§ 4.7. Oath of office.  


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  • Every officer, before entering upon his duties, and all employees designated by the council, before entering upon their employment, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by Section 2 of Article XVI of the Constitution, and shall file the same with the clerk. Such oath shall, in each case be taken and subscribed before the clerk, except that the clerk shall do so before the mayor.

Editor's note

The constitutional oath of office found in Article XVI, Section 2 of the 1908 Michigan Constitution was incorporated without change into Article XI, Section 1 of the 1963 Michigan Constitution.