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urn: urn:us-la:rs:18:426
citation: "R.S. 18:426"
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breadcrumb: "Title 18 › Chapter 5 › Part II › Subpart A"
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# Alternate commissioners; qualifications, powers, and duties; oath and compensation

A. Qualifications. An alternate commissioner shall meet the same qualifications of a commissioner as provided in R.S. 18:425(B).

B. Powers and duties. An alternate commissioner who replaces an absent or unqualified commissioner shall have the same powers and duties and shall possess the same qualifications as a commissioner.

C. Oath and compensation. An alternate commissioner who replaces an absent or unqualified commissioner shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties as a commissioner, take the same oath as a commissioner, and he shall receive the same compensation as a commissioner.