The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-24
CORONATION oATha
eoiemn Promises Made BY Rulers on
Ascending the Throne.

eoIemn Promises Made by Rulers on
Ascending the Throne.
On Sept. 8. 1888. the coronation Of
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland occurred.
when she took the following oath:
Il swear TO the people OF the Neither /
lands 10 always maintain and observe 1
the constitution OF the kingdom. l |
swear to defend and preserve with all |
my power the independence and integ !
rity OF the territory OF the kingdom. 10 /
protect the public and private liberty
and the rights OF all my subjects. and %
employ for the maintenance and pro-
gress Of public and private prosperity
all the means which the laws may place
at my disposal, as a good queen ought
to do. So help me God"
Before the king Of Belgium takes pos
session OF the throne he swears IN the
presence of the united chambers ito OBJ
serve the constitution and the laws OF
the Belgian people. to maintain the ma
tional independence and the Integrity
OF the territory"
The king Of Denmark. In the presence
Of the council OF state. swears TO OBJ
serve lnyiolably the constitution OF the
kingdom. And the king OF Italy. be-
fore the assembled chambers, swears to
observe Loyalty the present constitution.
In Portugal the sovereign oath is: Il
swear 10 be faithful to the Catholic,
apostolic and Roman religion; to pre-
serve the integrity Of the kingdom; to
observe, and cause to be observed, the
political constitution of the Portuguese
, nation. the other laws of the nation.
and to provide for the general good Of
the kingdom. TO the best of my ability"
,, Il promise and swear to govern the
| kingdom of Norway in conformity with
the constitution and the laws. So help
me God. and His holy word" This is
the oath which the king of Norway
makes before the storthlng.
The President of the United States.
{ before he enters upon office. takes the
following oath of affirmation: II do sol
EMMY swear Tor affirm that | will
faithfully execute the office of President
of the United States and WILL to the
best of my ability. preserve, protect and
defend the constitution OF the United
States
Finally. to quote but one other exam
pie of royal oath taking. there Is the
I oath which our most gracious sovereign
took at theatime of her coronation.
] This ran as follows:
ArchbishOp-M Madam, is your majest!
willing to take the oath?
. Queen am willing.
1 Archbishop-W you solemnly prom
Use and swear to govern the people o
! this United Kingdom of Great Britail
J. and Ireland and the dominion theret
} belonging according TO the statutes i
parliament agreed on. and the respeC
" tive laws and customs of the sameI
~ Queen-I solemnly promise TO do Sc
Archbishop-Will you 10 your pOwe
10 cause law and justice In mercy TO b
70 executed In all your judgments?
Queen-I will.
Al Archbshop-Will you to the utmo:
~ Of your power maintain the laws {
God. the true profession of the GOsp'
u and the Protestant reformed religion e
tablished by law? And will you mail
Us tain and preserve inviolably the settl
p ment of the United Church of Englan
n 1 and Ireland. and the doctrine, WORSHIP
Al discipline and government thereof, ,
Inv law established within England al
no Ireland and the territories thereto
-" longing? And will you preserve un
the bishops and clergy of England al
~ Ireland, and to the churches there col
mitted to their charge, all such RICH
and privileges as by law do. and sha
appertain TO them, or any of them?
Queen--All this promise TO do. r.
.hings which have heretofore prom
ID will perform and keep. So help \
ter iod.-London Mail