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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 County Court at Law |
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No. 2 or 3. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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Section 1. Section 25.0172 (p), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(p) The county clerk shall keep a separate docket for each |
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county court at law. The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk |
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for each county court at law. An appointment of a deputy clerk of |
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County Court at Law No. 2 or 3 takes effect when it is confirmed in |
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writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is |
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assigned and the deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the judge of |
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the court to which he is assigned. A deputy clerk must take the |
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constitutional oath of office and may be required to furnish bond in |
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an amount, conditioned and payable, as required by the county |
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clerk. A deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to |
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which he is assigned. A deputy clerk acts in the name of the county |
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clerk and may perform any official act or service required of the |
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county clerk and shall perform any other service required by the |
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judge of a county court at law. The deputy clerk may act for one |
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another in performing services for the county courts at law, but a |
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deputy is not entitled to receive additional compensation for |
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acting for another deputy. If a vacancy occurs, the county clerk |
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shall immediately appoint another deputy clerk as provided by this |
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subsection. A deputy clerk of a county court at law is entitled to |
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the same amount of compensation as received by the deputy clerks of |
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the other county courts at law in Bexar County. The commissioners |
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court shall pay the salary of a deputy clerk in equal monthly |
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installments from county funds. |