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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:325. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:325 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
The board 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 to the mayor and councilmen of Morgan City and to the board of aldermen of the Town of Berwick showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the exports and imports passing through the port district; setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the City of Morgan City.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:326. Acquisition of lands; public aid

RS 34:326 - Acquisition of lands; public aid
A. The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise, including expropriation in accordance with R.S. 19:141, any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels, and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board also has the authority to lease any such lands in the district to others for manufacturing, commercial, and business purposes to promote the industrial development of the district. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
B. The board 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 Part.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §6; Acts 1999, No. 1152, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:327. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:327 - Construction of works of public improvement
The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; 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.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:328. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 34:328 - Contracts; bids; bond
A. Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part, the price of which is to exceed the amount permitted under state law for contracts by the state or its subdivisions without bid, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide, through its engineering department or professional services provider, proper specifications for the work or materials required, and thereafter the board shall advertise for bids for the performance of such work according to the plans and specifications as prepared.
B. Contracts for works aggregating less than the contract limit, as defined in R.S. 38:2212 shall not be advertised unless the board deems it advisable. Contracts for public works aggregating less than the contract limit, as defined in R.S. 38:2212, but in excess of ten thousand dollars, may be let in accordance with R.S. 38:2212(E). In letting of contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment for which advertising is not required, the district shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212.1.
C.(1) This Section shall not apply in cases of extreme public emergency where such emergency has been certified by the board, and notice of such emergency has been published in the official journal of the district within ten days of certification by the board.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, an "extreme public emergency", as it applies to construction, repairs, or alterations, shall exist when an unforeseen mischance brings with it destruction of life or property in the district or the imminent threat of such destruction, or when the district must immediately undertake construction or repairs to comply with a court order. An extreme public emergency shall also include any situation which would result in immediate and serious economic loss to the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District, however, it shall not include the cost of new construction unless it is for needed repair to existing operating facilities and it shall not include the cost of necessary labor used in the maintenance of completed works. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the board from authorizing the construction of works with the district's own workforce and equipment under the board's supervision.
D. Whenever the board determines that it is in the best interest of the district to purchase machinery, equipment, or vehicles of certain makes, kinds, or types, the advertisement may specify the makes, kinds, or types, and after the advertisement, the board may purchase those makes, kinds, or types, but they shall not pay more than the standard market price for the makes, kinds, or types of the machinery, equipment, or vehicles.
E. Except as otherwise provided in this Part, the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall apply to the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §8. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 216, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1152, §1; Acts 2008, No. 289, §1, eff. June 17, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:331. Annual taxes

RS 34:331 - Annual taxes
The board shall levy annually the tax 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.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:332. Collection of taxes

RS 34:332 - 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 Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the parish of St. Mary shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 delinquents 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 Part the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
Acts 1952, No. 530, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.1. Creation and territorial limits

RS 34:333.1 - Creation and territorial limits
The Abbeville Harbor and Terminal District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana and its territorial limits are hereby fixed as follows:
All of Wards 3 and 7 of Vermilion Parish, and the Western portion of Ward 2 of said parish, being more particularly described as follows: beginning at a point on the common boundary line of Wards 2 and 3 formed by the intersection of the centerline of Youngs Coulee and the West line of Fractional Section 8, T 13 S-R 4 E, thence in a Southerly direction through T 13 S-R 4 E along the West lines of Fractional Section 17, Section 20, Section 29, and Section 32 to the North Line of T 14 S-R 4 E, thence continuing southerly through T 14 S-R 4 E, along the West lines of Sections 5, 8, 17, 20, 29 and 32 to the North Line of T 15 S-R 4 E, thence continuing through T 15 S-R 4 E, in a southerly direction along the West Line of Sections 6 and 7 to the Vermilion Bay Shoreline, thence in a Southeasterly direction through Vermilion Bay to a point located on the common boundary line between Vermilion Parish Wards 2 and 7 whose geographic position is 29°42'30" North Latitude; 92°05'00" West Longitude thence due West along the parallel of 29°42'30" North Latitude to another point in Vermilion Bay whose position is 29°42'30" North Latitude; 92°10'00" West Longitude; thence in a North Northeast direction to a point near Shell Island now occupied by Vermilion River Entrance Day Beacon 18 (formerly Vermilion River Entrance Light) whose position is 29°45'14.5" North Latitude 92°08'52.3" West Longitude; thence in a direct line to the Mouth of Vermilion River; thence up the center of the natural channel of the Vermilion River to the center of the Intracoastal Waterway; thence eastward along the center of the Intracoastal Waterway; to the point of function of the Intracoastal Waterways, Vermilion Channel and Vermilion River; thence up the center of the Vermilion River in its Natural Channel, not the artificial as created by channel improvement to the Mouth of Youngs Coulee, being also the intersection of the East line of Ward 7, the West line of Ward 2 and the South line of Ward 3, thence up the center of the Youngs Coulee Channel, being also the common boundary to Wards 2 and 3, in an easterly direction, to the west line of Fractional Section 8, T 13 S-R 4 E being the point of beginning.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 175, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.2. Board of commissioners; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; compensation

RS 34:333.2 - Board of commissioners; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; compensation
A. The governing authority of said district is hereby declared to be a board of commissioners, consisting of six members, who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters and taxpayers within the limits of said district during their term of office. The said commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Three members to be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
(2) Three members to be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Vermilion, state of Louisiana, one of whom shall be a member of a racial minority.
B.(1) The commissioners initially appointed shall be appointed for terms respectively of one, two, three, four, and five years, to be determined as follows: Initially the commissioners appointed for terms of one, three, and five years shall be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, and those commissioners appointed for terms of two and four years shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Vermilion, state of Louisiana. Any vacancy in any original terms shall be filled in the manner for original appointments. Any vacancy occurring due to expiration of the original term shall be filled by the board of commissioners, for the term of five years, from a panel of names submitted to them as follows.
(2) Two names to be submitted by each of the following:
(a) The governing authority of the town of Abbeville.
(b) The police jury of Vermilion Parish.
C. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, and shall have the power to organize and reorganize legal, executive, engineering, clerical, and other department and forces of said board and to fix the duties, powers, and compensation of all officers, agents, and employees under said board.
D.(1) The term of office of the commissioner originally appointed in 1990 is hereby extended to a term of six years and any vacancy occurring in that office thereafter due to the expiration of a term shall be filled by the board of commissioners for a term of six years.
(2) The term of office of all commissioners other than that of the commissioner originally appointed in 1990 shall remain at five years until such terms expire in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995, respectively. At the expiration of each term, the successive term shall be for a period of six years. Any vacancy occurring in that office thereafter due to expiration of a term shall be filled by the board of commissioners for a term of six years.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §2; Acts 1990, No. 32, §1; Acts 1991, No. 327, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.3. Powers of board; title to structures and facilities

RS 34:333.3 - Powers of board; title to structures and facilities
The said board shall have the power to regulate the commerce and traffic of said harbor and terminal district in such manners as may in their judgment be best for the public interest; they shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to corporations of Louisiana; they shall be empowered to own and have charge of, to administer, contract, operate and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings, docks, sheds, belt and connecting railroads, canals, basins, locks, elevators, and other structures and facilities necessary or proper for the use and development of the business of such district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and in the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; it may lease or sell for manufacturing, commercial and business purposes, land or buildings owned or acquired by it; it may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any facility of the district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same and to erect and construct such improvements, and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dockage, wharfage or tollage charges payable for such property, a percentage thereof to be agreed on; it may maintain proper depth of water to accommodate the business of the district; provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds and other structures; provide lights, water and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein; and make reasonable charges and collect the same for the use of all structures, works and facilities administered by the board, and for any and all services rendered by the board; it may regulate, supervise and control the fees and charges to be made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district when the same are offered for the use of the public.
All buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators, and other structures, equipment and facilities herein referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.4. Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum

RS 34:333.4 - Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of three members. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the town of Abbeville and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and term of employment.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.5. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:333.5 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
The board shall examine and investigate the questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report to the mayor and town council of the town of Abbeville, and to the police jury of Vermilion Parish showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnages; the export and imports passing through the port district; setting forth the general conditions of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the town of Abbeville.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.6. Acquisition of lands; public aid

RS 34:333.6 - Acquisition of lands; public aid
The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, canals, channels and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
The board 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 Part.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.7. Construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:333.7 - Construction of works of public improvement
The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; 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.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.8. Contracts; bids; bonds

