{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1901","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 1901","heading":"Oath.","body":"Each person elected or appointed to a township office in a township shall, before entering upon the duties of office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation of office under 53 Pa.C.S. § 1141 (relating to form of oaths of office), before a judge or magisterial district judge of the county or a notary public. A copy of the oath or affirmation shall be filed with the township secretary within 10 days of the taking of the oath.","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 19 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"5f03370b4b7d8c3610ea1bb497ca192d2dbf20fcf260c567a7ad650008540e10","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1711","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}