Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-01

FRANK C JORDAN.
satOct2S Secretary OF state.
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice IL hereby given that Mt the
the 9TH day of November, 1916, there
will be submitted Ottbe people of the
state of California. the following act
Governor May 10, 1913. amending Sec
ton of the state Highways Act, APP
proved by the people at the general
election held in November 1910;
CHAPTER 414
An act to amend an act entitled "An
act authorizing the construction, ac-
QUESTION, maintenance and control of
system of state highways in the
State of California, specifying the
work. fixing the payments to be made
by counties Tor moneys expended
therein; providing for the issuance
and sale of state bonds to create a
fund for the construction and acaui-
sition of such system; creating
sinking fund for the payment Of said
bonds; and providing for the supmis-
pe OF o S0ts g. Of 6s ana
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 reirnbursem 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
providing for the submission of this
act to a vote of the people.
The people of the State Of California
do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section eight of an act en-
tiled IAN act authorizing the construc-
ton, acquisition, maintenance and con-
troll OF a system Of state highways i'll
the state of California; specifying the
work, fixing the payments to be made
tS py counties for moneys expended
therelni 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
for the payment of said bonds; and
providing for the submission of this
act to a vote Of the people," approved
March ~ 1903, and approved, ratified
neld in the month of November. ~
A. D., is hereby amended to read as
Sec. s. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall. be permanent in character
or combination of both. or of such
other material as in the Judgment of
said Department of Engineering shall
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 tease 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
machinery and to do all other things
necessary or.proper in the construc
Gn an1 h tba of said STATE
public highways which have been per-
manently improved under. county or
pwhn Rrea osd por to bond se sae
ton of this act, all public highways
termin G hS cd u and adoptea ns the osparr "a Hf
ment of Engineering shall be and the
same shall become part of the riehe
out " compensation % being sTaG. paid therefor wor
provided. nothing herein contained
shall require thelst to maintain any
prior to the completion or acquisition
of the permanent improvements con-
templated byEthis act. Whenever any
under the provisions of this act. shall
be expended in any county in this state.
such county must pay into the state
equal the interest at the rate of four
per cent per sannum, upon the entire
sum of money expended within such
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
sold and outstanding; provided, how
ever, that in all cases where, by rea-
son of physical difficulties, to be over
c9nss come or Or. osher g0od and suffisleat lei
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, Of. counties, in refunding to
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
thereof applied as aforesaid, such
county, or counties, shall not be re-
quired. to refund the whole amount OF
tion thereof as the State DspsstElss-
90 Engiaeesins shall 5adSudge to bS
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;.
Sec. 2 This act, if adopted by the
people. shall take effect on the ttirty-
first day of December. 1916, as to III
its ,provisionsl except those relating ..
the people aud for returning, canN ~
sing and proclaiming the votes, ara
as to such excepted provisions this ac.
shall take effect ninety days aftes
session of the legislature
Sec. 8. This act shall be submitted
to the people of the State of Califor-
MIA for their ratification tat 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
cross o~nosite the words "For thn
amendment to the State Highway Act"
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by. placing a cross OPP
posite the words Against tho amend
ment to the State Highway Act Tho
governor of this state shall include tho
submission of this act to the people, az
aforesaid, in his proclamation calling
for said general election.
See. 4. The votes cast for or against