{"identifier":"/us/usc/t39/s1011","title":39,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1011.","heading":"Oath of office","text":"\u00a7\u202f1011.\nOath of office\nBefore entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:\n\u201cI, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.\u201d\nA person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including\nsection 2903 of title 5","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t39/s1011.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t39/s1011","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1011."},{"t":"heading","text":"Oath of office"},{"t":"content","text":"\n","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Before entering upon their duties and before receiving any salary, all officers and employees of the Postal Service shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation:","tail":"\n"},{"t":"p","text":"\u201cI, ________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.\u201d","tail":"\n"},{"t":"p","text":"A person authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, including ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 2903 of title 5","href":"/us/usc/t5/s2903","tail":", or of a State or territory, or an officer, civil or military, holding a commission under the United States, or any officer or employee of the Postal Service designated by the Board may administer and certify the oath or affirmation."}],"tail":"\n"}]},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}