All money received by the board from whatever source derived, shall be transmitted by the board at least once in every calendar month to the county treasurer, and shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the public buildings construction fund, which fund shall be created for the purpose hereinafter provided. There shall be maintained within the fund three separate accounts for each series of certificates covering all the public buildings authorized, under this article:

(a) A construction account.

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(b) A revenue account.

(c) A sinking fund account.

There shall be deposited to the credit of the respective series in the construction account the proceeds from the sale of each series of certificates authorized under the provisions of this article. The money in each such account shall be expended, for the purposes authorized by this article, or as provided in the resolution, for the acquisition and construction of the public buildings, and in addition, for the payment of all costs and expenses of, and incident to, the issuance and sale of certificates and the payment of interest due or to become due on the certificates during the period of actual construction, and for such further period as may be specified in the resolution for the issuance of the certificates, not exceeding six months after the period of construction.

There shall be deposited to the credit of the respective series in the revenue account all revenues, rentals, or receipts received from the operation of each series of public buildings acquired, constructed, or operated by the board under the provisions of this article, and all other money received by the board from whatever source derived, the disposition of which is not otherwise provided by this article.

The money in each revenue account shall be expended for the payment of the costs of operation and maintenance of the public buildings authorized by this article, including administrative expenses of the board, and for such other purposes as may be provided in the resolution, subject to any restrictions provided by law or by the resolution.

All money in each revenue account, shall be set aside at regular intervals as provided in the resolution in separate sinking fund accounts for each series of certificates, which are pledged to and charged with the payment of:

(a) The interest upon such certificates as the interest falls due.

(b) The principal of the certificates as it falls due.

(c) Any redemption value upon certificates.

The use and disposition of the sinking fund account is subject to the regulations provided in the resolution. Each separate sinking fund account is an account for the benefit of each of the respective series of the certificates issued, without distinction or priority of one over another, except as to series. Subject to the provisions of the resolution, any money in the sinking fund account of each series in excess of the amount equal to one year’s interest on all certificates of that series then outstanding may be applied to the purchase or redemption of certificates of such series. All certificates purchased or redeemed shall be canceled and shall not be issued again.

(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2070.)