At the time of their designation, emergency interim successors and special emergency judges shall take such oath as may be required for them to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person, as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he succeeds, shall be required to comply with any other provisions of law relative to taking office.
Laws 1959, p. 214, § 8; Laws 1963, c. 270, § 8, emerg. eff. June 13, 1963.