By submitting this payment you do hereby make application for active membership in NORTH DAKOTA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
If your membership should be revoked or discontinued for any cause, you do hereby agree to return to said Lodge your membership card and any other material bearing the F.O.P. insignia, such as auto emblem, lapel pin, etc.
By submitting this application you do agree to the following oath of obligation and the statement above. Your submittal will act as a signature for said oath of obligation.
OATH OF OBLIGATION
I, ____________, in the presence of the Creator of the Universe and the members of the Fraternal Order of Police, do most solemnly promise and swear, that I will to the best of my ability, comply with all the laws and rules of this Order; that I will recognize the authority of my legally elected officers and obey all orders therefrom not in conflict with my religious or political views, or my right as an American citizen; that I will not cheat, wrong, or defraud this Order, or any member thereof, or permit the same to be done if in my power to prevent it; that I will at all times aid and assist a worthy Brother or Sister in sickness or distress, so far as it lies in my power to do so; that I will not divulge any secrets of this Order to any one not entitled to receive them. To all of which I most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear. Should I violate this, my solemn oath or obligation, I hereby consent to be expelled from the Order.