Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-07-02
Change Of the Rules for Issuing MARI
age Licenses In Maryland.

The new marriage law introduced in the
House Of Delegates at the last session of the
Legislature by Mr.. Armstrong, OF Washington
county, weat into effect July /. II makes i'm
portant changes in the manner OF issuing the
licenses, and places the responsibility for the
eligibility of the contracting parties upon the
applicant and upon The clerk Of the court who
issues the license. The minister of the Gospel
so far AS the law is concei ned can marry the
parties named in the license withoat question
or inquiry. The law provides that be-
fore The clerk Of any of the court, authorized
shall issue any marri ,ge license he shall exam
inc On oath the person IN king application for
the same TO ascertain-tirsi the full names OF
the parties second, their places OF res dence
third, th-ir ages fourth, their color; fifth,
" neither married single sixth, whether re-
l.ted or not, and if 50, in what degree Of rela-
rionship, which facts shall he set out in
printed form, 10 be signed by the persO. max
ing the application. The court clerk is rsqnir-
ed to kerpa record DO k in his fl e, in hich
he shall make complete record Of the issuing
| of the license, aud all the matters 1hich he
shall be required to ascertain relative TO the
| yhts of The parties to obtain the license and
upon the return of the certihcat- il sh al APPEAR
! Ia he rec ord when the same WAS hied and the
name of he nilHisier or other person or prisons
| by whom the ceremony was perform d. No
| license shall issue unless the male be above Il
| and the female above l6 ,errs ol age, unless
the parents or guardians assent thereto in per-
son. or by writing, attested by two witnesses,
a nd the fact Of such assent shall he made part
OF The record. 1t in the course OF the exarEina-
ton of any applicant for license it sha APP
pear to the clerk that any tega impeachment -x-
lists und-r the laws of the State WHY the par rites
| shall not be joined ~ marriage, he shall with
hold The license, unless dered hy III court OF
which he is tleI k 10 issue the same A certified
cspy of tho record of the nstI tge license and
certificate, under the hand O. the clerk and The
seal Of that court, shall be rpreivrd in all
courts OF the State as evidence of the maria q
bet een the Iartie.. The license fee is 81, III .
same as under the law reducing the lee from
81 so, which went into effect on Jlnr $50
| The license, when produced, h'il be tuli
| authority TO any minister or other person
authorized to marry receiving the Same ~ pro-
coed with the marriage OF the parties named
thereiH. but fer marrying without such license
he sd all, on conviction, be fined not less than
BOO nor more than $500 The county courts
and the Superior Court Of Baltimore city may
upon the petition Of either of the parties, in
ouire into, hear and determine, and the county
courts and the Criminal Court of Baltimore
city, on indictment, inquire into, hear and de-
termine the validity of any marriage and may
declare any marriage contrary to the table in
this article, or any second marriage, the first
subsisting, null and void, and on appeal the
dispositions and evidence given in the cause
shall be transmitted with the record to the
Court of Appeals, and thereupon such cause
shall be heard, determined and adjudgsd, de
nouo. The minister who performs the marriage
ceremony shall give one certificate Of that fact
to the contracting parties, and also send a GER
tiGcate to tie Office Of the clerk who issues the
license.