nor does it impose any regulations
notice certificate
occur in the case.
ac
7 Spirits specially ordained clergyman the Church
passion solemnized by
clergyman
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Priestland according to the rites and ceremonies
17
17
their respective Churches
the only duty imposed on the Clergyman being to register the marriage and forward quarterly returns of marriages to the General Secretary-
briefly cited with
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But the provision in the existing Civil Marriage Ordinance, which was the earliest Ordinance in force in the Colony since 1875, exists at the time under the Marriage Registrars Ordinance 1880.- It might be considered whether the Ordinance furnished adequate security for the safeguarding in the case of marriages other than those solemnized when the Registrar.
offer to be
the
& the R.C Registrar
and many The special differences are not good to know
(1) that it prevents marriage, in certain cases (2) that the laws and the publication thereof are directed to and that to avoid these persons go to Canton or elsewhere to be married - (3) that it interferes with the full exercise of the Sacrament.
clear
The Governor
yes
as (1). The Jamaica and Mauritius laws
made official provision for such cases and it may be considered whether the same might be done here in Hong Kong.. but the question
that the question was not the point that da Silva unlocked in 1875 and it was not then thought.
unnecessary to make such provision as (2) if the fee is at 1 dollar
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for the purpose of establishing the
Nabeth
as to the difficulty of having
parties wilfully acquiesced in a contravention of the Ordinance – the object of the law is not to invalidate marriages but the penalty
y having the marriage invalidated might be expected to deter persons from violating the law –
In para 7
went
ry Mr Heming calls attention to the provision for civil marriages of Christians
the Governor asked
whether such a law has been felt the Mohammedans would not trust to well a
I do not know how it would be with
low
..
the Chinese – but I can see no reason why such a law should not be enacted
Ew 23rd
Except
craft but I would direct their attention to passing an Ordinance validating the celebration of marriages
abcbration the Ch.
arriage
has made
death till
ception
r remitting it York publicity is
the
haroldy
and is scarcely like the prohibition might be a provision for reducing penalty.
д
main object of a marriage law
-
hard to utter that the penalties represent
promise license contra
y a certificate active or a
Considered as less an amendment
AA.
interference with the exercise.
I do not see much point in Mr Heming's suggestion
the Immaculate Con-
& not leave the point to his
It is death on public grounds
that then drills con horror among
not
the the a permitted to exist.
Mutt Jank P.T.
agree. See my marginal note K3/1198