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Oath to be taken by persons appointed under this Act.
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44. Every person appointed under this Act shall, before he shall do any act in his said office, take and subscribe the oath following; that is to say,
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‘I A.B. do swear, that I will well and truly serve our sovereign lord the King in the office of [as the case may be], without favour or affection, malice or ill-will; that I will see and cause his Majesty’s peace to be kept and preserved; and that I will prevent to the best of my power all offences against the same; that, while I shall continue to hold the said office, I will, to the best of my skill and knowledge, discharge all the duties thereof faithfully according to law; and that I do not now belong to, and that, while I shall hold the said office, I will not join or belong to, any political society whatsoever, or any secret society whatsoever, unless the society of Freemasons. So help me GOD.’ And the said oath shall be administered to the justices to be appointed under this Act at the same time, and by the same persons, with the oaths to be by them taken; and the said oath shall be administered to all constables so appointed by one of the said justices, and shall in all cases be subscribed by the person taking the same: . . .
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