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Observations
Board
§.7.
37
Oath of Office
why now needed

Judging from custom, here might to appear
to be a place for the appointment of an Oath of Office, to be
taken by the Commissioners, with or without the
same or another Oath for their Subordinates. But
to confess the truth, the sort of Oath called an Oath of office is in
every instance that has fallen happened to fall under my observation
so pure a piece of oldwomanism - so perfect
a chip in porridge, that I could not prevail
upon myself to instate it. make use of it. Besides the those profanations
which are but too frequent with on the part of
individuals, there are two species of profanation
(for such they have appeared to me) which are
but too frequent on the part of the Legislator.

The first and most abominable is the imposing
an oath containing an assertion observation which it the truth of such which
what [+] of as to be seldom if ever true.
is impossible, or a promise as (it is known) is seldom if ever true, or a promise the nature of which
is impracticable imperformable or unlikely to be
performed the performance of which is seldom if ever
likely to which such as (it is known) is seldom or ever performed: such of this
as kind are Oaths called Custom House Oaths, and many
others. The other is that the sort here in question: the appointing putting
under the name nature of into a man's mouth, under the name of an oath a form of words
which meaning nothing binds a man to nothing which amounting to nothing can not bind a man to any
the exacting under the resounding name of an oath
a promise which amounts to nothing thing. The habitual
imposition of Oaths known to be habitually
false is certainly the most crying scandal of the
time, and contributes most to does the most towards the bringing the obligation
into contempt: but the continual addition the practice of
number of

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	37
Box	150	Main Headings	police bill
Folio number	472	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d1 / f4<…>
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	g & ep 1794
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	fr3
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1794
Notes public		ID Number	50693
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