All city officers shall take the following oath, before entering upon their duties, which shall be filed with the City Clerk and a certified copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the county clerk: “I, (name of affiant), do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, and that I will truly, faithfully, and impartially discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter to the best of my skill and judgment.”
(Prior Code, § 2-35)