RS 1067 - Districts comprising all or portions of two or more parishes; cooperative agreements
If and when conditions warrant the creation of a hospital service district which comprises all or portions of two or more parishes, the police juries of the parishes to be included in the district shall have full authority to enter into the necessary agreements to establish the district on a cooperative basis, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Each police jury shall, subject to other laws which may be in effect, exercise full discretion on whether it shall enter into such cooperative agreement.
(2) Each police jury shall have authority to appoint commissioners for the district as nearly as possible in proportion to the assessed valuation of the property of the parish in the district.
(3) Each police jury shall receive such reports as are necessary on the entire operations of the district.
(4) Each police jury shall have the authority to review the work of the entire district to the same extent as is authorized herein when the entire district is within the parish.
(5) The police juries have authority to appoint committees composed of its members who reside within the hospital district to review the work of the district and make recommendations to the police juries involved.
Acts 1950, No. 420, §17.