Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-04

any of said bonds for sale, the said
treasurer shall detach therefrom all
which have matured or will
mature before the date fixed for such
sale. The state treasurer shall give
notice of the time and place of sale
by publication in two newspapers pub
lished in the City and County OF San
Francisco and in one newspaper pub
lished in the City of Oakland, and in
one newspaper published in the City
or Los Angeies b and G,n IN one
once 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 notice shall
not exceed the, sum of five hundred
dollars for each sale so advertised.
the state treasury fund to be known
and designated as the Second State
Highway Fund and imm ediately aft
sr such sale OF bonds the treasurer
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
such sale as accrued interest on the
bonds sold shall be by the treasurer
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 so
hereby made available, and shall be
used exclusively for the acquisition OF
rights Of way for and the acquisition,
construction and Improvement of the
fafNv,l tlff0 nt n
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. ana
the acquisition, construction and i'm
provement of certain extensions from
said system of state highways pre-
scribed by said estate Highways Act
the interior and coast trunk lines in
northern California through Trinity
and Humboldt counties by the most
direct and practical route; an exten :
sion connecting the San Joaquin VAL
ley trunk line at 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 eHten-
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
Iir Monterey county, by the continua-
ton of the lateral between the cities
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 or
near Bakersfield with the Coast trunk
line in San Luis Obispo county, through h
Cholame pass. by the most uireet and
practical route; an extension of the
San Berpardino County state highway
lateral of Barstow, in San Bernardino
county, by the most direct and prac-
tical route; an extension connecting
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
Brawley and Eel Centre in Imperial
tical route; provided, however that ex-
lenses of the acquisition, construction
and Improvement of the extensions
above enumerated and the acquisition
partly borne by the county or coun
ties in which such extensions lie. the
extent and character of such division
of expenses between the state and
county shall rest for final determine
l. tion with the State Department or En-
gineering and said department is mere
by authorized to enter into such agree
ments and UNDERTAKINGS as are neces.
sarv 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
and in the manner provided by and
to carry out the objects of this act.
Moneys shall be drawn from said
Second state Highway fund for the ne
duly drawn by the controller of the
state upon demands made by the De-
partme ent of gineering and allowed
and audited by the State Board Oh
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-
lvolving Fund, or such part thereof as
the advisory board of the Departmen
of Engineeri 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 OF
making cash payments in advance for
such expenditures as are necessary ann
proper to carry out the provisions OF
this act. Upon receipt of such de
mands, so approved, 1t 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
lstate 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 verified, itemized
statement, showing all expenditures
during the preceding calendar month
of the moneys so withdrawn from said
estate Highway Revolving Fund, ac-
Icompanied by proper vouchers ana re,
coipts therefor. Such statements shal'
be audited by the state Board OF con
troll in the same manner that claims
against the state are audited, and, II
found to be correct, shall be approved
bv the State Board of Control and
transmitted to the state controller with
such approval endorsed thereon. The
state controller shall thereupon draw
his warrant upon the Second state
Highway Fund" in favor of the De-
partment of Engineering for the ag-
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 office
from the said Second state Highway
Fund" to tho said "State Highway Re-