Polynesian., 1850-07-06


transmitted by him to the registrar general
| l3 And be it enacted, That after any mar
riage shall have been solemnized by this act
1t shall not be necessary, in support of such
marriage, to give any proof of the actual
dwelling for the time required by this act of
either OF the parties, previous TO the mar
rage, within the district wherein such mar
rage was solemnized, or of the consent of
any person whose consent thereto is required
by law, nor shall any evidence to prove the
contrary be given in any suit touching the
validity of such marriage
Ia. And be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the consul by whom or in whose
presence any marriage is solemnized under
this act, to ask of the parties to be married
the several particulars required to be regis
tered touching such marriage.
l5. And be it enacted, That if any mar
rage shall be had under the provisions of this
act by means Of any willfuIly false notice,
oath, affirmation or declaration, made by Ell
ther party to such marriage, as to any mat
ter to which notice, oath, affirmation or de-
claratIon is by this act required, il shall be
lawful for her Majesty's Attorney-general or
S"lIcitor-general to sue for the forfeiture of
all estate and interest in any property accru-
ing to the offending party by such marriage;
and the proceedings ihereupon and the con-
sequences thereof, shall he the same as are
provided by law in like case with regard To
marriages solemnized by license in England
according to the rites of the church of Eng
land
l6. And be it enacted That every person
who shall knowingly and wiliully make any
oath, affirmation or declaration, or sign any
false notice, required by this act, for the pur-
pose of procuring any marriage, and every
person who shall forbid any such marriage
by falsely representing himself or herself TO
be person whose consent to such marriage
Is required by law, knowing such represen-
tation to be false, shall suffer the penalties of
perjury; and such offender may be tried in
any county or place in England in the same
manner and may be dwelt with in all respects
as If the offence had been committed in such
county or place in England
IL. And be it enacted That in any and
every action or suit for forfeiture, and upon
any and every prosecution for perjury, as
aforesaid, the declaration and certificate of
the consul, under his hand and consular seal,
shall be received and taken as good and valid
evidence in the law of all facts and matters
stated IN such declaration and certificate,
without ITS being necessary for the said con-
sui to attend in person to prove the same
lS. And be it enacted, That this act shall
be taken to be part of the said act for regis
tering births, deaths and marriages, in Eng
land, As fully and effectually as if incorpora-
ted Herewith; and that every consul shall be
deemed a registrar under the said act; and
that all the provisions and penalties of the
said act relating to any registrar, or register
of marriages or certified copies thereof, shall
be taken TO extend to every such consul, and
the registers of marriages under this act, and
TO the certified copies thereof, so far as the
same are applicable thereto.
l9. And he it enacted, That every British
consui-general and consul already appointed
or hereafter TO be appointed to reside in any
foreign country or place, who shall be di-
rected or authorized by writing, under the
hand of one of her Majesty's principal secre-
tares of state, to solemnze and register mar
rIages, and any person duly authorized to act
in the absence of such consul, or in any for
eign place where there is no British consul re-
sident, and vice consul or consular agent who
shall be directed or authorized as aforesaid
BY one of her Majesty principal secretaries
in such place, shall, in the country or place
in which he is appointed TO reside. or in
which he is directed or authorized to solemn
ize and register marriages as aforesaid, be a
consul duly authorized for all the purposes OF
this act; and in the construction of this aci
rhr term s' consult shall (save where such
construction would be Inconsistent with the |
conteyt,) be construed to mean a consul so
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consul for the purposes of this act shall be |
all or such parts of the foreign country in
which (or at the place within which, such
consul is appointed to reside, or is so direct
ed or authorized as aforesaid, as such secre-
tary of state may, by such writing under his
hand, direct, or where there shall be no di-
rection in this behalf, shall be the district of
the consulate of such consul.
%. And whereas, many marriages have
been entered into abroad by British subjects
under circumstances which may occasion
doubts as To the validity Of such marriages,
and it is expedicnt that such marriages should
he confirmed In the cases hereinafter men-
toned: Be it enacted, That all marriages,
both or one of the parties being subjects or a
subject of this realm, which, before the pass
ing of this act, have been solemniZed in any
foreign country or place, or on board Brit
ish vessel of war on any foreign station, by
a minister in holy orders according to The
rites and ceremonies of the church oi Eng
land or of Ireland or of the united church of
England and Ireland, or by an ordained min
lister OF the church Of Scotland; and all mar
riages of the like parties which have been
solemnized according to any religious rites or
ceremonies or contracted per rerba de pro-
seati in any foreign country or place in the
presence Of any British ambassador, minis
ter, charge d'affaires, consul-general, con-
sui. or vice consul. exercising his functions
within the foreign country or place in which
such marriages have been had. or on board
a British vessel of war on any foreign stationl
in the presence Of the officer commanding
such vessel; and all marriages of the like
parties which have been solemnized accord
ing to any religious rites or ceremonies orf