Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-11

ACT.
There is hereby created in the state
treasury fund to be known and des-
ignated as the Second State Highway
Sinking Fund" The treasurer of the
state shall on the, first, day. of July of
the year 1928, and on the first day OF
July, OF each, any and every year
thereafter in which q parcel of the
bonds sold pursuant to the provisions
from the general fund of the state
treasury to the said Second State High
way Sinking fund such an amount of
the moneys appropriated by this. act
as may. be required to pay the princi-
pal of the bonds so becoming due and
payable in such years.
Sec 6. The principal of all of said
bonds sold shall be paid at the time
the same becomes due, from the Sec
ond State Highway Sinking fund and
the interest on all bonds sold shall be
due, from the Second State Highway
Interest and Sinking fund. Both prin-
cipal and interest, shall be so paid
upon warrants duly drawn by the CON
troller of the state unon demands au-
dited by the State Board of Control,
and the faith of the State of Califor
mia is hereby pledged for the payment
of the principal of said bonds so sold,
and the interest accruing thereof.
Sec. Z. The state controller and state
treasurer shall keep full and particu
lar account and record of all their pro,
ceedings under this act and they shall
transmit to the governor in triplicate
an abstract of all such proceedings
thereunder with an annual report in
triplicate, one copy of each to be by
the governor, laid before each house
of the Legislature biennally. All books
and papers pertaining to the matter
provided for in this act shall, at all
times. be open to the inspection of
any party interested, or the governor,
or the attorney general, or commit
tee of either branch of the Legislature
or a joint committee of both or any
citizen of the state.
Sec 8. 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 as in the judgment of
the said Department of Engineering
shall be most suitable and best adap
tied to the particular locality traversed.
The state Department OIL glncerinS,
in the name of the people of the State
of California, may purchase, or receive
by donation or dedication from coun-
ties or from public or private persons.
or it may lease, any right of way,
rock quarry or land necessary or prop
er for the construction, use, improve
ment or maintenance of said State
Highway and shall proceed, if neces-
sary, to conl emn under the provisions
of the Code Q. Civil Procedure relating
to such procee dings any necessary or
proper right o. way, rock quarry or
land. The Department of Engineering
in accordance with law shall have
power and authority to purchase. SELL
exchange, lease or otherwise acquire
or dispose of all supplies, stock, ma
terial, machinery and implements and
do all other things necessary or prop
or in the construction, Improvement or
maintenance of said State Highway
The Department of Engineering, in
accordance with law. shall have power
and authority to purchase, lease, or
erect plants for manufacture of ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
rials used in road or highway work,
and also the power to dispose of sale
plants when no Longer required for
such purposes. With the exception of
those public highways which have been
permanently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
ton of this act, all nublic highways
within this state lying within the right
of way of said state Highway as de-
termined and adopted h. the Depart
ment of Engin eering shall be and the
same shall become a part of the right
of way of said state Highway. with
out compensation being paid therefor;
provided, nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain any
| highway along or on said right of
way, prior to the completion or acqui-
contemplated by this act. Whenever
Iany 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 and half per cent per an
mum, upon the entire sum of money
expended from the proceeds of the
bonds issued under this act within
such county in the construction of sald
said amount expended as the bonds
matured under the provisions of this
set shall bear to the total number OF
bonds sold and outstanding; provided.
however, that in all cases where. by
reason of physical difficulties to be
overcome, or other good and sufficient
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 10 entail an uh-
lust and inequitable burden upon any
such county, or counties, in refunding
10 the state the sums so paid for IN
terest upon the bonds soiu and the
proceeds thereof applied as AFORESAID
such county. or counties shsll not be
renuired to refund the whole amount
of such interest. hut only sMch propor
Of Engineering shall adiudge to be
fair and reas sonable. All highways
constructed or acquired under the pro
visions of this act shall be nermanentto NJ
W rairt0ined and contfolleu pN 'ht
rto+a OF California.
Sec. 9. This act, if adopted by the
people, shall take effect on the thirty,
first day of December, 1916, as to all
its provisions except those relating 10,
and necessary for, it's submission to
the people and for returning, canvas
sing and prOclalmlnS tne NOteS, anu ds
to said excepted provisions this act
shall take effect ninety days after the
final adjournment of the present ses-
sion of the legislature.
Sec 10. This act shall be submitted
tC the people of the state of Cantor
mia for their ratification at the next
general election to be holden in the
month of November, nineteen hundred
and sixteen. and all ballots at such
election shall have printed thereon the
words "For the State Highway Act OF
I1915" and such other designation as
may be necessary to properly identity
this act. In a square Immediately be
low the square containing said words
there shall be printed on SAID bailot
the words Against the state HighWay
Act of 1915" Opposite the words For
the state Highway Act of 1915 and
against the State Highway Act of
1915" there shall be left spaces in
which the voters may make or stamp
A cross to indicate whether they vote
for or against this act. and those Vot-
ling for said act shall do so by placing
a cross opposite the words For the
state Highway Act of 1915" and those
voting against said act shall 90 50
hv placing a cross opposite the words
Against the state Highway Act, Of
1915" The governor of this state Shall
include the submission of this act to
The people as aforesaid, in his procla-
nation calling for said general cleo