New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-02

Marie. Moses, Murrel, Mushaway, Myers,
Newsham, Oliver, Packard, Pierce, Pinch
back, Poindexter, Pollard, Reagan, Riggs
Rodriguez, Snaer, Scott. Snider, Steele
| Thibaut, Twitchell, Underwood, Valfroit
Vandergrif, Wiekliiie, Williams, Wilson
| 60 members present.
The minutes were read and adopted.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on printing-No report.
Committee on enrollment-No re-
port
Committee on contingent expenses
No report.
! SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The special committee to whom was
referred the bill Of the gas company,
through Mr.. Bertonneau, chairman,
submitted the following report
To the President and Members of the Constitutional
| Convention of the state of louisiana
GENTLEAIEN-YOur committee APP
pointed to investigate the bill of the
gas light company beg leave to sub
NIT the following report:
After due consideration of the mat
ter they respectfully recommend the
payment of said bill by the con-
vention.
[Signed.1 A. BERT0NNEAU,
DR.. J. B. LEWIS,
D. DOUGLAS.
Which was received and the bill or
dered to be paid.
Mr.. Cooley presented bill for coal
furnished the convention, which was
ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Harper called up his resolutions
lying over from January %, as follows:
Resolved, That the state treasurer
be hereby authorized to pay no money
from the treasury received by him in
pursuance of the ordinance adopted by
this convention December "a, 1867, to |
defray its expenses herein provided.
Resolved, That whenever so ordered |
the state treasurer shall inform the
of the amount Of money
raised in pursuance of the above men
toned ordinance, and that when this
of money is so ascertained,
the warrant clerk shall forthwith issue
Or indorse warrants of equal amounts
Of money to each member, officer, or
of the convention. Said war
rants to be Endorsed Especial war
rants, which warrants shall be paid
IN presentation by the treasurer of
state.
Resolved, That when the constitu1
Jon, to be adopted by this convention,
shall be submitted to the people for
'atiGcation, these resolutions shall be
lull and void.
Resolved, That a copy of these
be Immediately furnished
o the state treasurer for his informa-
ion and guidance.
Which was laid on the table.
The following communication from
Ion. II. Peralta, auditor of state, was
eceiyed:
AUDITORS OFFICE, STATE OF LOUISIANA |
New Orleans, January q 1853. |
on; J, G. TAliaferrO. President State ooAven-
SR-In answer to resolution inquiring /
ON me the amoRntsOf tax received for the I
enetit Of the convention, and to whom any 1
ortion of the same has been paid. beg to |
lswer that the
irst District, New Orleans, has l
paid ................... 1921 62 I
econd District, New Orleans, has
paid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lO7 ST )
bird District, New Orleans, has
O T District, New Orleans, has 10 "
paid .,....................... IS 81 |
etferson parish has paid ........ 81 81 s
Total received .................s 1851 90 ,
And that the following amounts have {
cen paid !
0 Hon W. II. Cooley ..-.....s $3.50 90 !
0 Hon. II. Bonseigneur.. 40 90 !
Hon, E. Tinehant.. ............ l65 90
Total s525 On t
Balance remaining unpaid ....$ 62 90 s
Very respectfully, 1
ii. PERALTA,
Auditor. !
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