New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-09

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 the
credit of the general fund; and that if there
be not sufficient funds in the State treasury
to meet this appropriation, that the Auditor
OF Public Accounts be and he is hereby d.
rected to issue warrants on the State treas
ury In denominations of five thousand dol
lars each, in favor of the Governor of the
State, who is hereby authorized and en-
pOwed to procure loan of the said sum OF
two hundred thousand dollars by executing
8: note to be signed by him, as Governor OF
the State, to which may be annexed the
warrants above authorized to be issued to
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 49, 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, 10 be
drawn upon the warrant OF the w variant
Clerk, countersigned by the President OF
the Senate or 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 eur
rency, in the Citizens Bank of Louisiana,
to the credit of the respective houses and
shall be discussed upon the check OF the
Warrant Clerk in settlement, first, OF the
mileag 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
dred and seventy one, and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to make no pay
ment except upon vouchers drawn upon
him by the Committee ON Contingent EX-
penses, and countersigned 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, 1t 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 OF
January. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, in the House of Representatives, shall
be paid out 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 Zen
eral Assembly shall be countersigned by
the chairman of the Committee on Con
tingent Expenses, whose duty it Is hereby
made to keep a separate register and num-
bers of all checks SO issued by the War
rant Clerk and counterslgned by him, and
make a statement each day to their re-
spective houses, which shall be laid upon
the desks of the Chief Clerk or Secretary
for the inspection of the members OF the
General Assembly.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, etc. That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage. Observation-Disclosures
lSigned) o. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) p b. :. PINCHBACk.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February % 1872.
(Signed) IL. {. WARNOIH.
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
+. j. HEBRON.
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