New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-04
No. -.
AN ACT


Making an appropriation of one hundred
ard fifty eight thousand dollars out OF
the general funds in the State treasury
or Received in the treasury during the
year 1879, for the payment of the mileage
and per diem of members, salaries ul
officers and employees and contingent ex.
penses of the General Assembly OF
Louisiana, for the regular session of 1873:
directing the Auditor of Public Accounts
70 issue warrants to the chairman of the
Contingent Expenses Committee of the
House, and to the chairman Of the Com
.nittee on Auditing and Supervising the
Accounts OF the Senate on the Treasurer,
and making such warrants receivable for
State lic-uses; directing the Treasurer of
the State to receive such warrants in set
Element with tax collectors, and to pro.
vide for the disbursement of the amount
appropriated.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened, That the sum of one hundred
n fifty eight thousand dollars, or as
much thereof as may DO necessary
be and is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the treasury to the credit of the
general fund, or that may be received in
The treasury TO the credit of tho general
fund, not otherwise appropriated, for the
toy AAoA Va Nv hAAiCdsC anu per uitm Oh
members, salaries of officers and EN-.
ployes and contingent expenses OF the Gen
aral Assembly, during its regular session
or 1873, eaid sum to be appropriated as
follows, To wit: To pay mileage and per
diem OF members. salaries of officers and
employees of the House of Representatives,
seventy two thousand dollars; to paw con.
tingen' expenses of the House of Repro. |
senJsti'ts. including furniture. etc. for the
FEg. Q ina HnuSa nf
twenty eight thousand dollars. To paw
iniir'se and per diem of members. salaries
OF Ulcers and employees OF the Senate. |
t.iiriy-nine thousand dollars; to paw con. |
t'nSent expenses OF the Senate, including |
furniture. etc, for the use Of the Senate.
nineteen thousand dollars.
SEC, :. Be it further enacted, etc, That
1t shall be the duty of the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses Of
the State, and the Committee on Cootin
gent Expenses of the House of Represent.
atlves 10 issue, when demanded. and upon
presentation OF tie proper evidence, a Ger.
tincate certifying the amount due 10 each
meinber of their respective houses for bis
mileage and per diem. and to each OF the
officers and employees of their respective
iOrses his salary, which certificate thus
Issued shall be approved on the part of the
Senate by lis presiding officer, and on the
OF the House of Representatives by
The Speaker thereof; and the Auditor of
tuDilc Accounts Shall and is hereby direct
ed and required to issue his warrants for
ne amount of said certificates on the Treas.
lr'r, ana the Treasurer is hereby directed
20 pay the said warrants, and the Com
on Contingent Expenses of the
House, and the Committee on Auditing and
supervising Accounts of Senate shall issue
no certificate in excess of the amount an.
piopriatad by this act, and that no war I
ANTS, legislative vouchers or other eyi. |
FENCES OF Indebtedness issued prior TO
January L.. 1919, shall be paid out of the I
appropriation made in this act. 8
SEC BE it further enacted, etc, That {
he chairman Of the Committee on Contin. ,
cent Expenses OF the House. and the chair t
nan OF the Committee on Auditing and Sn- {
Accounts of the Senate shall c
raw a certiticate in their own favor, ap. e
TeVeu py The presiding officers of each
ioase, on tao Auditor OF Public Accounts. t
tin amount of tho appropriation made a
l section one of this act for contingent x.
enses, ana the Auditor shall issue his S
'arsants in such sums as the respective
haiFmen snail indicate, and the chairmen l
each contingent creditor, which shall be
by the presiding officers of the
mate anu House, and the said cha;rmen
then pay such certificate out of the
,ntingent funds in their hands: and be it
lrther enacted, that the warrants issued in
,cordanCc with section two of this sc5 are -
made receivable for all licenses due
e State during the year 1879, and the sew. =.
a tax collectors throughout the State are L
feby directed to receive the same in set
'tlent tor licenses, and the State Treasu.
7 shall receive the said warrants as cash
making settlement with tax collectors.
SIC. 1. BE it further enacted, etc, That
e certificates issued by the chairman of al
c Committee on Contingent Expenses of OF
. House. approved by the Speaker of the VI
use, and The certificates issued by the l.
IL nittee on Auditing and Supervising c!
Accounts of the Senate, approved by la
presiding officer of the Senate, in ac- til
dance with section two of this art shall
considered BY the tudi5or of Public tn
counts of tho State e. fu}} and final evil til
,ce OF a lega! debt a%-i;ust the State. and Sp
Auditor shall. npon presentation of or
\ certificate. immediately issue a war. en-
t on the Treasurer vi Tie state for the ne,
ount of the certificate or certificates so The
sented, the warrants to be drawn on ter
funds r fIepriated in section one Of this The
&C. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That the
1e M 1t session Of the General Assembly dol
Audito. Of Public Accounts shall pre- hel
to The said General Assembly q "a!