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When the police jury has elected a vice-president pursuant to its authority under R.S. 33:1226, the vice-president shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president whenever the president does not attend. If the police jury has not elected a vice-president under R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president does not attend, the police jury shall appoint a president pro tempore, from among themselves, who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president. If the police jury has elected a vice-president under the provisions of R.S. 33:1226, whenever the president and vice-president do not attend a duly called meeting of the police jury and there is a quorum of the police jury in attendance, the police jury shall appoint from among themselves, for that meeting only, a president pro tempore who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties required by law of the president.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 1232. Vice-president or president pro tempore to perform duties of president who does not attend - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-33-sect-1232/
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