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Board of Commissioners
of the Port of New Orleans
ADOPTED AT REGULAR SESSION
NoTember 22» 1921»
FRANKLIN PRESS
620 PO% DRAS STREE'T
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE 1.
Meetings.
The regular monthly meetings of the
Board will take place on the second and
fourth Thursday of the months of Septem¬
ber, October, November, December, January,
February, March and April, and on the sec¬
ond Thursday of the months of May, June,
July and August.
Special meetings of the Board may be
called by the President in his discretion, or
he shall call them upon the written request
of three members.
Three members of the Board shall consti¬
tute a quorum for the transaction of all busi¬
ness.
At special meetings only such matters
shall be considered as may be included in the
call.
At the second regular meeting in October
of each year the Board shall elect a Presi¬
dent, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer from among their own number,
whose term of office shall be for one year.
The Board may also elect such assistants as
it may require, and shall elect a General
Manager, whose duties are herefater defined.
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ARTICLE 2.
Duties of the President.
The powers and duties of the President
shall be as follows :
1. He shall preside at all meeting's of the
Board and shall have the right to vote on all
questions. He shall see that laws of the
State pertaining to the activities of the
Board and the ordinances of the Board are
faithfully executed.
2. He shall call meetings of the Board in
his discretion, and at all times upon the
written request of three members.
3. He shall be ex-officio a full member of
all committees, except those relating to the
auditing of accounts.
ARTICLE 3.
Vice-President.
In case of the absence or disability of the
President, his duties shall be performed by
the Vice-President, who shall act in his place
and stead.
ARTICLE 4.
Finance Committee.
A committee of four Commissioners, three
of whom will constitute a quorum, shall be
appointed by the President, and be denomi¬
nated the Finance Committee, whose term of
office shall expire with that of the President
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by whom they are appointed, and a similar
committee shall ever after be chosen in like
manner at the second meeting in October.
The said committee shall have power, with
the approval of the Board, to borrow money,
and to loan, invest, or otherwise dispose of
the money, funds, stocks and other assets of
the Board, in any way they may deem con¬
ducive to the best interests of the said Board
of Commissioners of the Port of New Or¬
leans.
This committee shall hold a regular meet¬
ing once every month, and other meetings as
frequently as may be deemed expedient, and
shall report to the Board.
ARTICLE 5.
Secretary.
In the absence of the President and Vice-
President, the Secretary shall act as Presi¬
dent and discharge the duties of that office.
The Secretary shall, in his official capacity,
sign such documents relating to the business
of the Board as he may be directed by the
Board.
ARTICLE 6.
The Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall, in his official capac¬
ity, sign such documents relating to the
business of the Board as he may be directed
by the Board, and discharge the duties usual
to said office.
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ARTICLE 7.
General Manager.
1st. The General Manager shall be the
Board's executive official. He shall be in
charge of the Board's properties and shall be
responsible for their efficient and economical
administration. He shall hire and discharge
employees with such limitations as may be
placed from time to time by the Board. (He
shall make contracts and purchases with
such limitations as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board.) He shall carry
out all approved policies and projects of the
Board.
2nd. He shall make and sign all contracts
which shall have been authorized by the
Board, and shall grant with such authoriza¬
tion, release, judicial or otherwise, of all
debts or claims.
3rd. He shall adjust and pay all claims
against the Board in full or by compromise,
subject, in the exercise of his authority, to
the advice and control of the Finance Com¬
mittee of said Board.
4th. He shall open all bids as may be au¬
thorized by the Board and, with the approval
of said Board, adjudicate all contracts for
work or for material ordered by said Board.
ARTICLE 8.
Duties of Assistant Secretary.
It shall be the duty of the Assistant Sec¬
retary to keep the minutes, and render such
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other service as the nature of the office may
require; and perform such other duties as
may be delegated by the Board.
ARTICLE 9.
Duties of Assistant Treasurer.
The Assistant Treasurer shall have charge
of and keep account of the funds and prop¬
erty of the Board, and shall deposit the cash,
bills receivable and all other securities in
such banks or places of deposit as the Board
may designate.
ARTICLE 10.
Disbursement of Funds.
1st. All checks, notes, warrants, and
other evidences of indebtedness upon behalf
of the Board shall be signed either by the
President or Vice-President, together with
any member of the Board, or may be signed
by the General Manager and the Assisitant
Treasurer. In the absence of either the
General Manager or the Assistant Treasurer,
the signature of one of them shall be recog¬
nized, provided the checks, etc., are counter¬
signed by the President or any other member
of the Board.
2nd. The Board may, by resolution, au¬
thorize other employees of the Board to sign
and countersign checks in special cases.
ARTICLE 11.
Legal Department.
The Board shall elect an attorney, who
shall look after the legal business of the
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Board, and at his request the Board may em¬
ploy such law clerks or assistants as it may
deem proper from time to time. The Board
may also appoint a Special Counsel, who shall
perform such legal duties as may be required.
ARTICLE 12.
These By-Laws may be altered or amended
at any regular meeting of the Board, by a
vote of two-thirds of the members present,
notice of this intention having been given in
writing at a previous regular meeting of the
Board ; provided each member composing the
Board shall have been duly notified in writing
of such design.
ARTICLE 13.
Order of Business.
1. Call to order and calling of the roll.
2. Reading of the minutes.
3. Reading of communications.
4. Report of President.
5. Report of Finance Committee.
6. Report of Special Committees.
7. Report of General Manager.
8. Report of Engineers.
9. Report of Assistant Secretary.
10. Report of Assistant Treasurer.
11. Report of Legal Department.
12. Unfinished Business.
13. New Business.
14. Adjournment.
Adopted at regular session, Nov. 22, 1921.
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