Oath of office.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-56
in effectSec. 2-56. - Oath of office.
Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his office take and subscribe an oath of office before some officer authorized to administer such oath. All oaths of office shall be filed and preserved by the city clerk. The oath of office required by this section shall be in the following form:
"I, _______ do hereby solemnly swear that I am not disqualified from holding the office of _______ to which I have been appointed, that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Mississippi and the Laws and Ordinances of the City of Meridian during my continuance in office; that I will discharge the duties of my said office to the best of my skill and ability during my continuance therein; that I will not during my continuance in office engage or take part in any strike or threat of strike of officers or employees of said City, nor counsel nor advise any other officer or employee of said City so to do, nor will I voluntarily leave the service of the City or cease to perform the duties of my said office without giving ten days' previous written notice to the appointing authority of my intention so to do.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this _______ day of _______, 19___."
(Code 1962, § 2-24)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIIIOFEM_DIV1GE_S2-56OAOFFetched: 11/1/2026