Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-31

ioii, octWeeH Dofse hlfu !tlSHe, cdPIu~
ing many prisoners.
Serbians Give Aid.
| London, Sept. Ia Serbian force
commanded by General Garica has en-
tered Rumania to cooperate with the
Rumanians and Russians.
4 Germans Fight Ficrccly.
London, Sept. 1.--Gerinany delivered
its heaviest counter-attacks since the
Somme offensive began against the
British last night. The fifth attack
penetrated small front Of the
trenches. o.
i turkey i9esaa sae Issuance ead and
Berlin septetdissn to a6g Greats aeoa,si,,na fand
declaration q creating q sinking fund
and the RYr the Submission Of this
stantinosos ahd ans peop6e
q ted ~ the people Of the state
Q OF. ~ SIai1sfooFEnis fat the general election
fo,,d, a, d., is Fby amended to read as
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
said Department of Engineering shall
be most suitable and best adapted to
State Department of Engin eering, in the
name of the people of the State of
California, may purchase. receive by
donation or dedication, or lease any
right of way, rock quarry or land
necessary or proper for the construc-
tion; use or maintenance of said State
sary, to condemn under the provisions
of the Code of Civil Procedure relat-
ing 70 such proceedings any necessary
or proper. right of way, rock quarry
/ or land. The Department of Engineer
ing shall have full power and author
ity to purchase all supplies, material
machinery and to do ali other things
necessary or proper in the construc-
tion 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-
ton 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 !
same shall become part of the riaF =
of way of said State Highway, with
out compensation being paid therefor.
provided. nothing herein contained
shall require the state to maintain anv
highway along or on said right of way.
prior to the completion or Acquisition
| of the permanent improvements con-
templated 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
lHighway, less such portion or 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
cause, the State Department of Engi-
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 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 as aforesaid, such
quired to refund the whole amount OF
such interest, but only such propes-
tion thereof as che state DepsgtIassg
% Engineezins shall .ad]udge to be
fair and reasonable. All highways con-
structed or acquired under the provis-
ions of this act shall be permanently
of California.
See 2. This act. if adopted hv the
people, shall take effect on the t.lrty--
first day of December 1916, as te III
its provisions except those relating 0.
and necessary for, its submission 10
the people and for returning, canN -
sing and proclaiming the votes, AMI
as to such excepted provisions this at,
shall take effect ninety days afte:
session OF the legislature
See. 8. This act shall be submitted
to the people Of the state of Califor-
general election to be holden in
month of November, 1916, A. d., and all
ballots. at said election shall have
of, the words For the amendment to
the State Highway Act'; and in a
separate line, under the same, tho
State Highway Act" Opposite said
lines there shall be left spaces in
which the voters may dGss make Or STAMP
for or against said act and those vot-
ing for said act shall do so by placing
amendment to the state Highway Act
and all those voting against the said
act shall do so by placing a cross OBJ
ment to the State Highway Act" The
governor of this state shall include the
submission of this act to the people. as
aforesaid. in his procla ton calling
for said general election.
Sec. L. The votes cast for against
this act shall be counted, returned and
canvassed and declared in the same
manner and subject to the same rules
as votes cast for state Officers. and u
Il .appears that. said act shall have re
ceived majority Of all the votes cast
for and against it at such election. ~
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 20. 1900,
shall be paid and discharged, aud the
governor shall make proclamation
thereof. But II a majority OF the votes
cast, as aforesaid. arc a~ainst this act
then the same shall be and become
void
Sec 8. It shall be the duty of the
secretary OF state TO have this net pub
lished in at least one newsDaper y,
each county, or city aud county. II one
be published therein, throughout thla
state for three months next preeed
ing the general election 10 be holden
i'm the month Of November, a. ID nlpe.
teen hundred and sixteen: the cost ~
publication shall be Datd 1ut ~ fbs
general fund. on contr oilers warrants
duly drawn for The purpo.e
FRANK G. fOp ~ N
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