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Ga. Const. art. III, § IV, ¶ II — Oath of members | Georgia Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

ARTICLE III. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Paragraph II. Oath of members.

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

1976 Constitution.

- Art. III, Sec. V, Para. IV.

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).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

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).