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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of bailiffs by the district court and |
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county courts at law in Wise County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.001, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(l) The judge of the 271st District Court and the judges of |
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the county courts at law in Wise County shall each appoint a |
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bailiff. |
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SECTION 2. Section 53.004, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A bailiff in the 271st District Court or a county court |
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at law in Wise County must be: |
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(1) at least 21 years of age; and |
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(2) a citizen of the United States. |
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SECTION 3. Section 53.008, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 53.008. OATH. The bailiffs of the 34th, 70th, 86th, |
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97th, 130th, 142nd, 161st, 238th, 271st, 318th, 341st, 355th, and |
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385th district courts, the bailiffs of the courts described in |
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Section 53.002(c), (d), (e), or (f), the bailiffs and the grand jury |
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bailiffs of the district courts in Tarrant County that give |
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preference to criminal cases, the bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs |
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of the criminal district courts in Tarrant County, the bailiffs of |
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the district courts in Taylor County, [and] the bailiffs of the |
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county courts at law of Taylor County, and the bailiffs of the |
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county courts at law of Wise County shall each swear to the |
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following oath, to be administered by the judge: "I solemnly swear |
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that I will faithfully and impartially perform all duties as may be |
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required of me by law, so help me God." |
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SECTION 4. Section 53.009, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: |
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(o) Each bailiff appointed by the judge of the 271st |
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District Court or appointed by a county court at law judge in Wise |
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County is entitled to receive a salary that does not exceed the |
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salary of a lieutenant in the sheriff's department of the county. |
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The salary is paid out of the general fund of the county. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |