Each person serving as a member of the Municipal Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Committee, or as an officer, employee or volunteer in any capacity in the Municipal Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Organization created by resolution or directive pursuant to the authority herein conferred, shall prior to assuming their duties, take an oath which shall be substantially as follows:
"I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Texas, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well end faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member or an affiliate of any political party or organization, group, or combination of persons that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the Municipal Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Committee of the City of Trinidad, I will not advocate nor become a member or an affiliate of any organization, group, or combination of persons or of any political party that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this state by force or violence."
(Ord. 67-6, passed 6-26-1962)