By Uher H.B. No. 3568 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the establishment of the Office of District Treasurer 1-3 of Brazos River Harbor Navigation District. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 55, Acts of the 40th Legislature, 1st 1-6 Called Session, 1927, is amended by adding Sections 1a and 1b to 1-7 read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 1a. There is hereby established the Office of District 1-9 Treasurer of Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of Brazoria 1-10 County, which office shall be held by the person who, from time to 1-11 time, shall be appointed by the Board of Navigation and Canal 1-12 Commissioners of said Navigation District. The Navigation District 1-13 Treasurer shall perform all duties for the District as have 1-14 previously been performed by the County Treasurer of Brazoria 1-15 County. The Tax Assessor and Collector for Brazoria County or such 1-16 other official performing the duties of Tax Assessor and Collector 1-17 for said Navigation District shall hereafter deposit all taxes 1-18 collected for Brazos River Harbor Navigation District in the 1-19 depository bank that is, from time to time, designated as 1-20 depository for Brazoria County and forthwith transfer and deposit 1-21 said funds to the account of said District in the depository bank 1-22 that is, from time to time, designated as depository for said 1-23 Navigation District. 1-24 Sec. 1b. Before receiving any District funds from any 2-1 source, the District Treasurer shall execute a good and sufficient 2-2 bond payable to the Board of Navigation and Canal Commissioners for 2-3 the benefit of the District in an amount fixed and approved by said 2-4 Board. 2-5 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-6 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.