The Laws of Texas, 1927 [Volume 25] Page: 17 of 1,111

GENERAL AND SPECIAL LAWS
OF TEXAS
FORTIETH LEGISLATURE-REGULAR SESSION
MILEAGE AND PER DIEM APPROPRIATION FOR THE
REGULAR SESSION OF THE FORTIETH
LEGISLATURE.
S. B. No. 1.] CHAPTER 1.
An Act to make an appropriation of the sum of one hundred eightyfive
thousand ($185,000.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, payable out of the General Revenue of the State of Texas,
not otherwise appropriated, to pay the mileage and per diem of members
and to pay the salaries and per diem of officers and employees
of the 40th Legislature of the State of Texas, and to pay the contingent
expenses of the Regular Session of the 40th Legislature of the
State of Texas, and providing for the approval of accounts, and declaring
an emergency.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. That the sum of one hundred eighty-five thousand
($185,000.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
is hereby appropriated out of the General Revenue of the
State of Texas, not otherwise appropriated, to pay the mileage
and per diem of members and the salaries and per diem of the
officers and employees of the Fortieth Legislatue of the State
of Texas, and to pay the contingent expenses of the Regular
Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas.
SEC. 2. The certificates of the Secretary of the Senate, approved
by the President thereof, or the Chief Clerk of the House
of Representatives, approved by the Speaker thereof, shall be
sufficient evidence to the Comptroller upon which he shall audit
the claims for the mileage and per diem of the members and
the salaries and per diem of the officers and employees of the
Fortieth Legislature, and issue the necessary warrants for. same
upon the State Treasurer of the State of Texas for the respective
amounts.
SEC. 3. The certificates of the Chairman of the Committee
on Contingent Expenses of the Senate, approved by the President
of the Senate, or by the Chairman of the Committee on
Contingent Expenses of the House of Representatives, approved
by the Speaker of the House, as the case may be, shall be sufficient
authority to authorize the Comptroller to issue warrants
upon the State Treasurer for the payment of accounts for the
contingent expenses of the Regular Session of the Fortieth
Legislature drawn upon the fund.
SEC. 4. Whereas, the Fortieth Legislature of the State of
Texas is now in session, and public policy requires that the appropriation
made by this Act shall be made to be immediately
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