New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-27

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be paid on the warrant of the chairman Of
the Committee on Contingent Expenses
approved by the presiding officer of the TO-
spective houses, drawn on the Warran.
Clerk. The warrants shall be drawn ~.
the Warrant Clerk on the fiscal agent =,
favor of the persons to whom the amonr.
may be due.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc. Tho.
section thirteen of the said act be amend
ed and re-enacted to read as foIlows.
That there be and is hereby appronria,ai
the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ~
nav the per diem and mileage of the mon
bers of the General Assembly and the o.s
GERS and employees and the contingent ar
nenses thereof, for the session commenc;nr
on the first day of January, A. d. eighties
hundred and seventy-twO, and for the extra
session Of the Senate held on the sixth and
seventh days Of December, A. D.. eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, payable out of
any money in the State treasury TO tho
credit of the general fund; and that if tb eae
be not sufficient funds in the State treasure
to meet this appropriation, thasthe Auditnr
of Public Accounts be and he is hereby Al;
rected to issue warrants on the State treas.
ury in denominations of five thousand dol
lars each. in favor of the Governor of tho
State, who is hereby authorized and EN-.
moved to procure a loan OF the said sum of
two hundred thousand dollars bv executinr
a note to be signed by him, as Governor Of
the State. to which may be annexed fine
warrants above authorized to he issued IN
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 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
the credit of the Senate of Louisiana, to be
drawn upon the warrant of the Warranr
Clerk, cOuntersigned by the President of
the Senate or the Speaker of the House. az
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 eur.
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
bred and seventy -one, and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no paw
ment except upon vouchers drawn upon
him by the Committee on Contingent Ey-
penses, and cOuntersigncd 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 for 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-cne. 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 BIZ
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 he countersigned By
the chairman of the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses. whose duty it is hereby
made to keep separate register and num-
bers Of all checks SO issued by the War
rant Clerk and cOuntersIgned by him. and
make a statement each day to their re-
spective houses, which shall he laid upon
the desks of the Chief Clerk or Secretary
for the inspection OF the members of the
General Assembly.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
tSigned) o. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
t>igned) p. b. S. PlNCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved February 60. 1872
tSignedl II. G. WARMOTH
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana.
y true copy:
F. j. HEBRON,
Secretary of State