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London, England, 1822-09-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

person from whom such license s: all be sougla, and unless one
of the witnes es to the aigning of see) eansi tit shall make oath
that he or she saw sue:i con •at sigred by the person or peraans
who sh II appear to have sive' the same, rod also saw the
other witness to the attevatien of wall signature sign such et—
testatian. and that the name., of such perithls so subscribed to
such consent. and attedatig the signature than ea, are of the proper
hands ruing of such peraons respectively ; and some person, not
b.:ing one of the parties for waiuse marnage such lieens.° shad be
sought, shall also make oath that the petsou or Reruns silo
Omit have signed such consent, as. Law fan parent or lawthl guar-
dam or guardians of the patty to whose ono riage SUCh corselet
shall be required, is or are, to the bc: t of his or bar knowledge
and belie., tie lawful parent or lawful guardian or guardians of
such party, and has or have authority to give such conaeni, and
that the person making such oath wet knows each parent or
guardian or guardians. and also the party to whose marriage
such consent shad be required.
10. And be it further enacted, th,t all such oaths as are re-
plica by this act for the purpase of obtaining any license, shall
be respectively swain and taken before a suzette:de of the person
from who.n any such 'teethe as aforesaid shall be sought, or
b lore a surrogate of some oilier person Living power to giant
lice/Lies of marriage; and if any iaerson or pawns in any oath to
he made and taken in pursuance of this act, fur the purpose ut
ortaming any license of mai tinge, shad ki.awingly and widully
swear any mattet or thing which ►has be Lose or untrue, every
person so edentling shalt, on convict:en thereof, be Oz.med path.,
of perjury, and shad sal er the like pains and penalties. and
incur tat same disabilities, AA perions gthlty of a iltul and corrupt
peljary ate subject to and incur ; and if any persion shall know
tag.), and wilfully obtain any license tbr the marriute of such
person, or of any other person, by means of any false oath, or by
mean. of ally false inatruntant io waiting, cont ary to the provi-
sions of this act, knowing such path or ins:runic:a to be false,
south person being thereof convicted by due course of law, Odd
he deemed guilty of felony, and shaft 6c Itable to transportation
fu li:e as a felon; anal it tile pa twit convicted of such °Wane
shall he one of we persons who shall have contracted marriage
by means of such license, such person shall forfeit read lthe to
the King's iNlaje-ty art estate, right, title, interest. benefit, profit,
and advantage, erhicli such person may derive limn or bc endtleal
to by, virtue a such Marlikze, and sues lonia:we :hall and may
be disposed of in halal manner as to lets at aje,ty shinl seem fit;
any grant of forfeiture% or °Jeer matter or thing to the contrary
nut we hstanaling.
11. And be it further enacted, that all and every the oaths and
instruments required by th s act for the pur; ose ut obtaining any
such license as aforesaid, shall be duly preselect! by the pauper
Officer or ntlieers of the perusal atultotiaed by 'aw to grunt such
license, and shall for that purpose be transthuted by the officer
trout whom any such license shall be obtained to the registrar of
the dioccss within which such license shall be granted, within
ten days after such iicense shall have been granted, ,ogetlier with
a copy of the license so granted, and ahula be there tiled and
preset ; and the registrar of such dibeesa shall cause an entry
to be made of such license, anal of chest:soul Mat:nitro:is ou faith
wiieteof such 'teens.: s null nave been granted, in a caleadas to be
kept for such purpose, FO that the copy of such license, and such
several instruments on faith thereof ►ucla license than hare been
granted. may be easily found and resorted to; and all pets. au
basil be at liberty to inspect melt calendar anti sued copy of li-
cense. and all such other instruments as aforesaid, at al* season-
able

12. And be it further enacted, that in every license for the
solemnization of any marriage shish snail be granted after the
said first day of September, sae Lets au which such I:cense snail
have been founded clucl be stated, and it sk.II also be buittxl that
such facts have been fully proved as requireJ by this ac,.
13. And be it furtherlst it any officer or any person
autforized by law to grant any suet license shall hot duly observe
ali the 1 rovisions cont4ineti an this act respecting cacti licen,e.
such officer sball be deemed guilty of* misdemeanour, and being
thereof duly convicted, shelf esti% r all the penaltas and punish
ment which may be ibtlic ell by law on a person gui.ty of a
misdemeanour.

