Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-11
NO LICENSE,
NO WEDDING.
AFTER JULY |
City Clerk Receives Copies
of Questions to be Asked
Applicants.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
OF NEW LAW

from the State Board of Health and the
Bureau of Vital Statistics copies of the
inquiries to be submitted to applicants
for marriage licenses and questions to
be asked the identifying witnesse on
and after July 1st when the new mar
riage law takes effect The new law
places the entire question Of whether
or not man may wed his bethrothed
with the city clerk.
1t will be necessary, after the first Of
July for man wishing to be married
| to procure from the clerk a marriage
license, which he will obtain upon pay
ment of the license fee, one dollar, and
the satisfactory answering, under oath,
of the questions submitted.
Certain restrictions, however, govern
the granting of license. For instance,
the clerk may not permit to become
married any applicant, who, at the time,
is under the influence of Intoxicating
liquor or narcotic drug, or is an inn
beetle, epileptic, or of unsound mind
Nor can he issue license to any per-
son who is or has been an inmate of
an Insane asylum or institution for in
digent persons, unless it satisfactorily
appears that the applicant has been dis
charged from the asylum or institution
The license itself is similar in
most respects to those issued in other
states, setting forth the name, age, and
address of the prospective bride and
bridegroom, permission to any author
lied person to perform the ceremony,
and the signature and seal of the city
clerk or official issuing the license
The questions, with blanks for their
| a nc fnI1r of raanrA
which when filed out, is docketed in
the Bureau of Vital Statistics. The
questions to be put to the applicants
are as follows;
What Applicants Must Answer.
"What is your full name and where
were you born7 What is the full name
Of your father7 What is your mother 4
maiden nameq What is your present
occupation and how long have you beer
pursuing your present occupation
Where do you reside, and for how long
time have you been there residing
Have you ever been married before; il
so how often, when, and to whom
Are you now singlef Ifyou have beer
previously married is your husband (ol
wife) alive or dead, and IL dead, whet
and where did he Ter she) dies If yor
have been divorced or separated from
your present husband Cor wife) when
where and how were you so divorced OF
separated9 Produce the decree. Are
you or the person with whom you pro
pose to contract matrimony, an imbe
cile, epileptic or Of unsound mind, OF
have you or such person ever been al
inmate of any asylum or institution fol
INDECENT persons, and if SO, have you OF
such person been discharged from sucf
asylum or institution"
Questions to Witness.
To the identifying witness who ac
companies the applicant to the city
clerk g office the following queries will
be put.
| Do YOU know the applicantf How
long have YOU known him Cor her,) ant
has your knowledge been intimate o.
is il that of a casual acquaintance Dt
YOU know the names of his (or herr pa
rents Cor, if an orphan,) or guardians
If so name them. How long has he (o
she) contemplated marriage with. -.
Has that fact been known to his Co
her) parents (or guardians II anyO
Do you know or have you ever heart
of any objection being made by an.
person or persons to the marriage o,
and. .Y If so state who mad
that objection and the nature ant
grounds of the objection. Do you know
Of any impediment to the marriage O.
and ...S IF 30, state the characte
of that impediment. Have either.
or. been married9 If SO, when
where, to whom and by whomf
either or them was previously married
how was the marriage state termiDa
ted, and If at all by death or by di
vorce. If the married state termina
ted by death, when and where did tn
deceased spouse die. If it terminates
by divorce, when and where was tn
divorce grantedf Was it an absolut
divorce from the bond Of matrimony
a divorce from bed and board, or
mere separationf Produce copy of tn
decree Of divorce. Have you an
knowledge as to whether either of tn
contracting parties to the proposed mar
riage is an imbecile, epileptic or of un
sound mind; or whether either Of tn
/ said parties has been an inmate of al
insane asylum or institution for indi
| gent persons if so, has such party beer
discharged from an asylum or instltu
| tion9
/ For knowingly swearing falsely II
answering any Of the above questions
the witness or applicant, as the cas-
may be, will be deemed guilty of per
Jury and will subject himself to th'
penalties imposed by the law Of thi
state. A term of six months in Jail
or fine not to exceed 100 or both
is provided for, for persons convicted
Of performing a ceremony with GU
the presentation Of license.