Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-08
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.

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Notice Is hereby given that nt the
general election to be held on Tuesday.
the 9TH day OF November. 1916. there
state of California, the following net
Of the Legislature approved by the
Governor May 10. 1915. amending Sec
ton of the State Highways Act, ap-
proved by the people mt the general
election held In November. 1910,
CHAPTER Ala.
An act to amend an act entitled can
act authorizing the construction, ac-
QUESTION, maintenance and control of
system or state highways in the
state of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
by counties for moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance
and sale of state bonds to create a
fund for the construction and acqui-
sition of such system; creating a
sinking fund for the payment of said
sion of this act to vote of the peo-
ple," approved, March 20. 1909, and
approved; ratified and adopted by
at the general election held in the
month of Noyember, 1910, A. D.. by
amending Section eight thereof, rel
ative to the reimbursement to the
state by the several counties thereof
| of sums equal to the interest upon
certain outstanding bonds. and 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. Section eight of all act en-
tiled AN act authorizing the construc-
tion, acquisition, maintenance and con
troll of system of state highways in
the State of California; specifying the
M work, FIXING the payments to be made
by counties for moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance and
sale of state bonds to create a fund
for the construction and acquisition
OF such system; creating a sinking fund
Tor the payment of said bonds; and
providing for the submission of this
act to vote of the people," 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. l5l
fc,,a, a. ~, is hereny amended to read as
Sec. s. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent in character
and be finished with oil or macadam
| or combination of both or of such
other material as in the judgment of
be most suitable and best adapted to
the particular locality traversed The
state Department of Engineering, in the
name of the people of the State of
California, may purchase. receive by
donation or dedication, or lease any
rlsht or way, rock quarry or land
tlon; 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 proper right of way, rock quarry
/ or land. The Department of Engineer
ity to purchase all supplies. material.
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc
tlon ana maintenance of said State
4 10 Of
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
tr OF way or said state Highway as de-
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the right
out compensation being paid therefor:
provided nothing herein contained
snail require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right Of way.
of the permanent improvements con-
templated 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 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 of money expended within such
county in the construction of said State
Highway, less such portion of said
amount expended as the bonds ma
tured under the provisions of this act.
shall bear to the total number of bonds
ever. that in all cases where by rea-
son of physical difficulties to be over
come, or other good and sufficient
neering shall determine that the cost
of construction of any portion of such
state Highway in any county, or coun-
and inequitable burden upon any such
county, Or. counties. in refunding to
the state the sums so paid for interest
thereof applied as aforesaid such
county, or counties, shall not be re-
auired to refund the whole amount Of
tion thereof as :he State DspsFtnasxs
o. Engiheesing shall adiudge to 81
fair and reasonable, All highways con-
structed or acquired under the provis-
ions of this act shall be permanently
maintained and controlled by the State
of California.
people, shall take effect on the thirty
first day of December 1916 as 10 IL
It's provisions except those relating ..
,ho and recess necessary, for. its submission to
sing and proclaiming the votes ami
as to such excepted provisions this ac.
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
Sec. 8. 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 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 a
separate line, under the same, tn
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
a cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against said act and those vot-
! ing for said act shall do so by placing
a cross o"nosite the words "For tn
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing cross op-
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, 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
as votes cast for state officers, and if
1T appears that said act shall have re-