Any person who at any time has been a collector of state, parish or municipal taxes or otherwise entrusted with public money, is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature, or to hold any office of profit or trust under the state government until he has obtained a discharge for the amount of the collections, and for all the public money with which he was entrusted.
La. R.S. 42:34
Defaulters not to hold office
Known as the Open Meetings Law
The act spans §§ 42-1 to 42-9 (77 sections).
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 316, §13.
Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.