Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:441.13 – Town of Westlake; appointment of court magistrate; duties; salary; additional jurisdiction of mayor’s court
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:441.13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A. The board of aldermen of the town of Westlake shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the mayor to serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor’s court. Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor’s court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over the court. The magistrate shall serve at the salary fixed and paid by the board of aldermen.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to jurisdiction provided in La. Rev. Stat. 33:441, the mayor’s court of the town of Westlake shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with the city and district court, over suits by the municipality, water district, sewerage district, or any public utility operated by a political subdivision of the state to enforce the collection of an open account regarding property located within the town.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 359, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 620, §1; Acts 2012, No. 333, §1.