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Declaration aforesaid, shall be administered, taken, made and
subscribed as aforesaid, in open Court, is hereby obliged, ex
Officio, to keep a fair Transcript in his Office, of the Oath of
Abjuration, and of the Declaration aforesaid, to be subscribed
by any Person or Persons taking the Oaths aforesaid; and
shall make an Entry in his Minutes and Record Books, of the
Time when such Person or Persons was Sworn, and did sub-
scribe the Oath and Declaration aforesaid, and what Office or
Trust they have, hold or enjoy, within this Province; and any
of the Members of his Lordship's Honourable Council within
this Province, Justices of the Provincial or County Courts, who
shall administer the same Oaths out of Court, are hereby like-
wise required to keep a fair Transcript of the Oath of Abjura-
tion and Declaration aforesaid, for every Person to subscribe,
that takes the Oath aforesaid before them, and further shall
certify, under their Hands, to the next County Court holden
for the County where such Magistrates inhabit, the Names of
all Persons by them sworn, the Time when, and the Office or
Place of Trust they have, hold or enjoy; which Certificate the
Justices of the respective County Courts shall cause to be
entered by the Clerk of such Court, ex Officio, in the County
Records.
VI. Provided always, That any Person or Persons that
shall apply themselves to any of the Magistrates aforesaid,
out of Court, to have the Oaths aforesaid administered to
themselves, for any Office or Place of Trust as aforesaid, be
obliged to repair to the Dwelling Place or Habitation of such
Magistrate, where such Magistrate shall only be obliged to
administer the same Oaths, and not elsewhere.
VII. Provided also, That nothing herein contained shall
extend, or be construed to extend, to the exempting of such
Persons who shall take the Oaths, and make and subscribe the
Declaration aforesaid, before one Magistrate as aforesaid,
according to the Directions of this Act, from being at any
Time afterwards obliged to take the same Oaths, and make
and subscribe the Declaration aforesaid, de novo, in any Court
of Record within this Province; but that they shall, and are
hereby obliged (if required) to take the same Oaths, and
make and subscribe the same Declaration in such Court
during the Sitting thereof, on Pain of incurring the Penalties
aforementioned; which Oaths shall be administered, and a
due Record thereof made by the Officers and Ministers of
such Court, in Manner aforesaid, without Fee or Reward for
the same.
VIII. Provided likewise, That nothing in this Act con-
tained, shall extend, or be construed to extend, in any wise to
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