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ARTICLE XXIII.
OFFICIAL OATHS.

1 Oath of governor. 2 Secretary of state, judges of the Court of Appeals and clerk, State reporter, li- brarian, adjutant-general, treasurer, comptroller, commissioner of the Land Office 3 Members of the General Assembly 4 Clerks of courts 5 Corporation officers

6 Other officers 7 Test-book to be kept 8. Oath prescribed, declaration of belief 9 Oath of office 10 Officer neglecting to take, presumed to de- cline 11 Fee, names to be reported to secretary of state 12 Oath of deputies and under clerks

1. The governor shall take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the Constitution, on the second Wednesday of January next ensuing his election, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, between the hours of twelve and two o'clock P. M., in the Senate Chamber, before the chief judge of the Court of Appeals, or in case of his sickness, absence, or inability from any other cause, to attend, before one of the associate judges of said court; and the said oath shall be re- corded in the test-book of the Court of Appeals.	Art 68, s 1 1856, c 183 Oath by governor
2. The secretary of state, the judges of the Court of Appeals and their clerk, the State reporter, the State librarian, the adjutant-gen- eral, the treasurer, comptroller, and commissioner of the Land Office, shall take and subscribe the said oath before the governor, and the same shall be preserved in a book to be kept by the secretary of State. State reporter, librarian, adjutant-general, treasurer, comptroller, commissioner of Land Office 9 Md 83, 10 Md. 451	Id s 2. 1852, c 172, s 3, 1854, c 18, s 4, 1856, c 132, a 1 Oaths of secre- tary of state, judges of Court of Appeals, clerk,
3. The oath required to be taken and subscribed by the members of the General Assembly, shall be administered by a member of the Senate to the president, who shall administer the same to the other members of that body and to its officers, and the same shall be sub- scribed accordingly, and be administered by one of the members of the House of Delegates to the speaker, and by him to the other members of that body and to its officers, and the same shall be sub- scribed accordingly.	Id s 3 1852, c 172, s 7. Of members of General Assem- bly.
4. The clerks of the Circuit Courts for the counties, the Superior Court of Baltimore City, the Court of Common Pleas, the Baltimore City Court, the Circuit Court of Baltimore, and the Criminal Court of Baltimore, shall severally take and subscribe the oath prescribed by the Constitution, before the judges of their respective courts.	Id s 4 1854, c 18, s 7 Clerks of courts.
S. All corporation officers, except the mayor or chief magistrate, shall take such oath as may be prescribed by law or ordinance, be- fore the mayor or chief magistrate of the corporation.	Id s 5. 1854, c 18, s 6. Corporation officers
6. All other officers elected or appointed to any office of trust or profit under the Constitution and laws of this State, including the mayors or other chief magistrates of municipal corporations, shall take and subscribe the said oath, in the city of Baltimore before the clerk of the Superior Court, and in the several counties before the	Id s 6 1852, c 172, s 1. 1854, c 18, B 6 Other officers. 23 Md 513, 25 Md. 217.