The members and the Clerk of Council, the Mayor, the directors of all departments, the commissioners or chiefs of all divisions, the City Treasurer and all cashiers in the City Treasury, the chiefs or heads of all bureaus or offices of record, the deputies of any of them, the members of all boards and commissions and clerks or other employees whose duties involve the handling of money belonging to the City, or the purchase or sale of anything in behalf of the City or the negotiation or making of contracts in behalf of the City, shall before entering upon the duties of such office or employment, take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation to be filed and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Council in substantially the following form:
“I, _______________ do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and that I will faithfully, honestly, and impartially discharge the duties of the office of _______________ of the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, during my continuance in said office.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this _______ day of _______, A.D. _______
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Notary Public.”
The oath herein prescribed may be administered by the Mayor or the Clerk of Council, the director of any department, the commissioner or chief of any division or office or by any notary public authorized to administer oaths in the State.