New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-20

that we do not get on the record book here sooner
or later Once in while couple may come over
from New-Jersey and seek out a minister or some
other properly constituted official TO be married.
The person performing the ceremony may neglect
to send In the report of that marriage. The GER
tihcate may be removed from his stub-book ana
get mislad among his papers. and 80 be hnaiy
lost, but he still has the stub with It's teiitale rec
ord incosed In the stub-book. and when that Is re-
turned the secret is revealed to the department
AS TO THE LICENSE SYSTEM.
prominent official in the Department of Health
who has had many years of experience was "She"
what he thought of the system and OF the law as
compared with States where a license is compul-
sorry.
IL do not care" he said Ito appear In any state
ment but | firmly believe the system Is Il goo"
one and very effective as a preventive against So-
called secret marriages The law - strict rs '"'
can see In demanding quick and accurate ir,Ii"s
from legally constituted authorities, ann l.lnn
is quite generally observed. As for me otnci, !
easy and divorce difficult simple agrcs .nent be-
tween man and woman Is a ,ha' ,, r. ohii
in the eye of the law to constut, a pi,us i4,
CATION The very simplicity of it all Is IN my Juug
ment. great safeguard TO lnn i,, """ Po"
Mayor Strong, when asked the question whether
the law as interpreted in this city ana Sta MaS
better than the license system az ~" wv"
where. said unequivocally: ,,
Il am in favor Of system of license, ,or mn
Asked his reasons therefor. he unused TOT M
ment and said: a.. ha,ter ~
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congosted community like the City OF New. \ ORR 4
places where people are less In the mass than mere
Here do not know that any greater aoo 1, az ;f
would be obtained by the use OF license, loi ~, 4,
peonIe are bound to get married they Will get tne
license Just as easily and they can arrange 10 He
Tor the nIestions they could answer them just
as elibly to court official as 10 the ht Min if
the clerk of every court Of record couid De n',e
an issuing clerk The way II Is now p pac, come
into nv Office here and get married, ana we uo ul
know anything about them except What 'leS an, u
came in here who had me, by chance on the street
They had each other IN years gone n nS
of years Yet their first meeting mere IN NT~
York city they decided to get a IN the
Of two or three young couples who came 10 sec ma
refused them because OF tner nun TO- get mar
RED one thing should be abolished no
should be held binding that has no, pTtn nnr Ths
matter OF marriage by agreement shouiu NC '
away with. That believe firmly.
THE MARRIAGE LAWS OF NEW-JEHS"f.
Attempts have been made at sessions OF me Ne"
Jersey Legislature for years to secure ieior III
tina marriage laws of the State so as to have De
tor regulation of marriages. but they have uni
fornlv failed A. the last Legislative session d
hin cot through the Assembly for marriage IL
cense law but II failed in the Senate Al 20 ~,
sion that legislation was attempted loppS Vo, ,
iUm 90 Camden cicrgymen and Civil Justices ap-
peared and worked unblushngY agans. ie
and the same men attempted to commit c1 ysa,,
lion of a large religious body IN South ''''''
against II. -. ,. Marriage law we're
aggravated by the enactment in feiiiiss i rrapt
Marriage License law. Soon AFTER tna ata Green"
into operation Camden became a "Creina uI or I'll
for runaway Pennsylvania couples, insI backmen
Peace certain clergymon ana the IocaI "',
saw nroft in the business of marrying couples. any ~
II became a regular and discrednaDle sss"T1 ,bc
marriage mills in which some miiiS, rn CO., an
GosneI have earned dubious celebrity 10 ~ go. O. e.
idea Of the number of nonresident MAJ ,s
%n,don reference can he had to the vital statlSlrS
IF ISa5 comparison Of principal cltles VIII -. -
what proportion Of marriages III o ;at - '
dent and what proportion is NONRESIDENT