New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-11

The parish of Lafourche. sixty miles

The parish of Madison, four hundred
miles,
The parish of Morehouse, four hundred
and fifty miles,
The parish of Natchitoches, Eve hundred
miles. ia
miles.
The parish of Plaquemines, fifty miles.
The parish of Pointe Coupee, two hun
dred miles.
Tie parish of Richland, four hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Rapides, three hundred and
The parish of Red River, five hundred and
| forty miles.
The parish of Sabine, five hundred and
| thirty-tive miles. IN
/ 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. John the Baptist, fifty
The parish of St. Landry, four hundred
| miles.
The parish of St. Mrrtin, two hundred
and twenty-five miles.
The parish of St. Mary, one hundred and
| ten miles.
The parish of St. Tammany, sixty miles,
The parish of Tensas 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 Vermilion, two hundred
and fifty miles. r
The parish of Washington ninety miles,
The parish of West Baton Rouge, one
hundred and thirty miles
an The Ri parish 81 West Feiiciana, two hun
The parish of VIM, five hundred and
fifty miles.
The parish of Webster, five hundred
miles.
The parish of Vernon, four hundred and
twenty-five miles.
Section twO.-Strike out all after the en-
acting clause and insert the following:
That for each house of the General AS
sembly there shall be elected, by the
respective houses, each session. one secre
tary or chief clerk, whose duty it shall be
to discharge 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-
time until their successors shall be elected
and enter upon the discharge of the duties
of their Offices who shall receive in full
compensation for their services the sum of
fifteen dollars per day, from the day they
enter on the discharge OF their duties until
ten days after the adjournment OF each ses
sion, and for the time they may be en-
pioyed at the commencement of any
session until their successors enter on
the discharge of their duties. Ten
days after the adjournment of each
session they shall deliver over to
the Secretary of State all the papers and
archives of his Office, 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 re-
spective houses; that the per diem for the
ten days after the adjournment shall not
be warranted for unless the receipt of
the Secretary of State is exhibited to the
officer authorized to draw the warrant; and
further, that each house Of the General
Assembly shall elect, at each session. an
assistant and one minute clerk, who shall
receive ten dollars per day, during the ses-
sion and for ten days after the adjourn
ment of each session. upon the certificate
OF the Secretary or Chief Clerk of the
House that their respective duties
have been performed. and who shall
during the session be under control
OF the Chief Clerk or Secretary of their re-
spective houses, and that no warrant shall
be drawn for their per diem unless accom-
panied with the certificate of@he Chief
Clerk or Secretary that they wbre present |
and assisted every day session was held |
during the time for which they demand
pay. and that no warrant shall be paid for
the per diem of the Secretary or Chief
Clerk of either House unless accompanied |
by the certificate of the President of the |
Senate or Speaker of the House, as the case !
may be. that he was present at the sitting |
of his house every day there was a session |
during the time for which he claims pay. |
except for the ten days after the adjourn |
ment.
And the following additional sections, to |
be numbered accordingly:
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That |
at each session each house of the General
Assembly shall elect Sergeant-at-Arms,
who shall receive, as full compensation for |
bis services, ten dollars per day, from the
date of his election until ten days after the
adjournment, and an assistant sergeant-at-
arms. who shall receive eight dollars per
lay, from the day of his election until ten
days after the day of adjournment of the
session; that, after the adjournment of
each session, the Sergeant-at-Arms of each
house shall, within ten days, deliver over
20 the Secretary of State all the stationery .
)t every kind left in their possession,
and take his receipt therefor, and
deliver the same to the Auditor of Public
Accounts: this shall be done before he shall
De paid his per diem for those ten days; and
hat within said ten days said sergeants at
arms shall deliver over to the person APP
pointed to take charge of the chambers of
he Senate and House of Representatives
md the committee rooms not occupied by
State officers, all the furniture, fuel ON
land and other things used in the premises,
/ particular inventory of which shall be
made and receipted for by the State House
Keeper and delivered to the Secretary of
state, and which he shall preserve and de-
liver to the sergeants-at-arms OF the re-
pective houses at the next session of the
General Assembly. The sergeants-at-arms
# each house shall enter into bond, with
:ood security. in favor of the State, to be
pproved by the Governor, within two days
tter their election, in the sum of five thou
and dollars. conditioned for the faithful
ischarge of all the duties prescribed by f
aw, which bond shall be fled in the Office
+ the Secretary of State. Il
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC., That |
he President of the Senate, at or before
he close of each session of the General
lssembly, shall appoint person to keep
barge of the halls of the respective houses
nd committee and other rooms in the
uilding used as State House, with all the !
Iel, furniture and other things used in and
bout the State House, not pertaining to the
tfices occupied by State officers, and that
efOre he shall be put in possession thereof,
II exact inventory of all the furniture and ,
Il other things put into his possession shall :
e made by the sergeants-at-arms of each
ouse, and his receipt taken therefor,
hich shall be filed in the office of the Secre-
lry of State, and at the commence
tent of the next session of the |
eneral Assembly. the said keeper |
lall deliver to the Sergeants-at-Arms I
lie effects respectively belonging to
leir houses, and take their receipt there
II. and file the same in the office Of the
acretarH of State That the said keener