§ 29:433 — Board of commissioners

The governor shall appoint a board of commissioners consisting of five citizens of the state. They shall clear and fence the grounds, put the graves in order, place suitable markers thereon, and generally care for and keep the cemetery in order. Additionally the said board is authorized to accept on behalf of the state of Louisiana, any and all property, and lands by a donation or otherwise and clothed with administrative powers to administer all of the affairs of the said Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery, inclusive of the right and authority to erect the museum on the said grounds, or adjacent thereto, provided adequate funds are appropriated or made available to the said board for the said purpose, and adequate lands or property may be acquired by a donation or otherwise for said purpose.
The said board shall serve without compensation and shall hold office for a term of four years. They shall make bi-annual reports to the legislature.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 295, §1.