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.