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2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
CHAPTER 15 - NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES
Section 5-15-150. Oath of office for mayor and councilmen.
Universal Citation: SC Code § 5-15-150 (2017)
The mayor and councilmen, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution and also the following oath, to wit:
"As mayor (councilman) of the municipality of __________ I will equally, fairly, and impartially, to the best of my ability and skill, exercise the trust reposed in me, and I will use my best endeavors to preserve the peace and carry into effect according to law the purposes for which I have been elected. So help me God."
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-103; 1975 (59) 692.
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