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  2. Constables in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Under Pennsylvania law, constables are public officers, elected or appointed to their position in accordance with the laws of the elections. A constable is a sworn law enforcement/peace officer that can arrest for felony crimes and breaches of the peace committed in their presence, or by warrant anywhere in the Commonwealth.

  3. Appointments Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Appointments Clause appears at Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 and provides:... and [the President] shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be ...

  4. List of positions filled by presidential appointment with ...

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    This is a list of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation.Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution and law of the United States, certain federal positions appointed by the president of the United States require confirmation (advice and consent) of the United States Senate.

  5. Commission (document) - Wikipedia

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    A commission is a formal document issued to appoint a named person to high office or as a commissioned officer in a territory's armed forces. A commission constitutes documentary authority that the person named is vested with the powers of that office and is empowered to execute official acts. [1] A commission often takes the form of letters ...

  6. Texas Commission on Law Enforcement - Wikipedia

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    By 1969, mandatory standards were promulgated for the employment of peace officers appointed after September 1, 1970. The first iteration of the standards for the Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) was issued in 1970, which called for a 140-hour minimum curriculum. In 1971, the appointment of trained reserve officers was authorized.

  7. United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office - Wikipedia

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    Officers of the United States Air Force take the following oath: [4]. I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, Foreign and domestic, that I bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any ...

  8. Police commissioner - Wikipedia

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    The commissioner is not an experienced police officer whatsoever, like most police chiefs in Iceland are educated lawyers, not experienced police officers. [ 24 ] Of the 15 districts in the Icelandic police, each has a police chief of its own, but the national commissioner is above them, the minister of judicial affairs is in charge of law ...

  9. Notary public (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A notary public's term of office expires on their date of birth no less than six years nor more than seven years after their date of appointment. In order to be appointed, an applicant must file a surety bond of $10,000 and take an oath before the county clerk of the county in which they reside, or if not a resident of Michigan, where they ...