New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-28

for contingent expense of each house shall
be paid on the warrant of the chairman Oh
the Committee on Contingent Expenses
approved by the presiding officer OF the re-
spective 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
NAV be due.
SEC. 9. 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 to
nav the per diem and mileage OF the MEM
hers of the General Assembly and the Off
GERS and employees and the contingent ex-
pepses thereof, for the session commencing
on the first day Of January, A. d. eighteen
hundred and seventy-twO, and for the extra
session of the Senate held on the sixth and
Sc zenith days OF December, A. ID: eighteen
hundred and seventy-One, payable out o1
any money in the State treasury to the
credit Of the general fund; and that II there
be not sufficient funds in the State treasury
to meet this appropriation, that the AudltOr
Of Pablo Accounts be and he is hereby dl-
1ected to issue warrants on the State treas
ury III denominations of five thousand dol
lars each, in favor Of the Governor OF the
State, who is hereby authorized and EN-
pow-ed TO procure loan OF the said sum OF
TWO hundred thousand dollars by executing
a note 10 be signed by him. as Governor OF
the State, to which may be annexed tie
warrants above authorized to be issued to
hun. collateral security for the pay ment
OF such loan; said warrants to be registered
in tie office of the state Treasurer, and paid
ont ri any money now i'll the State
treasury 10 the credit of the genera!
fund and out of the first money which
shall be paid into the treasury TO the
III oil +b,1.
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 u 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 10 the credit of the House Of Repre-
sentatves, and sixty thousand dollars to
the credit of the Senate of Louisiana, TO be
drawn upon the warrant of the Warrant
Clerk countersigRcd by the President of
the Senate OF 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
rencv, 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
Gred and seventy one, and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no pay
meDt except upon vouchers drawn upon
him by the Committee on Contingent En-
pcnses. and countersigEed 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 CT
January. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, in the House of Representatives. shall
be paid cut 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 Gen
eral Assembly shall be countersigned by
the chairman of the Committee ON Con-
tipgent Expenses, whose duty it is hereby
made 10 Keep q separate register and num-
bers Of all checks SO issued hv 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 tie Chief Clerk or Secretary
for the inspection of the members of the
General Assembly.
SEC. 3. b. it further enacted. etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
(Signcd) 2. b. S. PlNCHBACk
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved February 26. 1872
tSignedl II. G. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON.
Secretary Of State.