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 324 Trrm: xxu.-—THE STATES. T I T L E X X I I. TI·IE STATES. Sec, Sec. 1836. Oath by members of State legisla- l 1838. Assent of Statesto purchase of lands tures and State officers.for forts, &c. 1837. By whom administered. Sec. 1836. Every member of a State legislature, and every executive O¤¤bb>'¤¤<·>¤¤l><>¤‘¤ and judicial officer of a State, shall, before he proceeds to execute the Qémgmgfld hglgg duties of his office, take an oath in the following form, to wit: “I, A B, do 0mc€rS_ solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States." 1 June, 1789, c. 1, s. 3, v. 1, p. 23. _ Bywh¤¤¤¤dmi¤— S121c. 1837. Such oath may be administered b · an rson who, b the _ _ _ _ 3 Y Pe 3 ‘*’l·"’°d· law of the State, is authorized to administer the oath of office; an the 1 June, 1789, c. 1, rson so administerin such oath shall cause a record or certificate thereof P°. g. . S· 3· V- L P- 23· to be made in the same manner as, by the law of the State, he IS directed to record or certifv the oath of office. A¤¤¤¤¢ of SW6 Sec. 1838. The President of the United States is authorized to procure {2u5E?;:;:;:: dg the assent of the legislature of any State, within which any purchase of _. _ e-.-.!; land has been made for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock- 28AP¤'¤l·1828·°~ yards, and other needful buildings, without suc consent having been 41, s. 2,v. 4, p. 264. Obtained_