Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-07-01
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procure at the cost of the proper county
ara keep 4 suitable book in his Office ana
among his records 10 be called the marriage
license docket, in which he shall make
complete record oi the issuing of said Ii
censes, and ali the matters which he shall
be required to ascertain relative TO the
rights of said parties to obtsiG said license,
together with their ages and residences.
Section 3. The Clerk of said Court shill
inquire of the party applying tor iicsuse as
aforesaid on oath or affirmation relative to
legality OF said contemplated marriage, and
if there shall be no legal impeachment there
10, then he shall grant such marriage Ii
cense, and If any Of the persons intending
TO marry by virtue of said license shall Be
under 2l years OF age the consent OF their
parents or guardians shall be personally Civ
en- before said Clerk, or certified under the
hand OF such parents Or guardian, sitestsd
BY two adult witnesses, aud the signature
OF said parent or guardian shall DC properly
D-tOIt A uDtt pE
other officer competent under the law - re-
ceive acknou ledsement, which sid cert;ii-
cate and oarh shall be filed oi record in sad
office, ana entry Of the SAME shall be made
by said Clerk on the marriage license dock
ct as part Of the records OF the issuing of
SAID license, and for which he shall receive
hr1 g.. 10 ~ IN in I'D in,
the marriage license fee and II any Clerk OF
ony of said Court shall in any other man
ner issue or sign any marriage license he
shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding
81 900 10 and for the use OF the same party
aggrieved.
Section 4. The certificate provided for
marked duplicate in section one OF this
act shall by the person solennziag said
marriage be returned duly signed by the
Clerk Of the Orphans Court who issued the
licens within thirty days after the solem-
nizieg of said marriage and the said Clerk
upon the reception of any certificate as pro-
vided for herein shall Immediately enter the
docket where the marriage be .olemnzed
by the parties themselves the certificate of
such marriage sLall be signed by them, at
tested by two witnesses and filed with said
Clerk a. aforesaid, and said every Minister,
Justice or other person who shall neglect
or refuse to transmit said certificate to said
certificate TO said clerk within the time pre-
scribed by this act shall forfeit and pay the
sun of $50, and the Clerk who shall ne
glect or refuse to make such record without
any additional fee shall also forfeit and
pay the sum of $50, said fines snd for
FIXTURES to be for the use Of the county in
which said marriage license was issued
Section 5. If any Minister, justice or
any otner officer or person shall solemnize
the marriage ceremony or shall be attesting
witnesses TO the same, within this Common
wealth without said person first having OBJ
tanned the proper license as herein before
mentioned and set forth, he or they so Of
fficiating OF attesting witnesses to the same
within this Commonwealth without said
persons having first obtained the proper Ii
cense az hereinbefore mentioned and set
forth, he or they 80 officiating or attesting
shall forfeit and pay the sum of 500 to snd
for the use OF the county in which said mar
mage was solemnizei.
Section 6. A certified copy of the record
of said marriage license and certificate un-'
der the hand OF said clerk and seal of said
court shall be received in all courts Of this
Commonwealth as prima facia evidence of
said marriage between the parties therein
named.
Section Z. Any tins or forfeiture arising
be the county or any party. perssn OF re-