reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
LA Rev Stat § 34:1225 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1225. Prescriptive period

RS 1225 - Prescriptive period For a period of sixty days from the date of the adoption of any resolution of the commission authorizing the issuance of its bonds or notes, any person interested may test the legality of said resolution and the validity of said bonds or notes issued or proposed to be issued thereunder, after which time no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality or legality of said resolution or to draw in question the legality of said bonds or notes or the debt represented thereby for any cause whatever, and it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement has been complied with, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters after the lapse of said sixty days.  Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter shall be sold to the highest bidder, at a public sale, for not less than par and interest, after advertisement at least once a week, for not less than thirty days by the commission in Baton Rouge, Chicago, New York, and such other places as the commission may determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to readvertise for new bids. If after advertisement as hereinabove provided, no bids are received, or if such bids as are received are considered in the discretion of the commission to be unsatisfactory, then in that event the commission may publicly negotiate for the sale of such bonds.  Acts 1952, No. 10, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1226 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1226. Right to expropriate

RS 1226 - Right to expropriate The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with the expropriation law of the State of Louisiana any wharves, landings or any other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the said commission.  Acts 1952, No. 10, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1351. Creation and territorial limits

RS 1351 - Creation and territorial limits The creation of the Plaquemines Parish Port Authority, created as a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Louisiana is hereby ratified and approved and such authority is hereby declared to be and constituted a port, harbor and terminal district pursuant to Section 31 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana for the year 1921, as amended, said Plaquemines Parish Port Authority shall hereafter be known as the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District and shall have territorial limits coextensive with the parish of Plaquemines, Louisiana, as presently constituted.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1352. Governing authority and jurisdiction

RS 1352 - Governing authority and jurisdiction The Plaquemines Parish Commission Council is hereby declared to be the governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District, and shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings with regard to said port authority, and it may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, superintendents, and such other employees and agents and fix their compensation and term of employment as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of their authority.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1975, No. 789, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1353. Acquisition of lands, public aid

RS 1353 - Acquisition of lands, public aid A. The district, acting by and through its governing authority, is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, appropriation or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the district and to be owned and operated by the district except those lands or parcels of lands upon which structures, buildings, pipelines or improvements are constructed and actually used for industrial purposes. The district may also provide that payments for such lands be made out of funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.  B. The district is further authorized to receive by gift, grant, donation or otherwise, any sum of money, aid or assistance from the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any of the political subdivisions thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the objects and purposes of this Chapter.  C. In addition to its power to acquire such property in the various modes set out hereinabove, the district, acting through its governing authority, shall also have power to expropriate property within the district in the same manner applicable to Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Department of Public Works under the provisions of Part IV, Title 19, as amended.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1354. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 1354 - Construction of works of public improvement The district is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvement in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the district; to purchase machinery or materials and equipment for performing such work, and to supervise the making of the same, or to make and construct such works through contracts with others, and generally, to do all other acts necessary or proper to carry out the powers vested in it with regard to such works of public improvement.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1355. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 1355 - Contracts; bids; bond Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Chapter the price of which is to exceed two thousand dollars, it shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter it shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared. These advertisements shall appear not less than three times during a period of fifteen days in a newspaper published in the parish official journal and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by it. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and the place where they will be opened and a general outline of the work to be performed. Every bid shall be accompanied by a certified check of the bidder in an amount equal to five per cent of the amount of the bid which check shall be forfeited to it should the bidder, to whom such contract is awarded, fail to enter into the contract within ten days after written notice so to do is given by it. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the governing authority and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. It may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. It may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.  When contracts are let to others, however, the bidders shall be required to furnish bond of a surety company authorized to do business in Louisiana or other good and solvent surety to the satisfaction of it in an amount equal to one-half of the amount of the contract, conditioned that the work shall be performed in accordance with the plans and specifications and the terms of the contract, and containing any other stipulations, provisions and covenants that may be required by it. The awarding of a contract to a successful bidder shall be binding upon both parties even though for some cause the actual contract cannot be signed.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1356. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 1356 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money A. In order to enhance the safety and facilitate the movement of vessels within the district, the district may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel anchoring or transferring cargo within the district, arriving or departing the district in ballast, or carrying cargo of any kind, based either on length of the vessel, its volume of registered tonnage, or its volume of cargo actually carried. The district may charge reasonable fees for any and all costs of regulation and services rendered in aid of interstate or foreign commerce or provided on a standby basis, such as fire and police protection, rescue services, and port communication systems for vessels, privately and publicly owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and all other facilities within the district.  B. The district may charge a reasonable fee to each vessel arriving in ballast or carrying cargo of any kind. It may also charge for each copy of any certificate issued by it or its deputies for inspecting hatches, surveying cargoes and the like. The master of each vessel shall, however, be furnished free one copy of all surveys upon his vessel or cargo.  C. The district, acting through its governing authority, may levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this Subsection shall be used for the needs and lawful purposes of the district, including the construction of capital improvements.  D. The district may likewise borrow money for the said purposes from time to time and issue certificates of indebtedness secured by any fees and the tax in the manner provided by Part V, Chapter 4, Title 39 and R.S. 33:2922-33:2924, as amended.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1986, No. 93, §1, eff. June 23, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1358 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1358. Annual taxes

