold.
and the interest accruing thereof.
Sec. Z. 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
Ithereunder 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
provided for in this act shall. at all
times. be open to the inspection of
any party interested or the governor,
or the attorney general, or a commit
tee of either branch of the legislature
or a joint committee of both or any
citizen of the state.
Sec. 8. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent IN character
and be finished with oil macadam
or a com bination 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 OIL Engineering,
in the name of the people of the State
lof California, may purchase OF 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
cr for the construction, use, improve
ment or maintenance of said state
Highway and shall proceed, if neceS-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relating
to such proceedings any necessary or
proper right of way, rock quarry or
land. The Department of Engineering
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
intenance of said state Highway
The Department Of Engineering, in
accordance with law. shall have power
and authority to purchase. lease, or
erect plants for mapufacture of ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
! rials used in road or highway work
and also the power to dispose of saio
plants when no longer required for
such purposes With the exception of
those public highways which have been
nermanently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
| within nine years prior to the adop
| tion of this act,s all nubllc highways
within this state lying within the right
| of way of said State Highway as de-
ltermined and adopted r. the Depart-
ment of Engineering shall be and the
of way of said state Highway. with
out compensation being paid therefor ;
provided, nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right of
way, prior to the completion or acqut-
s,tion Of the permanent improvements Is
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
! as shall equal the interest, at the rate
of four and one-half per cent per an
mum, upon the entire sum OF money
expended from the proceeds 81 v;tbin hi
such county in the construction OF sald
state Highway. less such portion o.
said amount expended as s;on the Of oohds his
act shall bear to the total number OF
bonds sold and outstanding; provided.
however, that in all cases where py
overcome, or other good and SUFFICIENT
Icause the state Department or EhSi :
neering shall determine that the cost
| of construction of any portion or Such
state Highway in any county or coun-
Iiies is SO great as to entail an un-
| lust and ineouitable burden upon any
such county, or counties, IN r. Ie1 fnr ~.
Ito the state the sums so pa'd ior IN :
terest upon the bonds sou ana the
proceeds thereof applied as atoresa,u,
| such county, or counties, Shfli no, "
rCnuircd to refund the whole amount
Of such interest, hut only sncn propon
| lion thereof as the state Departmenl
|of Engineering shall adiudge TO ne
| fair and reasonable. AZ III ~ u MO
visions of this act shall be per
" maintained and controllea pS 'ho
state Of California.
| Sec. g. This act, if adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thlrty,
| first DAY of December, 1916, as TO an
Its provisions except those relating TO-
land necessary for, its submission TO
| the people and for returning, canvas
| sing and proclaiming the votes, ana az
Ito said excepted provisions TINS act
| shall take effect ninety days after the
| final adjournment of the present seS-
| sion of the legislature.
| Sec 10. This act shall be submitted
to the people of the state OF Caliior
Inja for their ratification at the next
general election to be holden IN lhe
month of November, nineteen hundreu
land sixteen. and all ballots at sueh
election shall have printed thereon the
words "For the State Highway Act Oh
I1915' and ouch other designation as
may be necessary to properly luentllS
| this act In n square Immediately pc
Iiow the square containing said words
there shall be printed on SAID ballot
| the words against the state HishWay
| Act of 1915" Opposite the words foI
the state Highway Act of 1919 ana
Against the state Highway Act OF
I1915," there shall be left spaces IN
which the voters may make or STAMP
| a cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against this act. ana thoSe Vot-
ing for said act shall do so by placing
a cross opposite the words For the
state Highway Act of 1915 and those
Voting against said act shall DO so
Iby placing a cross opposite the words
"Against the state Highway Act OF