Boston (Mass.). City Clerk

Section 10 of Chapter 110 of the Acts of 1821 stated that the City Clerk shall have all the powers, and perform all the duties belonging to the Town Clerk of the Town of Boston. As provided by the City Charter, the City Clerk of Boston is elected by the City Council for a term of three years. The Office of the Clerk, under the direction of the City Clerk, accepts, files, records, and maintains all municipal records. The City Clerk publishes the agenda for all City Council meetings, records all Council and related Mayor actions, and edits and compiles the minutes of Council meetings. The Department also maintains the City Council document system database and publishes, on a yearly basis, all ordinances and amended codes. The City Clerk is also responsible for overseeing the work of the Archives Commission.

From the description of Married women doing business certificates, 1862-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 608657747

Oaths of Office for the Mayor and City Council are required by a provision in the City Charter. Oaths for Major Officers and Minor Officers are required by conditions expressed in the Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Ordinances of the City of Boston. The major officers include City Clerk, commissioners, heads of departments, commission members, board members, assessors, etc. The minor officers include constables, special police officers, weighers, undertakers, etc. By the twentieth century, the minor officers represented include primarily constables and weighers. In 1939, the City Clerk requested the School Committee members to swear an oath of office based on Chapter 18 of the Acts of 1927, an act relating to city and town officers. Prior to January 1, 1940, School Committee members were not required to take an oath. By ordinance passed December 23, 1862, each police officer before entering upon his duties was sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties assigned to him. The records of these oaths were kept in two volumes by the City Clerk from 1863-1877. In 1878, powers relating to the police were transferred from the Board of Aldermen to the Police Commissioner.

From the description of Records of Qualifications (Oaths of Office), 1858-2004. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754242067