Upon appointment, the Board shall issue to each constable a commission and the constable so appointed shall, before acting or performing duties as a constable, take and subscribe, before any officer authorized by the laws of this State to administer oaths, the oath or affirmation prescribed by § 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution of Delaware. The oath or affirmation shall not be recorded at the recorder of deeds.

65 Del. Laws, c. 433, § ?1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 351, § ?7; 83 Del. Laws, c. 454, § 2;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5608

  • Board: means the Constable Board of Examiners. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5602
  • Commission: means authority issued from the Board empowering a person or persons named in an application to exercise jurisdiction, perform the duties, and exercise the office of a constable within this State. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 5602
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and "sworn" includes affirmed; and the forms shall be varied accordingly. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302