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APOTHECARIES ACT, DUBLIN. 
remaining in their offices, shall and may at any time assemble together the m0 y assem- 
members of the said corporation, in order to elect other persons in the room a^herein^ 0 * 
of those dead, removed, or avoided. Governors 
8. Provided always nevertheless, and it is hereby enacted, that the said and Deputy- 
Henry Hunt, hereby nominated to be the first governor, and every person Governors to 
hereafter to be chosen to the offices or trust of governor or deputy governor losing Oath 
of said corporation, shall not be capable of acting or executing the said office or Aflirma- 
or trust until he or they shall have taken the following oath or affirmation: — tion : 
“I, A. being nominated or elected to be governor or deputy governor 0ath ' 
[as the case shall be~\ of the company of the apothecaries’ hall of Dublin, do 
promise and swear or affirm [as the case shall 6e], that I will to the utmost 
of my power, by all lawful ways and means, endeavour to support and main¬ 
tain the body politic of the governor and company of the apothecaries’ hall 
of Dublin, and the liberties and privileges thereof, and that I will in all things 
faithfully and honestly execute the trust reposed in me as governor or deputy 
governor, according to the best of my skill and knowledge. So help me God.” 
Which oath of the first and present governor and deputy governor above Persons by 
named, shall and may be administered by the Chancellor of the kingdom of whom said 
Ireland, or the Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of Ireland, or by 130 
the Chancellor or Chief- Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, or any tere&l™' 
of them for the time being, and to and from any future governor, shall and 
may be administered and received by the Chancellor of - the kingdom of Ire¬ 
land, or by the Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal of Ireland, or by 
the Chancellor or Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland for the 
time being, or by the governor of the said corporation, or in his absence by 
the deputy governor for the last preceding } r ear; and the said Chancellor of 
the kingdom of Ireland, and the Keeper or Commissioners of the Great Seal 
of Ireland, the Chancellor or Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Ire¬ 
land, or any of them for the time being, and such preceding governor or de¬ 
puty governor is hereby authorized, empowered, and required to administer 
and receive the said oaths, to and from every and any such person appointed 
or elected to be governor or deputy governor of the said corporation. 
9. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted, that none of the said John Di rec tors 
Hastings, Peter Kelly, George Kiernan, Richard Magan, James M‘Laughlin, not to act 
Daniel Moore, John Pentland, Fodin Perrin, Robert Powell, Stephen Reynolds, until they 
Charles Ryan, John Usher, and Richard Usher, hereby nominated, constituted, takenThe 
and appointed the first directors of the said corporation, or any person or per- following 
sons hereafter to be chosen to the office or trust of a director of said corpora- Oath : 
tion, shall be capable to execute or act in the said office of a director at any 
time or times hereafter until he or they shall respectively have taken the fol¬ 
lowing oath or affirmation, as the case may require, to wit: : — 
“I, A. do swear or affirm, that in the office of director of the corpora- Oath, 
tion or company of the apothecaries’ hall of Dublin, I will give my best ad¬ 
vice and assistance for the support and good government of the said corpora¬ 
tion, and that I will diligently, faithfully, and honestly execute the trust re¬ 
posed in me as a director, according to the best of my skill and knowledge.” 
Which oath or affirmation to the directors herein before nominated, and Persons by 
every of them respectively, shall and may be administered by the said Chan- whom said 
cellor of Ireland, or the Keeper of the Great Seal, or by the Chancellor or be 
Chief Baron of the Exchequer of Ireland, or by the first governor, or in his tered. b " 
absence by the first deputy governor, being first sworn as before mentioned ; 
and the said oath to any future director or directors shall and may be ad¬ 
ministered by the Chancellor of Ireland, or by the Keeper or Commissioners 
of the Great Seal of Ireland, or by the Chancellor or Chief Baron of the Court 
of Exchequer in Ireland for the time being, or any of them, or by a sworn 
governor of the said corporation for the time being, or in his absence by a 
sworn deputy governor for the time being, or by the governor or deputy 
governor for the preceding year, who, or any of them are hereby authorized 
and required to administer the said oath or affirmation to every director or 
directors, from time to time accordingly. 
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