By: Pacheco H.B. No. 3908
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to each statutory
probate court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. Section 25.0173 (g), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(g) "The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk for each
statutory probate court. An appointment takes effect when it is
confirmed in writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy
clerk is assigned. A deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the
judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is assigned. A deputy
clerk must take the constitutional oath of office, and the county
clerk may require the deputy clerk to furnish a bond in an amount,
conditioned and payable, as required by law. A deputy clerk acts in
the name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or
service required of the county clerk and shall perform any other
service required by the judge of a statutory probate court. A
deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to which he is
assigned. A deputy clerk is entitled to receive an annual salary
set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the amount paid
the deputies of the county courts at law of Bexar County. The
salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments as provided by
law for the payment of salaries of deputy clerks."