Town clerks, before entering upon the duties of their office, shall be sworn, and the authority administering the oath shall file a certificate thereof with the town clerk, who shall record the same. The moderator of any town election at which a town clerk has been elected may administer to such town clerk the oath required by law.(1949 Rev., S. 518; 1953, S. 252d; P.A. 88-45, S. 2.)History: P.A. 88-45 required town clerks to be sworn and authority administering oath to file certificate thereof.See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 7.17
Connecticut Title 7 — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_092.htm#sec_7-17· Version 2026