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consul, may enter a caveat with the consul
against the solemnization Of the marriage OF
any person named therein, such cayeat being
signed by or on behalf of the person who en-
ters the same, and stating his or her place of
residence, and the ground of objection on
which his or her caveat is founded; and il
any caveat be entered as aforesaid, no mar
rage Of the person named therein shall be
solemnlzed until the consul shall have exam
med into the matter of the caveat, and shall
be satisfied that it ought not to obstruct the
solemnization Of the said marriage, or until
the caveat shall be Withdrawn by the party
who entered the same; and in cases of doubt
II shall be lawful for the consul to transmit to
one Of her Majesty's principal secretaries of
state copy of such caveat, with such state
ment in relation thereto as the Consul may
think fit, and such secretary Of state shall re-
fer the same to the registrar general of births,
deaths and marriages in England. for his de-
cision; and the said registrar general, hav-
ing decided thereon, shall transmit his de-
clsion in writing TO the said secretary OF
state, who shall communicate the same to
the said consul: Provided always, that in case
the consul refuse to solemnize or tn allow to
he solemnlZed in his presence The marriage
OF any person requiring such marriage to be
solemnized, such person shall have right
of appeal 10 one OF her Majesty's principal
| secretaries of state, who shall tlereupOn Ell
ther confirm the refusal or direct the solemn
iZatiOn of the marriage
3. And be it enacted, That whenever any
marriage shall not be had within three caIen-
der months next after notice shall have been
SO gwen to and entered by the consul as
aforesaid, or where in the case of any such
caveat as aforesaid, a statement shall have
been transmitted as aforesaid, or where, on
such refusal as aforesaid of the Consul, a
person shall appeal as aforesaid, and the
marriage shall be directed to be solemnized,
then, within three calender months after the
receipt from the secretary OF state of the de-
cisIon with respect TO snch caveat or on such
appeal, the notice shall be void; and the mar
| riage in respect of which such notice was
given shall not be solemnized until a new no.
tice shall have been given, and copies there
OF entered IN the register. and suspended IN
the Office of the consulate. in accordance
with the provisions Of this act.
9. And he it enacted, That after the ex-
piration Of seven days if the marriage is by
license, or of twenty -one days if the marriage
is without license, after notice shall have
been so given to and entered by the consul
as aforesaid, provided no lawful impeachment
be shown to the satisfaction of the consul
why the marriage should not be sOlemnized,
and that the marriage had not been forbidden
in the manner herein provided, it shall be
lawful for the consul to solemniZe, or allow
10 be solemnized by any other person in his
presence. the marriage IN respect OF which
such notice shall have been given, between
and by the parties described in such notice; {;
and every such marriage shall be solemnlZed
at the British consulate, with open doors, be-
tween the hours Of eight and twelve in the
forenoon, in the presence of two or more
Witnesses, and may be solemnzed, in the
presence of the consul, according to the rites
of the united church of England and Ireland,
or according to such other form and ceremo-
ny as the parties thereto may see fit to adopt,
or may, where the parties shall so desire. be
solemnized by the consul; and in the solemn
iZation OF every such marriage not solemni-
zed according to the rites of the united church
of England and Ireland, in some part of the
ceremony, and in the presence OF the consul
and witnesses, each OF the parties shall de-
clare.
81 do solemnly declare, That know not
Of any lawful impediment why ], A. B. may
not be joined in matrimony to c. D."
And each of the parties shall say to the
other:
g call upon these persons here to witness,
That A. b. do take thee, G.. ID. to be my
lawful welded wite-Or-husband."
TO- And be it enacted, That the consul
shall be entitled for every marriage which
shall be solemnized under this act by him
or in his presence, to have from the parties
married the sum OF twenty shillings, if the
marriage shall be by license, and otherwise
the sum of ten shillings.
H. And be it enacted, That The consul
shall forthwith reg ister in duplicate every
marriage solemniZeG As aforesaid in two mar
riage books, to be furnished to him for that
purpose from time TO time by the registrar
general, Through one of her Malesiy's prin-
cipal secretaries of state, according to the
form provided for the registration of mar
riages by the act of the seventh year Of the
reign of King William the Fourth, entitled
an act for registering births, deaths and
marriages in England or as near to such
form as the differences of the circumstances
will admit Of; and the entry in such book Of
cNcTy SuCu uC S'SuCu DF tuC
person by whom the marriage shall have
heen solemnized, if there shall be any such
person other than the consul, and by the
consul and both the parties married., and at
tested by two witnesses; aud all such entries
shall be made in regular order from the be-
ginning to the end of each such book, and
the num',er of the place of entry in each du-
plicate marriage book shall be the same.
IL. And be it enacted, That in the month
OF January in every year, every consul shall
make and transmit 10 one Of her Majesty
principal secretaries of state, to be transmit
ted by him to the registrar general, true
copy. certified by such consul under his hand
and consular seal, according to the form in
the schedule B to this act annexed, of all
the entries Of marriages during the prece-
ding year in the register book kept BY him;
and if there shall have been no marriage re-
gisfered durinp stichl nrecedinp year, the |