Texas § WA.51.639 - FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § WA.51.639 — FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ WA.51.639. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS
FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) The commissioners shall meet at the time specified in the notice from the secretary or as soon after that time as possible. (b) At the meeting the commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially their duties as commissioners and make a true report of the work which they perform. They shall then organize by electing one commissioner as chairman and one commissioner as vice chairman. (c) The secretary of the board or, in his absence, a person appointed by the board shall serve as secretary to the commissioners of appraisement and shall furnish to the commissioners any information and assistance which is necessary for the commissioners to perform their duties. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 365, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.
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Section WA.51.639 ("FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS") 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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