Tex. Local Government Code § 352.012
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 352.012, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 352.012. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Official statutory text
(a) To qualify for office, the county fire marshal must take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this state and post a bond as required by the commissioners court conditioned that the marshal will faithfully and strictly perform the duties of the office.
(b) The county fire marshal may not be directly or indirectly interested in the sale of fire-fighting equipment and may not be engaged in any type of fire insurance business.
(b) The county fire marshal may not be directly or indirectly interested in the sale of fire-fighting equipment and may not be engaged in any type of fire insurance business.
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