OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Eomrable C. '~.~oodrow Laughlin county Attorney Jim Wsll.rr County Aliae, TexatI OpinionNo. o-4 Dear Fir:



### visedcivilstitutbsor who desiretomarry p Clerk the lioenm uthorieed by law to oelemany, whhiahshall be o oelebrateeuohmarriage.' Jobllson,

61 -.W. 143, the Court under the cirs;

umstenoesof this kssa not authorized to issue this the consent of the parent, - under the age 0r fourteen - still we are or the oplnlon thot the plalntMr la estopped ironirecovering,and under the rSOt6 no other jUd& ment would have been properly rendered.'

### Iionor8bla C. WoodrewLaughlin, Pa@ 2

'It lathereron, tha o~lnlon 

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### atrho thatwhere them4le la under airtoea 

### or bhe romale i6 undOr fOurt446 that the COUnty Clerkha6 no **au** thority whatever

### to lrsua a marrlap lloenae and #et in suoh a Olae the County Clerk la oompelled by **law to**  **r4fuas to**  issue the **a4me.*** A6 QOmOd **out** in **your** letter Article 4603 provide6 that male6 under airteanand rem6106 underrart46n y44rao* 6g4 ah411 not

### marry.

Itmight 41~ b4 noted that Art1016 4607 

### provIdea that it ah411 not be lawful 

### ror any perlron or aauoaal~ blood or theirdesoend4nto to Intermarrywith Pfrloana or the deaoendenta or Afrlosn~.

Art1014 4605 read6 44 rollowar
Vo olerk ah@11 168~4 l lioenae without the oona4ntor bhopsnnt or Ctuardlsn 4f ths partlea applyIn& it there be a guardian. Suoh oonmaf may k 

### gIvea In person, 

### or In writ1

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### algnedaad 

### l oknowledged by amid parent or guard an berow 6n offloer **ruthorlzed** to takr 4oknowl4dmsnt8, unless the psrtier 60 applylogare, In the o6ae or the lasletwenty-oneyern of age, and in oaae or the ibraale

alghtoen yearn or a@. xr theru be may doubt In tha mind of th4 olsrk,he ahall not **issue** arid lloenaeunleaa therm ah411 be preaentrd to bin 6 sworn oertiiloete from th4 **parent** or guardian or 601~ person other than the oontreating psrtieathat the 4oqtraotlngg6rtfo6 hat4 attainedthe 

### age6 siar46U.d. Fiothlw h4nln ahail **b4 oonrtrued**  to 6rr0ot the lsernanae or marrlrge 1104nse In aedu4tlon **proaeoutlon.** rr 6 minor has neither **peront** nor gufmdlan, then the olerY shallnot issue 

### a lIosn64without the consent of the ooontg judpJ, or the oounty 0r the ~~idenoe Or euohminor, auoh **consent** 

### to **b4 in**  writing and elgnedand croknowledged by 6uoR oounty **judge.** P.D., 4667; Aota lP11, p. 63.*

There **is no**  **~rovl~icm in**  the above ,Artiols for the Clerk to **144~4 4**  lloense to me146 under 16 or fern6146 **under** 14, ~V.LI with tha **written** oonesnt Of the psr4nt or ~~;A:xI. mere 10 only n provision for thr Blerk to i**u@ 6 EBonorable C. ploodrow Laughlin,saga f

w melea over airteen an&under ,trrnty-one and femalea over fourteen end under eighteen, ~4th tha oonaent of the r;arant OFgunrdlsn, lr there be a guardian.

In like mnner there 16 no Frovlalon in the above &tl.ole 4605 ror the Clerk to laauo a lloenae to tboae prohibltod rrom marrying a8 set rorth-inArtlole 4607.

In other words there la maprovlrsion in the atdutoa rutborlzing the Clerk to laaw a marrIs(F lioenee to thoaa rho me speslrloally prohlbltrd iros entering Into the aurlago relation.

we thsrorore mawor youx puostlon In the negatlw. Vsrg truly par*