Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17
LAWS
OF TIE
stats pf Gmisin'a.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NO. 10.
ANACT

Making an appropriation to pay the mile
ace and per diem of the members, sala-
ries of officers and employees, and the
contingent expenses of the extra session,
convened and commenced December 9,
1872, of the third General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana, by apprOpriating
and providing for the sale of seventy-five
thousand dollars of legislative warrants,
and declaring the manner of DISTURBING
the amount realized by the sale Of said
warrants, and for their redemption.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly cOnven-
ed, That the Auditor of Public Accounts
shall, and he is hereby directed to issue his
warrants, or warrant upon the State Treas
urer, against the general fund" to the
amount of seventy-five thousand dollars
for the payment of members, officers, en-
ployes and the contingent expenses Of the
extra session Convened and commenced
December Q, 1s72,). of the third General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, to be
sold as hereinafter provided, which when
sold, the proceeds thereof, OF so much as
may be necessary, be and is hereby appro-
priated to pay the mileage and per diem of
members, salaries of officers and employees,
and the contingent expenses of the present
extra session of the General Assembly.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, etc, That
for the purpose of realizing as large an
amount as possible from the sa1e If said
warrant or warrants the Auditor Of Public
Accounts and the State Treasurer are here
by authorized. empowered and directed to
in ute, forthwith, or within ten dsys after
the passage of this act, sealed proposals, or
otherwise, for the purchase Ofsaid warrant
or warrants, and such proposals shall be
submitted to the General Assembly for ap-
prevail or rejection; provided, that only
one-half of the said appropriation hereby
authorized shall first be disposed of and
exhausted before the balance ofsaid appro-
priation shall be placed in the market and
disposed of in accordance wish the provi-
sions of this act and provided further, that
when the remaining balance OF said appro-
priations is to be expended, any person en-
.;tied tn the benefits thereof sben be enti-
tied to receive warrants at the cash money
value or rates for which the first portion of
said appropriation was disposed of by the
said Auditor and Treasurer under the pro-
visions of this act. II said persons take
the benefit thereof within ten days after
the FIRST part of said appropriation has been
exhausted, or otherwise the said Auditor
and Treasurer will proceed to dispose 81
the 5a,grce 81 said appropriation in tho
manner prescribed by this act.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the proceeds realized by said sale shall be
deposited in the State Treasury to the cred
n of the General ftfrs, under the heading
of General Assembly" in amounts as fol.
lows, twO-fifths TO the Senate and three
fifths to the House Of Representatives
which shall be warranted upon by the Au-
ditor of Public Accounts TO the extent OF
the respective amount, as designated, or SC
much thereof as may be necessary for the
payment set frOrth in section first Of this
act, upon presentation Of the certificate is
} sued in accordance With the provisions o.
section four of this asst. and the Treasure,
of the State is he-cDy directed 20 pay salt
warrants.
Sec. 1. Be il further enacted etc, That
it shall be the duty ofthe committee on au
diting and supervis NJ the expenses Of the
Senate, and Of the Committee on Contin
gent expenses of the House, to issue wher
} demanded, and upon presentation of The
, proper evidences 8 certificate. certifying
the amount due to each member Of thcil
respective houses, for the mileage and pei
diem and to each of the officers and en
ployes of their respective houses his salary
and to each contingent expense creditor tn,
amount due TO said creditor, which certifi
Gates thus issued, shall he approved, on tn,
part of the Senate, by it's presiding officer
, and on the part of the House of Represen
tstives by the Speaker thereof, and the Au
ditor of Public Accounts shall, and he j
hereby directed to Issue his warrants 10
said certificates, to the extent of the respec
tive amounts designated and allotted, as sc
: forth in section third of this act, and tn
, Treasurer, of the State, is hereby directe,
to pay said warrants ; provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed a
repeating sections two and three of Act Nc
l, approved February g. 1872.
! Sec. 5. BE il further enacted, ETC., Tha
3 the warrant or warrants issued as directe,
in section one of this act shall be and ar
hereby declared receivable, at their fac
value, for and in payment of any State ia,
/ due tor 1872 and for the year 1873 as vel
az for all or any State licenses which ma
be required TO be paid for the year 1S7;
, and the Treasurer of the State and the sew
f eral tax collectors of the State are hereb
: instructed and directed to receive said wa
rants in payment or aforesaid dues when o
7, fered.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., Th;
the warrant or warrants issued as dir, ,cte
!. by section one of this act the Audit OF
Public Accounts shall have printed o n I'll
l backs thereof, in red ink, the title OF &
e act and the sections thereof as herein enac
s ed.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc, Tn
all acts or parts of acts, OF laws or pa ut -
laws, contrary to or inconsister with sh
: act, be and are hereby repealed, and tn
this act shall take effect from and after
passage.
(Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
I gsigned1 A. Is. HARRIS,
g Lieutenant Governor, Acting President
the Senate.
: Approved January 10, 1873.
[Signedl p. b. S. PINCHBACK,
q Lieutenant Governor and Acting Govern
of the State of Louisiana.
: A true copy:
.. T.. b. MENTZ,
E Assistant Secretary of State.