The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
EXTRA SESSION OF 1873.

Making, an appropriation to pay the per diem
OF the members OF the General Assembly
Of the state OF Louisiana and the salaries
OF the officers and employees, and the
contingent expenses thereof for the extra
session, commencing March 8, 1878, ''to-
gether with such interest as may accrue
to the Fiscal Agent upon the warrants
ance with section of act No. 81, regular
session OF 1878, approved March IT, 1878, -
1 to be obtained and disbursed, as herein
after provided, and providing that any
deficiency that may exist in the appro-
priation for the expenses of the General
Assembly for the regular session of 1878,
shall be supplied out of the appropriation
| made in this act and providing for the re-
Turn INTO the general fund Of any unex-
| pended balance of this appropriation
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the State Of Lou
isia',a, IN General Assembly convened, That
the sum OF thirty thousand $780, O0) dollars,
| or SO much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out OF the general fund
of the year 1878, to pay the per diem OF the
members OF the General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana the salaries of the officers
ana employees and the contingent expenses
ssnereol, Ior the extra session commencing
March ., 1873, to be obtained and dsbursed as
hereinafter provided, and to supply the def
cheney, if any such exist, in the appropriation
1878. S>0'- -
SEC 2. Bet further enacted, etc., That of the
sum so appropriated twenty thousand dol
lars is hereby Set apart for the use of the
House OF Representatives and ten thousand
fo 10 the use OF the Senate; that the chairman
Oh the dls1burs1ng committees OF the two
houses shall, in the disbursement of the sum
herein appropriated, issue vouchers in favor
OF the parties entitled to be paid out of the
same, and take receipts therefor, which
vouchers as shall be approved and counter
signed py the presiding officer of the respect
i've houses, and on the presentation of such
vouchers the Auditor Of Public Accounts
shall warrant on the Treasurer for the amount
OF such vouchers respectively, in favor of the
parties pa e ), entitled thereto; and in case there
De no money in the treasury to take I'D the
warrants thus drawn they shall be cashed bv
the Fiscal Agent of the State of Louisiana
without discount, and the said Fiscal Agent
small De reimbursed therefor out of the gen
eral fund OF the year 1878 for the amount of
warrants thus cashed, with five per cent per
annum interest thereon until the said Fiscal
Agent is fully reimbursed, by preference out
OF the general a! fund, the amount which may
ions OF this act; ,prorided that this act shall
not be construed to conflict with section of
act No. 20, approved February is, 1878. nor
with the provisions of act No. 81, approved
March H. 1878,
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted etc.. That in
conformity to paragraphs 4, section 2, page
80, OF act No. 3d. approved March IL. 1877. and
Tor the purpose OF paying the amount of war
rants that may be cashed by the Fiscal Agent
under the terms of this act, with such interest
as may accrue thereon, together with such in
terest as may accrue to the Fiscal Agent |
upon the warrants cashed by said Fiscal
Agent, in accordance with section / of act No, |
9th fs7s t5 SESSION 81 aS approved March
lars, or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary, be and the same Is hereby appropriated |
out Of the general fund of the year 1878.
SEC! SEC. 4. Re 1t t.nthe, enacted etc.. That as
shall be deposited by the Treasurer with The |
Fiscal Agent to the credit of the general fund
account IL amount sufficient to reimburse |
such Fiscal Agent, both ia principal and inter-
issued under section two ~ of this act; and |
when the sum so deposited shall equal the |
amount Of the warrants so issued under this |
act, IN principal and interest. the Treasurer
sdaa tak e up said warrants to the ex-
tent OF the principal thereof; upon be-
ing notified thereof by the Treasurer or the |
Fiscal Agent, the Auditor shall issue an adj
ditional warrant in favor of the Fiscal Agent |
for the amount OF the interest which shall have
accrued in favor of the Fiscal gent by reason |
OF his having cashed said warrants, which |
additional warrant the Treasurer shall imme-
diately take up out Of the funds appropriated
for that purpose.
SEC. s.. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That anv
balance OF this appropriation remaining unex-
pended on the first day of April, 1878. shall he
turned into the general fund.
SEC. 6. BE 1t farther enacted etc., That
this act shall have effect from and after it's
passage.
(SigneG LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(oigned LOUIS A. Witt,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved March 10, 1873
GSigne6 FRANCIS I. NICHOLS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Snaratnr1r Of. G4nIo