14. Anti be it further enacted, that no person thall, from and
after the passing of this act, be deemed nut:ionized by law to
grant any license for the stilemnizAtion of any marriage, except
the Archbishops of Canterbury and ork. aceording tot.., .alas
now vested in them rt-sperively, and except the several other
Bishops within their respective dioceses, for the inurritige ui per-
sans one of whom shah be resident at the time within the diocese
of the 11. shop in whose name such license shall be granted, such
re.,idenec to be proved in niarner herembefore virected ; and
such Arclibtiliops and Bishops shall maize such others and rcgu-
harms tic the observance of their respective (lutes* within their
respective jurisdictions, as they shall deem necessary for the mote
effectual performance of the duties of their several clß.:c3i within
tl:e true intent and meaning of this act ; and it any such °Ricer
shall not duly observe ail such orders anti reguiamons, such
officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and being
thereof duly corvietcd, shall be subject to punisluneM as guilty
of a nii-deuticenuur.

13. Provided always, and be it farther enacted, that after the
solemnisation of any marriage by license, it shall not be lawful
to impeach or ins imitate any omen Itiarriage, on the ground that
any of tie ft.:ns necessary to entitle •antes to recta, a liccnbe its
herembefore enacted base been neglected, or have been executed
in a matuier 64i:rent from what l irereinbefore letiuircd.
16. And be it fure'er en mud, that before the publication of
bans of matrimony in and chute:( or chapel, pursuant to the pro.
etions for that pierp,i..effi the sdit act of tits 26-li year of the
rein of his and Isle AL-jesly Kitt; George 11. there shall be
cleiteered to the proper minister of the sal:I church or chapel an
ali:,:avit or tiflidavits in wilting, sworn battle each mmHg, r or
one of Ins Majesty's Jkstices el toe Peace, by the parties for
whose niarrt.ge such bans sl:a.l he iequireel to be poi shed,
stating truly tile Ctiiistian and our:4mo of sucii parties respec-
tive'y, and the house or houses of weir respective abode attain
such parish or eimpelry, or atonu an extra parochial pia-ie att..
ju•nin4 to each parish or clutpilry, if both shall abide therein,
or title cf sod' parties if one only shall abide therein, and the
tint:: during which such putties respectively, or one of them, if
one only mall abide therein, ,!tall have dwelt in such house ur
house:. es occupier or occupieis thereof, or as loager or Iti:gers
threw; and Such affidavit or afiiilasits shall also state, either
that both the parties ,or whose marriage such bans shall be re.
q•tiresl to be published have au:dried the age of 21 years; or if
JAI of them shad lie under soca age, then such affidavit shall
tt...te that both of them are under such age; and if one of than
oaly shall be under such ago, men such affidavit shall state that
li party is under such age; and obeli affidavit or affidavits
all be delivered to inch minirer before the pudic:Men of suc.i
and In ease any lar•on shail in any such affidavit wilfully
.ear fats .ly in any matter contained there:a, such per•on shall
u.. (Lotted ~ttley of wtful rod coi runt perjury,and being thereof
convicted by clue course ul law, shat silifer the pains and penaltica
of wiiful and corrupt lie_ jai. and shall foif.it and lose to the
King's 51tiji sty all estate. late fit, prefit, and advantage which
bUC.I person shall c:eri►e from the marriage of Wen perah in con-
sequence of the publication t f bates of andrintony in pursuance
iii such a tidavit, to be ei,sposA of by his :ileijesq as lie shall bee
fit ; any grant ef fo therm u: utter mutter or thing to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
17. And be it fate ter enacted, that such bans shall not be
published until the true elms um sad surnames of the said per-
sons, and the house or hue-es of their respective abodes wiuun
soon parish or ch.:pc:try n• ex ra paructitat velar Ica atoresaid, as
stetl in such affidavit, Banff he affixed to the principal coo, of
the or chapel. and in sea e conspicuous place within the
assad rhu•ch in dispel in whidt bans shall DC published as
aforesaid, and shah marlin so affixed until the expiration of the
tbra shiralks on which stiolt h..us shall be talishtd.

