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1654 ORDINANCES Nos. 18 AND 19 of 1882 .


Volunteers.
Merchant Shipping Consolidation .


Justice of the Peace or the commanding officer, an oath according to the
form following :

I, 4.B., do promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear
true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen VICTORIA, and that
I will faithfully serve in the " Volunteer Force during
the term of my enrolment : So help me God.

And every volunteer, not being a Christian, shall before a Justice of the
Peace or the commanding officer make a declaration according to the
form following :

I, A.B. , do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare that I will be

faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen
VICTORIA, and that I will faithfully serve in the " Volunteer
Force " during my term of enrolment .

The commanding officer for the time being shall have power to
administer oaths and take declarations for the purpose of this Ordinance.




No. 19 of 1882.


An Ordinance entitled " The Merchant Shipping Consolidation
Ordinance Amendment Ordinance , ( No. 2 ) 1882."

[ 13th December , 1882. ]


E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
BE
Legislative Council thereof, as follows :

Ordinance 8 1. Ordinance 8 of 1879, is hereby amended as follows, that is to
of 1879
mended. say,

Sub-section 7 of section 7 , by inserting after the words " master
or engineer " and before the words " as provided " the
words " holding either a certificate of qualification recog
nized by the Board of Trade, or a certificate of competency
from the Harbour Master of Hongkong."