Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-16
THE OATH BILL,

e THE OATH BILL,
AS Passed by both Houses OF the Lee
r. gislature, May II, 1s62.
Bnl TO Amend and Re.enact the Act entitled "a
Act PFeGcri6ing Oaths In Certain and Provld.
'ruary 40, 1852. - =
l. Be it enacted by the General Assem- !.
Ehlya That before any person shall hereaf.
ter.receige any license 10 practise any pro.
lessi91, or e, conduct any business or call
ing, for. which license is now required by
existing laws, he shall take aud subscribe
the ol!owlhg oath, before Commissioner
of sReYepHe or any person authorized
TO sadniI Estater asi oath:
81 spl9nplY sWesF thst will sunport the G ,n,tf.
1ll9n q thS nited States and the laws made In
anything In this ConsetntiOn and Laws Of tue State
ot1StrgntR, or n the Ordinances of the Convention
which assembled at Richmond, ON the 18Th Of Feb
ruary, 1861, 20 the contrary Notwithstanding; and
that will uphold and defend abe Governmeut Of
Virginia, as Vindicated and restored by the Conven.
tton which assembled at Whselng, on tho 1ith day
OF June, 1861" -
If the applicant for such license shall
refuse to take and subscribe said oath, the
Court or Commissioner of the Revenue,
Council or Board of Trustees of u city or
town, to whom such application has been
made, shall refuse to grant the same,
2. 1t shall be the duty of ministers of
the Gospel and all other persons author
lzed under existing laws, TO solempize the
rites of matrimony, to take aud subscribe
the oath set forth in the preceding section ::
such minister or other person, If resident
within Il county where the courts have been
organized, under the Ordinance passed by
the Convention, which assembled at Wheel
ing, on the llth June, 1861, entitled, tan
Ordinance for the reorganization of the
State Government" shall take aud sub
scribe the said oath within sixty days after
the passage of this Act and if resident in
other counties, within sixty days after the
courts shall have been organized in each of
said counties respectively. No court shall
authorize any minister of the Gospel or
.otier person, to solemnize the rites of
.matrnnouy, until and unless such minister
or other person, shall have taken and sub.
seribed the said oath set forth in the pre-
cedtpg section. Any minister of the Cos
pei or other person, who shall soIemnize
the rites OF matrimony, without having
taken aud subscribed the said oath, after
being required so to do, by the terms Of
the Section; shall, ut the direction of the
jury, be fined not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars. Provided,
ever, that no marriage shall be deem
led alid Or void, which was solemnized
linsxi6ldtion of this Section.
It shall be the duty of the Presidents,
Directors, and Clerks of Banks; the keep
ers of toll-hridges and ferries; toll-collec.
tors of roads, and officers and clerks of
corporations, companies, associations and
Institutions; the deputy clerks Of county,
corporation and circuit courts; commits
sioners of the several courts, or personal
representatives and 1notariGs public; and
the clerks or agents of every person prac-
tising profession, or conducting anv
business or calling for which license is
now required by existing laws; to take
and subscribe the said oath set forth in the
first section within sixty days after the
passage of this Act, 10 those counties
where the courts have been organized un-
der the said Ordinance before mentioned; :;
and in other counties, within sixty days
after said courts shall have been organized
in said counties respectively. Any person
in this section mentioned, who shall con-
tinue in the discharge of his office or en-,
ployment, in violation of this section,
shall, at the discretion Off Jury, be fined
not less than one hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars. It shall be the duty
of all courts of justice, to require all grand
and petit jurors, veniremeR and special
jurors; to take the oath set forth'in the
first section of this Act.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerks of
the several County and Corporation Courts
to procure, at the expense Of the several
counties and corporations of the State
printed copies ofthe oath aforesaid, for the
use of the Commissioners Of the Revenue,
and other persons authorized to adminis-
ter the same, in their respective, counties
and corporations. 1t shall further be the
duty of. said Clerks, and other persons au-
thorized to administer said oath, t6require
each person. to whom the same may be
administered, to subscribe a printed copy
theteofNan shall further endorse thereon
th 3 name age, occtip atiop and resit deuce of
me person taking he said oath. wien,
the person taking said oath shall be una
BILE to write, his mark shall be attested by
u witness, other than the, officer adminis-
tering the said oath. The said printed
copies shall be iiled with the yGleElsfnf the
County or Corporation, within fifteen days
afterthe same shall haze been SO o8Ilbs crib
ed, to be him pre5efve Eih his Office. 1t
shall .furtherbe the duty of the glerlE to
Efecbrd In a book to be Kept ia his office
the name, residence, age and bccUpation
Of each person taking aud subscribing tue
said oath, together With the name Of the
officer before whom, and the time when the
same was so taken and subscriber. Any
Clerk or other person filling to comply
With the sprOvisious of this section shall
be subject 10 a fine Of not less than 'iitty
nor more than one thousand dollars.
g. II anysperson shalt Voluntarily take
the oath;set forth in the first section ot this
I.Act! before any conrt, military officer, O
l.other person authorized by existing law
Ito administeF'0nio oath or it any person
Enn3ar 'hrrpsk yvbeft6F hy civil ior fniiifart
4 AUTHORITY shall Will the Gint6nt OF eaectinl
: Ibis release, or as i condition thereto, 1tAkt
Rndsubscribe the said oath, and shall there