The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-12-31
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The acts passed at the recent extra
session of tho General Assembly which
received the. approval of the Governor
and were promulgated as laws OF the
State are fye,il number. We snbjoin u
synopsis of their titles and provisions
Mol An Act4making appropriation to
defray; the expenses Of. the extra session
of the General Assembly commencing
December 5, 1881. The total sum appro-
priated is $27 ,08O, Of which $4,000 is set
apart for the use Of the House and $1,000
for the use Of the Senate. The warrants
issued under this, act are payable by
preference, out of the first moneys re-
ceived into the treasury for licenses and
taxes Of 1882, taking precedence over all
other warrants excepting those issued
which they are concurrent. .aas 5,
No. 2. An. Act authorizing the State
Treasurer to pay to the Board of Super
visors Of the State University and Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College the old
balance of $133 IS at the credit of the
seminary fund on the Treasurer's books.
No. 3. An Act making an appropria-
ton of $4,000, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary, for the repair Of the build
ing occupied by the State University at
Baton Ronge. The fund is to be dis
bursed by the Treasurer under the direc-
ton Of the Board Of Supervisors of the
University as the repairs progress. u
:. No, 4. AnAct appropriating.Sl26,30 1902 II
ont of the revenues of 1882 to complete
the repairs of the State Capitol at Baton
Rouge. The warrants are to be drawn
by the Auditor in favor Of the building
commissioners, to be paid by preference
over Ill ordinary warrants, and will be
receiy able for licenses and general fund
taxes q, 1882. The appropriation is made
OH condition that the building commits
sioners shall deliver to the State Auditor
the warrants of 1880 and 1881, amount
ing to $118,965 81, pledged to the Citi-
zens' Bank to secure a loan Of $4,000;
and those warrants arc to be cancelled
and annulled before others arc drawn
under Act No. 4. ......--i.. II
No. 5. An Act making appropriations
for, the ordinary expenses Of the govern
ment, interest on the public debt, public
schools and public charities, for six
months, from January l to July l, 1882.
The total amount appropriated by this
act is 771,315 III, of which s303, 1876 10
comes from the general fund, $137 ,001 SO
from the interest fund, $1S7 ,061 274 from
the school, fund.-, $115,sl6 Il from the
general engineer or lcveo fund, $27, 500
from the special fund derived from the
tax OH the Louisiana State Lottery, du7
ties on auction sales and inspection fees
on slaughtered animals, and $500 from
the swamp land fund. The estimated
expenses Of the executive department. Of
the State government for the half year
are SIS, 467 so, and those of the judiciary
department. 100000. The amount set
apart for payment Of reduced interest on
the State debt is. $l2o 900, for maiuten-
anco Of the pa! Ille schools $3.50, 900, or 50
much thereof as the one-mill tax may
produce; for protection Of leyees $780,
900, or SO much thereof as the one-mill
levee tax may produce; for removal of
State archives to Baton Rouge $4,000 for
support of State militia in the field $10,-
900, and for maintaining, arming and
eqnipping militia $500; for State print
ing LOCO; for support of State Bureau
of Agriculture and Immigration $1,000,
and for carrying out ordinance of the
constitution relative to the State debt
Sl5, 900. Requests are made to charita-
bic and educational institutions as fol-
lows: Charity Hospital at New Orleans
$62,500, Charity Hospital at Shreveport
$4,000, Blind Asylum at Baton Rouge
$3.50, Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Baton
Rouge $3.50, Insane Asylum at jackson
$50, coo, Insane Asylum at New Orleans
$1,000, University of Louisiana at New
Orleans $4,000, University for education
of persons Of color at New Orleans $4,000,
and Louisiana State University at Baton
Rouge 5000. ~. ~ smz
No. 6. An Act relative to State print
ing, creating a Printing Board aud de-
filming its duties, regulating the price to
be paid for public printing and the man
ner in which it shall be done, aud pro-
viding for the binding and distribution
OF public docn.aents aud furnishing sta
tionery for all the departments of the
State government. All former printing
laws in conisic. with this act are re-
pealed.
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