Tex. Local Government Code § 322.023
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 322.023, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 322.023. OATH; BOND.
Official statutory text
(a) Within 15 days after the date a park commissioner is appointed, the commissioner must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk of the county the commissioner represents.
(b) The bond must be:
(1) payable to the order of the county judge of the county that the commissioner represents;
(2) approved by the commissioners court of that county;
(3) in an amount prescribed by that commissioners court of $5,000 or more; and
(4) conditioned that the commissioner will faithfully perform the duties of park commissioner, including the proper handling of all money that comes into the hands of the park commissioner in the commissioner's capacity as park commissioner.
(c) The board shall pay the cost of the bond.
(b) The bond must be:
(1) payable to the order of the county judge of the county that the commissioner represents;
(2) approved by the commissioners court of that county;
(3) in an amount prescribed by that commissioners court of $5,000 or more; and
(4) conditioned that the commissioner will faithfully perform the duties of park commissioner, including the proper handling of all money that comes into the hands of the park commissioner in the commissioner's capacity as park commissioner.
(c) The board shall pay the cost of the bond.
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