§ 29-1-6 — Administration of Oath of Office to Members

The oath of office may be administered to the members of the Legislature by any judge of the Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, circuit, district or probate court, the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may be sworn in by any member of their respective houses.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §42; Code 1867, §48; Code 1876, §42; Code 1886, §42; Code 1896, §2225; Code 1907, §913; Code 1923, §1520; Code 1940, T. 32, §11.)