- inafter is mentioned. And such Court of Examiners, or
the major part of them, shall, and they are hereby required to meet and assemble in some convenient Room in the Hall of the said Society, once at least in every week, for the purpose of such Examination, and then and there to examine all Persons applying to be examined, and duly qualified so to be by virtue of this Act.
And be it further Enacted, That at any such Meetings of the said Examiners, a Chairman shall and may be appointed; and when and so often as it shall so happen that there shall be an equal number of Votes upon any one question (including the Vote of the said Chairman), then and in such case, it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Chairman to give the casting or decisive Vote.
And be it further Enacted, That no person shall be capable of acting as an Examiner, under and by virtue of this Act, until he shall have taken and subscribed the following Oath:
"I, A. B. do solemnly promise and swear (or, being
one of the people called Quakers, do solemnly affirm)
that I will faithfully, impartially, and honestly, according
to the best of my skill and knowledge,
execute the trust reposed in me by the Master, Wardens,
and Society of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries
of the City of London, as an Examiner, in
the Examination of every person who shall come
before me to be examined, as to his fitness or qualification
to act as an Apothecary, or Assistant to an
Apothecary, as the case may be, and that without
favour, affection, prejudice, or malice.
"So help me God."
which Oath, or Affirmation, the said Master, Wardens, or
Court of Assistants, or the major part of them, are hereby
authorized and required to administer.
And be it further Enacted, That all Persons so to be chosen and appointed Examiners as aforesaid, shall continue in
