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Clerk administers oath; participant sworn to support U.S. and Missouri constitutions
Summary
A clerk administered the oath of office and a meeting participant repeated the standard municipal oath pledging support for the U.S. Constitution, the state of Missouri and laws affecting cities of this class; no office or appointment details were specified.
A municipal clerk administered an oath of office and a meeting participant repeated the words pledging support for the constitutions of the United States and the state of Missouri.
The clerk prompted the ceremony by asking those being sworn to raise their right hand and repeat the oath; the participant responded, "That I will support the Constitution of the United States and the state of Missouri and the provisions of all laws of this state affecting cities of this class." The clerk repeatedly prompted the respondent to recite each phrase.
The exchange in the transcript followed the standard municipal oath format, asking for a verbal affirmation to uphold federal and state constitutions and state laws that govern cities of the participant's class. The transcript includes no name for the person taking the oath, nor does it specify which office or appointment the oath applied to.
No further actions, motions or votes related to this swearing-in were recorded in the provided transcript. The record contains only the short oath exchange; office details and any subsequent procedural items were not specified.
