Texas Water Code 62.068 – Oath of Commissioners
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(a) Before each commissioner begins to perform his duties, he shall take and subscribe before the county judge of the county of jurisdiction an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of his office without favor or partiality and to render a true account of his activities to the commissioners court of the county of jurisdiction or the board whenever required to do so.
(b) The oath shall be filed by the clerk of the commissioners court and preserved as part of the records of the district.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 62.068
- Board: means the navigation board. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- Commissioner: means a navigation and canal commissioner. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- County of jurisdiction: means the county in which the district or the greater amount of acreage of the district is located. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- District: means a navigation district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, § 59, of the Texas Constitution. See Texas Water Code 62.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005