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Section 2-205 Oath of Office.

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[May 3, 1913, new sec. 15; rev. 1914, sec. 27; 1928 pub., sec. 27; 1942 recod., sec. 2‑113; rev. Nov. 6, 1962; amended by Ordinance No. 190204, effective December 18, 2020.]

  1. Every official appointed or elected to elective office before entering upon the performance of official duties, shall take an oath or affirmation that the official will support the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Oregon, and will faithfully and honestly discharge their duties; that the official holds no other office or position of profit, and that the official is not a member of any committee of any political party.  If such oath or affirmation be false in any particular, it shall be deemed a delinquency in office on the part of such official. 

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