Louisiana § RS 24:66 - Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 24:66 — Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 24:66. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors
Prior to an attack, if a legislator fails to designate a panel containing the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within thirty days following July 31, 1968 or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors on said panel for any legislator falls below the required minimum and remains below such minimum for a period of thirty days, the governor shall promptly designate as many emergency interim successors as are required to achieve such minimum number. Each emergency interim successor designated by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, but the legislator for whom the emergency interim successor is designated or any subsequent incumbent of his office may replace at his pleasure any emergency interim successor so designated by the governor.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §6. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
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Section RS 24:66 ("Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors") 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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