(b) To appoint an authenticating officer under this article, the governor shall file with the secretary of state a document that contains:
(1) the name of the person to be appointed as authenticating officer and a copy of the person's signature;
(2) the types of documents the authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the governor; and
(3) the types of documents on which the authenticating officer is authorized to use the governor's facsimile signature.
(c) The governor may revoke an appointment made under this article by filing with the secretary of state a document that expressly revokes the appointment of the authenticating agent.
(d) If an authenticating officer signs a document described in Subsection (a) of this article, the officer shall sign in the following manner: "__________, Authenticating Officer for Governor __________."
(e) If a provision of this code requires the governor's signature on a document before that document has legal effect, the authorized signature of the authenticating officer or an authorized facsimile signature of the governor gives the document the same legal effect as if it had been signed manually by the governor.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4289, ch. 684, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1983.
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