Section 16
SEC. 16. (a) Every person elected or appointed to a township office under the provisions of this Act shall, before entering upon the duties thereof, take and subscribe before the president or secretary the following oath of office: Provided, That oaths of office shall be administered by members of boards of election judges to officers chosen at the first election: "OATH OF OFFICE. "I, _________________________________, having been ______________________as ____________________ of the township of ___________________, in the Province of __________________________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have the prescribed qualifications to hold office in said township; that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America and will maintain true faith and allegiance therto; that I will obey the laws, legal orders, and decrees duly promulgated by its authority; and that I impose upon myself this obligation voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that will I well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God. (Last four words to be stricken out in case of affirmation.) "(Signature of officer.) "Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this _____________________ day of ___________, 190____. "(Signature of president or secretary.)" (b) Such oaths shall be filed in the office of the secretary.