The record-union., 1897-05-08

suit and advise with said California
Debris Commission in relation to any
and all plans and specifications that
may have been, or may hereafter be
prepared or adopted by said California
Debris Commission" for the construc-
ton of such restraining, or impounding
works. and said Debris Commissioner
shall submit a copy of all such plans
and specifica tions to the State Board
Of Examiners for their examination and
consideration, together with his ap-
proyal or disapproval thereof, or other
recommendation with reference there
to.
The State Board of Examiners shall
thereupon proceed to examine and con-
slider the plans and specifications thus
submitted to them, and in that behalf
may require the attendance, counsel,
and advice of said Debris Commission
er, during their examination and con-
slderation thereof. The State Board of
Examiners shall keep a record of their
deliberations and shall either approve
or dlSapprove said plans and specifca-
tons, which approval or disapproval
may be by majority vote of said
board; provided, that no plans and
specifications involving an expenditure
on the part of the State of California of
sum greater than the appropriation
herein made shall be approved.
If said plans and specifications be ap-
proved by the State Board of Exami-
ners, the said Debris Commissioner
shall thereupon report such action to
said California Debris Commission"
Whenever said California Debris
Commission" or the Government of the
United States shall have entered into
any contract for the construction of
works for the purposes described in this
Act, in pursuance of plans and specif-
cations that have been heretofore ap-
proved by the State Board of Exam
iners as in this Act provided, it shall
then be the duty of the Debris Com
missioner to carefully inspect such
works during the process of their con-
structlon and TO keep a record of the
result of such inspection and to report
the same monthly to the State Board of
examiners. Said Debris Commissioner
snail also from time to time, during the
process of the construction of such
works, when requested so to do by the
SAID california Debris Commission -
draw his warrants upon the State Con-
troller in favor of such person or per
sons as may be designated by said
"California Debris Commission for
sucn amounts as shall equal one half
of the cost of the construction of said
works; and said Debris Commissioner
shall, in like manner and when re-
quoted so to do by said California De-
bris Commission draw his warrant
upon the State Controller for an
amount equal to one half the purchase
price of any site or sites necessary for
the construction of said works: pro-
V1ded, that the purchase of such site or
sites shall have been first approved by
the State Board of Examiners and pro-
vided further, that no warrant shall
be drawn in excess of the amount ap-
propriated by this Act.
Section 4. Section of said Act is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 4. There is hereby appro-
priated out Of the general fund of the
treasury of this State not otherwise ap-
propriated, the sum Of $3.50, 900, to be
used in the construction OF works for
the restraining and impounding of de-
bris resulting from mining operations,
natural erosion, or other causes, and
for the purchase of sites therefor The
appropriation made by this section is
intended as re-apprOpriation of the
sum Of $25O,000 appropriated by the
Act entitled AN Act to provide for the
appointment, duties and compensation
of Debris Commissioner and to make
a annrOnria ti0n n IA
his directions in the discharge of his
duties as such Commissioner" approved
March a, 1898, and it is expressly in
tended and provided by this Act that
the State of California shall. in no
event, incur any liability hereunder be-
yond the amount of the appropriation
herein made; and no contractor, claim
ant, or person shall acquire any right
or obligation against the State of Cal
ifornia beyond said sum so appropriat-
ed and set apart for the purposes here
inabOve set forth and it is expressly
declared that any claim or demand
against the State of California in ex-
cess of said appropriation shall be in
valid and void. Said moneys shall be
paid only upon orders drawn by the
State Controller upon the written re-
quest VI sdiu DeDilS Commissioner, as
in this Act provided.
Section D. Section of said Act is
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Section {. All expenditures author
lied by the provisions of this Act shall
be subject to the approval Of the State
Board Of Examiners; and the State
Controller is hereby authorized to draw
his warrant for all expenditures not in
excess of the appropriation herein pro-
vided for SO approved by the State
Board of Examiners, and the State
Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the
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