The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-14 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Provided alaapit and be it faxtber enacted, that I
whenever it %hall be vignihed to the Alinswer that the parties•
to be married are nou-conformists. unwilbug to.i.itaiply with.,
the tuna' forms of the Church in the snits riage•wereniuny • the
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seine shall be dispensed with. and the leißowing substituted
10 lieu thereof. 'rise mail and sou►an who intend to inter-
marry shall, between the hears of eight and twelve in the
morning, repair to the vestry, or, where there is uo vestry,
to such other room or place within the pariahs as the Minister
shall api 000 ioo t, and there, in the presence of the Minister,and
two or more credible witnesses, shall publicly declare their
ontract of marriage in these worth : first the mass shall say,
" I take thee (M.) to be my ;viler then the woman shall
say, " l take thee (N.) to be my husband ;" which shall be
be It sufficient marriage to all in tents and purposes whatsoever,
any thing in oily act or acts of parliatueut to the cuutrary
notwithstanding
IV. And in order to preserve the evidenee of such mar-
riages thus contracted, said to render the proof thereof -e
certain mid easy, be it further enacted, that, from and after
tl►e said day of and iiiinualiately after
the celebration of every such marl iage, au entry thereof
shall be amide in the register kept for that purpose, in elude
' entry ur register it shall be expressed, that the said mar-
riage was celebrated by balms ur licence ;Auld it both or
'either of the parties, married by bemire, be underage, wily
consent at the parents or guardians, as the case smile be I and
shall be signed by the Minister with his proper addition, mud
also by the parties married, and attested ay such two waist's-
ses, which entry shall be made in the form or to ilie etlect
following ; that is to say : As Lt. of (the or this) Parish
(Non conformists) were married in tins
parish by (bann► or licence) witl► consent of (parents or
guardians) this day of in the
year by me J. Recto•, Vicar or Curate.
Thismarriage was sole suited between In . 8., C. 11, iu
,the presence of E. F., 11.
V. Provided always, and be it further enacted, the
whenever it is proposed by the parties, ala•srt to
.that the marriage of Itilimiconforinists before iumitioaed shall
.be substituted far that of the Established Church, the persons
to he married shall, seven days at least before the time re-
quired fur the first publicat of such harms, respertively
deliver or tense to be delivered to such Minister, a notice iii
writing of their true saints, and of the house or houses of
their respective abodes a ithen such parish sir extruparot h al
place, ol the time daring which they have dwelt is such
house or houses respectively, of their iutentiun to Inter-
marry as bait-couffil mists, Wu murriage by banes be inten-
ded, and in that ease a copy of the basins, signed by the
Cierg,yruau,shiall be alb /teti to the church-fluor.monedaiitely
after divine-service oil each of the days of publicatiom—
Aud 111 case the parents or guardians,. or one of them, u
either• of the pintos who shall be under the age of Yllears
shall forthwith signify his dissent to such marriage in
ea 'hug to the Munster, such puhlicatiou ot bass shall be
absolutely void.
VI. And it is hereby further enacted, that whenever it is
intended by the parties about to mare, that the c. refuoa)
of auu.entiforinists before meat d shall be substituted fur
that of the Established Church, and a marriage by licence
is proposed to be hafl,et saint be espies/red in the said
licence of marriage tbal.the parties to be married are non-
confusinisis..

VII. And be it further enacted, that from and after the
day of in every parish chur h
ithin.England, Wales, nod town of Berwick-upon-Tweed,
there shall be provided by the churchwardens, at the charge
of the parish, one pare lanciuMallt, a berein ...Alt be rim led
the day and year of the birth. of every chard Mora wnuul the
parish, according to the fonts bertietafter ransomed.
Vlll. Mid it is hereby further enacted, that w ulna thirty
days heat slier the birth orally cupid so any partial, the
future of the mid thud suatl iriumatly appear before the
Al mister, or its the father's. Mueller ..r that so tilt mai uer, or
in ease of her being anal he t.. attend, the is buma prlwo tot
ors or oar. behalf, mid declare tile day ut the clothe. lull sh, toe
mane of tole lather hod alotb.r.( but of a bast*. Li tile name
of the lautnen wily ),,the umue it nab rec. lord, a nether it
tierii.hoptised on nuto,.ana when :tad w I crc so baptized ;.
irl I which pa, t.culal 54 he bual.Alisoitenshall eider u. ca lt.e
to be entered in the said regiotrr,. otgot the stooor with
ham , and t uuW she same to be wit ilessed by the ;tenon
mitAIII4 the oeclarattom. hood if any daubs shall arise
os -..ether the said declared 4444 be in all.respect‘ true witljust ,
II snail be lawful fur the said Minister too (is: mine into tile
via tstioiStaliCes upon the oath of the pally Making the said
de. lard 44444 , or the oath or oaths ut such other person or
ort bons as the said &hunter shall think lit to extensilie, which
oath or oath* the said Mituster is hereby mullion-rot to ad-
Aad of oo such o.crlitratiom shall be 1111140 within
tins ty days next after the Milli as idol emiol, then the goods
and chattels is. the father or mother, or person So n hose house
the. said both shall have takers place shall be liable to the
fur frotore of the pounds, to be levied b) liisltcea by warrant
of one of tbeisntiees of the peaceotue half to be paid to the
oufuniter, and the Oilier hall to the Moitoter of the parish 1 bnt
lithe hlinister be the informer, then he shall be cradled to
the w hole penalty-
IX. And be it further enacted, that whenever any per-
son shall die or for buried in why par.sh, mid not be interred
in the church- yard there, some person ;invent at the said
burial, or whets the budy was put into, I ioe t offish ihial
thirty days nest atter such burial make &Titanium' of the
oath.: to the Minister of the pa. i.h w here the interim-hi took
place; mud the wild Minister shall enter or cause the said
-epulture to be outotie.iiartely entered his the register of bun-
alio, sign it with his name, and ore the same w assessed by the
persuli in...kisig the rte. tat Mimi. And if nil such
snail be made as aforesoid within thirty days neat afters ouch
&mine, the mom penalty anal be levied and applied in the
same manner ao is herein before directed fur nut making
tile decimation of birth. And the Nlooister shall be iu all
cases a (Anew trot wish. vs notwithstanding his being the in-
former or Omitted to the peuitliy. A isd the conviction far
either of the ulleileev in this act inetitioued shall be in the
following form, or in nay other tuna of words tu the saute
ct, wheal. atulandiii
fie it remembered, that un the dav of
in the y ear of our Lord in the county of
A 0. justices of the peace for tae said l ounly
of for t hat the and A. 0. (bele state 1 he olleme
against the act.) wit lel.) lie has forfeited the stun of bre
p.mods, to be olootributed rui the act directs.
And au pro. erooing. Moo in pursuance of this act shall be
quashed fel w cut of fossil ors LeliJOV. it by eirititslurbr