Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-12-14
LAWS OF ARIZONA.
nE orEtcIAL oATus ANp BONDS.

Be il enacted bytih Legislative Assembly cfthe
'Ierritorytof Arizona.
SECTION ! The official oa:hs Of all Territorial
and county officers required by law to be taken
hy them. and the official bonds so required to be
gwen by them shall be deposited and filed in the
several Offices hereinafter named, that is to say ::
The official oath aud bond Of the Territorial
Treasurer and Attorney General, in the office
OF the Secretary of the Territory. The official
oath and bond of the Judge of Probate, County
Recorder, sheriff, Notares Pubic, Justices oil
the Peace and Constabes in the Office of the
Clerk of the Distrlc, Court Of the proper county.
The official oath and bond of the County Treasurer
and Clerk Of the District Court in the Office OF
the County Recorder.
~. A certified copy OF any such oath or bond
made by the officer in whose Office the same Is
required by the provisions of this chapter To he
deposited and fled shall be prima facla evidence
Of the contents thereof in all courts aud places
within this Territory.
g. The officer in whose office any such oath
or bond is required to be deposited, shall hIe the
same with the date thereon when the same was
deposited aud shall carefully keep and preserve
the same in his office. and not allow IL TO be TAX
en- tEerefrom except by lawful authority he shall
also. in book to be kept Tor that purpose, rote
the time when such oath or bond was received
and filed by BIN, with the name OF the principal
and sureties in each bond. "tl
"a The following form Of oath. to be taken
by any officer elected or pponted in this Terri
tory shall be deemed to be a sufficient oath OF
Office when taken and subscribed by such officer.
except when some other form of oath shall be
specially provided by law, that is to say,
Territory of Arizona,
County of
/, do solemnly swear
that | will support the Constitution Of the
United States and the laws of this Territory
that / will true faith and allegauce bear to the
same and defend them against all enemies what
soeyer aud that will faithfully and lmpartially
discharge the duties of the office of (name
Of offce.) according to the best of my abilities
So help me God
5. ANY person not an officer, especially APP
pointed by law to discharge any specific duty, or
any duty in fduclary or other capacity and
from whom an oath for the discharge of such du-
" is required by law, may take the form os oath
prescribed in the preceding section, when not
otherwise provided
&c. 1t shall be the duty of the Attorney tien
eral or other officer prosecuting in behalf vi the
Territory, TO prosecute all official bonds Tor any
breach thereof; or the same may be ordered pros
ecuted by any court officer or board authorized
by law or officially representing an interest in
such bond such bond may he prosecuted in the
name Of the Territory of Arizona" and when
any private person is interestedin any such bona
he may prosecute the same in such name for his
use and benefit, and at his own proper cost and
expense.
L. This act shall take effect aud be in force
from and after the lst day Of January next A. D.
1868.
w. CLAUDE JONES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
COLES BASHEORD
President of the Council.
Approved November 9th. 1864.
JOHN y. GOODWIN. :
A true copy of the original on file in my Office
RICHARD q. MCCORMICK
4 Secretary of the Territory.
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