The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-14
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~ III, STATUTES uf all the states and ,cr''-
tories except Pennsylvania and south Caro-
i lima expressly stipulac the classes Of per.
sons authorized to perform the marriage
rcrcmony In Pennsylvania no legal provisions
are found directly authorizing or restricting the
right TO solciunIc marriage TO any particular
classes .. persons or officers. except in the laws
OF i>sj. which provide that The parties may sn.'
cmu2c their own marriage. In California and
Idaho the person performing tho marriage rcrc-
mcry mus; have personal knowledge OF, or as
ccrtail. prior to >oicmniza'ion. the identity,
names and residence oi the parties, their lc:a!
right to marry. and that parental consent has
been given, il necessary. In Dakota he must
ascertain to his satisfaction the identity. names
and residence OF the parties. and residence OF the
witness or witnesses TO the marriage. Also in
:hr following states. the person performing IA
marriage ceremony must first ascertain Gf nn'
known to himD whether the parties are legally
entitled TO marry: Minnesota, New Mexico. New
York and Wisconsin. In Ohio ii the marriage
is OF minor, without the authority Of Il H.
ucnsc. the person solcnnl2in@ Is required to as.
certain that the intention of marriage between
the parties has been duly published, and that
parental consent has been obtained. The pres
cncc Of one witness at the ceremony is required
in Dakota aud New York. Two witnesses are re-
qurcd To he present i'll Idaho, Mchiean Min
Icsota. Montana. Nebraska, Nevada. Oregon,
Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyo-
ming. III Louisiana ,mcc witnesses lc-
Iurcd. IN Pennsylvania the original statutory
requirement OF twelve WITNESSES has not been
in terms repealed hut the requirement is no
longer enforced Two WITNESSES must he present
when aly marriage is solcmniacd by the parties
themselves. Marriage without ceremony is pro.
vdcd ror in Arizona, California, Dakota, New
Hampshire and New York. The statutes oi many
OF the states and territories contain provisions
relative To the legal fees for performing the rite
o marriage These provisions extend, Il, lni',
only to the civil officers authorized by law TO
perform the ceremony. IN one state only Nir'
giuiu) is any special penalty provided Tor cmrs
ing greater tee than that provided by law.
The statutes of this state that the person Of
ca,iug at marriage is entitled to a fee OF -
therefor, and any poison cNactlng a greater Ice
shall forfeit tQ the party assricNrd $50.
Some interesting results oil Gclmany's latest
.rI.us, taken Doc. l. are given in the sun, lhe
mcst surprising and significant facts it revealed
relate to the remarkable growth of German cities
slrr iSoj seventy ycais ago about iour'hIths
ol the people living in the states that now cont
pose the German empire were in thee ountry en-
gagged in agriculture. Fol fifteen years, .how
ever, the transformation of Germany from an az
ruultual to an industrial nation has made steady
progress, and the process, as the recent census
reveals, has been more rapid in the past t'e
years tluu at amy previous period. treeld Is
conspicuous as the only city among the thirty
two having a population OF more than 100000
| each that has not increased in population. Rcr'
lin, of Cousc, stands tirst IN actual increase OF
population, though in percentage of increase 1t
is flr below Nurenhur4, Frankfort .oniho Main,
Halle, Akimhvim, roSen and many other cities
which owe their rapid growth mainly to the de
clclopment Of manufacturing. The most rapid
rate of increase Is in Nmcmburg. lis increase in
population in i've years has hcen over 90 per
cent, ur 9s,&j1 in total populition Of om'3
Few American cities can surpaSs this record. The
city OF posrn has grown more rapidly in the
past tive years than any other city ot Germany
| except Nuremberg. lis population now is il6,
lJl, or i2,0l2 more than in ls9j an increase OF
$50 per cent. stctIin has added 61,26i 10 ITS
populations which is now 2u0,9Ss, an increase of
i02 per cent Mannheim has added l.,60i to
| its population which now numbers l1o3si, an
| inrlea>c Of i3G per cent. Hamburg has tOi 0D
| population increase i9,ll7; Munich, iDs, ,i0S, in
crease s1,5O2; Leipzig 4il,l20, iuccasc 5j,l2f;
BrCsluu i22il5, increase 1926; Dresden 3oj,3'',
increase 5s0J0; Cologne 37O,6S5, increase io,l2l
| Frankfort 2S7,sl3, increase js,j3i; 'hcmnitz
| 20G,5si, increase tj,5GI and Halle l1ii03, in
! crease 4O32I, There are over 201,OW more peo'
| pie living in Berlin now tl,am ave yea,s ago, a
gain oI 1913 per cent, and the present population
| is lssi,3ij, which does not include any of the
suburban cities inhabited chiefly by persons do.
ing business in Berlin, hcluding these subnlbs
| Berlin has 4 population OF over 2,500,00o soLls.
| but the increase IN Berlin proper has been aboug
! eight times ~ much As in the years lsoO9j
| IN the Washington star whiting oi how mone.
| Is ,avcd tom waste, Professor Caldwell John.
| son writes; lin cans and scrap tin, like the Old