The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-11-30
LAWS OF VERMONT, A. ID. go

Public Acts passed at the Annual Session,
4. u. 1869, and designated By the Secreta-
nv Of State for publication III the n1cspd-
pers.
An act to amend chapter seventeen of the
General Statutes, relating to ''births,
marriages and DEATHS" and for the
better registration thereof.
II 10 hereby enacted BY the General 1ssem-
bly, of the State Of VsrmOnt:
Sec. /. Section three of chapter sew
enteen of the General Statutes Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Every justice of the peace, minister
of the gospel, and any and all other per-
sons who are authorized by law to sol
emnize the rite of marriage, whether in
usual form or In the manner of the So
ciety of Friends, shall each and all of
them require to be placed in their hands,
previous to the solemnisation of such
marriage rite, a certificate, signed by a
town or city clerk of town or city in
this State, whore such marriage shall be
solemnized, and such certificate shall be
in tho form following, to wit:
State of Vermont,
Town of
Clerks Office, Is
The following first named person this
day applied for certificate of marriage
Clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
|. Groom's full name,
2. Place of residence,
). Ago,
Oncppation
8. Number of marriage,
6. Place of birth,
7. Fathers name,
8. Mothers name,
g. Brides full name,
MAIDEN name, If q widow
10. Place of residence,
IL. Age,
IL Number of marriage,
49, Place of birth,
IA. Fathers name,
IL. Mothers name.
The parties above named wero joined
in marriage AZ by me, this
day of A. ID. IL
Attest,
And it shall be the duty of such JUS
tee Of the peace, minister, or other per-
son authorized by law to solcmnize the
marriage rite, to receive such certificate
from the hands of the party by him to be
joined in matrimony, and complete the
same by filling any blank remaining
therein when so received by him, and
shall add the date of marriage and his
official signature thereto, and shall re
turn said certificate, to the town or city
clerk of the town whence such certif-
cate issued within ten days thereafter
and every such person who shall per-
form the ceremony of marriage, in any
case, without first requiring and obtain
ing the certificate hereinbefore describ-
ed, or who shall neglect or refuse to make
such rctsrn in manner and form herein
begore provided, shall be liable to a fine
of not less than ten dollars for each Of
fence. to he recovered on the complaint
of n grand juror of such town or city
and it shall be the duty of such grand
juror. on notification in writing to Ii III
directed by such town or city clerk OF
the town wherein such neglect or refusal
shall have taken place. to prosecute all
such cases to effect.
Sec =. Section four Of chapter sew
vnteen OF the General statutes is hereby
so am ndcd as to read Is follows:
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upon app'i"at on Of any person to him,
made for TINT purpose. issue to such
person u marriage certificate, which
shall tc in the form prescribed in Sec.
of this act, and at the tinr Of the issue
Of such c,Ilih .ete he >hail make entry
thereon If the names Of the parties tC
the marriage in all cases, and shall alsc
enter such Otter data is is required 10y
said Sec. J. t. form II part of the record
of marriage If then practicable, and
shall at the same time make record there.
of in book prepared for such purpose
For making such certificate and record
town and city clerks shall be entitled tc
receive the sum of twenty five cents, tC
be paid 10y the party obtaining such Ger
tificate, which said fee shall he in lieu OF
the fee now paid by towns for the
records of marriages, to town clerks
and it shall further be the duty of town
or city clerks, when such certificates OF
any of them are returned to his office t
complete his record so that it shall con
form in all respects to the certificate,
SO returned to him.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec, 4. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov 10, 1869.