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Governors and deputy governors to take the following oath or affirmation,
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VIII.(a)
Provided always nevertheless, and it is hereby enacted, That the said Henry Hunt, hereby nominated to be the first governor, and every person hereafter to be chosen to the offices or trust of governor or deputy governor of said corporation, shall not be capable of acting or executing the said office or trust, until he or they shall have taken the following oath or affirmation.
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I A. B. being nominated or elected to be governor or deputy governor (as the case shall be) of the company of the apothecaries' hall of Dublin, do promise and swear or affirm, (as the case shall be) that I will to the utmost of my power, by all lawful ways and means, endeavour to support and maintain the body politic of the governor and company of the apothecaries' hall of Dublin, and the liberties and privileges thereof, and that I will in all things faithfully and honestly execute the trust reposed in me as governor or deputy governor, according to the best of my skill and knowledge.
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Which oath of the first and present governor, and deputy governor above named, shall and may be administered by the chancellor of the kingdom of Ireland, or the keeper or commissioners of the great seal of Ireland, or by the chancellor or chief baron of the court of Exchequer in Ireland, or any of them for the time being, and to and from any future governor, shall and may be administered and received by the chancellor of the kingdom of Ireland, or by the keeper or commissioners of the great seal of Ireland, or by the chancellor or chief baron of the court of Exchequer in Ireland for the time being, or by the governor of the said corporation, or in his absence by the deputy governor for the last preceding year, and the said chancellor of the kingdom of Ireland, and the keeper or commissioners of the great seal of Ireland, the chancellor or chief baron of the court of exchequer in Ireland, or any of them for the time being, and such preceding governor or deputy governor is hereby authorised, empowered, and required to administer and receive the said oaths, to and from every and any such person appointed or elected to be governor or deputy governor of the said corporation.
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