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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 680
BY SENATOR ERDEY
TAX/AD VALOREM. Removes specific authority of the Louisiana Tax Commission to
appoint a secretary. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1835(A), relative to the tax commission; to provide with2
respect to the employment of a secretary; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 47:1835(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 5
. ยง1835. Employment of secretary, clerical help and experts; creation of commission6
expense fund; authorization for deposits and collection of7
assessments8
A. The tax commission may appoint a secretary, at a salary to be fixed by the9
tax commission, who shall take the oath of office and furnish bond for the faithful10
performance of the duties of such office, according to law, at the expense of the tax11
commission, in the sum of ten thousand dollars. The secretary shall be ex officio a12
notary public for the state at large. The commission may appoint or employ all13
necessary agents, assistants, auditors, clerks, inspectors, investigators, or other14
experts and employees required in the defense, determination, or development of15
assessments, and assessment procedures, and valuation of property, including the16
hiring of experts such as legal counsel and analysts, auditors, appraisers, and17 SB NO. 680
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witnesses. The commission may also pay from its expense fund expenses of the1
commission and its operation, travel and other expenses, costs, salaries, or2
compensation of the tax commission, any member, the secretary, and of its3
assistants, employees, and of outside experts, such costs, salaries, expenses, and4
compensation to be paid upon the order of the tax commission.5
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not7
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature8
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If9
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become10
effective on the day following such approval.11
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Danielle Doiron.
DIGEST
Present law specifically permits the tax commission to appoint a secretary, at a salary fixed
by the commission, who shall take the oath of office and furnish bond for such office at the
expense of the commission, in the sum of $10,000. Further permits the secretary to be an ex
officio notary public for the state at large.
Proposed law deletes such appointment and all requirements thereof.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 47:1835(A))