Louisiana § RS 33:4315 - Organizations; authority; by-laws; regulations

Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:4315 — Organizations; authority; by-laws; regulations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ RS 33:4315. Organizations; authority; by-laws; regulations

The commission shall meet within twenty days after the effective date of the ordinance creating the utility commission, for the purpose of organization or for any other legal purpose.  It shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary.  The clerk of the municipality shall be the treasurer of the commission.  The commission is authorized, if it so desires, to employ an auditor and an attorney or attorneys and to fix their terms of office and compensation and to make and adopt such bylaws and regulations as it may deem necessary for the economic and efficient management of the utilities herein defined, and for holding and conducting meetings thereof.

Acts 1972, No. 598, §4.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 33:4315 ("Organizations; authority; by-laws; regulations") 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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