402 - Oath of office.

§ 402. Oath of office. Every officer paid his compensation from county  funds  shall  take and file an official oath in the manner prescribed in  section ten of the public officers law. The refusal or neglect  to  take  and  file  such oath within the time prescribed by section thirty of the  public officers law, except in the cases of the  sheriff,  county  clerk  and district attorney, shall be deemed a refusal to serve and the office  may  be  filled  as  in the case of a vacancy. Until the sheriff, county  clerk or district attorney shall take and file  the  required  oath,  he  shall  not  perform  any  duties  of  the office, nor be entitled to any  compensation.