The three commissioners shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Parish Industrial School for Youths.  The board shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be domiciled at the parish seat of the parish or parishes in which any school or schools are established.  It shall have an official seal, may enter into contracts, and sue and be sued.  It may hold, purchase, receive and accept by donation or otherwise, real and personal property for the use and benefit of the school, or for any use that may be helpful and beneficial to the accomplishment of the school’s purposes.  

The board of commissioners shall elect one of their number as president, one as vice president and one member as treasurer, and shall elect a secretary who may or may not be a member of the board.  

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.