Texas § LG.62.161 - SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS

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§ LG.62.161. SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS

SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS. (a) If a municipality or de facto municipality that has indebtedness outstanding is abolished, declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction, or ceases to operate and exercise municipal functions, the municipality's officers at the time the municipality is dissolved or ceases to function shall: (1) take control of the municipality's property; (2) sell and dispose of the municipality's property; and (3) settle the debts owed by the municipality. (b) For the purpose of settling the debts of the municipality, the former municipal officers may levy and collect a tax on the residents of the municipality in the same manner as the municipality could have done. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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Section LG.62.161 ("SETTLEMENT BY CORPORATE OFFICERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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