The Oaths of Allegiance Act of 7538

Article One. Oaths of Allegiance Given in Writing.

Section One. Persons desirous of swearing allegiance to His August Majestie the King and to these realms and the Council-General as their government, may, if they cannot attend upon a meeting of either the Great Council or Privy Council. swear such allegiance before an officer of His August Majestie or any peer who has attended or been excused from attending the Council-General, and persons who have through necessity sworn their allegiance in writing according to the provisions of this Act shall be in no wise let, hindered, or accounted in any particular inferior in the enjoyment of their full rights as citizens of these realms and subjects of His August Majestie.

Section Two. Persons desirous of swearing allegiance in writing pursuant to this act shall send to the Chancellor a letter of intent stating their desire to swear allegiance to His August Majestie. The Chancellor, upon receipt of such letter, shall dispatch to the Candidate a copy of the Oath of Recognition, as given in the Appendix, and shall enter the Candidate's name upon the rolls as a citizen-provisional. The Candidate shall from this time enjoy all protections of the King's Law, and all rights of citizenship except the privilege of holding public office. The Candidate shall sign the Oath before a witness who need not be himself a subject of His August Majestie (although a subject is to be preferred if one is available), and return it to the Chancellor. Upon its receipt by the Chancellor, the Candidate shall be inscribed as Citizen, and shall be eligible for public office. At the next subsequent meeting of the Council-General the names of all those who have sworn allegiance pursuant to this act shall be read into the minutes, and they shall be acclaimed by the assembly.

Appendix. The Oath of Recognition.

I promise that I will swear allegiance to His August Majestie, the King of Gondor and Arnor, and, Until the King Return, I recognize the Council-General of Gondor and Arnor and its several agencies and commissions to be the sole true and legitimate government of Gondor and Arnor, which I shall defend.