Section 16
SEC. 16. Every applicant for admission to the Philippine civil service shall, before being admittd to examination int he Islands, take and subscribe the following oath before a justice of the peace in and for the province in which he is, or before a member of the Civil Service Board, the members of which are authorized to administer the same: "OATH OF APPLICANT. "I,_____________________________, having applied for admission to the civil service of the Philippine Islands, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I recognized and accept the supreme authority of the United States of America in these 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 this obligation voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God. (The last four words to be stricken out in case of affirmation.) "(Signature) ____________________________ "Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this ___________ day of __________________ 19________ "____________________________" The oath of the applicant shall be filed with the secretary of the Board.