Ohio Code § 5919.05
Ohio Code § 5919.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5919.05.
Commissioned officers of the Ohio national guard shall take and subscribe to the following
oath of office: “I, __________, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the state of Ohio, against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will obey
the orders of the president of the United States and of the Governor of the state
of Ohio; that I make this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office
of __________ in the National Guard of the United States and of the state of Ohio, upon which I
am about to enter, so help me God.” Every officer before being commissioned shall take such oath within ten days after
his appointment, and unless he does so is deemed to have declined his office and the
appointment shall be vacated.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 5919.05
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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