Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-14

Ieoupons which have maturod or will
mature before the date fixed fer such
sale. The state treasurer shall siVe
notice of the time and place of sale
by publication in two newspapers pub
llished in the City and County of San
Francisco and in one newspaper pub
llished in the City of Oakland, and in
one newspaper published in the City
Iof Los Angeles and in one newspaper
published in the City or Sacramento
once a week for four weeks next pre-
lceding 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 notice shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred
dollars for each sale 50 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 att
er 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 NAV 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 hv the treasurer
of the state. immediately after such
sale, paid into the treasury of the
Highway Interest and Sinking Fund
which is hereby created
OF the moneys placed in the said
Second State Highway Fund, pursuant
sum of twelve million 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 Improvement of the
uncompleted portions or the system Of
state highways prescribed by said
state Highways Act" And of said
moneys so placed in said Second State
Highway Fund, the sum of three mill
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
northern California through Trinity
and Humboldt counties by the most
direct and practical route; an eXten-
sion connecting the San joaquin VAL
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
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
ton of the lateral between the cities
of Visalia and Hanford through Goa
lrga by the most direct and .practi-
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
'Cholame pass, by the most dlrect and
practical route; an extension of the
San Rernardino County state highway
lateral of Barstow, in San Bernardino
county, by the most direct and prac-
Antelope Valley. in the County of Los
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 to
the Arizona state line near the town
of Yuma, Arizona. via the cities OF
county. by the most direct and prac-
tical route: provided. however, that eX-
renses of the ACQUISITION, construction
and Improvement of the extensions
above enumerated and the acquisition
Of rights of way therefor, shall be
partly borne by the county or coun-
ties in which such extensions ne, !he
extent and character of such division
If eXnenses between the state and
county shall rest for final determ ma N
Ition with the state Department or th-
cheering and said department is mere
by authorized to enter into such agree-
ments 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 Acl
and in the manner provided by ana
to carry out the objects OF this act.
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-
partment 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 shali
transfer upon their respective DOCKS
the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars to the credit of the state III
Way Revolving Fund" which fund is
hereby created in the state treasury III
The moneys in said State Highway Re
volving Fund, or such part thereon as
the advisory board Of the Departing eni
Of ENGINEERING shall deem necessary
may be expended, from time to tlme
upon the demands of the Departm1enad I
| of Engine eering, approved by the state
Board of Control for the purpose or
making cash payments in advance Tor
proper TO carry out the provisions OF
| this act Upon receipt of such de-
nands, so approved, 1t shall De lhe
duty of the state controller 70 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 or each
month hereafter. the Department Oh
Engineering shall submit to the state
Board of Control a verified ltemlzea
statement, showing all expenditure
during the preceding calendar mont =
| Of the moneys so withdrawn from sald
state Highway Revolving Fund" ac-
Icompanied by proper vouchers anu re-
ceipfs therefor. Such statements shaii
| be audited by the State Board OF Con:-
! troll in the same manner that claiHis
a against the state are audited, ana, II
| found to be correct, shall be approved
bv the state Board of Control and
tran smitted to the state controller VIII WI, u
such approval endorsed thereon. Ihe
state controller shall thereupon draW
| his warrant upon the second State
Highway Fund" in favor of the De-
partment of Engineering for the az
eregatc amount of such expenditures
and upon the surrender of such war
~ant properly endorsed. the state
treasurer shall transfer the amouin'
| hereof Upon tho books Of his o1llce
from the said "Second State Highway
Fund" to the said Estate Highway he'
volving Fund" to be expended as atore'