Sec. 41. Same—oaths of office.
Every person elected or appointed to any office in the city
shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take the oath
of office, as prescribed for all other officers, by the laws of Virginia,
and qualify before the Corporation Court, or the judge
thereof in vacation, and a certificate of such oath shall be filed
by them with the Clerk of the Corporation Court, and in the
cases of the Mayor and aldermen a certificate of such oath having
been taken shall be filed by them, respectively, with the
Clerk of the Council who shall enter the same upon the journal.
(Charter, Sec. 7.)
If any person elected or appointed to any office in the city
neglect to take such oath for ten days after the commencement
of the term for which he was elected, his office shall be deemed
vacant and the Council shall proceed to fill the vacancy as prescribed
in section 37 of these ordinances. (Charter, Sec. 7.)
