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Laws Of Vernon, S. Z. 1869
Public .fcis passed at the Annual Session, Il
b u. 1869, and designated BY the Secretary 9
f State for publication in the Hsuspdper'.
q An act to amend chapter seventeen of the Gen
eral Statutes, relating to g births, marriages
and deaths" and for the better registration
thereof :.
I II IS hcrebu eaaeted By the General ASSEMBLY
T Of the state Of VermoHf;
Sec. /. Section three of chapter seventeen 0
the General Statutes is hereby amended 50 as L
read as follows
Every Justice Of the peace, minister Of tn
gospel. and any and all other persons who ar,
authorized BY law to solemnize the rite Of mar
rage, whether in the usual form or in tine man
ner Of the Society Of Friends, shall each and al
Of them require to be placed in their hands, pre-.
yious to the solemnization Of such marriage rite
certificate signed by town or city clerk Of 4
town or city Of this State, where such marriage
shall be solemnizei, and such certificate shall b,
in the form following, to Wit;
state Of Vermont,
Clerks oihce ''c
The following first named person this day applied
cl,,s
CERTIFICATE or MARRIAGE.
,;r,o,,,s N ,,r,o
2. Place Of residence,
?. Age,
>. Number Of marriage,
g.. Place ofb.rth,
E.r
r. Mot i, II, name, me-
Maiden name. II widow
DO. Place OF residence,
u. Age e...---
/ IA Piace n 6irth'
/ d Fathers name,
I I5 Mothers maine
The parties above named were joined in marriage
a. oy me- thlS
1e! ' ,,....
And il sh N Be the duty of such Justice Of the
peace. minister. or other person authorized by
law 10 solemnize the marriage rite. to receive
/ such certificate from the hands of the marty by
him to be Joined in rnatrimonv, and complete the
same br dllinc any blank remaining therein
when so received by him. and shall add the date
of marriage and his official Signature thereto.
and shall return said certificate to the town or
,,tv cle-t,s Office Of the town whence sucb GER
+ vi thereafter
every such persoD who shall perform
the ceremony Of marriage. in any case. without
first recurring and obtaining the certificate here
inbefore described or who shall NEGLECT or refuse
to make such return in manner and form here
irb.f,r7 rroviied shall be Liable 10 a fine Of not
less than ten dollars for each offence, to be re-
covered ON the comp'aint Of u grand Juror Of
sY,b town mr. CITY and It shall be the DUTY Of
such grand Juror, on O notification iu writing to
him 5irerrei by such town or city clerk Of the
town wherein ,rcb neglect or refusal shall have
taken ,I,cs IN prosecute slI such cases to effect
s., > section four O: chapter seventeen Of
the General Statues is hereby 80 amended As 10
read rs f,ll.ws
Tho cIers If each town Up city shall. uDop an
uIication Of any person To him. made for that
puruose issue In such person a III .rri.ge certif-
.ate which shall be in the form prescribed IN
S., ~ tbi. sct and II the time Of the issue If
..cb certificate he shall make entry thereon of
the names NJ the pe-ties 10 the marriage in all
,.,sss ami sbsI a., erta- s,,b other t,ts as i.
r,,r,rsl b,, sail SCI. IN f,-m a mart Of the
record of marriage if then practicable. and shall
m tb, s,r,a time make record thereof In A book
,.r,.-..r.l FIR sucb rprrsese For uIaKiu- such
ee-ilhr.,e and record town and city clerks shall
be entitled 20 recs.v. the sum OF twenty-five
cents. q, he paid by the party obtaining such
certificate. which said Zee snail be 10 len Of tie
Zee roR paid av towns for the records os mari .
ages to town clerks. aud it shall further be tie
cate, or auv Of diem are returned to his once. to
AL resrects to the certificates So returned 20
him.
Sc. g. All act. and parts OF a,., iucousis.en.
herewith are hereby rerealeI