RS 34:333.8 - Contracts; bids; bonds
A. Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provision of this Part, the price of which is to exceed the amounts set forth in R.S. 38:2212, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and, thereafter, the board 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 town of Abbeville, and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by the board. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and 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 percent of the amount of the bid, which check shall be forfeited to the board 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 the board. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the board of commissioners and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. The board may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may also execute the work with its own force and equipment under its own supervision.
B. 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 the board 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 the board. 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.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §8. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 436, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.9. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:333.9 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
A. The board 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.
B. The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed two and one-half mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this Section may be used for any expenses or purposes of the board.
C. The board shall have the right to borrow money from time to time and to issue certificates of indebtedness to be secured by dedication and pledge of the revenues from (1) any fees authorized under this Part,* (2) any taxes authorized under this Section, provided that the term of any loan shall not exceed fifteen years and the amount shall not exceed that portion of the anticipated revenues authorized to be dedicated and pledged to the payment of the loan.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §9; Acts 1985, No. 124, §1.
*AS APPEARS IN ENROLLED BILL.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.11. Annual taxes

RS 34:333.11 - Annual taxes
The board shall levy annually the tax 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.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:333.12. Collection of taxes

RS 34:333.12 - 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 Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the parish of Vermilion shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 delinquents 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 Part the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
Acts 1954, No. 253, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.1. Creation and territorial limits

RS 34:334.1 - Creation and territorial limits
The Vinton Harbor and Terminal District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, and its territorial limits are fixed as follows:
All of the area presently embraced within the limits of ward seven of the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.2. Board of commissioners; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; compensation

RS 34:334.2 - Board of commissioners; appointment and qualifications of members; terms of office; compensation
The governing authority of said district is hereby declared to be a board of commissioners, consisting of five members, who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters and taxpayers within the limits of said district during the term of office. The said commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Three members to be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
(2) Two members to be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana.
The commissioners initially appointed shall be appointed for terms respectively of 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years, to be determined as follows: Initially the commissioners appointed for terms of 1, 3 and 5 years shall be appointed by the mayor and town council of the town of Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, and those commissioners appointed for terms of 2 and 4 years shall be appointed by the police jury of the parish of Calcasieu, state of Louisiana. Any vacancy in any original term shall be filled in the manner for original appointments. Any vacancy occurring due to expiration of the original term shall be filled by the board of commissioners, for the term of five years, from a panel of names submitted to them as follows:
Two names to be submitted by each of the following:
(1) The governing authority of the town of Vinton, Louisiana.
(2) The police jury of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.3. Powers of board; title to structures and facilities

RS 34:334.3 - Powers of board; title to structures and facilities
The said board shall have the power to regulate the commerce and traffic of said harbor and terminal district in such manner as may, in its judgment, be best for the public interest; it shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted to corporations of Louisiana; it shall be empowered to own and have charge of, to administer, contract, operate and maintain wharves, warehouses, landings, docks, sheds, belt and connecting railroads, roads, streets, basins, locks, elevators and other structures and facilities necessary or proper for the use and development of the business of such district, including buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and in the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; it may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of by suitable and appropriate contract, to any enterprise locating or existing within such district, a plant or industrial site, including buildings, wharves, appurtenances and other structures and facilities, either jointly, or severally; it may borrow from any person or corporation using or renting any facility of the district such sums as shall be necessary to improve the same and to erect and construct such improvements, and agree that the loan therefor shall be liquidated by deducting from the rent, dockage, wharfage or tollage charges payable for such property, a percentage thereof to be agreed on; it may maintain proper depth of water to accommodate the business of the district; it may provide mechanical facilities and equipment for use in connection with the wharves, sheds and other structures; it may provide lights, water and police protection for the district and for all harbor and terminal facilities situated therein; and, it may make reasonable charges and collect the same for the use of all structures, works and facilities administered by the board, and for any and all services rendered by the board; it may regulate, supervise and control the fees and charges to be made by privately owned wharves, docks, warehouses, elevators, and other facilities within the limits of the district where the same are offered for the benefit and use of the public.
Subject to the right of the board to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same as set forth above, all buildings, railroads, wharves, elevators, and other structures, equipment and facilities herein referred to are declared to be works of public improvement and title thereto shall vest in the public.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 109, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.4. Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum

