Police Act 1859 No 8a (NSW)

No. III .

An Act to amend " An Act for the Regulation of

the Police Force" \22nd December, 1859.]

numbered thirty-three as virtually excludes from the Police Force of WH E R E A S it is expedient to amend so much of the Act of	this Colony persons belonging to the Society of Oddfellows Be it
therefore; enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—
1. The following oath shall in future be substituted for the oath appointed by the eighth section of the above recited Act to be taken and subscribed by any officer of Police or Chief or other Constable before holding office or acting in any way therein namely—

Council passed in the sixteenth year of Her Majesty's reign

I A. B. do swear that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lady the Queen in the office of Inspector General of Police Superintendent of Police for the Metropolitan Dis­ trict Superintendent of Mounted Patrol for Roads and Gold Escorts Chief or other Constable (as the case may be) without fear or affection malice or ill-will that I will see and cause Her 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 warrants and otherwise faithfully according to law and that I do not now belong to and that I will not while I hold the said office join subscribe or belong to any political society whatsoever or to any secret society whatsoever unless to the Society of Freemasons or of Oddfellows So help me God. No. IV.