U.S. Code > Title 5 > Part III > Subpart A > Chapter 29 > Subchapter I – Commissions, Oaths, and Records
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§ 2901 | Commission of an officer |
§ 2902 | Commission; where recorded |
§ 2903 | Oath; authority to administer |
§ 2904 | Oath; administered without fees |
§ 2905 | Oath; renewal |
§ 2906 | Oath; custody |
Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 5 > Part III > Subpart A > Chapter 29 > Subchapter I - Commissions, Oaths, and Records
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Conference report: The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report" is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- insane person: shall include every idiot, insane person, and person non compos mentis. See 1 USC 1
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
- oath: includes affirmation, and "sworn" includes affirmed. See 1 USC 1
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
- writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1