The morning times., 1895-12-22
PERMITS IN KENTUCKY.

| How Marriage Licenses Are Written
| In the Blue Grass State.
New York sun. ..
| 1t is the custom in some OF the counties
J of Kentucky for the county clerk to ap
| pend to his book OF marriage license blanks
! the written consent OF pareuts or guard
| ians to the marriage of minors. From the
pages of the books in the Bell county clerk
| office the following extracts are made:
This one is in a bold hand and is cor
| rectly spelled:
ITO whom it may concern: / certify
that Miss ---- is or age, and has full con
| troll of her person.
Signed ''--"
The next is little lame in capitalization,
but it is OF full legal strength.
"Mr. ": give the opportunity to
| my girl TO marry"
This one is rather weak in all points,
| save the law:
"Cleark sir pleas isue marriage license
to - and my da wter - her age is
fifteen years old. IL will be A favor to me
and all"
Here is one somewhat epistolary in form:
ITO the clerk OF the Bell Co. Court
These few lines is to let you know That
have consented for my son TO marry"
This one is somewhat formal:
81 give leaf under my hand that / have
no objections of the Clerk OF Bell county
HSens between - and -
Here is one from woman to the girl in
the case. which was taken at its face value:
.Sariah il am not acquainted with the
Boy you want TO marry. Mr.. E. Hirst
viii isue licents when this letter is pre-
sented."
This one differs from the ordinary:
LAS my daughter is under age / here
by grant you the right to use her name in
granting license to get married. Her
name is -"
This one evidently wanted to make
sure:
.'Please let have a certificate or
the right TO matrimony, for Miss -"
A Catholic priest, who, by the way, Is
a jolly good fellow, sent in this one from
Middlesboro:
'st. Julian's Church.
"Mr. Bingham-Kind Friend: The bear
er, -, wants license to marry Miss
-, a member of my congregation.
They are worthy your kind consideration,
and capable subjects for the matrimonial
arena. Thanking you for the many favors
bestowed heretofore, Isfemain yours,
'.P. NJ. JONES'"
This one is signed by both parents:
Mr.. - has our consent to wed our
daughter, Maggie; also5to obtain authority
for consummation of the same"
An unorthographic father sent in this:
"Please Clurk give L- his lisons In full
my girl is free but I wanted you to know
that am wilan."
This one shows the worst spelling of the
lot:
please ishshew lisops for - and -
to marry hav Civ her up to him aud oblige
your friend" j.
This ono from, klo xxsrl,cl m M her IN ba
young man is full Of doubt and hope:
"Crab Orchard, Ky.
Mr.. W.-Dear Sir received your note
yesterday eve stating what you and jimmie
had decided upon don't much like to give
my girl to a man never saw but howso-
ever If that is what you aud her has de-
cided upon guess 1 will give my consent
in favor of it saying yes / hope you will
make her q good and true husband also
she will make you a good wife and that
your days may be long and happy IL my
sincere WISH"
Stuck up In public place In Wolf county
was this notice by the treasurer of the
board of trustees for the school district:
"Nodes to all voters in School district
No. - Wolf county, KY. yu will pleas
cawl al my residents and pay your school
tax between now and the first of November
II yu fail to do 20 yu Will be subject to
pay five per sen damedges please call at
once this November the 1895.
"E- B
"Tresuremoud."