The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-08 00:00:00

cording to the proviso for that purpose in the said act of the 2fith
year 01 George II.; oath shall also be made by each of the par.
ties for whose marriage a license shall be sought, of the residence
of such parties for Fite space of four weeks immediately before
the granting of such license, according to the said act of the
26th year of King George 11.
9. And be it further enacted, that from and after the said Ist
day cf September, the consent of any person or persons whore
consent shall be required by law to the marriage of any person
under the age of 21 years. not being a widower or widow, shall
be signified in writing, signed by, such person or persons, and the
signature thereto shall be attested by two or more wittiest", who
shall subscribe their name to an attestation of such signature;
and such consent shall fully describe the personae piteous giving
such consent, and shall state wheats, such person or persons
ellen be authorized to give such econsent as lawful parent or as
lawful guardian or grardiens of the party to whose marriage
such consent shall be given; and no license shall be ranted,
from and after the first said day of September, for the marriage
of any person, under the age of 21 yeses, not being a widower or
widow, unless such consent in writing shall be delivered to the
person front whom such litense shall be sought, and unless one
of the witnesses to the signing of such consent shall make oath
that he or she saw such consent signed by the person or persons
who eh :II appear to have signed the same, and also saw the
other witness to the attestation of Stich signature sign such at—
testation,
and that the names of such persona so aubscribed to
such consent, and attesting the signature thereof, arc of the proper
hand writing of such perms respectively; and some person, not
being one of the parties for whose marriage such license shall be
'mien', shall also make oath that the person or persons who
shall have signed such consent, as law ful parent or lawful guar.
dian or guardians of die party to whose marriage such consent
shall be required, is or are, to the beet of hit or her knowledge
and belief, the lawful parent or lawful guardian or guardians of
such party, and has or have authority to give such consent, and
that the person making such oath well knows such parent or
guardian or guardians, and also the party to whose marriage
ouch consent shall be required.
10. And be it further enacted, that all such oaths as are te-
golfed by this act for the purpose of obtaining any license, shall
be respectively sworn and taken before a surritgaie of die person
from whom any such license as aforesaid shall be sought, nr
biine a surrogate of some other person having power to grant
licenses of marriage; and if any person or persona in any oath to
be inade and taken in pursuance of this act, for the purpose of
obtaining any license of marriage, shall knowingly and wilfully
swear at,y 'motet or thing which shall be false oreiuntrue, every
person so We:ailing shah, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty
of perjury, and shall suffer the like pains and penalties, and
incur the same disabilities, as persons writs, of %dial and corrupt
perjury ate subject to and rotor ; and if any person shall knory
ingty and wilfully obtain any license fur rite marriage of such
person, or of any other person, by means of any false oath, or by
mean, of any lase iiiitraill,nt, in writing, cont ary to the prover
arons of this act, knowing such teeth or instrument to be falre,
such person being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall
be deemed guilty of felony snit oral( ho it to gran:porta:ion
for lite as a •telun ; end if Abe polio eblsenteketrerirce
of
shall be one of the persona who sail bay tantreeted marriage
by means of such license, such person. WI forfeit and lose to
the King's Majesty all estate, rightseult, interest, benefit, profit,
and advantage, which suc:i person may derive from of be entitled
to by virtue of such marriage, and suck forteittire shall and may
be uisposcd of in such Inanner as to Isis Majesty shall seem Ms
an) grant of forfeitures or o.her matter or thing to the contrary
notwithstanding.
11. And be it further enacted, that all and every the oaths and
instruments required by th.s act for the purpose of obtaining any
such license as aforcsaid, shall be duly preserved by the proper
officer or officers of therpersen authorized by law to grant such
license, and shall for goat purpoee be transmitted by the officer
from whom any rich license shall be obtained to the registrar of
the thin:errs within which such license shall be granted. wrCiill
ten days after such license 611111 have been greened, together with
a copy of toe license so granted, and shall be there filed and
preserved ; and the registrar of such diocese shall cause an entry
to be made of such license, and of the several instruments on truth
whereof such license eiall have been granted, hi a eahrulter to lee
kept for such purpose, so that the copy of such license, and tit i.n
several instruments on lath whereof' such heenee ailed have b ten
granted, may be easily found and resorted to; and all pet erns
snail be at Marty to inspect such calendar end such copy t h. In.
centre, and all such other instruments as aforesaid, at an a g,eoe.
able times.
12. And be it farther enacted, that in every license /or the
solemnization of any marriage which shad be granted after the
said !jou day of September. to; tiers on which such I tense shall
have bees, rounded shad be stated, arid it shall also 1' e stated that
such facts have been fully proved as required by tin , sc..
13. And b: it further eneetad, that it any utter or any person
authorized by law to gratis any such license abaft I rot duly observe
all the provisions contained in this ton respect.ng such liceroe,
such officer shall be deemed guilty (tea interlope:4,ll°er, and being
thereof dimly convicted, shall suffer all the pee:Oars and punier •
nitro which may be inflic ed by. law WI a person guilty of a
misdemeanour..
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14. Aittl be it further enacted tno person Walt from and
after the passing of this run, deemed. auitiortzed by law to
giant tiny mantic for the sulem Alitla of any marriage, exec, t
toe Archbishops of Canterbury York, accurding to tile rigias
now vested- in them rasp:Gravely, and except the several other
Bishops within Cie'r reepective dioceses, for the marriage of per-
sons one of whom shah be resident at the time within the dioecas
of the Bishop in,whose name such manse shall be gtaltol, suer,
residence to be proved in inarner liertanutfore yarned i and
such Arebblehops and Bishops shrill use ee suehu orders and I.:go-
:mons for the observance of their respective otthers within their •
respective jurisdictions, to they a:elide:on necessary for the mole
efi,e :IA i,c,s,rotance of the uories of their several ofli:ers within
the true intent and meaning of this act ; and if any such tiiiirer
shrill not duly observe all such inners and teguestrons, suen
officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, ant being
teerenf dilly convicted, shall be subject to putitshincrO as gualy
of a niteicaleanour. 1

IS. Provided always, and be it farther enacted. that after ti,e
aoleinnia .'ion of any marriage by hone, it *hall not be lawtul
to inalic.:ch or iniaitaate any mien marriage, on the ground that
any of thr ftrlm me vary to entitle rarti...to re.cl%eu license as
livreinbirture enacted love been neglected, or bate been cucuted
in a manner u.iterent from %Lac is herviiibelore imu.red.
16. And be it fort :er eneeted, that bdi.te the publication of
lea., of matrimony in uy church or chapel. pur•mint to the pm-
ia.oas tut that purfn, f.t two bet the leth year of the

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