New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-16
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AN ACT
Relative to Marriages.

relative to Marriages.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
aud House of Representatives of the State ot
Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That all private or religious marriages con
tracted III this State at any time previous
TO the passage 81 this act shall be deemed
valid and binding and as having the same
force and effect as if said marriages had
been contracted with all the formalities and
forms prescribed by the laws then existing:
Provided, That at any time within two
years from the date of This act the parties
having contracted such private or religious
marriages shall by an authentic act before
duly commissioned Notary Public, if thew
reside IN the State, or before competent
othcer, II they reside in another State. or
before United States Ambassador. Chargo
d'Analres or Consul or Vlca-Consui. If tnev
reside IN foreign country, make a declar.
alton Of their marriage, the date on which
II was contracted, the names, sex and ages
OF the children born of said maria las
acknowl' dying said Children ms Ihpir
l. ltgtimpte off p ings, and in acctptin
the dement, OF Tins act bind and obiigate
themselves to perform all the duties and 10
assume all the obligations imposed by exist.
ing laws IN relation to civil marriages, and
TO abide by the same; and, Provided, That
no marriage shall be ratified nor the issue of
such marriage legttimatized by, or accord
lng to the pl DIVISIONS of this act, when III, re
exIsled at the date of such private or rel!.
gl0us marriage, or at any time since any
other legal impediment to the marriage Of
the parties TO the private or religious mar
rlage than that of race or color.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted. etc Tbat
all marriages, duly legaliZed as aforesaid
shall have, from the date. on which they
were prlyatels or relipiously contracted.
fun for and effect as ifthey had been COM
tracted with all the tormalities and forms
required by the then existing laws. and the
chlidFen born of said marriages and ac.
knowledged as Aforesaid shall have and
ENJOY all the rights and privileges grante a
by existing laws to leg innate Children,
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That
al marriages legalized as aforesaid Shall
De deemed contracted under the law of com.
mnnity OF acquests and gains, unless other
supnlations authorized by existing laws are
ag ed between the parties and embodied in
the authentic act legalizDg their marriages:
ProYlded, That any other stipulation than
that OF community of acquests and gains
shat only have effect from and after the date
OF the authentic act making the marriage
legal and valid in law, as provided in the
first section of this act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the SAID right OF making private or religious
said, shall apply to marriages Of all persons
OF Whatever race or color as well as to mar.
I'aees formerly prohibited by article ninety.
i've OF The Civil G lde of Louisiana, or by
any other articles of said Code, or by any
law Of The State. "D'
SEQ .; be It further enacted, etc, That
any parties who at any time previous To The
passage of this act have lived together as
man aud wife, and who desire to contract
"A legal marriage, shall be entitled 10 tile
benefit OF the pr visions of this law. and the
issue OF such cohabitation shall be hereb .
legilimaiized upon the parties Compiling
lth the foregoing requirements, subject,
section first.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, ETC., That
aii laws or parts Of laws existing, or artil
cles OF the Civil Code of Louisiana contrary
TO. the provisions ofsthis act are repealed.
sSo. 7, Be 1t further enacted, ETC., That