Ark. Code Ann. § 21-4-313

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Commission, oath of deputy, or substitute

Official statutory text

(a) It shall not be required that a commission issue to any person appointed to fill any office or position of one who has been granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter. (b) Every person so appointed shall be required to take and subscribe to the same oath as the officer or employer was required to take before he or she entered upon the performance of the duties of the office or position. Acts 1943, No. 247, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2316.

(a) It shall not be required that a commission issue to any person appointed to fill any office or position of one who has been granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Every person so appointed shall be required to take and subscribe to the same oath as the officer or employer was required to take before he or she entered upon the performance of the duties of the office or position.

Acts 1943, No. 247, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 12-2316.

Status: in_force

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