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[1909
(2) "A statutory declaration made for the purposes of this section shall
be exempt from stamp duty.
(3) "A statutory declaration for the purposes of this section shall be
made in the form set out in the schedule to this Act, or in a form to
the like effect."
The Act also provides a form of declaration which is to be made before
a Commissioner of Oaths or other statutory officer authorised to receive a
statutory declaration. The declaration is as follows:—
SCHEDULE.
"I, A.B., of in the parish of in the county
"of being the parent (or person having the custody) of a child
"named C.D., who was born on the day of 19 do
"hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that I conscientiously believe that
"vaccination would be prejudicial to the health of the child, and I make
"this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true, and
"by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1835.
"Dated this day of 19,
Signed—A.B.
"Declared before me, at on the
day of E.F.
"a Commissioner for Oaths (or Justice of the Peace, or other officer
authorised to receive a statutory declaration)."
Thus we see that the road is made more smooth for the conscientious
objectors to render it possible for their children to contract Small Pox. It is
fervently to be hoped that the folly of the Government may not be rewarded
in time with a serious outbreak of Small Pox. We had an illustration recently
in Islington of the potency of vaccination, for in the small outbreak of Small
Pox at the beginning of the year, it was a notable fact that the only child who
contracted the disease was one who had not been vaccinated, although several
other children were equally exposed to the infection. There is no use in labouring
this matter. An anti.vaccinator is like every other "anti-", unamenable
to reason, and nothing will alter his views except an affliction such as that
described in the report of the Medical Officer of Health for last year.