Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1244 – Responsibility of depositing authorities for funds deposited; for collateral
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1244
- Depositing authority: as used in this Part means the commissioner of public finance or the finance officer, or any department, board, commission, or institution of cities located in this state having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand according to the last preceding census of the United States for which the official figures have been published, and "fiscal agent bank" or "depository" means any bank selected and designated by the commission council or governing body of such cities, for deposit of funds belonging to or held in custody for the above designated cities or any department, board, commission, or institution thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:1245
Neither the commissioners of public finance, nor the finance officers of cities located in this state having a population exceeding one hundred fifty thousand, nor any department, board, commission, or institution thereof, nor any other depositing authority named in this Part which has complied with the provisions contained herein, shall be responsible for any funds deposited in depositories selected by the commission councils or governing bodies of the cities; but all depositing authorities shall be responsible for the safe keeping and returning of the collateral deposited with them by fiscal agent banks as security for the deposits by them made with the depositories.