Terms Used In Tennessee Code 6-3-105

  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Officer: means the mayor, aldermen, city attorney and city judge. See Tennessee Code 6-1-101
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The mayor, after the mayor’s election, shall take an oath of office to support the constitution of the state and faithfully discharge the duties of the mayor’s office, before any officer authorized to administer oaths. This officer or the mayor shall then induct the aldermen into office by administering to them a similar oath of office. Oaths of office shall be filed in the archives of the municipality.