The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1889-04-13
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AN ACT relating to Marriages, and repeal
ing paragraphs 2OSS, 2O89, 2O9O and 2O96,
Revised Statutes
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative assembly Of
the TERRITORY Of Arizona::
SECTION |. That every ceremony of mar
riage, or in the nature of marriage cere-
mony of any kind, in this Territory,
whether either or both or more of the
parties to such ceremony be lawfully com
petent to be the subjects of such marriage
or ceremony or not, shall be certified by a
certificate stating the fact and nature of
such ceremony, the full names of each of
the parties concerned and the full name of
every officer, priest, minister and person,
by whatever style or designation called or
known, in any way taking part in the per-
Torrance of such ceremony, which certi6-
cate shall be drawn up and signed by the
parties to such ceremony and by every Off
Ger, priest, minister and person taking part
in the performance of such ceremony, and
shall be by the officer, priest, minister, or
other person solemnizing such marriage
ceremony, within twenty days thereafter,
nled IN the Office of the Clerk of the Pro-
bate Court of the county in which such GER
emory shall take place for record, and shall
be Immediately recorded and be at all times
subject to inspection as other public rec
ords
SEC. 2. A certificate in accordance with
the provisions of the preceding section, or
the record thereof, or duly certified copy
of such record, shall be prima facia evidence
of the facts required by said section to be
stated therein, In any proceeding, civil or
criminal, in which the matter shall be
drawn iii question.
SEC 3. Any person who shall vilfully
violate any of the provisions of Section l of
this act shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE |
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall |
be punished by fine of not less than $50 !
nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail for not less than one month
nor more than six months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment. in the discretion of |
the court
SEC. 4. The Clerk of the Probate Court
in each Of the counties of this Territory
shall record in we'll bound book, kept sep
arately for that purpose, all certificates of
marriage fled in his office in pursuance of
section l of this act, and shall be entitled to
receive for such services the sum of 81 for
each certificate so recorded, to be paid by
the person presenting such certificate for
record.
SEC. 5. That paragraphs 2OSS (Sec. 81,
2OS9 (Sec A., 209O (Sec. 81, 2O96 (Sec. lD,
Chapter l, Title XXXIV, of the Revised
Statutes OF Arizona, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. That any officer, priest. minis
'er, or other person, authorized by law to
olemnize marriage who shall knowingly
AXE part in or sanction by his presence or by
he issuance of a certificate thereof the mar
iage of a male person under the age of
wenty-one years, or female under eigh-
cen years, without the consent in writing of
he parent or guardian lawfully entitled to
he custody and control of the person of
UGH minor, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
emeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
e punished by fine of not less than fifty
ollars nor more than three-hundred dollars,
r by imprisonment in the county jail not ]
xceeding six months or by both such fine !
nd imprisonment. #
SEC. 7. All Acts or parts of Acts in con-
let with this Act are hereby repealed.
SEQ. s. This Act shall take effect and be I
l force from and after its passage. "
Approved March Dist, 1889