Star.
London, England, 1807-04-01 00:00:00

A BILL.

101 ENABLING KIS MAJESTY TO AVAIL RIMEL? OE THE
SERVICES &IP ALL HIS &MOIL SUBJECTS, IN lITS NAVAL ANA
SISLITAILY rokcts, IN TIM MANNER TREEZIN INENTIONED.
Whereas it is expedient.that his Majelty Would be
enabled to avail himself of the let vices of all his liege
fubjeels, in the naval and military forces, for the
maintenance of the rights of his crown, and of the
interetis, honour, and independence of the Britith
Empire.

Be it therefore enaelei, by the King's mon Excel-
lent Majelly, by and with the advice and content of
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in
this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the autho-
rity of the fame, that it (hall and may be lawful far
his Mikity to grant or confer, or by his royal lige
manual to empower the proper officer or officers to
grant or confer any military commit:lion, warrant, or
appointment whatever, either in his Majelifs tea or
naval forces, or in any of his Majeßy's land or mili-
tary forces whatfoever, or upon any of his Majefly's
liege fubjeets, without exception ; and that every fuch
commiffion, warrant, or appointment, fo granted or
conferred, !hall and may be lawfully exercifed by filth
his hfajeßy's fubjelts in all places within or without
his hitjeßy's dominions, any law, flame, or ufage
to the contrary notwithstanding ; provided that every
filch perfon fhall, within months after his
accepting the laid commiffinn, warrant, or appoint.
ment, take, make, and fubfcribc the declaration or
oath hereinafter mentioned, which declaration and
oath thin be engrolfed on the back or at the foot of
the commiffion or appointment fo granted or confer-
red, and (ball be there atteßed by the fignature of
the Magillrate or Officer in whole prefence the fame
(hail save been fubfcribed, and by whom the Paid
oath flail have been adminifiered.

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And be it further enaEled, that fuch oath and de-
claration may be adminitlered and attefled by any
Court of Record, or Judge of fuch Court, or by any
plaice of Peace or other Magifirate having power
to adminifter oaths in any part of his Majefty's
minions; and that if the party taking and fubfcrib•
ing the fame, (hall at the time of his fo taking and
ftthfc ibing the fame, not be within his Majelty's dn.
minions, the fame may then be adminittered and at-
tetted by any General or Commanding Officer of his
Majefly's laad forces, or by any Admiral or Com-
manding Officer of his Majefly's naval forces; pro-
vided always, that in this tall cafe, the perfon hold-
ing fuch commiffion, warrant, or appointment, (hall,
within months after his return to any part of
his Majefly's dominions, again take, make, and fidp
fcribe the fame oath and declaration in pretence of
fume Court of Record or Magifirate as aforefaid.
And be it further enatted, that no perfon having
fo taken, made, and fubfcribed filch oath and decla-
ration refpeftively as afotefaid, fluthbe liable to any
pains, penalties, or difabili.i:s whatfoever, for having
exercifed or abed in or under any loch commilLon,
warrant, or appointment, any law, flatute, or ufage
to the contrary notwithttanding, and although fuck
petfon Mall not have complied with any of the di•
reCtions of any homer Ilatute tefpeBing the quail&
cations of perfons holding or exerci.ting offices within
this realm.

And be it further enaeled, that the raid nath ar.(l
declaration, to be fn taken, made and fubfcribed, fhal
be in the words following, •iz.
1 A. B. being by this Cummifilon appointed to be [here fet
" forth the appointment] do hereby folemnly promife and (wear,
" in the pretence of Almighty God, that I will be faithful and tear
" true allegiance to his Msjcity King George the Third, and that 1
" will do my utmoft to maintain and defend him againft all treat,
" Cons and traitaous confpiracies, and againft all attempts whatever
" that Dull he made againft his perfon crown, or dignity; and that
" I will, to the utroolt of my power, refill all fuch treafons, confpl.
" racies, attempts, and will alio difelofe and make known the fan
" as Coon as they fhall come to my knowledge; and I do all, p• 0-
" mile and (wear, in the pretence of Almighty God, that I will, to
" the utrroft in my power, maintain and fu planet the fueceMon to
" the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
" as the fame now Rands limited by law; at d that f will alto, CO
" the utmca of my power, maintain and fupport the eitabliflud
" Conftitution and Goverment dr the raid United Kingdons
" againft all attempts whatever that (hall be made againft the
" fame."

And whereas it is expedient that his Majefly's fub-
jeels, however empinyed in any of his Majelly's lea
or naval forces, or any of his hlajelly's land or mi•
litary forces whatfoev:r, fhould be allowed tl,e free
exercife of fuck religious opinions as they may ref-
peetively prnfcfs ; be it enafted, that no perfon em-
ployed in his Majtay's lea or naval forces, nr land or
military forces, and having previoufly lignified in
writing, figned by himtclf, to his commanding cf 6•

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