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LR 3164
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9.__Royalties.__Establish and execute a policy on royalties;

 
10.__Employees; contracts and liabilities.__Hire and
compensate employees, make contracts for goods or services and
incur liabilities with respect to the same with any entity for
any of the purposes described by those contracts and authorized
by this chapter;

 
11.__Debt.__Borrow money for any of the purposes authorized in
this chapter, incur debt, which includes the issuance of bonds,
debt, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, whether secured
or unsecured, and secure the same by mortgage, pledge, deed of
trust or other lien on the institute's property, rights and
privileges of every kind and nature or any part of or interest in
any of them;

 
12.__Seal.__Have and use a corporate seal;

 
13.__Pension plans; insurance.__Establish and carry out
pension plans, profit sharing plans and other retirement,
incentive or insurance plans for any of its employees; and

 
14.__Other powers.__Act or do anything necessary or useful for
carrying out any of its powers, duties or purposes.

 
§15305.__Limitation of powers

 
The institute may not enter into contracts, obligations or
commitments of any kind on behalf of the State or any of its
agencies, nor does it have the power of eminent domain or any
other power not provided to business corporations generally.__
Bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of the institute
may not in any way be a debt or liability of the State or
constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State.__The
institute may not expend more than 7% of funds appropriated per
biennium by the State for management and related operating costs
of the institute.

 
§15306.__Liability of officers, directors and employees

 
All officers, directors, employees and other agents of the
institute entrusted with the custody of the securities of the
institute or authorized to disburse the funds of the institute
must be bonded either by a blanket bond or by individual bonds
with a minimum limitation of $100,000 coverage for each person
covered by the bond or bonds, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of their duties.__The premiums for the bond or bonds
must be paid out of the assets of the institute.


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