Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-08

any of said bonds for sale. the said
treasurer shall detach therefrom al,
mature before the date fixed for such
sale. The state treasurer shall give
notice of the time and place or saie
by publication in two newspapers pup
lished in the City and County of san
Francisco and in one newspaper pup
lished in the City of Oakland, and IN
one newspaper published in the city
of Los Angeles, and in one newspaper
published in the City or sacramento
once a week for four weeks NEXT pre-
ceding the date fixed for such sale.
| In addition to the notice last above
provided for, the state treasurer may
give such further notice as he may
cost of such additional notice shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred
dollars for each sale so advertised.
There is hereby created in and for
the state treasury fund to be known
and designated as the Second State
Highway Fund and Immediately aft
sr such sale of bonds the treasurer
of the state shall pay into the state
said Second state Highway Fund the
total amount received for said bonds
except such amount as may have been
paid as accrued interest thereon. The
amount that shall have been paid at
such sale as accrued interest on the
bonds sold shall be by the treasurer
of the state. immediately after such W
sale, paid into the treasury of the
state and placed in the second state
Highway Interest and Sinking Fund -
(which is hereby created
OF the moneys placed in the said
Second State Highway Fund, pursuant
to the provisions of this section, the
sum of twelve million dollars, or 50
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby made available, and shall be
used exclusively for the acquisition OF
rights of way for and the acquisition.
lconstruction and Improvement of the
luncompleted portions OF the system of
state highways prescribed by said
state Highways Act" And of said
moneys placed in said Second State
| Highway Fund, the sum of three mil
lion dollars, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby made available
and shall be used exclusively for the
acquisition of rights of way for. and
the acquisition, construction and i'm
provement of certain extensions from
said system of state highways pre-
scribed by said state Highways Act
as follows: An extension connecting
the interior and coast trunk lines in
northern California through Trinity
and Humboldt counties by the most
sion connecting the San Joaquin Val
| ley trunk line at a point between the
City of Merced, in Merced county, and
the City of MADEIRA. in MADEIRA county,
with the Coast trunk line at or near
the City of Gilroy in Santa Clara coun-
! tv. through Pacheco pass, by the most
direct and practical route; an eXten-
sion of the Mariposa County state
Highway lateral to or near the rail
way station Ell Portal, In Mariposa
county; an extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line in Tu-
lare county with the Coast trunk line
| ir Monterey county, bv the continua-
tion of the lateral between the cities
of Visala and Hanford through Goa
cal route; an extension connecting the
san joaquin Valley trunk line at or
near Bakersfield with the Coast trunk
! line in San Luis Obispo county, through
| Chp1a m hV the and
| practical route; an extension of the
San Bernardino County state highway
lateral of Barstow, in San Bernardino
county, by the most direct and prac-
teal route; an extension connecting 3
Antelope Valley, in the County of Los
Angeles, with the City of Los Angeles
and an extension of the San Bernar-
dino County State Highway lateral to
the Arizona state line near the town
of Yuma. Arizona. via the cities OF
Brawiey and Ell Centre in Imperial
county. by the most direct and prac-
teal route; provided. however that ex-
penses of the acquisition. construction
above enumerated and the acquisition
Of rights of way therefor. shall be
rartly borne by the county or coun-
extent and character of such division
Of expenses between the state and
county shall rest for final determine
tion with the state Department of En-
|
| by authorized to enter into such agree
uents and UNDERTAKINGS as are neces,
sary to properly carry out the intent
of this section
The route or routes of said state
highways to be acquired, constructed
or improved under the provisions OF
this act shall be selected by the De
partment of Engineering in the man
ner provided by and to carry out the
objects of said state Highways Act.
and in the manner provided by and
| . hn oh n
| Moneys shall be drawn from said
Second State Highway fund for the
purposes of this act upon warrants
duly drawn by the controller OF the
state upon demands made by the De
lpartment of Engineering and allowed
and audited by the State Board OF
Control; provided, however, that out
of the proceeds of the first sale OF
bonds made hereunder the state con
troller and the state treasurer shall
transfer upon their respective books
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars to the credit of the state High
way Revolving Fund" which fund is
hereby created in the state treasury
The moneys in said state Highway Re
volving Fund. or such part thereof as
the advisory board Of the Department
of ENGINEERING shall deem necessary
may be expended, from time to time
upon the demands of the Department
of Engineering, approved by the State
Board of Control for the purpose oi
making cash payments in advance FOL
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proper to carry out the provisions OF
this act. Upon receipt of such de-
mandS, so approved, it shall be the
duty of the state controller to draw
his warrant upon said state Highway
Revolving Fund" in favor of the per
son or persons therein named, and the
state treasurer shall pay the same
On or before the tenth day of each
month thereafter the Department OF
Engineering shall submit to the state
Board of Control a verified, itemized
statement showing all expenditure
1uring the preceding calendar montl
of the moneys so withdrawn from said
l"State Highway Revolving Fund ac'
lcompanied by proper vouchers and re,
ceipts therefor. Such statements Shal
be audited by the state Board of Con
ltrol in the same manner that claim,
against the state arc audited and, II
found to be correct, shall be approved
lby the State Board of Control and
transmitted to the state controller with
such approval endorsed thereon. The
state controller shall thcreupon draw
his warrant upon the Second state
Highway Fund" in favor of the De
partment of Engineering for the az
gregate amount of such expenditures
and upon the surrender of such war
rant properly endorsed, the state
treasurer shall transfer the amount
thereof upon the books of his offic6
from the said "Second state Highway