, 1874-01-17

PROCEEDINGS
Of the Colonial Council for St. Croix.
CONTINUATION F mnnnno 5u J4ruAnr 1874
81 lt Discussion on Draft of Ordinance extending to the Danish West India Islands the
Law Of 18th April ISL 18sl concerning e. contraction Of Marriage outside the r%enpsd religious
Nag4 ISL en@p9g alteration Of the Ordnance Of s@A 1yf ISIS sbo 1f Ba q%% mo N'" :" 50
go4aen~ r41.s ollie Danish ua~ 29 111&as 1ov glsn april nssl~ concerning he
religious e"y~s@1@s @~~ @s@@s Lar III 5 M% % So "%o% %t%% a~@ %%~ g g ss o%
nam" @ao@ Nag 1928 about B4~~"~
The law of 18th April 1851 concerning The contnoion. of Marriage outside the recognized
religious congregations % n " members of different religious congregations &, nd the laTref
cations which follow from hsl local relations eh1nisd to the Danish West India Islands in the
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other " '%9op @ so sS %oG ia the Sf Danish is % Ts Sa r9s e 1 E' nE1 Rs4ns n nHas9 osog& a' t t9i ~.
With perfect 5 evil Vs%a %T bs oo%na%s de p %" %s a H magistrate a %a' %% %%%s aso sfo o @'s%sfs s"
In the manner aforesaid marriage may be contracted between persons belonging to different re-
dn recognized or nt % recognized, in nth the T D%1 WEST s% %a l %%dss'"' <" any '"'' ''s's'-
purpose 8; to ' %' a' asaaaS :: I" % 5aIss ely S"5 1i %;: ' % s:' S5 n s%3 % % ss sas the ""2 marriage ss that
Court 5a o% ' Sa 1 sS. The The %' sGs St Goa %@s@ tar a sseI S @ e9s Contractors nat f BE d made ns an as
i % %% %a is 5@"$s s eSs f 5a g5 SF @sf 5sBhs .s 5sas ssn s %s %: s%ss.a H ss + f a. ss s@%:s,
Ss%5@ 1 ~H hem @as n"a tee a%o SSa7cso %@ Sad a"''' the ''"'d'n' the marriage must
Before the contraction Of a marriage the magistrate concerned shall ascertain that the public
n mo'% a' 5y G ssodp all 1 d s% n %Di i5a7 By Saa "J 0 OF 401A April 2 38 5s ! s and sand 50 s. s. 2 10, IL IL
Tmy dbo parties belong the Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran church church. however, ne" ." demanded eve"
au,s Ss %s S 4S fixed as r ff % f is. pa"% s s@o .% n5T s% which sh % 1 ar s% % %ss a q &. be s assa in
?.sP "s5 ?sG9 is 9H5 %f s% ap %; s VII be s% @ sa sS r $' sSa' s%r as S Pas s5s5an ,s5 $; T %ss% i:
d a papS. % sna "haP %5 op1 %d d4 tic %i By Sns a %s S2pnao9l II The oo %a nss5 Tn1 the nsb fm% h for for
md s GSSos1i9f IT. the % n% %2sd thus 4 o cont, %t the son nsI5+' s @ y s@2l a be made 6o in "a ap pro sm adapted
enacted tor Tu u sdd o oF S%m2yG for o nG e from 4 the Sc Cd7P n Se 0 nnn 9a"n Pa up 5s on rs a %5 gG%
the magistrate concerned, shall be given to he married couple as proof of the contraction of the
mmidrh whose ofdal district the bride was domcned beme the marriage, with a cuy O the
tNmalr record
r,% Flor m the d m1HseaG IN m 9 q @gG III LIN 5 e 4 and Ger % s5ss. thereof ssu a fee fee o Of FL ? Po4s shall be s. paid
in ST. CI, the price of stamped papM-The said fees acuue, like other fees to The Colonial
Treasury of the place
When peas. Of different religious congregations lions whether tn. Evangelical Lutheran oup.s.
ton or any other congregation with ministers heee recognized and competent to administer the rite
of maraga desire to contract marriage by means ministerial conservation such cosnahonc ian
be performed either by the minister oMe hidroom or by the Minister of the bnde. In ehharcaa
bmns mtb be published in thee congregations hem minister who is to. cmscatet the marriage upon
whom IT. moreover becomes incumbent to makeen entry of tem marriage in his ministerial record
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sa. Before s@. a asn S. s;sS:s S contracted ss s @%s SSsss 1 ;%g gS s%ns @ i. s s s. :st II; ,.2 1.s is
ceWdf from the parties in question declarations stating the faith in which the children mpe from
the marriage will be brought up This declarations shall be entered in the protocol or ministerial
record in which the cmrahon of marriage is entered; butt agreement thus made may be al
tered aterwadsW Joint ageement between tec onrs foe Mmsot dies or is otherwise de-
pnedd hsa authority relative to the children the other coMOrt may alter the recorded ageement
in caeG Government thereto consents. The children shall at all events be- drought Up in the faith
confessed one Of the parents
Clerical atempt fc Cancellation betwAen man and wife who amv for divorce as aooad bu