Oaths.
Article 19
ART. 19. Oaths.—The trial judge advocate of a general" or special court-martial shall administer to the members of the court, before they proceed upon any trial, the following oath or affirmation: "You, A. B. do swear (or affirm) that you will well and truly try and determine, according to the evidence, the matter now before you, between the People, of the Philippines and the person to be tried, and that you will duly administer justice, without partiality, favor, or affection according to the provisions of the rules and articles for the government of the army of the Philippines, and if any doubt should arise, not explained by said rules and articles, then according to your conscience, the best of your understanding, and the custom of war in like cases and you do further swear (or affirm) that you will not divulge the findings or sentence of the court until they shall be published by the proper authority or duly announced by the court, except to the trial judge advocate and assistant trial judge advocate; neither will you disclose or discover the vote or opinion of any particular member of the court-martial upon a challenge or upon the findings or sentence, unless required to give evidence thereof as a witness by a court of justice in due course of law. So help you God." When the oath of affirmation has been administered to the members of a general or special court-martial, the president of the court shall administer to the trial judge advocate and to each assistant trial judge advocate, if any, an oath or affirmation in the following form: "You, A. B. dc swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of a trial judge advocate, and will not divulge the findings or sentence of the court to any but the proper authority until they shall be duly disclosed. So help you God." All persons who give evidence before a court-martial shall be examined on oath or affirmation in the following form: "You swear (or affirm) that the evidence you shall give in the case now in hearing shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. So help you God." Every reporter of the proceedings of a court-martial shall, before entering upon his duties, take oath or affirmation in the following form: "You swear (or affirm) that you will faithfully perform the duties of reporter to this court. So help you God." Every interpreter in the trial of any case before a court-martial shall, before entering upon his duties, take oath or affirmation in the following form: "You swear (or affirm) that you will truly interpret in the case now in hearing. So help you God." In case of affirmation the closing sentence of adjuration will be omitted.