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

atfer their election, in the sum of twenty-five
hundred dollars, conditioned tor the faithful
discharge of all the duties prescribed by
law, which bond shall he fled in the office
of the Secretary of State.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the President of the Senate, and Speaker
of the House of Representatives, at or
before the close Of each session OF the
General Assembly, shall appoint person
to keep charge Of the respective houses,
and committee and other rooms in the
building used as State House, with all the
fuel, fur niture and other things used in and
about the State House, not pertaining to the
offices occupied by State officers, and that
before he shall be put in possession thereof
an exact inventory of all the furniture and
all other things put into his possession shall
be made by the sergeants-at-arms of each
house, and his receipt taken thereof
which shall be fled in the Office of the Secre-
tary of State. and at the commence
ment of the next session of the
General Assembly. the said keeper
shall deliver to the sergeants-at-arms
the effects respectively belonging to
their houses, and take their receipt there
for and file the same in the office of the
Secretary of State. That the said keeper
shall. before they enter on the discharge OF
their duties, give bond with good security III
favor of the State to be approved by the
Governor, in the sum of twenty-five hundred
dollars for the faithful performance OF all the
duties required of them by law; and they
shall receive as full compensation for their
services the sum of fifty dollars per month,
payable monthly on his own warrant APP
proved by the President OF the Senate,
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. That the halls
Of either house during the recess
Of the General Assembly, may be
used for the pupose of State conventions
by any political party: provided, the said
conventions be not fixed so as to conflict; If
so, the one first fixing the time Of holding
and it shall be the duty Of the said keeper
to have the halls fitted up for that purpose
On being notified thereof by the authority
calling the convention. The said halls
shall be used for no other purpose during
the recess, except on the joint authority of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor
first had thereof.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted etc. That
each house of the General Assembly, at
each session. shall elect one dOOrkeeper,
who shall receive seven dollars per day from
the date OF his election until the close of
the session: also, one chief enrolling clerk,
who shall receive salary of eight dollars
per day during the session, and for ten
days after the session.
Sec 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
shall be entitled to private sec
retary. to. be appointed. by themselves,
who shall receive seven dollars per day
during the session Of the General Assembly
and for ten days thereafter; and also a
messenger, who shall receive four dollars per
day during the session and for ten days
| thereafter; and that there shall be one mes
senger for each House, who shall receive
seven dollars per day from the commence
ment OF each session until ten days after
| the close thereof
| SEC. 7. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the President Of the Senate shall appoint
not exceeding five pages for the Senate.
and the Speaker of the House shall appoint
not exceeding ten pages for the House,
who shall receive three dollars for each day
during the session from the time of their
appointments
SEC g. Be it further enacted etc. That
the following standing committees OF each
house may. with the authorization of the re-
spective houses. appoint each a clerk. who
shall receive seven dollars per day, except
as hereinafter provided. from the date OF
their appointment until the end of the SEES
SION if not sooner discharged. to wit: the
Committee on Judiciary, the Committee on
Finance or Ways and Means. the Committee
on Elections when there are any contested
election cases before them, the Committee
on Claims, the Committee or Railroads,
and the Committee on Contingent Expenses.
| The clerk of this last committee shall
| he entitled to eight dollars per day.
| That the Committee on ENDORSEMENT and
| Enrolment OF Bills in each house shall be
authorized to employ not exceeding eight
| clerks for the Senate and twelve clerks for
| the House and if any other committee.
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| above specified should need clerks at any
/ time, it shall be the duty OF the chairman Of
the Committee on Engrossment and Enroll
| ment. upon the order Of the Senate
or House, as the case may be, to
assign, one of their clerks to perform
such duty or service, to the end that there
shall be no greater number of clerks of
committees, in the employ of either house.
than is hereinbetore specified. Such clerks
shall be entitled to seven dollars per day
from the time they are employed until ten
days after the close of the session, unless
the business OF the committee is sooner
closed. then for the time they are already
employed.
SEC 9. Be it further enacted. etc. That
the President of the Senate and the Speaker
OF the House shall be authorized to en-
plOy not exceeding three porters for the
Senate, and not exceeding six for the
House, to make fires. supply water,
clean up the halls, and do such other work
as may be necessary, at wages not to eX-
coed three dollars and fifty cents per day:
the porters and messengers of each house
shall be under the direction of the Sergeant
alarms.
SEC 10. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
the President of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House shall divide the committee
rooms in the building used as State House
between the two houses, and. when SO d.
vided, the President Of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House. respectively, shall
assign the standing committees who are en-
titled to clerks, to their rooms, and also
assign to other committees the other rooms;
and may, if in their Judgment it is expe-
dent, assign several committees to one
room. That the Sergeant-at-Arms shall, at
least ten days before the adjournment of
each session of the General Assembly, rem
der to the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House of Representatives
detailed statement of the expenditures
made by them during the session, accom-
| panied by vouchers, which reports shall be
submitted to the Committees on Appropria
! tons for each house as soon az furnished,
| which such committees are required to ex-
anime and report to their respective houses,
ana no expenditure of money shall be made
by the Sergeant-at- Arms of either house
| without the approval OF the presiding officer
| ana OF the chairman of the Committee on
| Contingent Expenses
SEC II. Be 1t further enacted. etc. That
the committee on Contingent Expenses of
Doth 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, per diem of emDlOyeS
and the contingent fund set apart for their
respective houses, and debiting the State
win payments MADE on any of the above