Warrant of Sheriff

[Baboushka]

Hello,
Can anyone tell me what this means on a Scottish marriage certificate?
It`s from 1883 and in the column where normally would be the names of the groom`s minister and witnesses it says `Warrant of Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire` and the date.
No minister or witnesses.
Is he in jail? Under `Where Married` it says `By Declaration in presence of` and the names of 2 men.
I am intrigued.
Baboushka

[KGarrad]

It's a Warrant of Sherriff Substitute, and the question has been asked before!

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=336469.0

And: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic=227262.0

[AntonyMMM]

Marriage "by declaration" was a type of irregular marriage legal in Scotland until 1940. The Sherriff's Warrant was the document you had to get to allow the marriage to be officially registered..

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/irregular-marriage-scotland

Not jail related I'm afraid.

[Baboushka]

Thank you for your helpful answers.
I`m new to RootsChat and this is only my second post on the Forum.
I have found people very generous with their time.
Baboushka