As Amended
SEC. 59-7-407. Port commission; composition; appointment, compensation and terms of office of members; organization.
A commission consisting of five (5) members, all of whom shall be qualified electors of any municipality operating under the provisions of this article, two (2) of whom are to be appointed by the governor, two (2) of whom shall be appointed by the governing authorities of the municipality concerned, and one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county, and who shall hold office for a term of five (5) years, shall be and are hereby constituted "a port commission," which said commission shall have jurisdiction over the port, terminals, harbors and passes leading thereto, and all vessels, boats and wharves, common carriers, and public utilities therein using the same, and which commissioners shall serve as a "port commission" as herein designated, and at salaries not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month.
In the first instance, the two (2) commissioners to be appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of five (5) and four (4) years, respectively, from the date of appointment; the one (1) member to be appointed by the board of supervisors shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment, and the members to be appointed by the governing authorities of the municipality shall be appointed for terms of two (2) and one (1) years, respectively, from the date of appointment. After the first appointments, thereafter each member appointed shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years.
Said commission shall, upon appointment, organize as provided in section 59-7-409.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 7592; Laws, 1940, ch. 290; 1960, ch. 344, Sec. 2; 1984, ch. 444, Sec. 2, eff from and after passage (approved April 27, 1984).