New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11
No. 2I.
a n A1WE

To amend and re-enact sections Two
and three OF act No. 10, entitled an act
making an appropriation to pay the mlie-
age and per diem of the members, salaries
OF officers and employees, and the contin-
gent expenses OF the extra session, CON
vened and commenced December 9. 1872,
Of the Third General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana, by appropriate z
and providing for the sale of seventy-tive
thousand dollars of legislative warrants
and declaring the manner OF dlsburslng
the amount realized by the sale OF said
warrants, OF tor their redemption, ap-
proved January 10, 1873. and authorizing
the Auditor OF Public Accounts to issue
warrants III exchange for certificates ii
.he General Assembly, and providing for
the fixing of the rate of such exchange,
and for other purposes.
SECTION ]. Be 1t enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives UT the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That section two of act No. 10 of 1879, ap-
proved January 10, 1873, be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
That for the purpose of realizing as large
an amount as possible from the sale ot
SAID warrant or warrants, the Auditor OF
Public Accounts and the State Treasurer
are hereby authorized, empowered and di-
rected 10 invite, forthwith after the passage
of thi. act, sealed proposals for the Pur-
chase ot said warrant or warrants. aud
such proposal or proposals shall be submit
ted TO the General Assembly for approval
or rejection
SEC >. Be il further enacted, etc, That
section three of the act above reciteG ue
and the same is hereby amended SO as 10
read as follows: That the proceeds realized
by said sale shall be deposited in the State
Treasury TO the credit of the general fund,
under the heading of General Assembly, in
amounts as follows: TwO-ffths to the Sen
ate and three-ffths TO the House OF Repre-
sentatives. whiCn be warranted upon by
the Auditor Of Public Accounts to the
extent of the respective amounts, as desig-
mated, or SO much thereof as may be neces
sary for the payment set forth in section
first Of this act, upon presentations OF the
certificate issued i'll accordance with the
provisions Of section four of this act, and
the Treasurer of the State is hereby di-
rected to pay said warrants; provided
there are moneys in the treasury to
the credit Of said General assembly:
and in case there should be none, then the
auditor of Public Accounts is hereby
authorized and directed to issue his war
rants in exchange for the certificates issued
as aforesaid upon demand, and the basis OF
said exchange shall be for every seventy
two cents in certificates of the General AS
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snail issue his warrant for one dollar, or at
that rate and he shall make said warrants
in denominations to suit the holders of the
certificates aforesaid, as the said holders
thereof may demand. and that all warrants
issued under the provisions of this act are
hereby declared receivable al their full value
for any and ali taxes due 10 the general
fund tOr 1872, and for the year 1873. as well
as for all and any States licenses which
may be required to be paid for the year
1873. and the Treasurer of the State a, d
the several tax collectors Of the State ..e
hereby instructed and directed 20 receive
said warrant- u psymen, ot aforesaid due.
when offered"
:sEc. }. Be il further enacted. etc. Tia:
this ac: shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage. and al.
laws or parts of laws conflicting herewith
be and the same ar, hereby repealed.
.SigneGj CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
,Signedt e. G. ANTOINE,
Li.utenant Governor and President OF he
Senate.
Approved February ~. 1873.
lSignedi WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
Governor OF tie State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary OF State