Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-14

such county must pay into the state
treasury such sum each year g. ahsli
equal the interest, at the rate oe fout
sum of money expended within such
county in the construction Of said state
Highway, less such portion Of satd
tured under the provisions OF this act.
shall bear to the total number OF bonds
sold and outstanding; PROVIDED. how
son Of physical difficulties to be over
come, or other good and sufficfsnt
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 counr
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 so paid for interest
upon the bonds sold and tho proceeds
county, or counties, shall not be re-
CURED to refund the whole amount Of
such interest, but only such proper
of Engineering shall adjudge to be
fair and reasonable. All highways con
dra % bis or aeqared nnder be tine provis
maintained and controlled by the State
Of California.
Sec 2. This act, II adopted by. the
first day of December. 1916. as to All
its provisions except those relating to.
and necessary. for, it's submission to
sing and. proclaiming the votes. and
as to such excepted provisions this act
shall take effect ninety days after
session of the legislature
Sec. 8. This act shall be submitted
Ito the people Of the state of Califor~
MIA for their ratification at the next
month Of November, 1916, A. d. and all
ballots at said election shall have
printed thereon: and at the end there
the State. Highway Act; and in a.
separate. line. under the. same, the
words Against the amendment to ths
lines. there shall be left spaces In
q cross to indicate whether they vote
! ing for said act shall do SO by placing
a cross ornosite the words For ths
iamendment to the State Highway Act.
act shall do So BY placing sb cross 0g
ment to the state Hishywa,yy u,y Act. ,c,:, The
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
ii appears that said act shall have re-
ceived a majority Of all the votes cast
for and against 1t at such election, A.
! 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 STATE
Highway Act, approved March %, 1909.
shall be paid and discharged, and the
governor shall make proclamation
thereof. But IL majority of the .votee
least, as aforesaid, are AGAINST this act
then the same shall be and become
void.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of tho
secretary of state to have this act pub
tlished in at least one newspaper In
each county, or city and county II one
be published therein, throughout this
state. for three months next preced-
ing the neral election to be holden
in the month of November, A. p. nine-
teen hundred and sixteen: the cost OF
publication shall be paid out OF the
general fund. on controllers warrants
L duly drawn for the purpose.
i FRANK C. JOR DAN,
SatOct2S Secretary of state.