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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of deputy district clerks in the 428th |
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District Court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.3105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.3105. DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERKS OF 428TH DISTRICT |
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COURT. (a) The district clerk of Hays County shall appoint one or |
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more deputy clerks to serve the 428th District Court in Hays County. |
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A person appointed to serve as deputy clerk must be acceptable to |
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the district judge, and the appointment must be confirmed in |
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writing by the district judge. Before assuming the duties of |
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office, a deputy clerk must take the oath prescribed for officers of |
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this state. |
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(b) The district clerk may require a deputy clerk to give a |
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bond. The district clerk may prescribe the conditions and amount of |
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the bond, or the terms may be set as otherwise provided by law. |
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(c) The deputy clerk shall: |
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(1) perform the official duties of the district clerk; |
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(2) attend each session of the court to which the |
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deputy is appointed; and |
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(3) perform reasonable office duties as requested by |
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the district judge. |
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(d) A deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the district |
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judge. If the office of a deputy clerk becomes vacant, the district |
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clerk shall appoint a person to serve as deputy clerk in the manner |
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provided for the initial appointment. |
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(e) The district clerk shall fix the annual salary of the |
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deputy clerk. The salary must be approved by the Hays County |
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Commissioners Court and shall be paid in equal installments twice |
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monthly from the county fund established for the purpose. |
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(f) This section does not prevent the district clerk from |
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appointing additional deputy clerks to the district court if |
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necessary or if requested by the district judge. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |