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--;;:r't;g:"Ges. F~ach person who is appointed to serve in the civil defense ~rgency shall, before entering upon his duties, take -an oath in writing before a person authorized to administer oaUls in this state, or Defore any officer of the state department of civil defense, the director, or ground corps supervisor. 'i.'he oath shall be as follows: "1 , do solelml~' swear (or afi'irm) that 1 will support and defend the Constitution of the TJnited States and the constitution of the state of Einnesota against all enemies; foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; tha t I take this obligation freely, "(vi thout any mental reservation 01' purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithi'ull~'l discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I member of any political part:.:- or organization that advocates -~he overthrow of the Govern:nent of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member or the civil defense agency, I will not advocate nor become a l"nember of an;\!" political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States, or of this state, by force or violence. II Subdivision 2. Civil defense volunteers shall be called into service only in case of a civil defense emergency or a natural disaster for which the regular municipal forces are inadequate or for necessary training and preparation for such emergencies. All volunteers si:lall serve without compensation. Subdivision 3. Each civil defense vohmteer shall be provided with such sui table insignia or other identifica tion as maj' be required oy the director. Such identification shall be in a form and st:J"le approved by the :federal government. No volunteer shall exercise any authority over the persons or property of others WjjJlOut his identification. No person except an authorized volunteer shall use the identification or a volunteer or otherwise represent himself to be an authorized volunteer. Subdivision 4. No civil defense volunteer shall carry any f'irear'T1 while on duty except on "rr:Ltten order of the chief of the Police Department. Section 6. Emergency Hegulations. Subdivision 1. 'tJhenever necessary to tl1eet a civil defense er:lergency or to prepare for such an emergency ror which adequate regulations have not been adopted the governor or the village council, the ma:!or may b3' proclamation promulgate regulations, "