New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-09
No. L l..
AN ACT


members of the General Assembly to the
State House, fixing the mode OF ascertain
ING the per diem of members OF tne ueh-
eral Assembly for the time engaged III 60
ing to and returning from the state
House. and the mileage to be pald, anu
the number of employees OF the Generai
Assembly, and their compensation, anu
defining their duties, and making an APP
propriation to defray the expenses OF the
General Assembly, and to repeal act No.
So of 1869.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives Oh the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con
vened, That every thirty mics; ana 1of an
fractions over. on the ordinary line OF travel
from the parish courthouse OF the parish in
which any member OF the General Assembly
has his dOmicile at the time OF his election
to the State House of this State, as herein
after provided, shall be computed as one
day in going to and one day in returning
from the sessions of the General Assembly,
and for which a member shall be paid eight
dollars per day, in accordance with article
thrty-nine of the constitution OF the State,
and that for travelling expenses, in going to
and returning from the sessions of the Cen
eral Assembly, each member shall receive
twenty cents per mile, each way, going to
and returning from the courthouse OF his
domicile to the State House. and that the
following is hereby fixed as the distance on
the ordinary line of travel from each parish
courthouse to the State House, to wit:
The parish of Ascension. eighty miles.
The parish of Assumption, one hundred
miles.
The parish Of Avoyelies, three hundred
miles.
The parish of Bossier, seven hundred and
fifty five miles.
The parish of Bienville, seven hundred
miles.
The parish of Caddo, seven hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Calcasieu, six hundred
The parish of Carroll, five hundred miles.
The parish Of Caldwell, four hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Cameron. four hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Catalonia, four hundred
miles.
The parish of Claiborne, seven hundred
and ninety miles.
The parish of Concordia, three hundred
miles.
The parish of De Soto, six hundred miles.
The parish of East Baton Rouge, one hun
bred and thirty miles.
The parish Of East Feliciana, two hun
bred miles.
The parish of Franklin, four hundred
miles.
The parish of Grant, four hundred miles:
The parish of Iberville, one hundred and
ten miles.
The parish of Iberia, two hundred and
ten miles.
The parish of jackson, four hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of jefferson, ten miles.
The parish OF Lafayette, two hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Lafourche, sixty miles.
The parish of Livingston, ttty-six miles.
The parish Of Madison. four hundred
miles.
The parish Of Morehouse, four hundred
and seventy miles.
The parish OF Natchitoches, tive hundred
miles.
The parish of Ouachita, four hundred
and fifty miles.
The parish of Plaquemines. fifty miles.
The parish of Pointe Coupee two hun
The parish of Richland. four hundred and
fifty miles
The parish of Rapides, three hundred and
sixty miles.
The parish of Red River, five hundred and
forty miles.
Tie parish of Sabine, five hundred and
thirtv-fve miles
The parish of St. Bernard, sixteen miles.
The parish Of St. Charles, thirty miles.
The parish of st. Helena. eighty miles
The parish Of st. James, sixty miles.
The parish of st. Landry, two hundred
miles.
and twenty five miles.
The parish of St. John the Baptist fifty
miles.
The parish of st. Mary. one hundred and
ten miles.
The parish of st. Tammany, sixty miles,
The parish of Tersas. four hundred miles.
The parish OF Tangipahoa sixty eight
miles.
The parish of Terrebonne, seventy miles.
The parish OF Union. four hundred and
forty miles.
The parish of Vermilon, two hundred
and fifty miles.
The parish of Washington, ninety-six
miles.
Tie parish of West Baton Rouge, one
hundred and thirty miles.
The parish of West Feliciana, two hun
bred miles.
The parish of Vim. five hundred miles.
The parish of Webster, seven hundred
and fifty miles.
And the parish of Vernon, four hundred
and twenty-five miles.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, That
for each house Of the General Assembly
there shall be elected, by the respective
houses. each session, one Secretary or
Chief Clerk, whose duty it shall be to dis
charge and superintend the discharge of
all the clerical duties in their respective
houses, and such duties as their respective
houses shall direct, whose office shall con-
tinue until their successors shall be elected
and enter upon the discharge of the duties
of their offices, who shall receive in ser
vices yearly salary OF one thousand dol
lars each, payable onehalf at the end of the
first thirty days and the balance at the end
of the session. Ten days after the adjourn
ment of each session they shall deliver over
to the Secretary Of State all the station
cry in their possession, who shall receipt
therefor and safely keep the same until the
next session of the General Assembly. and
then deliver the same on the first day Of
the session to the Secretary or Chief
Clerk. as the case may be, for the
use of their respective houses; and
further. that each house OF the General
Assembly shall elect, at each session, an
assistant clerk, who shall receive salary
of seven hundred and fifty dollars, and
PAYABLE the same as the Chief Clerk and
Secretary. And one minute clerk OF the
Senate and one assistant, and one minute
clerk and one assistant minute clerk of
the House, who shall each receive a
salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars.
payable in the same manner as the Chief
Clerk and Secretary of the Senate. Nnd who
shall during the session be under the con
troll of the Chief Clerk or Secretary of the
respective houses.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. etc, That
at each session each house of the General
Assembly shall elect a Sergeant-at-Arms,
who shall receive, as full compensation for
his services. one thousand dollars each,
uayabIe in the same manner as the Chief
Clerk and Secretary; and an assistant ser
onant-at-arms for the Senate and two as