New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04
employees, and tho contingent expeusea

employee. and the contingent expeus(
Sac. ). Be It further enacted, etc.. Tha
the chairman Of the Committee on Coz
tingent Expenses of the House Of Reprt
sentstives shall draw his warrant, approve
by the Speaker. on the Auditor Of Publ
| Accounts for tho sum Of one hundred an
twenty-five thousand dollars, who shal
| forthwith issue bis warrants In favor Q
said chairman, upon the Treasurer of tn
State, against the general fund, a. provide'
| in section ono of this sct, and the Chairman
| of the Committee ON Auditing and Super
| vising the Expenses OF the Senate shall
draw his warrant, approved by the Presi
dent of the Senate, for the sum of sevent,
thousand dollars. upon the Auditor of Public
Accounts, who shall forthwith issue hi
warrant in favor Of said chairman upon tn
Treasurer of the State, against the genera
fund, az provided In section one of this act
and the Auditor shall issue said warrantl
in such Gums - the respective chairmen
shall indicate. and the said Treasurer shall
pay the said warrants upon presentation.
NSEc. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., That
in case there shsll be no cash in the
State treasury to the credit of the
general fund, the respective commit
tees are hereby empowered to Offer
fer sale and dispose Of said warrants, OF
Guy R0EV kuOtOOAe AZ C0Cu 0UOUuI6 ~ may
be necessary, the proceeds Of the said sale
to be deposited IN the hands of the fiscal
agent of this State, and held by him subject
to the order of the chairman Of the respec-
tive committees, approved by the presiding
officer of each house: provided that the
sale of said warrants shall not be made for
less rate than shall be agreed upon by the
respective committees and the respective
presiding officers; and providing. further,
hnt ~
proved by the presiding officers Of the re-
speotive houses, showing the amount sold.
date of sale. price paid and name of pur.
chaser shall be fled in the records of the
committees and be open to the inspection
of any member Of either House.
SEC. S. Be It further enacted. etc., That
the warrants issued in pursuance of this act
shall be receivable In payment of all licenses
due or to become due for tho year 1875.
SEC; 8. Be 1t further enacted. etc.. That
It shall be the duty Of tho chairman of the
Committee on Contingent Expenses Of the
House Of Representatives and the chair
man Of the Committee ON Auditing and
Supervising the Expenses of the Senste
upon tho presentation Of proper evidence,
to issue their checks upon the Fiscal Agent
OF the State, approved by the presiding
ofacers of tho respective houses for the
amount duo to each member of their res
Pective houses for their mileage and per
diem, and to each of the officers and EN-.
ployes Of their respective houses his salary,
and to each contingent expense creditor
OF their respective houses the amount duo
said creditor.
SEC. z. Be it further enacted, etc., That
NO money snail be paid for any warrants,
vouchers or other evidence of Indebtedness
issued prior to January l, 1875.
SEC. g. BE 1t further enacted, ETC.. That
ali laws or parts Of laws In conflict with
any of the provisions of this act be and the
same arc hereby repealed.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
this act shall take effect from and after ito
passage.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Pierson. Of Natchi-
;oches, the House was adjourned until to-
morrow at II o'clock II.
WILLIAM VIGERS.
Chief Clerk.