New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-09
AN ACT

To amend an act entitled IAN act definin 9
tie distances from the dOmiciles of mem
bers Of the General Assembly to the
State House. fixing the mode Of ascertain
ing the per diem of members Of the Gen
eral Assembly for the time engaged in
gong 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 dp-
preparation to detray the expenses of the
General Assembly, and to repeal act No
81 Of 1869
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 CT
both houses of the General Assembly shall
keep Il regular set OF books. crediting the
State with the amount of the per diem and
mileage of members. per diem OF employees.
and the contin gent fund set apart for their
respective houses. and debiting the State
with payment made on any of the above
accounts daily. as II have tie account
made up at the end of each business dav OF
the session. and shall also open an account
with each member and employee. on contir-
gent account. charging the amount due them,
and c,editing them with payment made as
they are made. The chairman OF the Con-
mlttee on Contingent Expenses shall,
upon the production of the certificate
required ny this act. draw his warrant upon
the W aTrant Clerk OF each house for The
amount due the member or employe. which
warrant shall be counteTSicned by the pre-
siding officer OF the respective houses. il he
fnds the same correct. and the Warrant
Clerk is hereby directed to warrant on the
nscal agent tor the amount. to be palI cut
OF the funds provided therefor Tie 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 he kept by the Warrant
Clerk ana Committee on Contingent Ey
penses OF either house. and the vouchers in
the possession OF said respective committees
amt Warrant Clerk, ass the case NAV be.
and other evidence they NAV desire. fo as
certain whether such warrants issued are
correct and the amounts legally due. Said
book shall be kept posted UP at the end ot
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 Louse shall
De pad on the warrant OF tue chairman oi'
the Committee on Contingent Eynenses
approved 10y the presiding officer of the re-,
shecuve houses, drawn on the Warrant
CIerk: The warrants shall be drawn nv
sle warrant Clerk on the fiscal agent. IN
,aSt &c, OF IT. the persons to whom the amount
SEC. :. Be it further enacted. etc Thai
section thirteen Of the said act he amend.
60 60 ami re-eRacted 10 read as follows.
.lin .ieie De ana Is hereby appropriated
,.,, s I'm VI TWO hundred thousand dollars 10
pay the per diem aud miIeooe of rIa ,ne, ~
bers OF the General Assembly ana Tho -;
GERS ana employees and the contingent. ex-
t'ehSes thereof tOy the session commenr;nq
III tne Erst DAY OF January, A. u. eirbteeE
INJURED anu seyenty-twO and for the ex-ra
SESSION OF the Senate held Oh tie sixth and
seventh days OF December, A. d. .ioIt-eer,
hundred and seventy-one, PAYABLE ON. ~
any money III the State treasury N no
credit OF the general fund; and thai if flora
nc not suihclent funds in the State treasury
10 meet this appropriation. that the AuG;-nr
Vi fubhc Accounts be and he is hereby ~.
fected TO Issue warrants on the State tta.s-
ury IN denominations OF five thousand dol
lars each, IN favor OF the Governor Of tLa
STATE, who Is hereby authorized anl on,
lowed TO procure IA loan of the said SIN, ~
two hundred Thousand dollars lv av.o-,. 40 w
a note TO he signed by him. as G;over,'ar -. |
The State. to which may be auDeypd rba |
warrants apoNt authorized to he issued 70 |
nIin, as coildterai security for the uaynyent |
u sueh co"h' saiu warrants to he rt.uiSrered |
Il the ONCE OF tll.; State Treasurer n,,tI ,,;I |
'ut Of any mGuty nov in H., u''" go t"tn
.fcasufV 10 the credit OF tle general |
nhd' and out of the first moury wi,irh
'ha,! oe PAD INTO the treasury 10 -he
'leo4U vi the general fund, until All the
warrants Issued under tue aDpr,uIiarim
race ID this act shall nave i,rn ra;J:
'foVlceo tnat the warrants heretoforn
eeisVefed In accordance with the provisions