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Oath of Legislative Councillor.

Oaths of Clerk of Councils.

No. 1.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG: [A.D. 1869.

shall be debated in Council and committed to my secrecy; but that

I will in all things be a true and faithful councillor. So help me God.

(2.) The said oaths shall be tendered by the Governor,

8. A member of the Legislative Council shall take the oath of alle- giance only, and the same shall be tendered by the Governor.

9. (1.) The Clerk of the Councils shall take the oath of allegiance and an oath of secrecy in the form following; that is to say,

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having been appointed Clerk of the Councils in this Colony, do swear that I will not directly or indirectly reveal such matters as shall be debated in the Executive Council. and committed to my secrecy. So help me God.

(2.) The said oaths shall be rendered by the Colonial Secretary.

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11. If any person declines or neglects, when any oath or affirmation required to be taken or made by him under this Ordinance is duly tendered, to take such oath or make such affirmation, he shall, if he has already entered on his office, vacate the same, and, if he has not entered on his office, be disqualified from entering on the same; but no person shall be compelled in respect of the same appointment to the same office to take such oath or make such affirmation more times than one.

12. If any alien who has applied for a certificate of naturalization declines or neglects to take the oath.or make the affirmation required to be taken or made by him under this Ordinance, when duly tendered, he shall be disqualified from obtaining the said certificate and, if the same has been already granted, it shall became ipso facto void.

13. Where, previously to the commencement of this Ordinance, the giance in the taking of the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration, or any two or one of such oaths, or any oath substituted therefor, formed a condition precedent or subsequent to the attainment by any person of any office privilege, civil rights, exemption, or other benefit, there shall be sub- stituted for such oaths or any two or one of them, or for such substituted oath, the oath of allegiance prescribed by this Ordinance.

substituted for oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjura- tion. Ib. s. S.

Substitution of name of Sovereign for time being in oath.

Ib. s. 10.

Provision in favour of persons

14. Where in any oath under this Ordinance the name of Her present Majesty is expressed, the name of the Sovereign for the time being shall be substituted from time to time.

15. When an oath is required to be taken under this Ordinance, every person for the time being by law permitted to make a solemn affirmation or declaration instead of taking an oath may, instead of taking such

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