Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-09

treasurer shall detach therefrom al
coupons which have matured or VIII
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 Clty
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
deem advisable. but the expenses and
cost of such additional not notiGe h,,rdrad sna,
dollars for each sale so advertised.
There is hereby created in and for
the state treasury a 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
treasury and cause to be placed IN
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
bonds sold shall be by the treasurer
of the state, Immediately after such
sale, paid into the treasury of the
state and placed in the second stat.
Highway Interest and Sinking Fund
which is hereby created
Or 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 or
rights of way for and the acquisition.
construction and improvement of the
uncompleted portions OF the system OF
state highways prescribed by. SAID
| St1fe iryh Anf' Anh of n ri
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
acquis stion of rights of way for, and
the acquisition, construction and i'm
provement of certain extensions from
said system of state hgnways pre-
scribed by said state Highways Act
as follows: An extension connecting
the interior and coast trunk lines in
and Humboldt counties by the most
direct and practical route; an eXten-
sion connecting the San Joaquin Val
ley trunk line Nepnad point between the hd
the City of MADEIRA. in MADEIRA county
with the Coast trunk line at or near
the City of Gilroy in Santa Clara coun-
tv. throueh Pacheco pass, by the most
direct and practical route; an exten-
sion of the Mariposa County state
ighway lateral to or near the rail
| way station FL Portal, IN MdFlpOSa
county; an extension competing the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line in Tu-
lare county with the Coast trunk line
ir Monterey county, bv the continua
of Visalia and Hanford through Goa
lirga by the most direct and practi-
cal route; an extension connecting the
San joaquin VALLEY trunk line at oil
near Bakersfield with the Coast trunk
line in San Luis Obispo county, through
Cholame pass. by the most dlrect ant
practical route; an extension of the
san Bernardino County state highway
lateral of Barstow. in San BernardinC
county, by the most direct and prac
tical route; an extension CONNECTING
Antelope Valley, in the County of Lo:
Angeles, with the City of Los Angeles
by the most direct and practical route
and an extension of the San Bernar
dino County State Highway lateral tt
the Arizona state line near the town
of Yuma, Arizona. via the cities o.
Brawley and Ell Centro in Imperia
county, by the most direct and prac
tical route; provided. however. that eX
and improvement of the extensions
above enumerated and the Acquisition
Of rights of way. therefor. shall b.
partly. borne by the county or coun
ties in which such extensions lie. thu
extent and character of such division
Iof expenses between the state ant
ton with the state Department of En-
cheering and said department is here
by authorized to enter into such agree
rents and undertakings as are neces
Sary TO properly carry out the inten
of this section.
The route or routes of said stat
highways to be acquired. constructed
or improved under the provisions D
this act shall be selected by the De
partment of Engineering in the man
ner provided by and to carry out th'
objects of said state Highways Act
and in the manner provided by an'
to carry out the objects OF this act
Moneys shall be drawn from sai'
Second state Highwav fund for th'
purposes of this act upon warrant
duly drawn by the controller of tn
state upon demands made by the lie
partment of Engineering and allowe'
and audited by the State Board o
Of the proceeds of the first sale o
bonds made hereunder the state con
troller and the state treasurer shall
transfer upon their respective book
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars to the credit of the state High
way Revolving Fund" which fund i
The moneys in said state Highway Re
volving Fund, or such part thereof a
the advisory board Of the Department
Of Engineering shall deem necessary
upon the demands of the Department
of Engineering, approved by the Stat
Board of Control for the purpose o
making cash payments in advance 70
such expenditures as are necessary ant
proper to carry out the provisions o
this act Upon receipt of such de
mands, so approved, it shall be tn
duty of the state controller to draw
his warrant upon said state Highwa!
Revolving Fund" in favor of the per
son or persons therein named. and tn
state treasurer shall pay the same
On or before the tenth day of eacl
month thereafter. the Department o
Engineering shall submit to the Stat
Board of Control a verified. itemize'
statement, showing all expenditure
during the preceding calendar mont
Of the moneys so withdrawn from sal'
Estate Highway Revolving Fund, ac
companied by proper vouchers ana re
ceipts therefor. Such statements shall
be audited by the state Board of con
troll in the same manner That claim
against the state are audited. and l
found to be correct, shall be approved
bv the state Board of Control an,
transmitted to the state controller VIII
such approval endorsed thereon. Th
state controller shall thereupon draw
his warrant upon the Second stat
Highway Fund" in favor of the De
pa1~ment of Engineering for the ag
lrregate amount of such expenditures
and upon the surrender of such war
rant properly endorsed. the stat
treasurer shall transfer the amour
thereof upon the books of his offic'
from the said second state Highwa'
Fund" to the said state Highway re