2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 34 - Navigation and Shipping
RS 34:2452 - Governing authority
§2452. Governing authority
A. The Pointe Coupee Port Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission," is hereby created and established as the governing authority of the district. The commission shall be composed of seven members, who shall be appointed and shall serve for terms as follows:
(1) Four commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee;
(2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the governing authority of the town of New Roads;
(3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the governing authority of the village of Morganza.
B. The commissioner initially appointed by the governing authority of Morganza and one of the four commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee and one of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of New Roads shall be appointed for a term of two years. One of the four commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the parish of Pointe Coupee, and one of the two commissioners initially appointed by the governing authority of the town of New Roads shall serve for four years; and the remaining commissioners shall be appointed for a term of six years. Thereafter, the successors to each of such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of six years.
C. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments and for the unexpired term of office.
D. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States, a qualified voter and taxpayer of the State of Louisiana and a resident of the parish of Pointe Coupee.
E. In the event any commissioner ceases to be a commissioner for any reason, his successor shall be appointed as provided in Subsection A hereof and he shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
F. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but the commission may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for the commissioners in the performance of their official duties.
Added by Acts 1967, No. 23, §2.
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