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41 1937

DEFENCE FORCES ACT, 1937

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Forms of Commission to an Officer.

PART I.

Defence Forces of Ireland.

To (Name of Officer)_________________________

Trusting in your fidelity to Ireland and loyalty to the Constitution and reposing special confidence in your courage, honour, good conduct, and intelligence, I__________________the President of Ireland hereby, on the advice of the Government, constitute and appoint you to be an officer in the part of the Defence Forces known as____________as from the___________day of________________, 19_________You will faithfully discharge your duty in the rank of__________________or in any higher rank to which your merit may hereafter determine your appointment or promotion. You will exercise and train in arms and maintain in good order and discipline the soldiers and inferior officers serving under you who are hereby each and all enjoined and commanded to render you obedience as their superior officer. You will yourself observe and obey without question such orders and directions as you shall from time to time receive from the Minister for Defence or from any of your superior officers according to law.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this____________

day of______________, 19_________

________________________,

President of Ireland.

L.S.

PART II.

Defence Forces of Ireland.

To (Name of Officer)_________________________

Trusting in your fidelity to Ireland and loyalty to the Constitution and reposing special confidence in your courage, honour, good conduct, and intelligence, We, the undersigned members of the Commission nominated by Article 57 (or 14) of the Constitution to exercise the powers and functions of the President of Ireland hereby, on the advice of the Government constitute and appoint you to be an officer in the part of the Defence Forces known as___________ as from the ___________day of__________________, 19______________ You will faithfully discharge your duty in the rank of ________________or in any higher rank to which your merit may hereafter determine your appointment or promotion. You will exercise and train in arms and maintain in good order and discipline the soldiers and inferior officers serving under you who are hereby each and all enjoined and commanded to render you obedience as their superior officer. You will yourself observe and obey without question such orders and directions as you shall from time to time receive from the Minister for Defence or from any of your superior officers according to law.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the President

of Ireland this________________day of

_________________, 19___________

L.S.