, 1880-11-03
THE USE or OATIIS.

FNFJnA III AkG 4H *GFl0HA NA II
Pledge OF Loynlty Iur Legislative
Bodies.
Aprow,s Of the 13r,!nAgl affair. the Lontl.
0i Standard publishes tlM fullowin= s,liil-
mary Of the declarations Nf allegiance i.lttlg
by incinltrs or ite l4r.isiatute TT tho cn.l.i-
trips lnen.iuHml: IN Funct. since the
abolition nj tic Empire M The 4tlI nf Sep.
tcIIbrr. 1870, no cath Or affirmation has hetn
administered III my fnrIN to m,rintcrs OF thu
Legislature of the Republic Nnr Is there
my torllln'ity which might b. regarded ms
Htl equivalent. uHtirr tho Empire new ntIn-
t,erI nlate II declaration to tn, fullowin:, r;-
feet, swear fileiity, 70 thu Eup9ror, al.t
the Constitution. But the Nalllt uf the deity
"Ilu members uf tllc German Parliament
tnk'' no oat'I. 'snr d, they make nny n''irna-
tiol' whatsoever, Thy 'nel1hers OF Tue I'yns-
MI oath af lnyalty he.lHnilI. With tl,e wards:
| y swear ty God thr UnI,l1po.ens AMI UmInls-
ctent.' nnll concluding VIII, the words, 80
y GMi lIelR n l." thiS n atter e, 4; i%rnl 's.
| Christ. 10 eternal bliss, A,nel,.' Any one re-
fnsng tn take the Na'h. nr commenting NIn,n
i. 'rutIll undoubtedly bt exrlHtlta from Tic
lri,sslal, ani other ssatr l 1arIl:lme!lts: II
Ing tl,u administrator of uaths H. civil uld
criminal courts, nlt exception would bt mule
IN the casc. nf !'rrs"l,s helonElng tn rect'g-
| ll3HtS%lE FElJ1tUNS HllU}
like certain slcilnuilit. nlrl .jewisI, scets; r.
gurtt TIL. iInli,r of the Deity Aa tao awful 10
BE- invuked III tlst transaction Of srru1ar
business. ln these c'ascs Il ss!Ape nts!rnn-
out!,. Tie oinssloll Of my oatl, in tile Ger
nar Parliament is Uccisionetl by l!,r wish tn
Aynia the delicate question lis tn The amount
nf tnyaIty .i,r 't tho Emperor, IN eD.'tra,tls-
| tihttttn IL StntG S0setttEnS.
"lsy the law passt't1 Oh the 18th Of May,
| 1Si;s, Parliamentary 1ntlas were ubHltseu III
AIstrla, Msnt simple affirmation was sns,sti-
tu!esi. THE ilrst p:ragIalll nf tl,G starHlEnt.
fulyws: 'New ii1ni!,i'crs. on entering either
Of the two llni,ses. have, on the Presidents
siIalicnge. IL place Of taking. a.! oatl, to
pW:'lsn loyalty ntul obetiiei!r.: tn TIC E!l1er-
~ well assf gil other lnws, alnl considerations
ful.,llncnt Ut their tlnttrs.' Upun thu Presi.
tlrnt reatlinc, words tn lts effect: the new
nenhsr si4ly tSirsii ~ *i, y 'n Srtsr 1 Tia snu,
isli Congress shy tin. Deputies. lcfure t!les
cNl tuke thpir stiits, shall make. the fnil0W-
ing "ntA, wl!i'l' Il rea.t ataua BY tl!e Sscre-
tary OF tllt Co',sruss. I'LL present ,Staluting:
observe: the Constitution of tlir Spanish
s,lr.lIcMcn t. III. legitimate King OF Spni1,
Mlso A II ,,e n9 s sMsL m'idI VT t a yo !ray
the hatio,a always uinl N everything seeking
the we!iar.. Of tho natitn!' Thu Deputies
then, two III ti.lig, npHFttnsil tho t"Dle nF I'LL
l'reS3tlun., md, l:IirrltMg Otl his right hand
he remaining sitting. they place their hunts
IN the Gospel syls!1 open before tllen, n1At sAy
YES, ttu swear; Alul thu President the
| answers. ; II ynn tt0 30. t1tny HUtl fGWNrt
ynu, tll,tl II mi. lnny t.e call yHn to account.
This tDru!ula WIS r.cstnlltsllpA III 1876 III TIL
Constitution voted by the Fllst Cnrtes ultte
the Restoration. II IL cHpirti from the Cult
sttuton In force during the reign o.
QUEEN 1satA.lln. At tho time 1T tflu Span
| iSh HcvDfNainl', frOu, lSts3 10 1871, no f'Aih
were required IN the Coses. and WHEN :lh
First CnEtr@ ri the Restoration met, III Fna'
riu,y. lS7lt. Scllor CASTELAR, urutestetl nGul,ls
the uat!l, n,lta ut first refused to fnkG It, In
finally submitted. III the srcOllh Curtea o
tlie Restoration. tr ts1!. tho De,nmrylle nt'
l;u.lital litnEyliy 1T fifteen Deputies. uI!t!e
CASTELAR, tnl AlArtns, a.:ilEi, rit}tt*tetl ngalNs
tic HH.h Gf nllr9lilllca, ultt iooi u nttrr pub
!ic'y stAtt!. their Ulc,ilai reservations, Int III
Instance exists III llv recUrtls Ut tl3o 1lbllS
tllnt deputy tlrcItneu tt lake thu 0atli .,
tho ground uf ntllufstlc convictions. Fn
s.lcl, eases III rifle las ever existed fn tn
Spanish Earles.
"rl,e President Of tlle Italian Chamber q
Deputies. st'ei!g Il new Deputy IN Ills p]Acr
says: inrttls tin l,OI1nr,lbe gentleman Il
ttl;n the oath III the form following: !"
swear to bp faithful To- the King, ANIL to oil
serve lnyaIfy ltlu. fundamental statute M!
tho 0ttler lRws OF th. Stute, with Il stllsl
view tn ttla lnsrparnbl. wrlfara IT the Kiln
a,al tic rNun,ry."' TlH lssw llea,.ty the.
tn i,iS .lncp, stretches uIi his right lialn I'M
pr',no! lIlces the oiio word, 'Gtaro' {
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