That pursuant to the provisions of Article 1161, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes of Texas, the City of Sundown may appoint a city clerk, and the said appointment shall be effective upon the appointee taking the official oath of office and upon the making of a bond in the amount of and under the towns required by the mayor and city council.
(1986 Municipal Code, Title 2, Chapter 1, Section 2-1-1)