Strange Oath-Taking In Court Procedure
Two witnesses refused, to take the customary oath on the Bible in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court recently, insisting on the alternative affirmation. A witness is equally entitled to take the oath on the Koran, but it would be worth his while to have other evidence supporting his claims to Mohammedanism.
A Hindu may swear on the Vedas, a Parsee on the Zendavesta, and a Jew on the Old Testament or Pentateuch. Chinese may kneel and £>reak a saucer or blow out a candle with the words: “If I do not speak the truth, and as this candle has been blown out, may I be blown out likewise.” The Chinese may also cut off a cock’s head or burn a piece of paper on which sacred characters have been written.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 14, 1 November 1948, Page 4
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