Texas § LG.72.005 - OATH AND BOND OF SURVEYOR
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§ LG.72.005. OATH AND BOND OF SURVEYOR
OATH AND BOND OF SURVEYOR. (a) Before performing duties under this chapter, a surveyor must take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for appointed officers and must execute a bond conditioned that the surveyor will faithfully perform those duties. (b) The bond must be in the amount of $1,000, must be payable to the county judge or the judge's successors in office, and must have two or more sureties who are approved by the county judge. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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