Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:351 – Salaries, oaths of office, bonds
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:351
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
A. The clerk, chief deputy clerk, and deputies of each court of appeal shall receive from the state an annual salary which shall be established by their respective court in accordance with the General Appropriations Act.
B. Each of these officers shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall furnish bond in favor of the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The surety on these bonds shall be a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 168, §1; Acts 1952, No. 63, §1; Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 1965, No. 76, §1; Acts 1966, No. 386, §1; Acts 1970, No. 307, §3; Acts 1975, No. 537, §1; Acts 1978, No. 323, §1; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980. Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 821, §1.