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 THE MEMORIAL TO MB. MONTAGU lk Foreword, then the Volunteer should not decide the point himself but should refer it to the Chief of his own Circle ; and the ques- tioner should not be allowed to sign so long as he has not been satisfied. 3. It should be clearly kept in mind that no kind of pres- sure is to be used on any inhabitant of any place. 4. Care should be taken that Government servants. as also people who are unable to understand. do not sign by oversight. 5. Signatures should not be taken from young people, who appear to be under the age of eighteen. 6. Signatures should not be taken from school-going stu- - dents whatever their age may be. 7. There is no objection in taking signatures from any man or wcman if the Volunteer is convinced that he or she can under- stand the matter. 8. A man or woman who is unable to read or write, should— be made to put his or her cross and an authentication of it by a well·lrnown person of the place should be placed opposite the cross. 9. It should be kept in mind that each signature is to be taken on two forms. 10. The papers should be preserved without being soiled or crumbled. 11. The papers which are not signed should at once be sent to the Head Omoo ; and a report should at once be sent to the Head Omoo from the place where a meeting has been held or some attempt made. 12. The Volunteer has no authority to make any speech on any subject outside the scope of petition or on any subject relating to but not included in the Foreword, 13. First the inhabitants of a place should be called together and the Foreword read out to them and their signatures taken. After that as many houses as can be practicable should be visited and the signatures of the rest of the men and women taken. But these should be taken only after the Foreword has been explained. 14. If while visiting places or calling together people, the police or any other omcials object, the Volunteer should politely reply that so long as the Head Omoe does not direct the cessation of work he would have to continue his work. If in doing this, he is arrested by the police, he should allow himself to bo arrested, but he should not resist the police. And if such a thing happens, he should at once send a detailed report to the Head Omoe. If peo· ple themselves hesitate to gather together through the fear of the police or for any other cause, the Volunteer should give up that place and should at once give information of such an occurrence to the Head Omoo.