§ 28-1. Appointment of court magistrate; duties.

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The city council shall, upon request of the mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the mayor to serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor's court. Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor's court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over said court. The magistrate shall serve at a salary fixed and paid by the city council.

(Code 1976, § 18:1)

State law reference

Power of city governing authority to appoint an attorney to serve as court magistrate at the pleasure of the mayor, R.S. 33:444.

Editor's note

In 1975, the authority provided in the below-cited state law was exercised by the mayor and board of aldermen. A court magistrate was appointed and serves as the presiding officer of the city's mayor's court.

                    
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