 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1866 - 858 pages
...members, and taken by the said Alexander Long on the first day of the present Congress, declares " that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance,...encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility to the United States," thereoy declaring that such conduct is regarded as inconsistent with membership... | |
 | Stella S. Coatsworth - Chicago (Ill.) - 1866 - 728 pages
..."OBLIGATION. "I do solemnly swear (or affirm), hi the presence of God and these witnesses, that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States, and the flag... | |
 | West Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 472 pages
...hostility thereto, by countenancing, counseling, or encouraging them in the same; that I have not sought, accepted, nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority in hostility to the United States ; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government,... | |
 | Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood - Presbyterianism - 1866 - 686 pages
...had again and again expressed himself as in favor of every one of its principles. We cannot concur voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; tliat I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in... | |
 | West Virginia - Legislation - 1866 - 910 pages
...hostility thereto, by countenancing, counseling or encouraging them in the same ; that I have not sought, accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority in hostility to the United States ; that I have not yielded a voluntary support » to any pretended... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott - Conveyancing - 1866 - 758 pages
...Gmrti »/& United States. I, AB, do solemnly swear, that I have never voluntarily borne i.~against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof: that i ''^~voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement t<> :t> ' engaged in armed hostility... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1867 - 506 pages
...subscribe the following oath or affirmation : " I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since...exercise the functions of any office whatever under any anthority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States ; that I have not yielded a voluntary... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Assembly - New York (State) - 1867 - 1044 pages
...challenged, take and subscribe the following oath: '(I (AB) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since...exercise the functions of any office whatever under auy authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that 1 have not yielded a voluntary... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1867 - 478 pages
...subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since...engaged in armed hostility thereto ; that I have neither apnght nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever under any authority... | |
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I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility... 
