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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to each statutory |
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probate court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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Section 1. Section 25.0173 (g), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(g) "The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk for each |
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statutory probate court. An appointment takes effect when it is |
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confirmed in writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy |
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clerk is assigned. A deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the |
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judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is assigned. A deputy |
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clerk must take the constitutional oath of office, and the county |
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clerk may require the deputy clerk to furnish a bond in an amount, |
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conditioned and payable, as required by law. A deputy clerk acts in |
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the name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or |
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service required of the county clerk and shall perform any other |
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service required by the judge of a statutory probate court. A |
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deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to which he is |
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assigned. A deputy clerk is entitled to receive an annual salary |
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set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the amount paid |
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the deputies of the county courts at law of Bexar County. The |
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salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments as provided by |
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law for the payment of salaries of deputy clerks." |