The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-13

me. in accordance with the laws of the
state of Rhode Island. in the ...... of .....
this ...... day OF ......A. ID. 1Ss..
Attest:..................
...,...,..............
Denomination OF clergyman.
witnesses to the marriage:
................
n. B.-The clergyman or other author
lied person solemnizing the marriage Is
required 10 sign this return and deliver or
send II TO the clerk or registrar of the town
or city in which the marriage takes place.
on or before the second Monday OF the
month succeeding the date OF the marriage
The laws or Rhode Island require at least
two witnesses TO be present at marriage
IN addition to the parties and the clergy
man ohlciating Witnesses should be re-
quired to sign their name. Names OF wit
nesses cannot be omitted.
Every person who shall join any persons
I'm marriage shall. on or before the second
Monday OF the month succeeding the date
of such marriage. return said license, so
indorsed by him, TO the town or city clerk
OF the town or city In which such marriage
was solemnized. and shall receive for such
return a fee OF Twenty-Five cents to he paid
by said town or city: Provided, said return
is made within tho time limited by. and In
accordance with. the provisions OF this
chapter.
Sec. a. The several town and city clerks
shall record. in separate books to be kept
by them for that purpose, the Information
furnished to them and subscribed to as
provided in section ten OF this chf0ter.
Sec. Is. In the city OF Providence the
registrar Of births, deaths. and marriages
shall perform the duties devolved upon
town and city clerks by the provisions of
this chapter. and all information herein
provided 10 be furnished 70 town and city
clerks shall In said city be furnished to said
registrar.
Sec 16. The town or city clerk to whom
the return Of marriage provided for In sec
ton thirteen shall be sent. shall carefully
file and preserve the same.
Sec. n. The solemnixation OF marriage
shall be In the presence Of at least two wit
nesses bcsidee the minister. elder. justice
or warden officiating.
Sec. 18 II any person shan have any lawful
objection to the marriage OF any two per-
sons he may state the sarne I'm writing.
under hts hand, TO the minister. elder. Jus
tice or warden about to solennfxe the same.
whereupon such minister. elder. Justice or
warden shall proceed no further In such
marriage until such lawful objection be
removed.
Sec. 10. Every minister. elder. Justice or
warden. or other person who shall join
persons In marriage, without first receiv-
ing tho license required by this chapter.
containing the information therein re-
quired or whenever the solemnization OF
to and t,E impediment II not removed
shall be imprisoned not exceeding six
months. or be fined not exceeding one thou
sand dollars. r
Sec. 20. Every minister, elder. Justice
warden or other person authorized to Join
persons In marriage. including those au-
thorized 10 Join In marriage according to
the, Jewish religion. who shali fail to per-
form any Of the duties deyolved upon him
by this chapter shall be fined not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.
Sec. Il. Every person authorized by law
TO Join persons In marriage who shall Join
In marriage any woman or man whom he
knows to have n husbAud or wife living
shall be imprisoned not exceeding six
months or hned not exceeding one thou
sand dollars.
Sec. o. No marriage soIsmnized before q
person protesting TO have license to join
persons IN marriage rs required by this
chapter or protesting to be a justice of
the supreme court or warden OF the town
of New Shoreham. or soIemnlzed in the
Society of Friends or among persons pro-
Tossing the Jewish religion according to
their respective rites and ceremonies, shall
be deemed or adtudged to be void. nor shall
the validity thereof bc In any way affected
by want of jurisdiction. or authority I'm
such person or Society nor by reason Of
noncompliance with any of the require
mcnts OF this chapter. II the marriage is
In other respects lawful and has been per-
formed with full belief on the part Of
the persons so married, or either OF them
tina. they haye been lawfully joined In
marriage. Rut whoever shall give. or pro-
cure to be siven. any false information as
10 the requirements under section 10 of
this chapter. or whoever shall be married
without duly proceeding as by this chapter
II required shall be fined not exceeding
fifty dollars.
Sec. % Every person who shall solcm-l
nizc marriage without being legally au-
thorizcd thereto shall be nned five hundred
dollars"
Sec. 2. All acts or parts Of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect upon its pas
sage.
CHAPTER $50.
AN ACT In Addition TO Chapter e2s OF the
General Laws Entitled "Of District
Courts and Their Civil Jurisdiction"
Passed May g. 1882
1t IL enacted bt the General Assembly as
follows
Section I. Chapter 22s of the General