Text below taken directly from the certificate presented to Fritz by Town Justice, Randall Smith.
"I, Fred Scherz, Jr., do solemnly swear that I will defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States and our American Bill of Rights, as well as the laws of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Town Councilman To the best of my ability SO HELP ME GOD."