RS 34:334.4 - Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of three members. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the town of Vinton and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and term of employment.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.5. Examinations and investigations; control and regulations; annual reports

RS 34:334.5 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulations; annual reports
The board shall examine and investigate the questions relating to the interest and welfare of the district; it shall control and regulate the same, and make an annual report to the mayor and town council of the town of Vinton and to the police jury of Calcasieu Parish showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnages; the exports and imports passing through the port districts; setting forth the general conditions of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.6. Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement

RS 34:334.6 - Acquisition of lands; public aid; construction of works of public improvement
The board is authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, expropriation, or otherwise any lands in the district needed for railways, wharves, sheds, buildings, and other facilities required for the operation of the board and to be owned and operated by the board. The board may also provide that payment for such lands be made out of the funds under its control not otherwise specifically appropriated.
The board 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 Part.
The board is authorized to make and construct any of the works of public improvements in the district and anything in connection therewith that may be necessary or useful for the business of the board; 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 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.7. Contracts; bids; bond

RS 34:334.7 - Contracts; bids; bond
Whenever any work is to be let by contract under the provisions of this Part the price of which is to exceed one thousand dollars, the board of commissioners shall proceed to provide through its engineering department proper specifications for the work and thereafter the board 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 of Calcasieu, Louisiana, and in any other paper, or papers, that may be selected by the board. The advertisements shall state the place where the bids will be received, the time and 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 the board 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 the board. The checks of all unsuccessful bidders shall be returned after the contract is awarded. All bids submitted shall be sealed and addressed to the board of commissioners and shall be publicly opened and read at the time stated in the advertisement. The board may reject any and all bids, but whenever a contract is awarded, unless for cause, it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The board 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 the board 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 the board. 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 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.8. Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 34:334.8 - Fees; ad valorem tax; borrowing money
The board 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.
The board may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed two and one-half mills on the dollar on the property subject to taxation situated in the district. All funds derived under this Section shall be used to defray the administrative, operative and maintenance expenses of the board.
The board may likewise borrow money for the said purposes from time to time and issue certificate of indebtedness secured by any fees authorized under this Part and by any taxes authorized under this Section, provided that such loan shall in no year exceed the estimated revenues for such year.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.9. Bond issues; taxes for payment of bonds

RS 34:334.9 - Bond issues; taxes for payment of bonds
The district shall constitute a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana for the purpose of the issuance of bonds under the authority of Section 14, Article XIV of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and Chapter IV of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes of 1950, and the district may issue bonds for the acquisition, improvement or extension of any facilities which it is authorized to acquire pursuant to the provisions of Section 14, Article XIV of the Constitution of 1921, Chapter IV aforesaid and the provisions of this Part VII and Sections 30.1 and 31 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Louisiana. All of the provisions of Section 14 and Chapter IV aforesaid requiring the levying of taxes fully sufficient to pay bonds issued thereunder shall be applicable to the payment of bonds issued as provided in this Section.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.10. Collection of taxes

RS 34:334.10 - 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 the Part. The sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of the parish of Calcasieu shall make a monthly settlement with the treasurer of the board of commissioners 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 delinquents 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 Part the board of commissioners shall proceed against him and the sureties on his official bond for the collection of whatever money may be owing to the board of commissioners for such special taxes.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 466, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.11. Transfer of functions and privileges of Gravity Drainage District No. 2

RS 34:334.11 - Transfer of functions and privileges of Gravity Drainage District No. 2
All rights and privileges of the Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana to construct, acquire, maintain and operate gravity drainage improvements be and the same are hereby transferred to the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District.
In the event taxes are levied by the said Vinton Harbor and Terminal District for any purpose for which the said Harbor and Terminal District may levy taxes under existing law, such taxes shall in addition be considered as levied for the purpose of continuing necessary drainage improvement benefits incidental to harbor and terminal facilities for which the said Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of the parish of Calcasieu, Louisiana was created, and the exemption and reimbursals authorized by R.S. 39:253 shall be regarded as applicable in all respects to all said taxes levied by the said Harbor and Terminal District and such District and such taxes shall be considered to be a District and taxes created and levied prior to August 1, 1956 for all purposes of the said section.
Acts 1958, No. 464, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.12. Per diem of commissioners

