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title: "48 U.S.C. § 1423d"
description: "Oath of office"
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title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
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section: "1423d"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 48 U.S.C. § 1423d - Oath of office

## Text

Every member of the legislature and all officers of the government of Guam shall take the following oath or affirmation: “I solemnly swear (or affirm) in the presence of Almighty God that I will well and faithfully support the Constitution of the United States, the laws of the United States applicable to Guam and the laws of Guam, and that I will conscientiously and impartially discharge my duties as a member of the Guam Legislature (or as an officer of the government of Guam).”

(Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 14, 64 Stat. 388.)