ARTICLE 39

Installation Ceremony

  17.       The installation ceremony may be preformed
  18.   by the retiring President, Acting President or any
  19.   regular commissioned International Representa-
  20.   tive.

  21.       The Installing Officer says:

  22.       "Give attention while I read to you the obliga-
  23.   tion:

  24.       "Do you hereby pledge on your honor to per-
  25.   form the duties of your respective offices as re-
  26.   quired by the Constitution of this Union; to bear
  27.   true and faithful allegiance to the International
  28.   Union, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE
  29.   AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORK-
  30.   ERS OF AMERICA (UAW); to the best of your
  31.   ability and with complete good faith to support,
  32.   advance and carry out all official policies of the
  33.   International Union and this Local Union; to de-
  34.   liver all books, papers and other property of the
  35.   Union that may be in your possession at the end of
  36.   your term to your successor in office, and at all
  37.   times conduct yourself as becomes a member of
  38.   this Union?"

  39.       Officers respond, "I do."

  40.       The Installing Officer then says:

  41.       "Your duties are defined in the laws of the In-
  42.   ternational Union, UNITED AUTOMOBILE,
  43.   AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-

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  1. MENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW) and in
  2. your obligation; should any emergency arise not
  3. provided for in these, you are expected to act ac-
  4. cording to the dictates of common sense, guided
  5. by an earnest desire to advance the best interest of
  6. the International Union and this Local Union. I trust
  7. you will all faithfully perform your duties so that
  8. you may gain not only the esteem of your brothers
  9. and sisters, but what is of even more importance,
  10. the approval of your conscience.

  11.     "You will now assume your respective sta-
  12. tions."