NY Oath of Office

Title

NY Oath of Office

Description

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of ............, according to the best of my ability;"  - NY Oaths of Office

The Public Officer's Law requires public officials to take and file an oath of office. This requirement is set forth in Public Officer's Law §10, which provides, in part that "[e]very officer shall take and file the oath of office required by law..." The oath to which public officers must affirm is set forth in Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution

Creator

Oath of Office (Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution)

Date

No date given

Source

NY Oath

Source: Information for Public Library, Public Library System, and Reference and Research Library System Trustees: Library Development: New York State Library. (n.d.). New York State Library. Retrieved October 4, 2012, from http://bit.ly/QwfxlN  

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Relation

Rights

NY State Library

Publisher

NY State Library

Contributor

NY State Library

Format

Medium: Illustration

Language

English

Type

Oath

Identifier

Profession

Coverage

New York Oath

Files

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Reference

Oath of Office (Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution), NY Oath of Office, NY State Library, No date given

Cite As

Oath of Office (Section I of Article XIII of the New York State Constitution), “NY Oath of Office,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 26, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/22.