New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-20
No. IL.
AN ACT

49, AN ACI
To amend an act entitled "An act defining
the distances from the domiciles OF mem
bers of the General Assembly to the
State House, fixing the mode Of ascertain
inc the per diem of members OF the Gen
eral Assembly for the time engaged IN
going to and returning from the State
House and their mileage to be paid, and
the number of employees of the General
Assembly and their compensation, and
defining their duties, and making an ap-
preparation to defray the expenses OF the
General Assembly, and to repeal act No.
50 of 1862"
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section eleven Of said act be amended
and re-enacted to read as follows: That the
Committees on Contingent Expenses OF
both houses of the General Assembly shall
keep regular set of books. crediting the
State with the amount of the per diem and
mileage OF members. pen diem of employees,
and the contingent fund set apart for their
respective houses, and debiting the State
with payment made on any of the above
accounts daily. so as to have the account
made up at the end of each business day OF
the session, and shall also open an account
with each member and employe, on contin-
gent account. charging the amount due them,
and crediting them with payment made as
they are made. The chairman OF the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses shall,
upon tine production of the certificate
required by this act draw his warrant upon
the Warrant Clerk of each house for the
amount due the member or employe. which
warrant shall be countersisned By the pre-
siding officer of the respective houses, if he
finds the same correct. and the Warrant
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fiscal agent for the amount. to be paid out
OF the funds provided therefor. The Presi-
dent OF the Senate and Speaker of the
House shall, by themselves or their clerks,
at any time, have the right to examine all
books required to be kept by the Warrant
Clerk and Committee on Contingent Ex-
penses of either house, and the vouchers in
the possession of said respective committees
and Warrant Clerk as the case may be,
and other evidence they may desire. to as
certain whether such warrants issued are
correct and the amounts legally due. Said
book shall be kept posted up at the end OF
each business day during the session. and
be opened TO the inspection Of any member
OF each house. The money appropriated
Tor contingent expense OF each house shall
be paid oRthe warrant of the chairman of
the Committee on Contingent Expenses,
approved by the presiding officer of the re-
Clerk. The warrants shall DE drawn by
the Warrant Clerk on the fiscal agent. in
favor OF the persons to whom the amount
may be due.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, etc. That
section thirteen of the said act be amend
ed and re7enacted to read as follows:
mat there be and Is hereby appropriated
the sum OF two hundred thousand dollars to
pay the per diem and mileage Of the mem
GERS and employees and the contingent ex
penses thereof, for the session commepcing
on the nrst day OF January. A. D. eighteen
hundred and seyenty-two. and for the extra
session ct the Senate held on the sixth and
seventh days Of December. A. D. eighteen
hundred and seventy -one, PAYABLE ont of
any money IL the State treasury 10 tho
credit OF the general fund: and that if there
be not sufficient funds in the State treasury
TO meet TINS appropriation. that the Auditor
OF fubllc Accounts be and he is hereby di
rected to issue warrants on the State tTIass-
urY IN denominations OF five thousand dol
lars each, IN favor of the Governor of tho
State. who Is hereby authorized and en-
poWed to procure loan of the said SIM of
two hundred thousand dollars by execnt;nn
a note to be signed by him. as Governor o1
the State. to which may be annexed the
warrants above authorized to be issued 1o
MN as collateral security for the payment
OF such loan: said warrants to be reoistared
in the office of the State Treasurer. and naid
out OF any money now in the State
treasury to the credit of the general
luna, and out of the first money which
sha!! be paid into the treasury to tho
credit OF the general fund, until all tho
warrants Issued under the approximation
made IN this act shall have been maid.
provided, that the warrants heretofore
registered IN accordance with the provisions
OF act No y. of the acts of 1871 shall hn
PAID IN their proper order: that said none
so borrowed, SHALL be deposited in the Stafe
treasury, one hundred and forty thonsa,'a
dollars TO the credit of the House of Rev.
sentatlves, and sixty thousand dolIarS 70
the credit of the Senate of Louisiana 70 h ,o
lraWn upon the wal 1t of the Warran,
Clerk, countersignedN the President Of
I Li oehale or the speaker of the House. as
[ne ease may be' by the chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Exnenses Of tho
houses. The amounts so draw
shall be deposited. in United States o,,,
rency, IN the Citizens Bank of T.on;s;ana
to the credit of the respective honses aud
shall be disbursed upon the check NJ tha
arrant Clerk. in settlement, first of tho
mileage and per diem of members, officers
employees and contingent expenses of tho
session OF eighteen hundred and seyentr
December sixth eighteen Inn
1red and seventy-one. and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no nav
nent except upon vouchers drawn ,inon
nm by the Committee on Contingent Fy.
ocnses. and countersigned by the presiding
officers of the respective houses: that No
shall be issued by the COMMITTEES
IN Contingent Expenses, and counter.
isned by the officers of either the
doase or Senate. except for the mile
'ge, and - diem of the members
md emploN and contingent expenses
II either house tor this session and the
,xtra session Of the Senate in December
Eighteen hundred and seventv-one. it heinr
understood by tais proviso that no warrant
;ssued by either house prior to the sixth |
lay OF December. eighteen hundred and |
eventy-one. in the Senate, and first dav of
January: eighteen hundred and seventy
wo' IN the House of Representatives. shall
'e paid out of the money appropriated by
his act, and the checks issued by the War,
ant Clerk In payment of the mileage. Der
lem and contingent expenses of the Cen
raj Assembly shall be countersigned by
be chairman Of the Committee On Con-.