New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08


and House Of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That tho sum of one hundred and seventy
five thousand three hundred and two dollars
and sixty cents, or - much thereof - may
be necessary, be and IL 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 tho credit OF the
general fund, not otherwise appropriated,
for the payment of tho mileage and per
diem Of the members, salaries Of officers
and employees. and contingent expenses OF
the General Assembly during its regular
session of 1876. said sum to be appropriated
- follows, to Wit:
For the regular mileage and per diem of
members of tho House Of Representatives,.
seventy eight thousand -four hundred and
TO pay salaries Of officers and employees,
including elerks OF aeomntteese. ntnetosn
thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.
10 pay extra pay for the speaker, six hun
dred aad forty dollsfs.
70 pay extra psy for the chairmen Of En-
rollmeDt and Contingent Expeneee Con
mittees, twelve hundred and eighty dohals.
Z ID nay extra oorgoant-otrAems OF the
Hose. four hundred dollars.
To pay expenses Of travelling committees
inclsdi1g eleEauy seven hundred and
thirty.ive dollars.
10 poy mileage and per diem At E. L.
pioeooa tor tho regular sesoi0n OF 1876, nine
hundred and fifty-two dollars.
To pay contingent expenses of the House,
six thousand dollars.
To nay expenses Of experts and clerks
employed BY committee appointed at extra
session, to investigate the acts of the
Board of Audit and tbs Funding Board
four thousand dollars.
To DAY extra clerks employed for COM
mittees, and experts and steuOgraphers for
Committee on Metropolitan Police Board
and committee on examining the books of
Treasurer, two thousand one hundred and
forty dollars.
To psy regular mileage and per diem of
the members of the Senate, twenty five
thousand five hundred and three dollars
and twenty cents.
To pay salaries Of officers and employees,
including clerks Of committees, fifteen
thousand three hundred and eighty dollars
To pay tho Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate, nine hundred and
sixty dollars.
TO pay reading clerk and journal clerk
of the Senate, nine hundred and ten dollars.
To pay extra pay for chairman of Enroll
ment and Auditing Committees, twelve
hundred and eighty dollars.
To pay expenses Of travelling committees
of the Senate, one thousand dollars.
To pay joint committee on examining the
books and accounts of the Auditor and
Treasurer, and for expenses and employees,
seven thousand eight hundred and fifty
dollars.
To pay stenographer of the Senate, nine
hundred and sixty dollars.
To pay contingent expenses of the Sem
ate, seven Thousand dollars.
Sec. 9. Be 1t further enacted. etc., That
the cum of six thousand three hundred and
sixty-two dollars and eighty-fve cents, or as
much thereof - may be necessary, be and is
the treasury to the credit of the general fund,
or that may be received in the treasury to
the credit of the general fund, not otherwise
appropriated, for tho payment Of the mile
age and per diem of members, salaries of
officers and employees, and contingent ex-
penses of the General Assembly for the
regular and extra session of 1875, payable
under the provisions Of acts Nos. "a and 2 of
1875.
To pay the mileage and per diem of j. NJ.
Carville for the regular session Of 1875, five
hundred and eighty-eight dollars, as mem
Der of the House Of Representatives.
To pay William Crawford and John o.
Quin, amount duo - contestants At extra
session of 1875, being contestants in the
House of Representatives, being deficiency
in appropriation - per report of g. L. Hall,
chairman of Committee on Contingent Ex.
penses, four hundred and seventy two dol
lars.
To pay J. s. Rivers, C. T. Gauche and,
George Hite for articles furnished at extra
session Of 1875, House of Representatives,
not provided for in appropriation tor con-
tingent expenses at said extra se ssion, nine
hundred and twenty-eight dollars and
eighty-ive cents.
To pay salaries and employees and clerks
for the regular session of the Senate Of 1873,
two thousand nine hundred and thirty
four dollars.
To pay three Senators not paid for
regular session 1875. fourteen hundred and
forty dollars.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
it shall be the duty of the Committee on
Auditing and Supervising the Expenses of
the Senate and the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses of the House of Representa-
lives to issue, when demanded, and upon
presentation OF proper evidence, certificate
certifying the amount due to each member
of their respective houses for his mileage
and per diem, and to each of the officers
and employees of their respective houses his
salary, which certificate, thus issued, shall
be approved on the part OF the Senate by
its presiding officer, and on the part of tho
House of Representatives by the Speaker
thereof; and the Audi'Or of Public Ac-
counts sh Ill and he is hereby directed and
required to issue his warrants for the
amount of said certificates on the Treasurer,
and the Treasurer is hereby directed to pay
the said warrants, and the Committee on
Contingent Expenses of the House and the
Committee on Auditing and Supervising
Accounts of the Senate shall issue no GER
titicate in excess of the amount apprO-
priated BY this act; and that no warrants.
legislative vouchers or other evidences Of
1876, shall be paid out of the appropriation
made in this act other than those specifically
provided for in this act.
Sec. T. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the chairmsn of the Committee on ContiI-
gent Expenses of the House, and tho chair
man of the Committee ON Auditing and Su
pervising Accounts of the Senate, shall
draw q certificate in their own favor, ap-
proved by the presiding officers of each
house, on the Auditor Of Public Accounts,
for the amount of the appropriation made
penses, and the Auditor shall issue his war
rants in such sums - the respective chair
men shall indicate, aud the chairmen of said
committees shall issue certificate to each
creditor, which shall be approved
by the presiding officers of the Senate and
House, and the said chairmen will then pay
such certificates ont of the contingent funds
in their hands; and be it further enacted,
that tho warrants issued in accordance with
section three of this act are hereby made re-
ceivable for licenses duo tho State during
the year 1876, and the several tax collectors
tho State arc hereby directed to
receive the same in settlement for licenses,
and the State Treasurer shall receive tho