The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-27
THE NEW MARRIAGE LAW.

the Governor who viii doubtless ap-
prove III:
That fon and after the FIRST day of
October, 1855, no person within this
Commonwealth shall be Joined in
marriage until license shall have been
obtained for that purpose from the
Clerk of the Orphans Court in the
county where the marriage is performed,
which said license shall be in form as
follows, to wit:
State of Pennsylvania, County Of,
S.: To any Minister of the Gospel,
Justice Of the Peace or other officers or
persons authorized by law to solemnize
marriages:
You are hereby authorized to join
together in the holy state of matrimony,
according to the rights and ceremonies
of your church, society or religious
denomination and the law Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, A-B--and
CD,
Given under my hand and seal of the
Orphans Court of said county of =, at
-, tllis--day of-,Ann Domini one
Thousand. Clerk.
For which said license the clerk shall
receive the sum of fifty cents.
The license shall have appended to it
two certificates, numbered to correspond
with the said license Tone marked
original and one marked duplicated,
which shall be in form as follows:
I, =, hereby certify, that on the
day of -, one thousand =, at, -and
were by me united in marriage in
accordance with license issred by the
Clerk of the Orphans Court of-county,
Pennsylvania, numbered -.
Signed,
Minister of the gospel, Justice of the
Peace or Alderman.
And the certificates marked Original
shall by the person solemni2ing the
marriage be given to the persons married,
and the certificates marked "duplicate"
shall be returned to the Clerk of the
Orphans Court of the proper county,
as provided in section 4 of this act:
Provided, that in all cases in which the
parties intend solemnizing their marTi-
ages themselves no such marriage shall
take place until the Clerk OF the Orphans S
Court of the proper county shall certify
their right so to do in q declaration in
the following form:
To A B. and c. D..
Legal evidence having been furnished
to me In accordance with the act of
Assembly, approved the - day of -,
| 1885, this certiiies that | am satisfied
that there is no legal impedlment to you
joining yourselves together in marriage.
A B., Clerk.
And in lieu of the certificate above
given there shall be appended TO such
declaration two certificates in the fol-
| lowing form
We hereby certify that on the - day
| of -, IS, we united ourselves in marri-
age at, in the county of -, having
first obtained from the Clerk of the
Orphans Court of said county declara-
ton that he was satisfied that there
were no existing legal impediments to
our so doing. A b
c. D.
We, the undersigned, were present at
the solemnization of the marriage of a
- B. and c. D., as set forth in the
foregoing certificate. D. E.
E. F.
SECTION 2. The Clerk of said Court
shall procure at the cost of the proper
county and keep suitable book in his
office and among his records, to be
called complete record of the issuing
of said licenses and all the matters
which he shall be required to ascertain
relative to the rights of said parties to
obtain said licenses, together with their
ages and residences.
SECTION 3. The Clerk of said Court
shall inquire of the party applying fol
license as aforesaid on oath or afIirma-
ton relative to the legality of said con
templated marriage, and if there shall
be no legal impedi'ment thereto then he
shall grant such marriage license, and II
any of the persons intending TO marry
by virtue of said license shall be undel
twenty-one years of age the consent Of
their parents or guardians shall be per
sonally given before said Clerk, or Ger
tilted under the hand of such parent OF
guardian, attested by two adult wit
nesses, and the signature of said parent
or guardian shall be properly acknowl
edged before Notary Public or olhel
officer competent under the law to re
ceive acknowledgements, which sale
certificate and oath shall be filed OF
record in said office, and entry of same
, shall be made by said clerk on the marri
, age license docket as part Of tn,
records of the issuing OF said license
and for which he shall receive as his fet
p the sum of fifty cents in addition to tn,
: marriage license fee. and IL any clerl
of any said courts shall in amy Othe
manner issue or sign any marriage
license he shall forfeit and pay any sun
not exceeding 900 to and for the us
of the party aggrieved
SECTION 4. The certificate provide,
for marked duplicate in section one o
this act shall by the persons sOlemnizin
said marriage be returned duly signet
) to the Clerk OF the Orphans Court VIII,
issued the license within thirty day
after the solemnizing Of said marriage
and the said Clerk upon the reception
: OF any certificate as provided for hereil
[ shall Immediately enter the same on tn
docket where the marriage license Q
said persons is recorded. or if the narri
aged be solemnized by the parties them
selves the certificates of such marriag
0 shall be signed by them, attested by lW
witnesses and filed among the records Q
his office, and every minister, Justice O
other person who shall neglect orrctus
TO transmit said certificate to said Cler
c within the time prescribed by this ac
[ shall forfeit and pay the sum of S50.an
q the Clerk who shall neglect or refuse {
make suclI record without any additions
5 fee shall also forfeit and pay the sum q
;, so, said fines and forfeitures 10 be 70
r use of the cOuntyin which said marriag
license was issued.
= SECTION .. If any minister. Justie
n or any other officer or person sha
n solemnize the marriage ceremony G
shall be attesting witnesses to the sam
: within this Commonwealth withor
q said persons having first obtained III
4 proper license as herein before mentione
and set forth, he or they so uliiciatin
a or attesting shall forfeit and pay th
sum Of SlUO TO and for the use Of ia
county in which said marriage wa
solemniZel
SECTION g. A certified copy of u,
record of said marriage license an
D. certificate, under the hand Of said Cler
9, and seal OF said court, shall be receive
h in all the courts of this Commonwealth
as piima facia evidence of said marriag
u between the parties therein named.
SECTION Z. Any fine or iorfeitul
arising to the county or any part,
person or persons in consequence of M
l. ! violation of any nf fha ,.ra.... .lf.,,-