Louisiana § RS 11:3633 - Election of trustees representing active or retired policemen; officers of board; vacancies
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:3633 — Election of trustees representing active or retired policemen; officers of board; vacancies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:3633. Election of trustees representing active or retired policemen; officers of board; vacancies
The two board members from the active or retired ranks of the police department who, on their election received the first and second highest vote shall serve for three years from February 15, 1949; the two receiving the third and fourth highest vote shall serve for two years from that date; and the two candidates receiving the fifth and sixth highest vote shall serve for one year from that date. Thereafter, on the first Tuesday in February of each year, two members shall be elected for a term of three years and shall take office on the 15th day of February. The election shall be conducted under the direction and authority of the board. It shall be held at a place designated by the board with the polls open from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and the votes publicly counted out of the ballot box or voting machine at the closing of the polls. The board shall annually elect from its members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Should a vacancy occur on the board, the board shall elect a member from the active or retired ranks to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:2283 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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