New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-20
Inns Of THE STATE or LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
No. so.
AN ACT

Making IN appropriation q! niEety-tive
thourand dollars for the payment Of the
outstanding vouchers and warrants Is
sued by the General Assembly for the
payment of mileage and per diem Of men..
ners. DtfceTs and employees, and for con
:lugent expenses thereof. and providing
.Or the auditing OF such vouchers and
warrants, and tor other purposes.
SECTION !. Be II enacted ty THE Senate
and House Of Representatives If the State OF
Louisiana IN General Assembly convened.
Ina: the SUM OF ninety-five ,housa,ld do
Lars. or 40 much thereof as may he nec.--
| sarv. be and The same is hereby approprl-
| ated out OF any money in the State trea -ury
| no. o'herwi-. appropriated for he payment
| of :hc outstanding warrants and vouchers.
! issued 70: the session, OK 1871 and 1872. by
| authority OF either house Of the General
! Assembly. 10 members. officer. and en-.
| p!0ye>. or tOr cOItingtn: expenses thereof
, III excess vi the appropriations heretofore
| made h.: laid General Assembly.
, SEC :, BE i further enacted. etc, hat
| :ht cen nj Zee on auditing and supervising
! the expenses of the Senate and Committee
! 90 Contingent Expenses of the House are
! hereby directed 20 examine all warrants
! and y. ..chrrs 80 issued as aforesaid and nm
! paid, and. il found correct. the chairman OF
, zach ii tie Aforesaid committees Shall
! number said warrants Or vouchers as pre-
! scented. and indOrse upon the back of the
! sane the words. "tXamlned and approved,
, and both Ui ..Id chairlnen shall sign their
| names thereto. and no vouchers or war
! rants -ha]! b. paid out of the appropriation
made Ivy this act unless so Endorsed and
! signed by both OF the said chaiTmrn of the
! committees aforesaid : provided. that any
voucher presented 90 the joint committees
| on Contingent Expenses OF the Senate and
! House ct Repre- sentatives, and which
voucher or vouchers shall be pronounced
! fraudulent by said committees. shall be
marked by the chairman OF each commit
! tee. " Fraudulent in red ink, on the lace
| thereof.
SEC. g. BE IL further enacted, etc. That
| IA. Auditor of Public Accounts I've and is
| hereby authorized and directed I" issue his
! warrants upon the Treasurer OF the State
| for the vouchers or warrants presented TO
| him, N the numerical order as numbered.
indor.ea and signed in accordance with
the provisions o! this act. out OF the appro-
| priatioB hereby authorized.
SEC. 1. Be il further enacted etc, That
| all warrants issued by the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts under the provisions of this
| act shall be and they are hereby made re.
, ceivahls for all taxes and licenses due the
! general fund % the State of Louisiana sub
| seauent 10 the year 1872, and the State
! Treasurer i hereby directed 10 receive the
! sald warTants ISSUED as Aforesaid, N pay
ment Of all taxes and licenses due the gen
.ral fund Of the State subsequently to the
year 1872.
SEC ). Be it further enacted, etc, That
thi. ac. shall take effect and be IN force
| from and after it. passage, and all laws or
parts of laws conflicting with the provisions
| % this act be and the same are hereby re-
! Pealed.
(signedl CHARLES w. LOWELL.
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
| (Signsd) G. c. ANTOINE.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
| Senate.
4 true copy:
| l.. G. nEsLONDE.
| Secretary OF State.
Received a. the office of the Secretary Of
| State March Is, 1873.
| The foregoing act havin. been pre-.
sented TO til. Governor OF the State Of Lou
| isianS for hi. approval, and mot having
been returned by him to The hOuse OF the
General Assembly in which it originated
within -he time prescribed by the cUnstitu-
tion of the state of Louisiana, has become a
! law without his approval
Z. C. DESiOSDE.
| Secretary ct State.