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for four Lordship's consideration the craft of an Ordinance to Provide
A
guroval Register of Marriages general celebrated in the Colony
It has been
very carefully prepared by the Attorney General after previos cassultation with the partics acquainted with the pradical
present working of the powert Laws
I have the hover to be,
"My Lord, Your Lordship's most obodienst-
humble servant,
with 2
An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Ilongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to provide a general Register of Marriages cele- brated in Hongkong.
[
, 1874.] WHEREAS it is expedient that marriages celebrated in the
Colony of Hongkong should be systematically recorded
in one general register: Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
Title.
Preambla.
I. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Short title. Marriage Ordinance, 1874.”
ters or copies
II. Every minister of religion or other person who has in Existing regis- his custody any register or other official record of marriages there to be heretofore celebrated in this Colony shall, within three months delivered to after this Ordinance takes effect, deliver to the Registrar General the Registrar the said register or official record, or a copy thereof.
III. Every person delivering a copy shall append thereto a Coples to be certificate in the following forin :---
do certify that the above
I, A.B., &c., written pages are a true copy of the register (or official record) of marriaegs heretofore celebrated in St. John's Cathedral (or as the case may be) and that the original is in my custody.
Dated the
day of
187
(Signed,) A. B.
Geueral.
ccrtitied.
IV. The Governor may defray, from the public revenue of the Expenses may Colony, all proper expenses connected with the delivery of the be defrayed said registers or official records, or of making and delivering Revenue. copies thereof.
from Public
deputies.
V. The Registrar General shall be Registrar of Marriages, and Registrar of to assist him, the Governor may appoint one or more Deputy marriages and Registrars, and such deputies may celebrate marriages, and may exercise all the other powers, and perform all the duties confer- red upon the Registrar General by this Ordinance, and all acts done by a deputy shall be as valid as if done by the Registrar General.
VI. The Governor may license any place of public worship to The Governor be a place for the celebration of marriages, and may, at any time, way licenso
places of worship. cancel any such licence.
VII. Whenever the Governor grants or cancels any such Licences to be licence, the Registrar General shall give public notice thereof in gazetted. the Government Gazette.
Preliminaries to marriage.
VIII. Whenever, after this Ordinance takes effect, any persons Notice of in- desire to marry, one of the parties to the intended marriage shall tended marri give notice thereof to the Registrar General in the following
form:-
NOTICE OF MARRIAGE.
To the Registrar General of Hongkong.
I hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be had, within three months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named.
Rank
Consent,
Name.
Condition.
or
Age.
Dwelling Place.
if any, by whom
Profession.
given.
Rge.
Name of Bridegroom, Widower,
Bachelor
or
www.
Name
Spinster
of
or
Bride,
Widow,
Witness my hand this
neey
Governor.
day of
187
(Signature of party giving the notice.) Every such notice shall be signed by the party giving notice.
IX. The Registrar General shall file every such notice in his Notices to be office; he shall expose one copy of such notice in a conspicuous filed and place open to the public, and keep it so exposed nutil he issue a copics made by
the Registrar certificate as hereinafter mentioned, or until the three months General. expire; he shall also enter a copy of the said notice with a date of such entry in a book to be called the Marriage Notice Book, and shall allow any person to inspect such book during office hours without fee.
X. The Registrar General shall supply forms of autice gra- Farms of tuitously to persons applying for the same.
notice to be supplied gratis,
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