Sec. 85.13.  CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.  The secretary of state shall forward a certificate to each regent within 10 days after his appointment, notifying him of the fact of his appointment.  If any person so appointed and notified fails for 10 days to give notice to the governor of his acceptance, his appointment shall be deemed void and his place shall be filled as in the case of a vacancy.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3192, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 598, ch. 247, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.