New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-26

for contingent expense of each house shail
be paid on the warrant of the chairman OF
tine Committee on Contingent Expenses
approved by the presidisg ofneer OF .ne r.
spective houses, drawn on the va "n III,
Clerk. The warrants shall be drawn oF
the Warrant Clerk on the fiscal agent, IN
favor of the persons 10 whom the amount
may be due.
SEC. ?. Be it further enacted, etc. That
section thirteen of the said act be anne 40
ed and re-enacted TO read as loI-o"
That there be and is hereby appropriated
the sum of two hundred thousand uoll-rs ~
nav the per diem and mileage OF the nen-
k4rs Of the General Assembly and the OIL
cers and eInployes and The contingent ex-
n.nses thereof. for the session Commencing
On the first day OF January. A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy-rwo. and for the extra
session of the Senate held on the sixth anu
seventh DAYS of Deem Der. A. ID. eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, payable ont OF
any money in the State treasury 10 the
credir Of the general fund: and that if there
be not sufficient funds in the State treasury
70 meet this appropriation. tlat the Auditor
of PuhIic Accounts oe and he Is hereby GI-
rected 10 issue warrants on the State ueas-
urv IN denominations OF i've Thousand DO
lars each in favor of the Governor or the
State. who i hereby authorized and en-
puwed 10 procure loan OF the said sum ~
two hundred thousand dollars by executing
a note TO be signed By him. as Governor OF
The State. 70 which may be annexed the
warrants above authorized TO be issued 70
him as collateral security Tor the payment
OF such loan: said warrants 70 be registered
in the Office Of the State Treasurer. and paid
ou- OF any money now in the State
treasury 70 the credit OF the general
fund. and ou- of the first money which
shall be paid into the treasury TO the
credit of the general fund. until all Ire
warrants issued under the appropriation
made in this act shall have been paid:
provided. that the warrants hererot IT
registered in accordance with the provisions
OF act No. - OF the acts of ISL shall be
paid IN their proper orGer: that saic money.
50 borrowed. STALL be deposited IN the State
treasury. one hundred and forty thousand
dollars 20 the credit OF the House OF Repre-
seItatives. and sixty thousand dollars 70
the credit OF the Senate u Louisiana. 10 oe
drawn upon the warrant or the W arrant
Clerk. counter.igned by the President oi
the Senate or the Speaker OF the House. as
the case may be. by the chairman q tie
Committee OF Contingent Expenses OF the
RESPECTIVE houses. the amounts so draw n
shall be deposited. in United States cur
renew. in the Citizens Bank of Louisiana.
10 the credi, Of the respective houses. and
shall be di>burseG upon the check OF TIE
Warrant Clerk. in settlement. first. OF the
mica ge and per diem OF memo beers. ofHcer>,
employees AMI contingent expenses oi TIE
session Of eighteen hundred and seventy
two. and the extra session OF the Senate,
convened DeceIl Der sixth. eighteen nun
dred ard seventy-oue. and the Warrant
| Clerk Is hereby directed 10 make no pay
HeDt excep, upon vouchers drawn upon
Inn by the Committee on Contingent Elk
penses. and counJersigned by the presiding
/ oi7ckss OF the respective houses: that 10
warrar. shall be issued by tie Committee
! or Contingent Expenses. and counter
signed 10y the officers OF either the
/ House or Sehate. except Tor the mile
age and yer diem OF the mem ters
! and employees. and contingent eIpers es
/ OF either house for this session and the
/ extra session 81 the Senate in Decem Der.
/ eighteen hundred and seventy-one. il oeing
+ understood by this provlso that no warrant
issued by either house prior 10 the sixth
( dav OF December. eighteen hundred and
seven-y-one. in the Senate. and nrst DAY OF
/ Januarv. eighteen hundred and seventy
two in the House OF Representatives. shall
I ~ paid cur OF the money appropriately ~
this ac-. and the checks issued by the ar
; rant Clerk in payment OF the mileage. pei
4 diem and contingent expenses % the tTen-
eral Assembly shall be counterS!S ned hy
7 the chairman o. the Committee or Con
Z riu-eut Expenses. whose duty il is hereby
made 10 keep separate register and mum
, Iers Of all checks 50 issued by the War.
rant Clerk and counte-slgned by him. and
make a statement each day 10 their re-
I >yecrive houses. which shall be laid upon
/ the desks OF tire Chief Clerk or Secretary
/ 1or the inspection OF the members OF tie
. General Assembly.
/ SIC. ,. Be i further enacted. etc. Tha:
. Ills act shall take effect from and at'er i: