Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-29
SatOct2S


in conflict with the provisions OF this
act are hereby repeaied.
FRANK G JORDAN.
SatOct2S Secretary of state.
AMENDMENT TO STATE
HIGHWAYS ACT.
Notice is hereby given that Mt the
general election to be hc.d on Tuesday,
the 7th day of November. 1915, there
viii be submitted to the people Of the
state of California, the following net
of the Legislature approved by the
Governor May 10, 1915. amending See
ton s 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 "An
act authorizing the construction, ac-
quisition, maintenance and control of
a 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 acqui~
siton OF such system: creating a
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds; and providing for tine suDmfs-
sion of this act to vote of the pea
ple," 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 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 "An act authorizing the construc-
ton, acquisition, maintenance and con-
troll of a system of state highways in
the state of California;; specifying the
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 sinking fund
for the payment of said bonds; and
providing for the submission of this
March %, 19o9 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 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 in the judgment of
said Department of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
the particular locality traversed. The
name of the people of the State OF
California, may purchase, receive by
donation or dedication, or tease any
e. &c ae essary or proper for the construc- %
! ton, use or maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, If neces-
of the Code of Civil Procedure relat-
! ing to such proceedings any necessary
or proper right of way. rock quarry
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 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
of way of said State Highway as de-
Itermined and adopted by the Depart
ment of Engineering shall be and the
lof way of said state Highway, with
out compensation being paid therefor:
provided. nothing herein contained
Ishall require the state to maintain any
highway along or on said right of way.
prior to the completion or acquisition
Itemplated 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
sold and outstanding; provided, how
SON 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 so paid for interest
upon the bonds sold and the proceeds
Thereof applied pnndtss as af9resaid' such
quired to refund the whole amount OF
such interest, but only such propcs-
tion thereof as :he STATE nsDsztaasSs
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. 2. This act, if adopted hv the
lpeople, shall take effect on the t.lirty-
first day of December, 1916, as te III
its provisions except those relating Q.
i and necessary for, it's submission 10
1.-THE people and for returning, canN -
sing and proclaiming 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. 5. 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
separate line, under the same, ~
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-
ling for said act shall do so by placing
a cross oooosite the words For tbs
amendment to the state Highway Act.'
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing a 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, as
Iaforesaid, in his proclamation calling