Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-31

one OF whom shall personally appear
before said Clerk and make oath OF
affirmation that he saw the parent OF
guardian whose name is annexed Ia
such certificate sign his or her name
thereto, or heard him or her acknowl.
edge such signature to be theirs, and
in the same manner as TO the signature
Of said othef witness thereto, which
said certificate and oath shall be filed
of record in said Office. aud memo
randa of the same shall be made by
said Clerk on the Marriage License
Docket as II part Of the record Of the
issuing Of said license, and for which he
shall receive, as bis fee, the sum OF one
dollar in addition 10 the marriage
license fee and if any Clerk of said
Courts shall in any other manner issue
or sign any marriage license, he shall
forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars, TO and for the
use ofthc party aggreved.
SEC. 4. That certificate Of every
marriage hereafter solemnized within
this Commonwealth shall be signed by
the party Solemnizlng the same, and at
least two attesting witnesses, or il sol
emnized b. the parties themselves, and
signed by them and attested as afore.
said, shall be transmitted by the per.
son solemnizing the same to the Clerk
of the Orphans Court who issued the
license within sixty days after the sol.
emnizing Of said marriage, and the said
Clerk, upon the reception of said Ger
tihcate, shall Immediately makeamem-
oranda of the same on the docket where
the marriage license OF said persons is
recorded, and Gle said certificate among
the records of his Office and every
minister, justice, or other person who
shall neglect or refuse to transmit said
certificate TO said Clerk within the time
prescribed by this act, shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of fifty dollars, and the
Clerk who shall neglect or refuse to
make such record without any addi.
tional fee shall also forfeit and pay the
sum OF fifty dollars, said fines and for
FIXTURES TO be for the use Of the county
in which said marriage license was
issued.
SEC. 3. That if any minister, justice,
or any other officer or person shall SOL
emnize the marriage ceremony between
any person, or shall be atlesting wit
nesses to the same, within this Com
monwealtb, without said persons hav-
ing first obtained the proper license as
hereinbeiore mentioned and set forth,
be or they so officiating or attesting
shall forfeit and pay any sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, TO and
for the use Of the county in which said
marriage was solemnized.
SEC G. That certified copy of the
record Of said marriage license and
certificate, under the hand Of said Clerk
and seal Of said Court, shall be received
in all Courts of this Commonwealth as
conclusive evidence Of said marriage
between the parties therein named
SEC. Z. That any fine or forfeiture
arising to the county, or any party,
person or persons, in consequence Of
the violation of any of the preceding
sections of this act, shall be recovered
by an action ofdebt penalty in the name
Of said party, person or persons or
county as plaintiffs, in the same man
ner as other debts are recoverable by
law, with the usual costs, in any Court
of record in any county of this Com
monwealth in which the defendant or
defendants shall be found
SEc s. That all acts or parts of
acts or laws inconsistent with or sup
piled by this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.