The official oath, unless otherwise expressly prescribed by law, shall be in the following form: 'I do solemnly swear that I will perform with fidelity the duties of the office to which I have been appointed (or elected, as the case may be), and which I am about to assume.'Code 1858, § 760; Shan., § 1081; Code 1932, § 1822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1811.
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