New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-28

| so mucn thereof as may DC ueCccsdig ioA
| the payment set forth in section first OF THIS
| act, upon presentation of the certificate Is
! sued in accordance with the provisions oil
| section four Of this act, and the treasurer
/ of the State is hereby directed to pay SAID
| warrants, provided there are any moneys
| in the treasury TO the credit OF SAID Genefai
| Assembly, and in case there should be none,
| then the Auditor IF Public Accounts IS here
| by authorized and directed to issue his war
| rants in exchange for the certificates issued
| as aforesaid, upon demand, at SUCH rate OF
| exchange as shall be fixed by the joint
| committee of the General Assembly created
| by concurrent resolution adopted January
| 90, 1873, and said committee is hereby
| authorized and required 10 meet forthwith
, and fix the rate az which such exchange az
! aforesaid shall be made; and provided
; further, that if said committee shall, from
| any cause, fail to Fix rate for said sX-
! change, then the basis OF said exchange
| shall 6e, for every eighty cents IN certIh-
| Gates of che General Assembly the Auditor
| of Public Accounts shall issue his warrant
! for one dollar. or at that rate; and he snail
make said warrants III denominations tc
suit the holders Of the certificates at0re-
said, as the said SOLDIERS :hers0t may de-
| mand.
SEC. 3. Be i. further enacted, ETC, That
this ACE shall take effect and be IN force
parts OF laws conflicting herewith be ana
the same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas. introduced The
following as a substitute for Senate bill No.
Sc, entitled House bill No. %, substitute for
Senate bill No. 56, which was ordered tc be
printed in the journal, and Nads the spe-
ciai ogdeS Sf the day TOP Tomorrow at I.
NJ:
8n acc to amend sections one, two and
five of an act entitled an act max
ing an appropriation to pay the mile
age and per diem of the members, sal
aries of officers and employees, aud the
contingent expenses of the extra SEES
sion, convened and commenced De
cember 9, 1872, OF the Third General AS
sembly of the State of Louisiana, by APP
propriating and providing for the sale
of $4,000 of legislative warrants, and
declaring the manner Of disbursing the
amount realized by the sale OF said war
rants, and for their redemption.
SECTION L. Be it enacted By the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section one of the said act is hereby
amended and re-enacted to read as follows:
That the sum OF $751; 900 is hereby apprO-
priated cut of any moneys in the treasury
belonging TO the general fund, to pay the
mileage and per diem of members, salaries
Of officers and employees, and the contln-
gent expenses of the extra session OF the
General Assembly in the year OF our LORD,
1872.
SEC. 2. Be il further enacted, etc, That
section two of said act is hereby amended
and re-enacted to read as follows: That the
Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby dl-
rooted RI draw his nnOn he Treas
urer for the amount due each member, 9TH
Ger and employe, and for contingent expenses
of the General Assembly, upon the pre-
sentation of a proper certificate az author
lied by section four of act No. 10, approved
January 10, 1873, and the Auditor hereby
directed to issue his warrants in sums to
suit tho person presenting the certificate
for the full amount represented by such
certificate.
SEC. 3. Be 10 further enacted, etc, That
section five of said act is hereby amended
and re enacted to read as follows: That all
warrants issued under the provision of this
act are hereby declared receivable at their
full value for any and all taxes due the
general fund for 1879 and for the year
1873. as well as for all and any State Ii
censes which may be required to be paid
for the year 1873, and the Treasurer of the
State and the several tax collectors of the
State are hereby instructed and directed
to receive said warrants in daymsDa OF
aforesaid dues Whep offered
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Gair.
of East Feliciana, three days.
Mr.. CAN'T. of st. Landry. asked leave fos
Mr.. Kirkman to take DR.. Eatilette's seat.
Granted
Mr.. Decker. al Orleans, asked SUSPENSION
of the rules take up Senate bill Not.
Lost.
Nr. Martinez, OF st Martin. moved 80 ad.
iourn until tomorrow
Lost
BILLS FROM THE sESAfR
Senate bill No. 6, entitled Senate Ioins
Resolution No. s. asking She Congress of
ating the proceeds of all public lands here
after sold for the support Of tres common
schools.
Passed first and second readings under a
suspension of the constitutional ruh.s, and
referred to the Committee on Public Edu-
cation.
|. Senate bill No. %, entitled an act punish
ing extortion in Office by the public officers
of the State Of Louisiana. and for other
purposes.
Passed first and second readings under a
suspension of the constitutional rules and
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. 50, entitled an act direct
ing the State Treasurer To suspend and
prohibiting the registration of all warrants
and certificates of indebtedness issued in
accordance with law.
Passed first and second readings, under
suspension Of the constitutional rules, and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
Senate bill Nc. ~, entitled Gil act to pro-
vide for and regulate the clerical force in
the Auditors office, to fix their salaries and
to provide for the manner and conditions
under which the chief clerk can act as
Auditor, and for other purposes.
Passed first and second readings under a
suspension of the constitutional rules, and
referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, and ordered to be printed.
The following communication from she
Governor was yead:
sTATE eP IOUIsIAEAS
SftcBtive Department.,
Sew Orleans, January "a, 1873
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF tho
House OF Representatives:
am directed by his cxceIiency the Cove
srnor to transmit for the Information of
your honorable body the annua! report of
the State Treasurer tcS the year 1872. heSo-
with enclosed.
il. CONQUEST CLARKE.
Private Secretary.
ani the scDor: was referred 20 The Goa:
mittee on Ways and Means, and 500 cope.
ordered to be pr!nte'.