Section 11:3165 - Fiscal affairs of the fund; investmentA. It shall be the duty of the said Board of Trustees to carry a blanket Fidelity Insurance policy covering all officers handling the money or securities of said Fund in the amount of five thousand dollars, and to pay the premium therefor out of the funds of said Board.B. The said Board of Trustees shall have complete control of said funds and shall have the power to draw such sums of money from its treasury, to invest such funds in the name of the Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund, in interest-bearing bonds, of the United States of America, of the State of Louisiana, of the City of Baton Rouge, and in stock or other securities of qualified homestead associations operating under the laws of the State of Louisiana, where the investment represented thereby is further secured under the Federal Insurance Plan and provided that no investment of said funds shall be made upon a basis where any part of said investment shall be made without the benefit of such Federal Insurance protection. And all such securities shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Pension and Relief Fund, and shall be subject to the orders of said Board.C. All moneys ordered to be paid from the Pension and Relief Fund to any person or persons, shall be paid by the Treasurer of said Board only upon warrants signed by the President of the Board and countersigned by the Secretary thereof. And no warrants shall be drawn except by orders of the Board, duly entered upon the records of the proceedings of the Board. In case the said Pension and Relief Fund, or any part thereof, shall, by orders of said Board, or otherwise, be deposited in any bank or banks, all interest or money which may be paid on account of any sum on deposit, shall belong to and constitute a part of said Fund; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing said Treasurer to deposit said Fund or any part thereof, unless so authorized by the Board.D. The Board shall deposit all moneys received by it in the bank or banks selected by the Board of Trustees, which shall be in one or more of the banks located in the City of Baton Rouge.La. Consolidated Public Retirement § 11:3165
Designated from Acts 1946, No. 299, §4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.