§ 14-229. Acting as officer before qualifying as such.
§14‑229. Acting as officer before qualifying as such.
If any officer shall enter onthe duties of his office before he executes and delivers to the authorityentitled to receive the same the bonds required by law, and qualifies by takingand subscribing and filing in the proper office the oath of office prescribed,he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and shall be ejected from hisoffice. (Code, s. 79; Rev., s. 3565; C.S., s. 4383; 1999‑408,s. 2.)