 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1888 - 1064 pages
...5, after the word "sworn," to insert the words — " And stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, or that the...taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief." With regard to the Amendment now before the Committee, he thought ho was bound by the undertaking he... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - Criminal law - 1834 - 518 pages
...Moravians, and by c. 82, the sect called Separatists, may make solemn affirmation, in lieu of oath, in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required, but subject to the penalties of perjury in case of a wilfully false affirmation. Nisi Prius, the judge... | |
 | 1884 - 656 pages
...follows : 1. Every person shall be permitted to make his solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required by law, which affirmation shall be of the same force and effect as if he had taken the oath, and if any person making such affirmation... | |
 | Thomas Frederick Simmons - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1843 - 678 pages
...49, quakers and moravians f°rquake™, * moraviaus, are permitted to make his or her declaration2 in all places, and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required, either by the common law or any act of parliament. The same day, 28th August, 1833, an act was passed... | |
 | Joseph Davis (Conveyancer) - Church and state - 1849 - 230 pages
...persuasion of the people called Quakers, is permitted to make the affirmation instead of taking an oath, in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required, and that without any exception whatever. With respect to demands of a military nature, the well known... | |
 | Annie Besant - 1885 - 466 pages
...ensured its success. In February, 1885, Mr. llopwood, QC, introduced a far better measure, legalising affirmation "in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required by law ". The fate of this new attempt to widen religious liberty is still doubtful when I write. In 1871,... | |
 | 1888 - 432 pages
...oath. — Every person upon objecting to being sworn, and stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, or that the...shall be permitted to make his solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath, in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1888 - 1100 pages
...moving to insert after the words " sworn," the words, " And stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, or that the taking of an oath is contrary to hia religious belief," said he need not trouble the House with any words on that Amendment, which had... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Great Britain - 1888 - 606 pages
...as Affirmation the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, ™ay '* l"axle or that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief, shall Oath. be permitted to make his solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath in all places and for all... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1888 - 1136 pages
...Bill. 980 " Every person, upon objecting to be sworn, and stating as the ground of his objection either that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief or to his moral convictions, shall be permitted to make his solemn affirmation." He apprehended that... | |
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Every person upon objecting to being sworn, and stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, or that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief... 
