New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-22

for contingent expense OF eacn mouse su. "
he maid on the warrant Of the chairman u
the Committee on Contingent Expenses
approved by the presiding officer OF tne re-
spective houses, drawn on the wa, nv
Clerk The warrants shall be drawn by
the Warrant CLERK ON the fiscal agent, IA
favor of the persons to whom the amouhs
may be due. THAT
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, THAT
section thirteen Of the said act be amend.
ed and re.enacted to read as follows
That there be and is hereby APPROPRIATED
the sum of two hundred thousand dollars "
paw the per diem and mileage OF the mem IL
bers of the General Assembly and the ON
GERS and employees and the contingent eA-
penses thereof, for the session commencing
on the first day of January. A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy two. and for the. extra
session of the Senate held on the sixth anu
so zenith DAYS of December, A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy-One payable out OF
any money in the State treasury TO- the
credit of the general fund; and that ii there
he not sufficient funds in the State treasury
to meet this appropriation, that the A9dlt0r
of Public Accounts be and ne Is nereoy VI
rected to issue warrants on inc o'ato si1o7
nrv in denominations of five thousand uol-
lars each. in favor of the Governor OF the
State who is hereby authorized and EN-
moved to procure loan OF the said sum OF
TWO hundred thousand dollars by executing
a note to be signed by him, as Governor OF
the State, to which may be annexed the
warrants above authorized to be issued to
him, as collateral security for the payment
of such loan; said warrants to be registered
in the office of the State Treasurer, and paid
out of any money now in the State
treasury to the credit of the general
fund, and out of the first money which
shall be paid into the treasury to the
credit Of the general fund, until all the
warrants issued under the appropriation
made in this act shall have been paid;
provided, that the warrants heretofore
registered in accordance with the provisions
of act No. % of the acts Of l97 shall be
paid in their proper order; that said money,
SO borrowed, shall be deposited in the State
treasury, one hundred and forty thousand
dollars to the credit of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and sixty thousand dollars to
the credit of the Senate of Louisiana, to be
drawn upon the warrant OF the " arrant
Clerk. cOuntersigned by the President OF
the Senate or the Speaker of the House, as
the case may be, by the chairman OF the
Committee on Contingent Expenses of the
respective houses. The amounts so drawn
shall be deposited, in United States cur
rency, in the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
to the credit of the respective houses, and
shall be disbursed upon the check OF the
Warrant Clerk, in settlement, first, of the
mileage and per diem of members, officers,
employees and contingent expenses OF the
session of eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and the extra session of the Senate,
convened December sixth, eighteen hun
dred and seveDty-One, and the w arrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no pay
ment except upon vouchers drawn upon
him by the Committee on Contingent En-
penses, and countersigned by the presiding
officers of the respective houses; that no
warrant shall be issued by the Committee
on Contingent Expenses. and counter
signed by the officers of either the
House or Senate, except for the mile
age and per diem of the members
and employees. and contingent expenses
of either house tor this session and the
extra session of the Senate in December,
eighteen hundred and seventy-0ne, it being
understood by this provisO that no warrant
issued by either house prior to the sixth
day of December. eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, in the Senate. and first day of
January. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, in the House of Representatives, shall
be paid out of the money appropriated by
this act, and the checks issued by the War
rant Clerk in payment OF the mileage, per
diem and contingent expenses of the Cen
eral Assembly shall be countersigned by
the chairman of the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses, whose duty it is hereby
made to keep a separate register and num-
bers of all checks SO issued by the War
rant Clerk and counterslgned by him, and
make statement each day to their re-
spective houses, which shall be laid upon
the desks Of the Chief Clerk or. Secretary
for the inspection of the members Of the
General Assembly
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
tSignedl OH. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
lSignedI p. b. S. PINCHBACK.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved February 26. 1872
(Signedl IL. Z. WARMOIH.
Governor Of the State CT Louisiana.
4 true copy:
+. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State.