Tex. Water Code § 51.308
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.308, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.308. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Official statutory text
(a) Under the direction of the board, the assessor and collector, or other person designated by the board, shall collect all assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a) for maintenance and operating expenses.
(b) The assessor and collector shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.
(c) The assessor and collector shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository. The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.
(d) The assessor and collector shall use a duplicate receipt book, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.
(b) The assessor and collector shall execute a bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.
(c) The assessor and collector shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository. The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.
(d) The assessor and collector shall use a duplicate receipt book, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.
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