Charles Bradlaugh

“ If the presiding officer be a County Court judge or coroner, the words "your honor" should be used instead of "my lord", or in the case of a police magistrate "your worship". Should the judge persist in questioning the witness as to his opinions he should be met by a respectful but distinct refusal to answer. If the witness be before a coroner, and the coroner should—as has already happened—refuse to take the evidence of a witness so claiming to affirm such coroner should be asked: "On what ground do you decline to take my evidence?" ”

“ Every person upon objecting to being sworn, and stating, as the ground of such objection, either that he has no religious belief, or that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief, shall be permitted to make his solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath in all places and for all purposes where an oath is or shall be required by law, which affirmation shall be of the same force and effect as if he had taken the oath ”

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