Chap. 406.—An ACT to provide a modified oath to be taken by per-
sons elected or appointed to any post or office under the laws of the
commonwealth, who are unable to take the oath required under
the Acts of Assembly approved April 21, 1882.

Approved May 23, 1887.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
when any person elected or appointed to any post or office
under the laws of this commonwealth, including members of
the gencral assembly, be so situated that he cannot take and
subscribe the oath required under the act of assembly ap-
proved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
such person may take and subscribe 1n lieu thereof the fol-
lowing oath: I swear (cr affirm) that I have not since the
removal of my disabilities by an act of the general assembly,
approved the day of eighteen , fought ina
duel, the issue of which was or might have been the death
of either party; nor have I been knowingly the bearer of
any challenge or acceptance to fight a duel actually fought,
nor have I been otherwise engaged or concerned, directly or
indirectly, in a duel actually fought since said time; nor will
I during my continuance in office be so engaged, directly or
indirectly, so help me God.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.