The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-14
AN ACT

No. 1891 AN ACT
To provide the necessary stationery for the
various judicial and other officers OF the
parish OF Orleans. ..a s+
SECTION /. BE it enacted bp the General As
sen1bly of the State Of LOuisidna, That In
order to supply the necessary stationery to
the various clerks, sheriffs, constables, and
the register OF oOnveyances and recorder OF
mortgages for the parish OF Orleans, tt shall
be the duty Of the Governor, President OF the
Senate and Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives, Immediately after the passage OF
this act, and annually thereafter, to advertise
for proposals to furnish, during the ensuing
year, the necessary stationery under con-
tract. That the proposal shall be advertised
In the official journal once q week for four
weeks, and at the expiration thereof the con-
tract shall be adjudtcated to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, with the concurrence OF the
Governor, President Of the Senate and Speak
er of the House Of Representatives, or any
two OF them.
SEC. g. Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That the
contract shall be for the furnishing from time
to time. and only such quantitiesas required,
OF the various articles OF stationery, at the
prices fixed In said contract; prOUlded. that
the State shall not be- required to take. re-
oeive or pay for any stationery until the same
has been called for and ordered In the manner
hereinafter provided.
SEQ. 8. Be IL further enacted. etc.. That when
ever any clerk. sheriff or constable OF the
several oourts In the parish OF Orleans re-
ouires stationery of any kind he shall make
out an exact detailed list of the articles re-
quired, and upon the approval thereof by the
Judge Of said court that said articles are ao-
tuaIly necessary, the Auditor OF Public 40
counts shall issue an order Tor such station
cry to the party who shall have contracted
to furnish the stationery, as hereinbefore pro-
vided for, and the articles shall thereupon be
delivered to the officer requiring the same,
and shall be receIpted for by him.
SEQ. 4. Be It further enacted. etc., That
| whenever the register Of conveyance or re-
corder OF mortgages for the parish OF Orleans
requires stationery he shall make out de-
| tailed statement thereof, and shall annex his
affidavit thereto. that the said articles Of eta
| tionery are actually oessary for use in his
| office; whereupon the Auditor Of Public Ao-
counts shall Issue his order upon the con-
| tractor for such stationery. and the same
shall be delivered to the officer requiring the
same, and be recaipted for by him.
SEC 5. Be 1t further enacted ETC.. That the
stationery furnished by the contractor upon
the orders and In the manner aforesaid shall
be paid for by the State Treasurer out OF the
| judicial expense fund Of the parish OF Orleans
upon the presentation OF the list, approved OF
sworn to- with the warrant of the Auditor oil
Public Accounts and the receipt OF the officer
for the.articles at the price fixed in the con-
tract. e.
SEC. 6. BE 1t further enacted etc, That any
officer or contractor who shall call for, ap.
prove, order, deliver, receipt or pay for any
stationery, use or permit to be used for any
other purpose than the public business OF his
Office, or who shall remove, or appropriate tc
his own use, or permit to be appropriated OF
removed, any such stationery, shall be guilty
OF a m1sdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall
be punished by fine and Imprisonment, at the
discretion OF the court, and his Office shall be
by such conviction, declared ipso facto va
Gated.
| r. N. OGDEN,
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
| 8. D. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of th'
| Senate.
Approved April 10, 1880.
| Governor of the State OF Louisiana
4 true copy:
| WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary OF State.