Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-19

general election to be held on Tuesday.
the 7th day of November, 1915, there
viii be submitted to the people of the
state of California, the following act
May 10, 1915. amending See
ton = of the state Highways Act. ap-
proved by the people at 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
a system of state highways in the
State of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payment 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
bonds; and providing for the submits
sion of this act to a vote of the peO-
pie" 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
of sums equal to the interest upon
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 /. Section eight of an act en-
tiled IAN act authorizing the construc-
ton, acquisition, maintenance and con :
troll of system of 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 fund
for the construction and acquisition
OF such system; creating a sinking fund
for the payment of said bonds; and
act to a vote of the people," approved
March %, 1909, and approved, ratified
and adopted by the people of the State
OF CALIFORNIA at the. general election
A. d., is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. s. The highway constructed OF
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
said Department of Engine neering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
the particular locality traversed. The
State Department of Engineering, in the
name Oh the people OF the state OF
California, may purchase, receive by
donation or dedication, or lease any
right. of way, rock quarry or land
necessary or proper for the construc-
ton, 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
ing shall have full power and author
ity to purchase all supplies, material
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
ton and maintenance of said State
Highway. With the exception of those
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under county OIL
permanent road division bond issues
within three years prior to the adop-
ton of this act, all public HIGHWAYS
within the state lying within the righ
of way of said State Highway as de
termined and adopted by the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the rieht
of way of said State Highway, with
out compensation being paid therefor
provided, nothing herein contained
highway along or on said right of way
prior to the completion or acquisition
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