(a) At a joint meeting held for that purpose in the county having the greatest population, the commissioners of the counties included in whole or part in a road district established under this subchapter shall select a treasurer or depository for the district. The treasurer or depository must be a bank, banking corporation, or individual banker resident in the district.(b) The treasurer or depository is governed by the laws and subject to the penalties applicable by law to a depository of county money.(c) The selected treasurer or depository may not receive any road district money until the treasurer or depository gives a surety bond to the district:(1) in an amount equal to the amount of district money deposited;(2) made with a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state; and(3) conditioned on the safekeeping and paying of the district money. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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