From a Notice furnished by the Registrar-General
Acts required to be done by persons who may be desirous of solemnizing marriage after the 1st of July 1837
Persons desirous of solemnizing marriage according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, may be so married after publication of banns, or by licence, of by special licence, as heretofore; or they may be married (without publication of bans, or by licence, or special licence) according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England, on production of a certificate from the superintendent-registrar of the district, to be obtained in the following manner, namely:-
One of the parties intending marriage must give notice under his or her hand to the superintendent-registrar of the district, within which the parties shall have dwelt for not less than seven days then next proceeding; or, if they dwell in different districts, they must give like notice to the superintendent-registrar of each district. The notice must be in the form of a schedule, which the superintendent-registrar will furnish on being applied to, and must be filled up with the following particulars:--
The name and surname of each of the parties.
Whether bachelor or widower, spinster or widow.
Their respective rank, profession, or calling.
Whether minors, or of full age.
Their respective dwelling-places.
Whether they have resided within the district more than one calendar month, or if not, how long.
In what church or building the marriage is to be solemnized. The districts and county in which the other party resides when they dwell in different districts.
A copy of such notice will be entered by the superintendent-registrar in a book called “the marriage notice-book,” which will be open at all reasonable times, without fee, to all persons desirous of inspecting the same. And after the expiration of 21 days after the entry of the notice, if no impediment has been shown, the superintendent-registrar may be required to issue a certificate.
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