Loyalty Oaths taken by Lake Worth City Commission

1. LOYALTY OATH FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
Section 2-3

At the time any person shall serve any elective office of the city he or she shall first take and subscribe the following oath:

LOYALTY OATH
For Elective Office

STATE OF FLORIDA       )
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH ) SS
CITY OF LAKE WORTH    )

I, ____________
, a citizen of the City of Lake Worth, the State of Florida and of the United States of America, and being an officer of the City of Lake Worth and a recipient of public funds as such officer, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida and the Charter of the City of Lake Worth, and that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution and Charter of the City of Lake Worth, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties of the office of ____________
____________
, on which I am about to enter.

____________

(Signature of Elected Officer)

Sworn and subscribed
before me this ____________
day
of ____________
, ____________

____________

City Clerk

(Ord. No. 2006-24, § 1, 9-5-06)

2. LOYALTY OATH FOR CANDIDATES OF PUBLIC OFFICE

Sections 876.05—876.10, 99.021, Florida Statutes
AGO 071-249

STATE OF FLORIDA ____________
County

I, ____________
, a citizen of the State of Florida and of the United States of America,… and a candidate for public office … do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida.

Signature of Candidate

OATH OF CANDIDATE

Before me, an officer authorized to administer oaths, personally appeared
___________________________________________________________

(PLEASE PRINT NAME AS YOU WISH IT TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT)

who, being sworn, says he/she is a candidate for office of __________________; that he/she is a qualified elector of Palm Beach County, Florida; that he/she is qualified under the Charter of the City of Lake Worth, Constitution, and laws of Florida to hold the office to which he/she desires to be nominated or elected; that he/she has not violated any of the laws of the State relating to elections or the registration of electors; that he/she has qualified for no other public office in the state, the term of which office or any part thereof runs concurrent to the office he seeks; that he/she has resigned from any office which he/she is required to resign pursuant to Section 99.012, Florida Statutes and Section 2-21, City of Lake Worth Code of Ordinances.

Signature of Candidate

Street Address

CityStateZip Code

The Loyalty Oath and the above Oath of Candidate are sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this ____________
day of ____________
, 20 ____________
at Palm Beach County, Florida.

Personally Known: ____________
or

Produced Identification: ____________

Type of Identification Produced: _________________________

Signature of Notary Public-State of Florida
Print, Type or Stamp Commissioned Name of Notary Public

(Code 1956, § 14-1; Ord. No. 2003-36, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 2009-04, § 1, 2-3-09)