IS. And be it further enacted, that every minister tow any
such affidavit shall be delivered. for the purpose of obtaining the
! publication of bans of mwriiiiiiny, shall deliver such affidavit lo
the churchwarden or chapelwarden of the chinch or chapel in
which such bans slial be published, and the saute shall be depo_
sited by such churchwarden or chapelwarden in a chest to be
provided for that purpose, and kept in the church or chapel in
which such bans shall be published.
19. Provided always, and be it further enartcd, that after tl:e
solemn scion of any multiage, tinder a publteetion of bans. it
shall not he necessary, in support of such marriage, to give any
prow of any ouch affidavit, our cruel any evidence be teceivid
to prove that such affidavit was not male and delivered as m.
Toted by this act, In ally sun touching the validity of .tiers
marriage; nor shall such tuartiage bo avoided tur want 01' ur
by
reasen of any defect in such efildtivit, or on account of the Rue
name or names of either parts not being used in the publicatien
of such bats, or for such name or names not having ben affixed
as ; but it shah be lawful in support of such marriage
to give veldt:lice, that the persons who are actually married by
the names specified in such publication of bans were co married,
and such montage shill be deemed good unit valid to all intents
and purpose, notwithstandrg false names, or a false name,
assumed by both or either of the said parties in the publication
of such bans, at the time of the solemnisation of such marriage.
20. And be it further enacted, that a lientver a marriage shall
not be lad within three months alter the complete pubhcautin of
ban•, no minister shall proceed to the sokitin zatiou of the same
mil the bans shall have been republished on three several art.n.
days, in the form end manner piettcribid in nett, and in the
sail recited act of the 2fith of George 11. or by license duly
obtained according to the provisions o f this act.
21. And be it further enacted, that id. and every the clauses
and provisions in this act, touching tha publications of bans of
matrimony, and touching marriag s solenin:zed by such bans,
shall commence and have efieet on and miter the Ist of september,
18:2, and not b. Sue.

sit. And be it also enacted, that a Itencirer a maniege shall not
be had with:li 'hare months sfer the grant of any license by any
archbi hoe, bidlop, or any ordinary or person having authority
to giant knelt Menge, no minister shall reeved to the solemnisa-
tion of manage until a new license shall have been obtained, or
by ben. duly published according to the provisions of this act.
23. Provuted always, that nothing in this act contained Stall
extend to the marriage of any of the royal family.
2S. Piovittal likewise, that nothing in this lust contained shall
extend to any tuunitiges amongst the la op,e called Qu ticers. or
anictig,t the people professin4 the debits.' religion, where both
the parties to any such marriage shall be of the people called
Quakers, or persons professing the Jewish religion respectively,
nor to any marriages solemnized beyond the seas.
23. And be it further enacted, that this act shall be publicly
read in ail churches and public chapels by the parson, vicar, nu.
niter, or curate of the respective parishes or chapelnes, on sane
Sunt:ay inintedatkily alter morning ptayer, or immediately after
evening prayer. if there shah be no insornin4 service on that day,
in each of the months of October. November. and December, in
Literate ef our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty aasii
and .4 the NUM times on three several Sundays in the year one
thousand eight hundred and twenty•three—athat is to say, the
Sundays ni xt before the 23th day of March, 24th day of Aube,
and 29th day t f September.
26. And be it further enacted, that this act shall extend sal,
la that part of the kiargdoar cal:rxl England.