Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
OF THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By the Coun-
Gil and House Of Representatives. of The
Territory Of Wisconsin: To provide for
the expenses of the present, and of the I'M
paid Apr OPERATIONS for the expenses Of for
mer sessions Of the Legislative Assembly,
the Secretary Of the Territory, or in his abb
sence, the Governor is hereby authorized
10 issue in the name Of the Terriesw, to
the several creditors Of the territory, on the
executing by them Of duplicate receipts for
the amounts due them respectively, certi-
fcates Of the same, setting forth the amount
due, and for what purpose, and bearing an
interest of ten per cent per annum, which
certificates hall be transferable by ndorse-
ment, and for the redemption Of which, the
faith of the territoy, and the several sums
appropriated by Congress. for the payment
Of the expenses Of the said Assembly are
irregocably pledged. The said Secretary
or Governor is hereby authorized, at the
request Of any such creditor, to issue not
more than two certificates for any appro-
pration that shall be due such creditor:
provided two certificates shall in no case be
issued for any lsuch Appropriation, when
either Of said certificates would be for
sum less than fifty dollars; and provided
also, that no such certificate shall be issued
for any appropriation that has been, or shall
be made by the said Assembly, other than
for the legitimate expenses Of said Assem-
bly,; aud provided futher, that no such GER
tifcate shall be issued for any appropriation
made by said Assembly, at any former
session thereof, until the amount thereof
duo to each person, and remaining unpaid
shall be asccrtalned; and it is hereby made
the duty Of said secretary to ascertain the
amount of said unpaid appropriations of
former sessions of said Assembly as soon
as practicable.
Sec. Q. Upon the execution of the dupli-
cate receipts mentioned in the preceding
section. it shall be the duty Of the Secreta-
ry of tho territory, or in his absence, the
Governor TO forward tho same to the proper
accounting ofh,or Of the treasury DEPART
ment for sediment, and upon the receipt
of the funds Appropriated by Congress for
the payment of the said expenses it shall
be the duty Of said Secretary or Governor,
10 give notice for four weeks successiyelv
in newspaper published at Madison, ofthe
same, and that such certificates will be re-
doomed on application to the said Secreta-
ry or Governor, Gas the case may be and
from and after the last publication Of said
notice, the interest on said certificates shall
cease; provided, that, if sufficient sum OF
money is not received from the Secretary
of the Treasury, or shall not be appropria-
ted by Congress for that purpose, then and
IN that case, the interest on such of the said
certificates as shall have been presented to
said Secretary or Governor, las the case
may be) and shall not then be paid, shall
not cease, and the interest thereon shall be
computed at the rate Of twelve per cent per
annum until paid.
SEC. 3. A sum Of money sufficient to
cover the amount Of interest on said certi-
ficates, shall be appropriated by the Legis-
lature TO the said Secretary or Governor,
for the fsehal application of which, the