Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-09
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SatOct2S Secretary of state.
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice is hereby given TINT mt the
general election 10 be held ON Tuesday.
will be submitted to the people OF the
state of California, the following act
Of the Legislature approved. by the
ton Of the state Highways Act, ap-
proved by the people mt the general
election held I'm November. 1910:
CHAPTER 414
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act authorizing the construction, ac-
system of state highways in the
State of California, specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
therein; providing for the issuance
and sale of state bonds to create a
fund for the construction and acqui-
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds; and providing for the submis-
sion of this act to vote, of the peo-
approved; ratified and adopted by
the people of the State of California
at the general election held in the
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 l. Section eight of an act en-
tiled An act authorizing the constrlc-
tlon' acquisition, maintenance and con-
the State of California; specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
nSy counties for moneys expended
sale of state bonds to create a fund
for the construction and acquisition
or such system; creating a sinking fund
providing for the submission of this
act to a vote of the people," approved
March y: 1909, and approved. ratified
of California at the general election
held in the month of November 1871.
| a. D., is hereby amended to read as
Sec. s; The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act snail be permanent in character
cr combination of both, or of such
other material as in the judgment of
sd said Department of Engineering, shall
the particular locality traversed. The
State Department of Eng gne ering, in the
Ha1is name OF the people of the State of
donation or dedication, or lease any
right of way, rock quarry or land
necessary 1;e or proper for the construc-
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Ccde 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
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
tion tiip1n and maintenance of said state
public highways which have been per
manently improved under county or
pGirmnanent road division bond issues
tion of this act, all public highways
within the state lying within the right
of way of said State Highway as de-
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the right
Of way of said state Highway, with
provided. nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right of way,
prior to the completion or acquisition
or the permanent improvements con-
templated by this act. Whenever anv
money received from the sale of bonds,
De 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
amount expended as the bonds ma
tured under the provisions of this act.
shail bear to the total number of bonds
sold and outstanding: provided, how
ever, that in all cases where, by rea-
son of physical difficulties to be over
come come, or 3ro other E,e good and sufficient
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 coun-
ties, is so great as to entail an unjust
and lnequitable 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-
CURED to refund the whole amount oc
tion thereof as the State Dapsstmess
% Eng iheerins shall adiudge to hv
tair and reasonable. All highways con-
IONS OF this act shall be permanently
maintained and controlled by the State
of California.
Sec. 2. This act if adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty
first day of December, 1916. as to I'll
lts provisions except those relating o.
the people and for returning, canx g
sing and procla inning the votes. ana
aSa9 aS 10 snch ac eXGepted provisions this at-
the final adjournment of the present
session of the legislature
Sec. 3. 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 t.
mTn5h ha1dis of Noyfmber. .co1 1919 A. D and all
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
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 onnosite the words For IT,"
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing a cross op-
ment to the state Highway Act" The
governor of this state shall include the
submission of this act to the people, as
aforesaid. in his proclamation calling
for said general election.
Sec 4. The votes cast for or against