Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-28

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
sold and outstanding; PROVIDED, how
ever, that in all cases where, by rea-
lson of physical difficulties to be over
come, or other good and sufficient
cause, the State Department of Engi-
Ineering 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 inequitable burden upon any such
county Or counties, in refunding to
the state the sums paid for interest
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
county, or counties, shall not be re-
quired to refund the whole amount OF
such interest, but only such propce-
ton thereof as Ghe state Dspsz1sze er
o2 Engineering shall adjudge to b.
fair and reasonable. All highways COM
structed or acquired under the provis-
ions of this act shall be permanently
maintained and controlled by the State
of California.
| Sec q This act. if adopted bv the
people, shall take effect on the thirty
first day of December, 1916, as 10 III
| its provisions except those relating ..
! and necessary for, its submission 10
the people and for returning, canN fs-
sing and proc1aiming the votes, ana
as to such excepted provisions this ac.
shall take effect ninety days afte.
! 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 .
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, the
words Against the amendment to the
state Highway Act" Opp osite said
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 th0
am endment to the State Highway Act,
and all those voting against the said
posite the words AGAINST the amend
rnent to the State Highway Act" The
governor of this state shall include the
submission of this act TO the people. a $
aforesaid, in his proclamation calling
for said general election.
/ Sec A. The votes cast for or against
this act shall be counted, returned and
manner and subject to the same rules
as votes cast for state officers. and If
it appears that. said, act shall have re-
for and against it at such election, as
aforesaid. then the same shall have
effect as hereinbefore provided and
shall be irrepealable until the principal
and interest of the liabilities created
under the provisions OF said state
Highway Act, approved March -, lsqs,
shall be paid and discharged, and the
! governor shall make proclamation
thereof But if a. majority of the votes
least. as aforesaid. are AGAINST this act
then the same shall be and become
Ivoid.
! Sec 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
i secretary of state to have this act pub
Ilished in at least one newspaper in
each county. or city and county If one
he published therein, throughout this
state for three months next preced-
ing the general election to be holden
lin the month of November. A. d. nine-
teen hundred and sixteen: the cost of
publication shall be paid out OF the
general fund. on controllers warrants
dulv drawn for the nurDo~e.
FRANry G IOpDAN
SatOct2S Secretary of State.