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Article PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS. ← Page 4 of 5 →
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Parliamentary Analysis.
LORD COLE . —Then on my shoulders let the responsibility fall . I move that the house be counted . The house was accordingly counted , and but 31 members being found in attendance , an adjournment took place at within a quarter to one o ' clock . May ISth . —On the question that the Lords' amendments on this bill be adopted ,
LORD COLE moved that the word "Freemasons" be expunged , which being negatived , he then moved that the words " Friendly Brothers" be inserted . The house divided upon this , when there appeared
For the motion . . 12 Against it . . 30 Majority . . —18 The bill , as amended by the Lords ( with the clause in favour of Freemasons ) , was then agreed to , and the house adjourned at one o ' clock . EXCISE LICENCES ( IRELAND ) BILL .
June Utli . —On the motion of LORD MORPETH , the house went into committee on the Excise Licences ( Ireland ) Bill . In the 7 th clause , which applies the provisions of this bill to all societies in which oaths are administered , LORD MORPETH said that he should introduce an amendment hereafter in order to except "Freemasons" from the operation of the bill . COL . PERCEVAL hoped the noble lord would also except the Friendly
Brothers ; if not , he should move an amendment to that effect . The other clauses were agreed to , and the house resumed . The other orders of the day were then disposed of , and the house adjourned at two o ' clock .
Form of the Oath , and the proposed Exemption in favour of Freemasons . "CLAUSE XA'If . And be it enacted , That no Person appointed under this Act to be an Inspector-General , Deputy Inspector-General , County Inspector , or Sub-Inspector , Receiver , Magistrate , Paymaster , Clerk , Chief or other Constable or Sub-Constable , shall be , except as is hereinbefore providedcapable of holding the said Officeor of acting in any
, , way therein , until he shall take ancl subscribe the Oath here following ; ( that is to say ) '" I A . B . do swear , That I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord the King , in the Office of Inspector-General , Deputy Inspector-General , County Inspector , or Sub-Inspector , Receiver , Paymaster , Clerk , Magistrate , Chief Constable or Head Constable , [ or Constable or Sub-Constable , as the Case may bef \ without Favour or Affection ,
Malice or Ill-will ; that I will see ancl cause His Majesty ' s Peace to be kept and preserved ; and that I will prevent to the best of my power all Offences against the same ; and that while I shall continue to hold the said Office I will , to the best of my Skill and Knowledge , discharge all the Duties thereof , in the Execution of AVarrants and otherwise , faithfully according to Law ; and that I do not now belong , and that I will not , while I shall hold the said Office , join , subscribe , or belong to any political or secret Society whatsoever . So help me GOD . '
Ancl the said Oath shall be administered , either at General or Petty Sessions or otherwise , by any Two Magistrates , ancl shall in all Cases be VOL . III . 2 E
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Parliamentary Analysis.
LORD COLE . —Then on my shoulders let the responsibility fall . I move that the house be counted . The house was accordingly counted , and but 31 members being found in attendance , an adjournment took place at within a quarter to one o ' clock . May ISth . —On the question that the Lords' amendments on this bill be adopted ,
LORD COLE moved that the word "Freemasons" be expunged , which being negatived , he then moved that the words " Friendly Brothers" be inserted . The house divided upon this , when there appeared
For the motion . . 12 Against it . . 30 Majority . . —18 The bill , as amended by the Lords ( with the clause in favour of Freemasons ) , was then agreed to , and the house adjourned at one o ' clock . EXCISE LICENCES ( IRELAND ) BILL .
June Utli . —On the motion of LORD MORPETH , the house went into committee on the Excise Licences ( Ireland ) Bill . In the 7 th clause , which applies the provisions of this bill to all societies in which oaths are administered , LORD MORPETH said that he should introduce an amendment hereafter in order to except "Freemasons" from the operation of the bill . COL . PERCEVAL hoped the noble lord would also except the Friendly
Brothers ; if not , he should move an amendment to that effect . The other clauses were agreed to , and the house resumed . The other orders of the day were then disposed of , and the house adjourned at two o ' clock .
Form of the Oath , and the proposed Exemption in favour of Freemasons . "CLAUSE XA'If . And be it enacted , That no Person appointed under this Act to be an Inspector-General , Deputy Inspector-General , County Inspector , or Sub-Inspector , Receiver , Magistrate , Paymaster , Clerk , Chief or other Constable or Sub-Constable , shall be , except as is hereinbefore providedcapable of holding the said Officeor of acting in any
, , way therein , until he shall take ancl subscribe the Oath here following ; ( that is to say ) '" I A . B . do swear , That I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord the King , in the Office of Inspector-General , Deputy Inspector-General , County Inspector , or Sub-Inspector , Receiver , Paymaster , Clerk , Magistrate , Chief Constable or Head Constable , [ or Constable or Sub-Constable , as the Case may bef \ without Favour or Affection ,
Malice or Ill-will ; that I will see ancl cause His Majesty ' s Peace to be kept and preserved ; and that I will prevent to the best of my power all Offences against the same ; and that while I shall continue to hold the said Office I will , to the best of my Skill and Knowledge , discharge all the Duties thereof , in the Execution of AVarrants and otherwise , faithfully according to Law ; and that I do not now belong , and that I will not , while I shall hold the said Office , join , subscribe , or belong to any political or secret Society whatsoever . So help me GOD . '
Ancl the said Oath shall be administered , either at General or Petty Sessions or otherwise , by any Two Magistrates , ancl shall in all Cases be VOL . III . 2 E