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A law of 1788 (Chapter 28) required judicial officers (construed to include lawyers) to sign two oaths: one renouncing allegiance to any foreign king, prince, or potentate and swearing allegiance to the State of New York; and the other swearing to execute their office to the best of their ability.
Chapter 57 of the Laws of 1796 added an oath to uphold the United States Constitution and a law of 1816 (Chapter 1) added an anti-duelling oath to those already taken by lawyers. The State Constitution of 1821 replaced all previous oaths with one which swore to uphold the State and Federal Constitutions and to execute one's office to the best of one's ability. The requirement for an anti-dueling oath was repealed by a law of 1824 (Chapter 41).
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