Tex. Local Government Code § 72.005
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 72.005, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 72.005. OATH AND BOND OF SURVEYOR.
Official statutory text
(a) Before performing duties under this chapter, a surveyor must take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for appointed officers and must execute a bond conditioned that the surveyor will faithfully perform those duties.
(b) The bond must be in the amount of $1,000, must be payable to the county judge or the judge's successors in office, and must have two or more sureties who are approved by the county judge.
(b) The bond must be in the amount of $1,000, must be payable to the county judge or the judge's successors in office, and must have two or more sureties who are approved by the county judge.
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