Sect. 2. […] That all male white inhabitants of this state above the age of eighteen years, who have not hiterhto taken the oath or affirmation mentioned and appointed to be taken in the act of assembly intitled, “An Act obliging the male white inhabitants of this State to give assurances of allegiance to the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned,” enacted the thirteenth day of June lase, shall, on or before the first day of June next, take and before the same in manner and form as by the said act is directed; and that every such person, neglecting to take the said oath or affirmation, shall, during the time of such neglect, be liable to all the disabilities, incapacities and penalties to which they are subjected by the said act; and also shall be disabled, from and after the said day, to sue or use any action, bill, plaint or information, in the course of law, or to prosecute any suit in equity or otherwise howsoever, or to be guardian of the person or estate of any child, or executor or administrator of any person, or capable of any legacy or deed of gift, or to make any will or testament, and moreover shall be liable and compelled to pay double the taxes, which other person of equal estate, who has taken such oath or affirmation, shall be rated or assessed at, to be levied by the collector of the public taxes of the township, ward or district in which such offender dwells.

Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that all trustees, provosts, rectors, professors, masters and tutors of any college or academy, and all schoolmasters and ushers; merchants and traders; and every person who shall act as serjeant at law, counsellor at law, barrister, advocate, attorney, solicitor, proctor, clerk or notary, by practicing in any manner as such in any court or courts whatsoever; apothecary or druggist, and very person practicing physic or surgery in any manner for fee or reward; who shall at any time after the first day of June next, be admitted into or enter upon any of the beforementioned preferments, offices or places, or shall come into any such capacity, or shall take upon him or them any such practice, employment, or business as aforesaid, without having first taken and subscribed the beforementioned oath or affirmation, he or they shall be ipso facto adjudged incapable an disabled in law, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, to have, occupy or enjoy the said preferment or preferments, office or offices, employment or employments, or any part of them, or any matter or thing aforesaid, or any profit or advantage appertaining to them, or any of them; and every such office or place of trust shall be void, and is hereby adjudged void; and any person that shall be lawfully convicted of the premises, or any of them, in or upon any presentment or indictment in any court of record in this state, shall also forfeit any sum, not exceeding five hundred pounds, which the court shall adjudge, together with costs, one half of which said fine shall go to the use of the slate, and the other half to him, her or them who shall commence and carry on such profecution with effect.