Louisiana § RS 13:5604 - Payment of salaries by city
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:5604 — Payment of salaries by city, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:5604. Payment of salaries by city
The salaries of the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans, his deputies, assistants and clerks shall be paid by the city of New Orleans. The governing authority shall make appropriation therefor in its yearly budget and, through its proper officers, transfer said appropriation to the Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's general fund, for issuing of all checks in payment of all the salaries, semimonthly, by the criminal sheriff for the parish of Orleans.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 473, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1525 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:5604 ("Payment of salaries by city") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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