RS 1358 - Annual taxes The governing authority of the district shall levy annually the taxes as provided herein on all property situated within the district under the same methods, terms and conditions and at the same time as state and parish taxes are levied, assessed and collected; these taxes shall be secured by the same lien upon the property subject to taxation within the district as taxes for state and parish purposes; the property subject to any taxes within the district shall be sold for failure to pay the same in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent state, parish and other taxes.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1359 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1359. Collection of taxes

RS 1359 - Collection of taxes The provisions of the constitution and all laws regulating the collection of taxes and the creating of tax liens and mortgages, tax penalties and tax sales shall also apply to the collection of all taxes authorized by this Chapter. The sheriff and ex officio tax collector of the parish of Plaquemines shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the district governing authority and receive from him a receipt for the amount of taxes paid over, in the same manner as tax collectors are required to settle with the auditor of the state. The tax collector shall receive from the treasurer the same quietus for a full settlement of taxes due and exigible in any given year and account for the delinquencies or deductions in the same manner as though accounting to the auditor of the state for state taxes. The tax collector shall retain from taxes collected by him for the district the commission thereon allowed him by law on special taxes and shall deposit the amount thereof with the parish treasurer to the credit of the sheriff's salary fund. Upon failure of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of this chapter the district shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the district for such special taxes.  Added by Acts 1954, No. 567, §1. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 373, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1361. Construction of private wharves; consent of district; administration and maintenance

RS 1361 - Construction of private wharves; consent of district; administration and maintenance Riparian owners or their lessees of property along the banks of navigable waterways and the owners or lessees of the bed of any navigable stream, lake, or other body of water within the limits of the district may, with the consent of the district, and in conformity to plans and specifications approved by the governing authority thereof, erect and maintain on the batture, banks or bed of any navigable stream, lakes or other bodies of water owned or leased by them, such wharves, buildings or improvements as may be required for public or private purposes; but in all cases, such wharves, buildings or improvements shall remain subject to the administration and control of the district with respect to their maintenance and to the fees and charges to be exacted for their use by the public. The district may expropriate without compensation any private wharves, landings, buildings or other structures erected by owners or their lessees on such waterways whenever such wharves, landings, buildings or other structures have been erected by the owners or lessees subsequent to January 1, 1971, without first obtaining the consent of the district for the construction or erection of the same, and its approval of the plans and specifications for their construction or erection. Nothing herein shall apply to the operations of a mineral lessee of the state upon the shores, banks or water bottoms covered by such lease and authorized by the provisions of R.S. 30:172.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1362 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1362. Present rights of Plaquemines Parish

RS 1362 - Present rights of Plaquemines Parish Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the parish of Plaquemines or its governing authority of any rights or powers which they presently have or exert within the corporate limits of the district, or to confer further police power upon the governing authority of the district.  The governing authority of the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District shall have the right to enter into any and all contracts and agreements with the parish of Plaquemines, the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, and any other public subdivisions or authorities relative to any and all matters which lie within the jurisdiction of the district and the governing authority thereof.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1363 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1363. Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds

RS 1363 - Revenue and mortgage revenue bonds For the purpose of acquiring lands for the uses of the said district and to provide funds for the making and construction of the public works, facilities and improvements outlined in this Chapter, the Plaquemines Port, Harbor and Terminal District is authorized to issue revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart C, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33, as well as mortgage revenue bonds in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions of Subpart B, Part I, Chapter 10, Title 33.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1365 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1365. Annual report

