Louisiana § RS 37:1516 - Election of officers; duties
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:1516 — Election of officers; duties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:1516. Election of officers; duties
A. At its annual meeting the board shall organize by electing a president, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary, such officers of the board to serve for terms of one year each or until a successor is elected, without limitation on the number of terms an officer may serve. The president shall serve as chairman of the board and shall preside over all meetings.
B. The duties of the secretary-treasurer shall include carrying on the correspondence of the board, keeping permanent accounts and records of all receipts and disbursements by the board and of all board proceedings, including the disposition of all applications for license, and keeping a register of all persons currently licensed by the board. All board records shall be open to public inspection during regular office hours.
C. At the end of each fiscal year the president and secretary-treasurer shall submit to the governor a report on the transactions of the board, including an account of monies received and disbursed.
Acts 1966, No. 35, §1, eff. July 1, 1967; Acts 1995, No. 73, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:1516 ("Election of officers; duties") 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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