§ 24. — Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC24]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 2--ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
Sec. 24. Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may
administer oaths
The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof,
shall, respectively, have power to administer any oath or affirmation
required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be taken by
any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it.
(Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, Sec. 2, 19 Stat. 34; Pub. L. 92-51, July 9,
1971, 85 Stat. 125.)
Change of Name
Assistant secretary of the Senate deemed successor in references to
chief clerk of the Senate in all laws, rules, resolutions, and orders,
effective July 1, 1971, under provisions of Pub. L. 92-51, July 9, 1971,
85 Stat. 125.
