The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-02
LAWS OF LOUISIANA.
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AN ACT AUTHORIZING TIE ISSUE OF TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF WARRANTS BIZ THE AUDI
TOR ON THE TREASURER OF TIE STATE, TO PRO
VIDE BY THE SALE THEREOF FUNDS TO MEET THE
CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SECTION !. BE IL enacted By he Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana
an General assembly coYsrened, That the auditor
of pubic accounts of the State OF Louisiana be
and he IL hereby authorized and required to issue
bis warrants upon the State treasurer to the
amouns OF two hundred thousand dollars, in such
sums as may be most convenient, of not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than ten thousand
dollars, TO be made payable out of the first money
that may be paid into the State treasury to the
credit OF the general fund, except the proceeds Of
SEC. 2. Be 10 further enacted etc., That the
warrant clerk Of both houses Of the General As.
sembly and the treasurer Of the State be and they
ere hereby authorized and required to sell said
warrants at the highest marketable value, not to
exceed fifteen per cent discount, and to place the
proceeds thereof in the State treasury, TO the
credit Of the general fund.
SEC. 8. Be IL further enacted, etc., That the
proceeds raised by the negotiation and sale of the
warrants provided BY the foregoing section OF this
act be exclusively applied 10 the payment of the
per diem and mileage Of members OF the General
bly,; the pay Of officers and members there.
Of the expenses Of Office rent for committees, and
stationery for the use Of the General Assembly.
SIC. 4. Pc IL further enacted, etc.. That until
the close o 'epresent session of the General As.
ttmUil uO phyucuts bflhu De maze out OF the
funds provided by this act of warrants for mileage
or per diem Of members OF the General Assembly
or employees thereof, except to the member or
employe himself, or the proper warrant in his
favor.
SEC. 8. BE ii further enacted, etc., That the
warrants authorized to be issued, negotiated and
sold according to the provisions Of this act shall
be received IN payment Of any tax levied by this
State or to be levied, the proceeds of which is TO
Rointo the general fund Of the treasury; Provided
That nothing In this act containe shall be so con.
strued as TO prevent tax collectors from taking
from any member of the General Assembly or
officer thereof his warrants, giving him par funds
IN full therefor, but they shall make oath that
they received the same from such persons directly,
and lot through any other. Such warrants so re.
ceived they may pay into the treasury the same
as II hey we're lawful money of the unitsa States.
$40. o. BE u further enacted, etc., That all
laws and parts OF laws contrary to or In conflict
with this act be and the same are hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) CHAs. W. LOWELL
Speaker of the House of Repr esentatives.
(Sgned) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate
Approved September Is, 1868.
(Signed) HENRY G. WARMOTH,
Governor of tn, State of Loisianua.
~ ...f. Geo. Z. BOvEE, rsar- 1
-s-s Secretary of State.