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6-13-617. Oath.
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6-13-617. Oath.
(a)(1) Each director elected for an initial or nonconsecutive term of office shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105:
“I, , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in School District upon which I am about to enter.
Director's Signature
Administrator's Signature
Date”.
(2)(A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee.
(B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain:
(i) A copy of the oath;
(ii) The director's signature;
(iii) The administrator's signature; and
(iv) The date.
(b)(1) The county clerk, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately commission such persons, and they shall enter at once upon their duties as directors.
(2) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and shall send a copy of the certific
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-617
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6-13-617. Oath.
(a)(1) Each director elected for an initial or nonconsecutive term of office shall, within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her election or within ten (10) days after receiving notice from the county clerk or his or her designee of his or her appointment, subscribe to the following oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths under § 21-2-105:
“I, , do hereby solemnly swear or affirm, that I will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution, and that I will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract made by the district of which I am a director, except as permitted by state law and that I will faithfully discharge the duties as school director in School District upon which I am about to enter.
Director's Signature
Administrator's Signature
Date”.
(2)(A) After the oath is administered, the director shall submit a certification of the administration of the oath to the county clerk or his or her designee.
(B) The certification of the administration of the oath shall contain:
(i) A copy of the oath;
(ii) The director's signature;
(iii) The administrator's signature; and
(iv) The date.
(b)(1) The county clerk, upon receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath prescribed for a director, shall immediately commission such persons, and they shall enter at once upon their duties as directors.
(2) By the close of business of the day following the receipt of the certification of the administration of the oath, the county clerk or his or her designee shall notify the superintendent of the school district by phone that the individual has subscribed to the director's oath and shall send a copy of the certificate of the administration of the oath to the school district’s central office within five (5) days.
(c) The failure of an elected director to have the oath administered as required under subsection (a) of this section will result in:
(1) The individual’s not being qualified to serve for the purpose of Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 5; and
(2) A holdover.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-2-105. Administration of oaths generally.
(a)(1) The Governor shall take the oath of office before:
(A) A justice or judge of the:
(i) Supreme Court;
(ii) Court of Appeals; or
(iii) Circuit court;
(B) The county clerk; or
(C) The clerk of the circuit court.
(2) The justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, judges of the circuit courts, judges of the district court, Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, and Auditor of State shall take their oaths before:
(A) The Governor;
(B) A justice or judge of the:
(i) Supreme Court;
(ii) Court of Appeals; or
(iii) Circuit court;
(C) The clerk of the county court; or
(D) The clerk of the circuit court.
(3) All other officers, both civil and military, shall take their oaths before:
(A) The Secretary of State or his or her official designee;
(B) A justice or judge of the:
(i) Supreme Court;
(ii) Court of Appeals;
(iii) Circuit court;
(iv) District court; or
(v) County court;
(C) The clerk of the county court;
(D) The clerk of the circuit court;
(E) A justice of the peace;
(F) A clerk of a city of the first class; or
(G) A recorder of a city of the second class or incorporated town.
(b) However, if the officer is serving in or with the United States Armed Forces, he or she may take the oath of office before any commissioned officer in active service of the United States Armed Forces with the rank of second lieutenant or higher in the United States Army, United States Air Force, or United States Marine Corps, or ensign or higher in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard.
(c) The oath shall not be rendered invalid by failure to recite a venue or to state the place of execution of the oath, nor is a special form of jurat of affidavit or any a
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-2-105
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-2-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.