New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-30

for contingent expense of each house shall
be paid on the warrant of the chairman OF
the Committee on Contingent Expenses,
approved by the presiding officer OF the re-
snectiye houses, drawn on the Warrant
clerk. The warrants shall be drawn by
the Warrant Clerk on the fiscal agent, IN
favor of the persons to whom the amount
may be due.
section thirteen of the said act be amend
cd and re-enacted to read as follows:
That there be and is hereby appropriated
the sum of two hundred thousand dollars to
nav the per diem and mileage of the mem
hers of the General Assembly and the otf&
GERS and employees and the contingent ex-
penses thereof, for the session commencing
on the first day Of January, A.. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy-t"o, ana ior !no eA.ia
session of the Senate held on the slxtn ana
seventh DAYS Of December, A. ~ eighteen
hundred and seYenty-one, payable OUT Oh
aoy money in TIE State treasury 10 tne
credit of the general fund: and that II there
be not sufficient funds in the State treasury
TO meet this appropriation, that the Auoltoi
of Public Accounts be and he Is hereoy III
lected to issue warrants on the Stale 1itaS-
ury in denominations of five thousand doi-
lars each. in favor of the Governor OF the
State. who is hereby authorized and ELI
bowed to procure d 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
| cut ot 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 ALI 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 1871 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
Tie credit OF the Senate OF Louisiana, 10 De
drawn uNon the warrant OF the " arrant
Clerk. countersigued by the President Of
the Senate or the Speaker of the House, as
the case NAV 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 tue Citizens Bank of Louisiana
10 the credit of the respective houses, and
shall be discussed upon the check 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 seventy-one, aud the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed TO make no pay
mept 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-one. 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 il the House of Representatives. shall
| be paid out Of the money appropriated by
! thi, act. and the checks issued by the War
rant Clerk in payment of the mileage. per
| diem and contingent expenses of the Gen
eral Assembly shall be countersigneu by
the chairman of the Committee ON Con
| tingent Expenses. Whose duty IL is hereby
| made to keep a separate register and nnin-
beers Of all checks SO issued by the War
rant Clerk and counterslgned by him. and
make a statement each day 70 their re-
| spective houses, which shall be laid upon
the desks OF the Chief Clerk or Secretary
for the inspection III the members of the
| General Assembly.
SIC. ,. Be it further enacted. etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
| (S.gned) Q. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker OF TIE House OF Representatives.
! l>ionedl Z. b. S. PINCHBACK.
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved February 26 1872.
| tSigned) II. c. WARMOTH.
| Governor OF the State of Louisiana
! \ true copy:
F. HEBRON.
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