RS 1365 - Annual report The district shall examine and investigate all questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report showing all receipts and disbursements of the district, the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the export and imports passing through the district; and setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in the newspaper printed in the parish of Plaquemines.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 373, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971; Acts 1970, No. 503, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1402. Officers; meetings; quorum; removal

RS 1402 - Officers; meetings; quorum; removal A. The commission shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer and prescribe their duties. At the option of the commission, the offices of the secretary and the treasurer may be held by one person. B. The commission shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session at the call of the president or upon the written request of three of the commissioners. Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and all actions or resolutions must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least four commissioners. The commission shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings and shall fix the place at which its meetings will be held. C. Members who fail to attend three or more consecutive regular meetings may be removed by a majority of commission members present at a regular or special meeting of the commission. Filling vacancies created by removal shall be pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 34:1401(A) and (B). Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1; Acts 2011, No. 55, §1, eff. June 20, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1405. Prescriptive period; sale of bonds

RS 1405 - Prescriptive period; sale of bonds A. For sixty days after promulgation of the result of an election held to incur or assume debt, issue bonds, or levy a tax, any person in interest may contest the legality of the election, the bond issue provided for, or the tax authorized, for any cause. After that time no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the election, tax provisions, or bond authorization, for any cause whatsoever. If the validity of any election, tax, debt assumption, or bond issue authorized or provided for is not raised within the sixty days, the authority to incur or assume debt, levy the tax, or issue the bonds, the legality thereof, and the taxes and other revenues necessary to pay the same shall be conclusively presumed to be valid, and no court shall have authority to inquire into such matters. B. A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or other debt obligation by the commission shall be published at least once in the official journal of the parish. For thirty days after the date of publication, any person in interest may contest the legality of the resolution and of any provision therein made for the security and payment of the bonds. After that time, no one shall have any cause of action to test the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of the resolution or any provisions thereof for any cause whatever. Thereafter, it shall be conclusively presumed that every legal requirement for the issuance of the bonds or other debt obligation has been complied with, including all things pertaining to the election, if required, at which the bonds or other debt obligation were authorized. No court shall have authority to inquire into any of these matters after the thirty days. C. Any bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 34:1404 shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public sale, for not less than par and interest, after advertisement at least once a week for not less than thirty days by the commission in Monroe, Chicago, New York, and such other places as the commission may determine, reserving to the commission the right to reject any and all bids and the right to readvertise for new bids. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1406. Expropriation

RS 1406 - Expropriation The commission may acquire by expropriation in accordance with R.S. 19:141 through 160 any wharves, landings, or other properties necessary for the benefit and advantage of the commerce of the commission. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 45, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 34:1451 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping|§1451. Creation of Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission

RS 1451 - Creation of Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission A.(1) There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission, which shall be composed of eleven members, appointed as follows: (a) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the city of Eunice, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Eunice, to be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Eunice. (b) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the city of Opelousas, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Opelousas, to be appointed by the governing authority of the city of Opelousas. (c) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of the town of Krotz Springs, or who shall live within five miles of the city limits of Krotz Springs, to be appointed by the governing authority of the town of Krotz Springs. (d) Two commissioners, who shall be residents of St. Landry Parish, appointed by the St. Landry Parish Municipal Association, one of whom shall be of a minority race. (e) Three commissioners, who shall be residents of St. Landry Parish, appointed by the St. Landry Parish Police Jury, one of whom shall be of a minority race. (2) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but may receive per diem at an amount not to exceed seventy-five dollars. A member of the commission may be removed by the appointing authority with or without cause. B. Any vacancy on the commission for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term of office. Each commissioner shall be a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter* of the State of Louisiana and the Parish of St. Landry. C. Each appointment shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next regular session of the legislature after the appointment shall have been made. Added by Acts 1956, No. 228, §1; Amended by Acts 1956, No. 246, §1; Acts 1960, No. 387, §1; Acts 1966, No. 446, §1; Acts 1970, No. 613, §1; Acts 1976, No. 195, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1976; Acts 1982, No. 377, §1. Acts 1984, No. 798, §2, eff. July 13, 1984. Acts 1984, No. 888, §2, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1985, No. 841, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 918, §1; Acts 2004, No. 397, §1. *"AND TAXPAYER" WAS INCLUDED IN ACTS 1984, NO. 798, §2. NOTE: See Acts 1985, No. 841, §2.