Section 16
SEC. 16. (a) Every person elected or appointed to a municipal office under the provisions of this Act shall, before entering upon the duties thereof, take and subscribe before the president or municipal secretary the following oath of office: "OATH OF OFFICE. "I, .............., having been ............... as ......................... of the municipality of.................... in the province of ........................................, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have the prescribed qualifications to hold office in said municipality; that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto; that I will obey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by its duly constituted authorities; that I impose upon myself this obligation voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will 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 ............., 19........ "(Signature of president or municipal secretary.)" (b) Such oaths shall be filed in the office of the municipal secretary.