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Tex. Government Code § 27.001 Bond
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Sec. 27.001. BOND. Each justice of the peace must give a bond payable to the county judge, in an amount of not more than $5,000, and conditioned that the justice will: (1) faithfully and impartially discharge the duties required by law; and (2) promptly pay to the entitled party …
Tex. Government Code § 27.002 Commission; Notary
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Sec. 27.002. COMMISSION; NOTARY. Each justice of the peace shall be commissioned as justice of the peace of the applicable precinct and ex officio notary public of the county. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Government Code § 27.003 Effect of Precinct Boundary Changes
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Sec. 27.003. EFFECT OF PRECINCT BOUNDARY CHANGES. A person who has served as justice of the peace of a precinct for 10 or more consecutive years preceding a change in boundaries of the precinct is not ineligible for reelection in the precinct because of residence outside the prec…
Tex. Government Code § 27.004 Records and Other Property
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Sec. 27.004. RECORDS AND OTHER PROPERTY. (a) Each justice shall arrange and safely keep all dockets, books, and papers transmitted to the justice by the justice's predecessors in office, and all papers filed in a case in justice court, subject to the public access requirements pr…