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Verification of signatures of members of Dáil Eireann.
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1.—Every signature of a member of Dáil Eireann to a petition presented to the President under Article 27 of the Constitution shall be verified either—
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(a) by a certificate, in whichever of the following forms is appropriate, signed by the Clerk of Dáil Eireann, or the Clerk-Assistant of Dáil Eireann and written on the petition beside or immediately below the signature or signatures to which it relates, that is to say:—
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(i) where the certificate relates to one signature only:—
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“I hereby certify that the adjoining (or above) signature is the signature of A. B., a member of Dáil Eireann.
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______________________
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Clerk (or Clerk-Assistant)
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of Dáil Eireann.”
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(ii) where the certificate relates to two or more signatures:—
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“I hereby certify that the adjoining (or above)_____________ signatures are the respective signatures of A. B., C. D., E. F., etc. each of whom is a member of Dáil Eireann.
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______________________
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Clerk (or Clerk-Assistant)
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of Dáil Eireann.”
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or
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(b) by a certificate in the following form signed by a Justice of the District Court, a Commissioner for Oaths, or an officer of the Gárda Síochána not below the rank of Superintendent, and written on the petition beside or immediately below the signature to which it relates, that is to say:—
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“I hereby certify that the adjoining (or above) signature is the signature of A. B., who is personally known to me and is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a member of Dáil Eireann.
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______________________
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Justice of the District Court (or Commissioner for Oaths or_______ of the Gárda Síochána).”
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