RS 34:334.12 - Per diem of commissioners
The commissioners shall be paid a per diem not to exceed one hundred forty dollars, and the duly elected president shall be paid a per diem not to exceed one thousand dollars, for each day of attendance at meetings of the commission or on business of the commission authorized by the board. The board shall establish the per diem rates. Any commissioner, including the president, shall only be eligible to receive a per diem for up to twelve days in a calendar year.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 287, §1; Acts 2001, No. 389, §1; Acts 2023, No. 31, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.31. Creation and territorial limits

RS 34:334.31 - Creation and territorial limits
The West St. Mary Parish Port, Harbor and Terminal District, hereinafter referred to as the district, is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, and its territorial limits are fixed as follows:
Except for Ward 5 of St. Mary Parish, all of that portion of St. Mary Parish not included in the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District created by R.S. 34:321, being all that portion of St. Mary Parish except for Ward 5 thereof west of the township line between R11E and R12E described in R.S. 34:321.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 604, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.32. Board of commissioners; members; vacancy; composition; officers; agents and employees

RS 34:334.32 - Board of commissioners; members; vacancy; composition; officers; agents and employees
A. A board of commissioners hereinafter referred to as the board, is hereby created, which shall be the governing authority of said district. It shall consist of nine members, who shall be citizens of the United States and qualified voters within the limits of said district during their term of office. The commissioners shall be appointed as follows:
(1) Three shall be appointed by the mayor and council of the city of Franklin in St. Mary Parish;
(2) One shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the town of Baldwin in St. Mary Parish;
(3) Two shall be appointed by the St. Mary Parish Police Jury, to be selected from the persons residing in Wards 1, 2, 7, and 10 of St. Mary Parish;
(4) Two shall be appointed by the St. Mary Parish Police Jury, to be selected from the persons residing in Wards 3 and 4 of St. Mary Parish; and
(5) One shall be appointed by the St. Mary Parish Police Jury, to be selected at large from the persons residing in that portion of St. Mary Parish which comprises the district.
B. The commissioner initially appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the town of Baldwin shall be appointed for a term of two years. Two of the three commissioners initially appointed by the mayor and council of the city of Franklin shall be appointed for a term of three years. One of the three commissioners initially appointed by the mayor and council of the city of Franklin and one of the two members initially appointed by the parish governing authority from Wards 3 and 4 shall be appointed for a term of four years. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the parish governing authority from Wards 3 and 4 and one of the commissioners initially appointed by the parish governing authority from Wards 1, 2, 7, and 10 shall be appointed for a term of five years. One of the commissioners initially appointed by the parish governing authority from Wards 1, 2, 7, and 10 and shall be appointed for six year terms. The commissioners initially appointed by the parish governing authority at large shall be appointed for a seven year term. Thereafter, the successors to each of such commissioners shall be appointed for terms of seven years, and each successor shall be appointed by the same authority that appointed his predecessor.
C. Any vacancy occurring during a term shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term by authority that made the original appointment.
D. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall have the power to organize and reorganize legal, executive, engineering, clerical and other departments and forces of said board and to fix the duties, powers and compensation of all officers, agents and employees under said board.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 604, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.34. Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum

RS 34:334.34 - Officers and employees of board; meetings; quorum
The board shall elect from among its own members a president, vice president, a secretary and treasurer, whose duties shall be those usual to such offices. At the option of the board, the office of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board shall meet in regular session once each month and shall also meet in special session as often as the president of the board convenes them, or on written request of five members. Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The board shall prescribe rules to govern its meetings, shall maintain suitable offices in the district and may contract with and employ attorneys, clerks, engineers, deputy commissioners, superintendents, stevedores, and other agents and employees and shall fix their compensation and terms of office or employment.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 604, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 5, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Navigation and Shipping › §34:334.35. Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports

RS 34:334.35 - Examinations and investigations; control and regulation; annual reports
The board 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 to the mayors and councilmen and aldermen of the city of Franklin and the town of Baldwin, and to the police jury of St. Mary Parish showing all receipts and disbursements of the board; the number of arrivals and departures of vessels and their tonnage; the exports and imports passing through the port district; setting forth the general condition of the district and its buildings, structures, facilities and other properties; and making such recommendations for the development and welfare of the district and its management as may seem advisable. A copy of this report shall be promptly published in a newspaper printed in the parish of St. Mary.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 604, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 5, §1.