Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-02


designate. Before offering
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 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
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 notica last above
give such further notice as he may
deem advisable, but the. eXnenses and
cost of such additional notice shall
not exceed the sum of five hundred
dollars for each sale so advertised
There is hereby created ni and for
the state treasury a fund to be known
and designated as the Second state
Highway Fund and mmediately aft
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 may havf pesn fs
al mount that shall have been paid at
such sale as accrued interest oh 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 Fqnd.
which>is hereby created
Second State Highway Fund, pursuant
to the provisions of this section, the
sum of twelve million dollars. OF 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 Ithe
uncompleted portions ofNthe SYSTEM of
state Highways Act Aud of said
moneys so placed in said Second State
Highway Fund. the sum of three nil-
lion dollars, or so much thereof\as may
be necessary, is hereby made ava liable
and shall be used exclusively for Hhe
acquisition of rights of way for, tno
the acquisition. construction. and lm :
provement of certain extensions ffom
said system of state highways pre-
scribed by said "State Highways Acts
as follows: An extension connec ng
northern California through Trihity
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 copn-
direct and practical route; an eXten :
sion of the Mariposa County stat
Highway Lateral port to or near she rfil,
San Joaquin Valley trunk line in Tu-
lare county with the Coast trunk line
ir Monterey county, bv the contin4a-
tion of the lateral between the cities
of Visalia and Hanford through Cda
lrga by the most direct and practi-
cal route; an extension connecting the
San Joaquin Valley trunk line at pr
near Bakersfield with the Coast trunk
line in San Luis Obispo county. through
Cholame pass, by the most olrect and
practical route: an extension or the
San Bernardino County State highWay
lateral of Barstow, in San Bernardino
county, by the most direct and Drae-
tical route; an extension connecting
Antelope Valley, in the County of Ldf
by the most direct and practical route;
and an extension of the San Bernars-
dino County State Highway lateral tk
the Arizona state line near the towr
Brawley and FL Ceutro in Imperial
county. by the most direct and praci
tical route: providedsshowevert thatse exl
lenses of the acquisition, constructor
above enumerated and the acquisition
of rights of way therefor. shall be
uartlY 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
ton with the state Department or EN-
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 Act
land in the manner provided by ano
ITO carry out the objects OF this act.
N Moneys shall be drawn from saio
Second state Highway fund for the
purposes of this act upon warrants
duly drawn by the controller or the
shte upon demands made by the De-
aAl audited by the state Board OF
Control; provided, however, that out
of the proceeds of the first sale OF
boAis made hereunder the state con,
traAfer upon their respective books
the Aum of one hundred thousand dol
lars 70 the credit of the state Hlgn-
way Revolving Fund" which fund Is
hereby created in the state treasury
The moneys in said state Highway Re
volvink Fund. or such part thereof as
the advisory board Of the Departm ent
of Enaineering shall deem necessary
NAV id expended, from time to time
unon the demands of the Department
of Engineering, approved by the state
Beard IL Control for the purpose OF
making hash payments in advance for
such expenditures as are necessary ano
proper "a carry out the provisions, OF
this act.l Upon receipt of such de-
mnnds, 30 approved il shall be the
duty of the state controller 10 draw
his warraAt 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 expenditures
during the preceding calendar month
of the moneys so withdrawn from said
state Highway Revolving Fund, ac-
Companied by proper vouchers and re,
.oeipts therefor such statements snail
be audited by the state Board OF Con-
troll In the same manner that claims
gainst the state are audited. ana, II
found to he correct, shall be approved
nv tho state Board OF Control and
transmitted to the state controller win
such approval endorsed thereon. The
state controller shall thereupon draw
MS warrant un1n the Second state
Highway Fund" In favor of the De-
partment of Engineering for the ag-
ererate amount Of such expenditures
and upon the surrender OF such war
cant properly endorsed, the state
treasurer shall transfer the amount
thereof upnn the books OF ms ottice
from the said "Second state HIGHWAY
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