Upon appointment, the Board shall issue to each constable a commission and the constable so appointed shall, before acting or performing duties as a constable, take and subscribe, before any officer authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, the oath or affirmation prescribed by § 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Delaware. The oath or affirmation shall not be recorded at the recorder of deeds. 65 Del. Laws, c. 433, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 351, § 7; 83 Del. Laws, c. 454, § 2;
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Delaware Title 24 — Delaware law
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