The Penn's Grove record., 1910-07-29
The New Marriage Law

Many persons are in doubt or unaware
of the requirements OF New Jerseys
new marriage license law. Among
these are not only persons desiring to
entel matrimony and do not know now
to get there under the new order OF
things, but also qualified by law to per-
form the marriage ceremony.
For the benefit OF all these, the
following list of features of the new
license law and its obligations are set
forth:
A license is required in every case
where marriage within the State of New
jersey is contemplated. This applies to
residents AZ we'll as to men residents.
Both parties to each contemplated
marriage must appear in person before
the city clerk OF other local registrar of
vial statistics and give satisfactory
replies 10 a stated list of questions TO
determine their qualifications. In town.
ships where there is no registrar, the
assessor of taxes is the Cfficial authorized
to issue licenses.
An identifying witness in addition to
the parties contemplating marriage, is
required, in cases where the principals
are not known to the city clerk. The
identifying witness must also establish
his or her own identity to the city clerk.
No license to marry can be issued to
any person who, at the time OF applying
for the same, is under the influence of
intoxicating liquor OF a narcotic drug,
or is an imbecile, epileptic OF OF an un-
sound mind.
Ii the prospective bride is a resident
of this State and the prospective BRIDE
groom is a nonresident, the application
for license must be made in the munich
pality in which she resides.
Ii the prospective bride is q nom
resident of this State and the prospective
bridegroom a resident, the application
must he made in the municipality i'll
which he resides.
1t both parties are non-resldents, the
must be obtained in the munich
pality i'll which The marriage ceremony
is to be performed.
The marriage license and marriage
record are OIL the opposite sides OF one
certificate. The license when issued is
persel ted to the person performing the
marriage, who fills i'll the record on the
reverse side of the paper. THIS certif-
cate must be filed within five days after
the manage shall have taken place.
Where The license is issued in one
municipality and the marriage is per
i'll another, the return mus be
made 10 the proper official of tire latter.
ANY person hi, herlo qualified by law
10 perform a marriage ceremony retains
such qualifications under the marriage
license law.
Persons authorized to perform mar
are also empowered to require
statements from contracting parties un
DER oa,h in order to ascertain whether !
lmpedlments exist, and to administer
such Oaths. False statements made
unuer all oath SO admins cred are pun
the Sam as Other forms of J
perjury.
No fixed period of time need elapse
between the issuance OF a license and
,he performing of the marriage cere-
mOny. Tue marriage may besOlemnized
upon the issuing of the
icense or later, at the convenience of
,be contracIin parties.
Section eleven of the new law provides
hat ''nothing in this act contained shall
deemed or taken to render any COM
non law Or other marriage otherwise
invalid by reason of the failure
take out a license as is herain pio-
yided."
Tie penalty for performing a marriage
ceremony without the pre- entation of a
license is imprisonment for a term of
'ix months, a fine not to exceed $500, |
" both.
The penalty for any person making a
'alse certificate of marriage is $1,000 fine.
The penalty for failure 10 file the Ger
,iicate or official record of marriage
five days with the proper munic-
pal officer is $50 in each instance.
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