Every referee, before he or she proceeds to the business of the reference, shall be sworn to perform his or her duties faithfully and impartially as referee.

History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 412; G.L. 1909, ch. 293, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 343, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 532, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 9-15-5.