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Show First Law Under Constitution The first law enacted by congress under the Constitution was "An Act to Regulate the Time and Manner of Administering Certain Oaths," and was approved by President Washington June 1, 1789. Under this statute the form of the oath, taken by the vice president and other federal fed-eral officials is as follows: "I, A B. do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution Con-stitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic! that I will bear the true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. en-ter. So help me God." |