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United States of America

I, D.C. Rugg, of the County of Madison and state of Alabama, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God, that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been a citizen thereof; that I have never given aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have never sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the United States; that I have not yet yielded a voluntary support to any pretended government, authority, power or constitution within the United States, hostile or inimical thereto; and I do further swear that to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bean true faith and allegiance to the same that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God.
D.C. Rugg