The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-06-26
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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 the marriage license docket. in
which .hc shall make 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, to-
gether with their ages and residences.
SECTION 8. The Clerk of said Court
shall inquire of the party applying for
license as aforesaid on oath or atlirma-
ton relative to the legality of said
contemplated marriage, and it there
shall be no legal impediment thereto
then he shall grant such marriage Ii
cense, aud if any of the persons in
tending to marry by virtue of said
license shall be under twenty-one years
of age the consent of their parents or
guardians shall be personally given be.
fore said Clerk, or certified under the
hand of such parent or guardian, at
tested by two adult witnesses, and the
signature of said parent or guardian
shall be properly acknowledged before
a Notary Public or other officer COM
petent under the law to receive ac-
acknowledgements, which said certificate
and oath shall be filed of record in said
office, and entry of same shall be made
by said clerk on the marriage license
docket as part of the records of the
issuing of said license, and for which
he shall receive as his fee the sum of
fifty cents in addition to the marriage
license fee, and if any clerk of any
said courts shall in any other manner
issue or sign any marriage license he
shall forfeit and pay any sum not ex-
ceeding $1,000 to and for the use of
the party aggrieved.
SECTION 4. The certificate provided
for marked duplicate in section one of
this act shall by the persons solemniz-
ing said marriage be returned duly
signed by the Clerk of the Orphans
Court who issued the license within
thirty days after the solemnizing of
said marriage, and the said Clerk upon
the reception of any certificate as pro-
vided for herein shall Immediately
enter the same on the docket where
the marriage license of said persons is
recorded, or if the marriage be solem-
nized by the parties themselves the cer-
tiicates of such marriage shall be sign
ed by them, a.tested by two witnesses
and filed with said Clerk aforesaid, ,and
said certificate shall be filed among
the records of his Office, and every
minister, justice or other person who
shall neglecv or refuse 10 transmit said
certificate to said Clerk within the
time prescribed by this act shall forfeit
and pay the sum of $50, and the Clerk
who shall neglect or refuse to make
such record without any additional fee
shall also forfeit and pay the sum of
$50, said fines and forfeitures to be for
the use of the county in which said
marriage licerse was issued
SECTION s. If any minister, Justice
or any other officer or person shall SOL
emnize the marriage ceremony or shall
be attesting witnesses to the same
within this Commonwealth without
said persons having first obtained the
proper license as herein-before men-
toned and set forth, he or they so Off
ciating or attesting shall forfeit and
pay the sum of 500 to and for the use
of the county in which said marriage
was solemnized.
SECTION 6. A certified copy of the
record of said marriage license and Ger.
ti6cate. under the hand Of said Clerk
and seal of said court, shall be receiv-
ed in all the courts of this Common
wealth as prima facie evidence of said
marriage between the parties therein
named.
SECTION 7. Any fine or forfeiture aris,
ing to the county or any party, person
or persons in consequence of the VIC
lation of any of the preceding sections
of this act shall be recovered by an &C.
ton of debt in the name of the said
party, persons or county as plaintiffs
in the same manner as other debts are
recoverable by law, with the usual
costs, IN any court of record in any
county of this Commonwealth in which
the defendant or defendants shall be
found.
SECTION 8. Section 2 of the act Of
February IA, 1870, entitled ga supple
ment to the act for preventing Gland
estine marriages" be and the same is
hereby repealed and all laws and parts
of laws inconsistent herewith are here
by repealed.