128-5. Oath required before acting; penalty.
Every officer and other person required to take an oath of office, or an oath for the faithful discharge of any duty imposed on him, and also the oath appointed for such as hold any office of trust or profit in the State, shall take all said oaths before entering on the duties of the office, or the duties imposed on such person, on pain of forfeiting five hundred dollars ($500.00) to the use of the poor of the county in or for which the office is to be used, and of being ejected from his office or place by proper proceedings for that purpose. (R.C., c. 77, s. 4; Code, s. 1873; Rev., s. 2367; C.S., s. 3203.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 128 - Offices and Public Officers
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 128-1 - No person shall hold more than one office; exception.
§ 128-1.1 - Dual-office holding allowed.
§ 128-1.2 - Ex officio service by county and city representatives and officials.
§ 128-2 - Holding office contrary to the Constitution; penalty.
§ 128-3 - Bargains for office void.
§ 128-4 - Receiving compensation of subordinates for appointment or retention; removal.
§ 128-5 - Oath required before acting; penalty.
§ 128-6 - Persons admitted to office deemed to hold lawfully.
§ 128-7 - Officer to hold until successor qualified.
§ 128-7.1 - Failure to qualify creates vacancy.
§ 128-7.2 - Qualifications for appointment to fill vacancy in elective office.
§ 128-10 - Citizen to recover funds of county or town retained by delinquent official.
§ 128-11 - Trust funds to be kept separate.
§ 128-12 - Violations to be reported; misdemeanors.
§ 128-14 - Identification cards for field agents or deputies of State departments.
§ 128-15 - Employment preference for veterans and their spouses or surviving spouses.
§ 128-15.2 - Appointment of acting heads of certain agencies.