Section 4
SEC. 4. Each officer, enlisted man, light keeper, and light-house apprentice of the Bureau of Navigation shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or position, make and subscribe the following oath: "I................................................................, having been appointed as............................................................... in the Bureau of Navigation, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a citizen of................ ...................................................., that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America in the Philippine Islands, and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto; that I will obey the laws, legal orders, and decrees promulgated by its duly constituted authorities; that I impose upon myself these obligations voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter: so help me God. (The last four words to be stricken out in case of affirmation.) ............................................... (Signature of officer or member.) "Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this................................day of........................................19........" The oath may be taken before any judge, justice of the peace, notary public, or other officer authorized to administer oaths, and when taken shall be filed in the office of the Bureau of Navigation.