Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-14

to pay the interest on the DondS tnefe'
Itofore sold, until the interest on al
OF said bonds sold shall have been
paid or shall have become due in
accordance with the provisions OF this
act.
There is hereby created in the state
treasury a fund to be known and des-
ignatod 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 a parcel of the
of this act shall become due, transfer
from the general fund of the state
| treasury to the said Second State High
the moneys appropriated by this act
as may be required to pay the princi-
Ipal of the bonds so becoming due and
payable in such years.
| See. 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
paid at the time said interest becom es
due, from the Second State Highway
Interest and Sinking fund. Both prin,
upon warrants duly drawn by the con-
Aroller of the state uDon demands au-
aited by the state Board of Control,
land 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. T. The state controller and state
treasurer shall keep full and particu-
lar account and record of all their pro, +,
Iceedings under this act and they shall
transmit to the governor in triplicate
an abstract of all such proceedings
hereunder with an annual report in
triplicate, one copy of each to be by
the governor. laid before each house
of the Legislature biennially. All books
land papers pertaining to the matter
provided for in this act shall, at all
times. be omen to the inspection of
Iany party interested. or the governor
or the attorney general, or a commit
tee of either branch of the legislature
or Joint committee of both or any
citizen of the state. ....,
See. 8. The highway constructed or
acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be permanent in character
and be finished with oil or macadam
Ior combination of both, or of such
other material as IN the judgment or
the said Department of Engineering
Ishall be most suitable and best adap-
ted to the particular locality traversed
The State Department oil EnSlneerlnS
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
er for the construction, use, improve
ment or maintenance of said state
Highway and shall proceed. if neces-
sary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relating
TO such proceedings any necessary or
proper right of 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
er 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 or ce-
ment, crushed rock and other mate
rials used in road or highway work,
land also the power to dispose of saic
Eplants when no longer required for
such purposes. With, the exception of
those public Highways which have been
Ipermanently improved under county or
permanent road division bond issues
within nine years prior to the adop-
within this state lying within the right
of way of said State Highway as de-
termined and adopted r.. the Depart
same shall BECOME a part of the right
of way of said state Highway. with
out compen sation being paid therefor /;
proyid nothing herein r. N ofan e4nta'aeT anT
highway along or on said right or
way, prior to the COMPLETION or acaui-
stion Of the permanent improvements
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
Ithis state. such county must pay INTO
the state treasury such sum each year
as shall equal the interest, at the rate
of four and one-half per cent per an :
mum, upon, the entire sum OF money ne
expended from the proceeds OF the
bonds issued under this act WITHIN
such county in the construction or sald
state Highway. less such portion OF
said amount expended as the bonds
matured under the provisions OF TINS
Iact shall bear to the total number OF
bonds sold and outstanding; PROVIDED,
however, that in all cases Wne[e, e. pe be
lovercome, or other good and sufflclent
cause. the state Department OF Eng
neering shall determine that the COS,
Iof construction of any portion Or Such
state Highway in any county. or coun-
lies. is so great as to entail an un-
| inst and ineouitable burden upon any
such county or counties s. IN naid for in
terest upon the bonds soiu and the
proceeds thereof appiied as a,oresa,,u
such county, or ounties. III III omount
| of such interest. but only such propor-
Ition thereof as the state Departme en-
! Of Engineering shall adiudge TO De
con con nstructed or acquired under the pro
1-;eiors Of this act shall be permanent
| Iy, maintained and controlled py the
c+o+n 0F California. a.
! A
people, shall take effect on the thirty,
! first day of December, 1916, as TO an
! its provisions except those relating 10
land necessary for. it's SUBMISSION 10
1.-The people and for returning, canvas
! sing and proclaiming the votes, ana a.
/ to said excepted provisions thls act
shall take effect ninety days after lhe
final adjournment of the present ses-
sion of the legislature.
Sec 10. This act shall be submitted
| TO the people OF the state OIL Caliior
MIA for their ratification at the heN'
general election to be holden IN tht
month of November nineteen hunuree
land sixteen. and all ballots a, sucn
election shall have printed thereon tht
words For the State Highway Act OF
II915" and such other designation a.
NAV be necessary to properly idehtilS
this act. In a square imm edlately pc
low the square containing sald Woras
there shall be printed on saId pallo'
the words Against the state HiShWas
Act of 1915" Opposite the WORDS Foi
1.-The State Highway Act or 1912 aho
against the state Highway Act OF
1913" there shall be left, spaces In
which the voters may make or STAN
a cross to indicate whether they Vote
| for or against this act, and those Vol'
ling for said act shall do so by p'acine
q cross opposite the words "For lht
state Highway Act of 1915" and those
voting against said act shall DO Sc
II = Id o;nu CROSS OnDOSite the WOTQs