The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-23
AN ACT

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payment of the outstanding
vouchers and warrants issued
by the General Assembly fer the
payment of mileage and per
diem OF members, officers and .
employees, and for contingent
expenses thereof, and providing
for the auditing of such vOuch- (
ers aid warrants, and for other /.
purposes.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives Of the State Of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
the sum of ninety-tive thousand
dollars, OF so much thereofa may
be necessary, be and the same is
hereby appropriated ont OF any
money in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the
payment of the outstanding war
rants and. vouchers issued for the
session Of 1871 and 1872, by au-
thority of either house of the Gen
eral Assembly, to members, Off
GERS and employees, or for contin-
gent expenses thereof in excess of
the appropriation heretofore made
by said General Assembly.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted
etc, That the committee on audit
ing and supervising the expenses
of the Senate and Committee on
Contingent Expenses of the House
are hereby directed TO examine all
warrants and vouchers SO issued
as aforesaid and unpaid, and if,
found correct, the chairman of
each of the aforesaid committee
shall number said warrants or
vouchers presented. and indorse
upon the back of the same the
words, examined and approved
and both of said chairmen shall
sign their names thereto, and no
vouchers or warrant shall be paid
out of the appropriation made by
this act unless so Endorsed and
signed by both of the said chair
men of the committee aforesaid;
provided, that any voucher pre-
scented to the joint committees on
Contingent Expenses of the Sen
ate and House OF Representatives,
and which voucher or vouchers
shall be pronounced fraudulent
by said committees, shall be mark
ed by the chairman of each com,
mittee, "fraudulent, Fin red ink,
on the face thereof.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted
ETC., That the Auditor of Public
Accounts be aud is hereby author
lied and directed TO issue his war
rants upon the Treasurer of the
State for the vouchers or warrants
presented to him, in the numeri
cal order as numbered, indOrSe d
and signed in accordance with the
provisions of this act, out of The
appropriation hereby authorized
Sec 4. Be it further enacted
etc., That all warrants issued 10y
the Auditor of Public Account.
under the provisions of this act
shall be and they are hereby mad,
receivable for all taxes and licen
ses due the general fund of thu
State of Louisiana subsequent t
the year 1872, and the Stat,
Treasurer is hereby by directe.
to receive the said warrants, iSSu
ed as aforesaid, in payment of al
taxes aud licenses due the genera
fund of the State subsequently t,
the year 1872.
See. D. Be it further enacted
ETC., That this act shall take ef1ec
and be III force from and after it
passage, and all laws or parts q
laws conflicting with the proviS
ions OF this act be and the sam
are hereby repealed.
iSigned) G.. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House representative
[Signed) G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieut.. Gov. and PreS't Of Senate
A true copy:
u. q. DESLoNDE,
Secretary Of State.
Received in the Office of the Secretary
State March Is 1873
The foregoing act having been presente
TO the Governor of the State of Louisiana Fl
his approval, and not having been returnc
by HIM to the house OF the General Assembl
IN which 1t originated. within the time pr
scribed by the Constitution of the State
Louisiana, has become Law without bis al
prevail p q. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State.
No. 81. AN ACT
To repeal and re-enact sectio
21S0, 21S7 and PISS of the Re
vised Statutes of the State c
Louisiana.