Texas Government Code - Section 51.401. Clerk Pro Tempore
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§ 51.401. CLERK PRO TEMPORE. If a county clerk is a party
to an action in the court he serves, the county judge, on the
application of any interested person or on the judge's own motion,
shall appoint a clerk pro tempore for the purposes of the action.
The clerk pro tempore must take an oath to faithfully and
impartially perform the duties of the appointment and must give a
bond conditioned on the faithful performance of those duties in an
amount fixed and approved by the judge. The bond must be payable to
the State of Texas. A clerk pro tempore shall perform the duties of
the clerk during the period of the appointment.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 51.316 51.317 51.318 51.319 51.3195 51.320 51.322 51.401 51.402 51.403 51.404 51.501 51.502 51.601 51.602
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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