Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-31
Greeks Rise Against
King Constantine

LoHuoii, Sept. Ia SalOnIKl dis
patch confirms the reported abdica
ton of King Constantine of Greece
TIE crown prince has been appointe
regent. A general mobilization of tn
! Cheek army has been ordered.
OF ,Twenty-six-year-old Crown Prime
5rovidye is the idol Of the Greeks, am
ANN aime1; party gy- iisStlp sympathy with them
or the attorney I'd to have the backin.
or OF oint eIntec commiter of the war party
'een Sec s. o. The she highwaAS hslsavA Saloniki dis
acquired under the Prov. revolts wer.
act shall be permanent IN ,Lss-,o;,,l,
and be finished with oil or 1nacdd.niS
or com bina ton of both, or of SUI h,
other material as in the judgment S'''
the said Department of Engineerin,S
shall be most suitable and best adap
ted to the particular locality traversed.
The State Department OF engineering,
in the name of the people of the State
of California, may purchase, or receive
by donation or dedication from coun-
ties or from public or private persons,
or it may lease, any right of way,
rock quarry sor land necessary or prop
er 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 relatin &
to such proceedings any necessary or
proper right of way, rock quarry or
land. The Department of Engineering g
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
maintenance of said State Highway.
The Department Of Engineering, in
accordance with law. shall have power
and authority to purchase, lease, or
erect plants for manufacture of ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
rials used in road or highway work,
and also the power to dispose OF sa1c
plants when no longer required for
such purposes. With the exception of
those public highways which have been
permanent road division bond issues
within nine years prior to the adop-
tion of this act, all nublic highways
within this state lying within the riSh'
termined and adopted b. the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the r1sh'
of way of said State Highway. with
out compensation being paid therefor;
provided, nothing herein contained
shall require the state to MAINTAIN any
way, prior to the completion or acqui-
s:tion of the permanent improvements
contemplated by this act. Whenever
any money received from the sale o. o.
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 and one-half per cent per an
mum, upon the entire sum of money
expended from the proceeds OF tne
bonds issued under this act Wilnia y
such county in the construction of sane
state Highway. less such portion OF
said amount expended as the bonds
matured under the provisions OF thlS
ct shall bear to the total number OF
bonds sold and outstanding; provided
however, that in all cases where, by
reason of physical difficulties 10 pc
overcome or other good and sufficlent
cause, the state Department of Engi
neering shall determine that the coSl
of construction of any portion Or such
state Highway in any county or coun
ties, is so great as to entail an un-
lust and ireuuitable burden upon any
such county, or counties, in refundlng
10 the state the sums so PAID tor IN
proceeds thereof applied as atoresaia
such county, or counties. shall not pc
REQUIRED to refund the whole amoun'
Of such interest. but only sucn p.opor
OF Engineering shall adiudge to be
fair and reasonable. All highways
constructed or ACQUIRED under the pro
visions of this act shall be. permanent L
", maintained aud controlled by the
State OF California.
Sec. 8. This act, If adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty,
first day of December, 1916, as to all
it's provisions except those relating to-
and necessary for, it's submission to
the people and for returning, canvas
to said excepted provisions this act
shall take effect ninety days after the
final adjournment of the present ses-
sion of the legislature.
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to the people of the State of Califor-
MIA for their ratification at the next
general election to be holden in the
month of November, nineteen hundred
election shall have printed thereon the
words For the. state Highway Act of
1915" and such other designation as
may be necessary to properly iaentlIS
low the square containing said words
there shall be printed on said ballot
the words Against the state HighWay
Act of 1915" Opposite the words, For
the State Highway Act of 1915" and
against the State Highway Act OF
1915" there shall be left spaces in
a cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against this act, and those Vot-
ing for said act shall do so by placing
cross opposite the words For the
state Highway Act of 1915" and those
voting against said act shall do so
by placing cross opposite the words
" gaiuSt the State Highway Act o.
1915" The governor of this state shall
include the submission of this act to
the people as aforesaid in his procia-
nation calling for said general elec-
tion.
See II. 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
ii ID appears that said act shall have
received majority of all votes cast
for and against ii at such election, as
a aforesaid, then the same shall have
effect as hereinbefore provided and
shall be irrepealable until the principal
and interest of the liabilities herein
created shall be paid and discharged
and the governor shall make proclama-
tion thereof, But If a majority OF
the votes cast, as aforesaid, are against
this act then the same shall be and
become void.
Sec IL. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary of state 10 have this act pub
lished in at least one newspaper in
each county. ~r city and county, If one
be published therein. throughout this
state. 1or three months next precea-
ing the general election to be holder
"a the month of November. A. u. nine
teen hundred and sixteen. the cost OF
publication shall be paid out OF the
z eral fund. or controllers warrants
duly drawn for the purpose
Sec. 13. This act shall be known and