(A) Every officer of the city, before entering on the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath to be indorsed on his certificate of election. Every appointive officer shall likewise take such oath, to be indorsed on his certificate of appointment, before the Clerk-Treasurer or some officer authorized to administer oaths. The oath will state that he will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state, and that he will faithfully discharge all his official duties. The oath shall also be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer. If any officer does not take and file the oath within ten days after the beginning of his term, the office shall become vacant.
(B) Every city officer, except the Mayor and the members of the Common Council, shall likewise execute a bond, to the approval of the Mayor, payable to the city, in such penal sum as the Common Council may enact by ordinance covering such cases, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the payment to the proper person of moneys received by him as such officer. Such bond shall be filed with the county recorder in the county of residence of the officer. Any person who shall not file his bond with the proper officer before the commencement of his term of office, may not take office.
Statutory reference:
Oath and bond requirements, see IC 5-4-1-1 et seq.