Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Article III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH · Section IV. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Art. III, Sec. IV, Para. II. Oath of members.

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Each Senator and Representative, before taking the seat to which elected, shall take the oath or affirmation prescribed by law.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Cross references

Generally, U.S. Const., art. VI, cl. 3. Violations of oath, § 16-10-1. Oath of General Assembly members, § 28-1-4. Other oaths required, § 45-3-1.

Law reviews

For comment on Bond v. Floyd, 251 F. Supp. 333 (N.D. Ga. 1966), appearing below, see 17 Mercer L. Rev. 467 (1966).

Other notes

1976 Constitution.: Art. III, Sec. V, Para. IV.
Authority of legislators to test sincerity of oath.: The oath provisions of the United States (Art. VI, Cl. 2) and Georgia (this paragraph) Constitutions do not violate U.S. Const., amend. 1. But this requirement does not authorize a majority of state legislators to test the sincerity with which another duly elected legislator can swear to uphold the Constitution. Bond v. Floyd, 385 U.S. 116, 87 S. Ct. 339, 17 L. Ed. 2d 235 (1966), commented on in 17 Mercer L. Rev. 467 (1966) (decided prior to 1983 Constitution, which provides that oath shall be as prescribed by law).

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