Oath; Bond

Sec. 62.042. OATH; BOND. (a) A branch pilot appointed under this chapter or the rules of the pilot board of a navigation district must take the official oath. The oath must be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b). (b) The branch pilot must enter into a bond in the amount of $5,000 with one or more good and sufficient sureties. The bond must be: (1) payable to the governor; (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties; (3) approved by the pilot board; and (4) deposited in the office of the secretary of state. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.