ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1875. 1407
Marriage.
But no marriage shall , after celebration , be deemed invalid by reason
that any provision of this Ordinance other than the foregoing has not
been complied with.
30. All marriages celebrated under this Ordinance shall be good Marriages
under this
and valid in law to all intents and purposes . Ordinance
valid.
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31. Whosoever, knowing that the written consent of the proper minors with
person as herein prescribed has not been obtained , shall marry or assist or out consent of
properperson.
procure any other person to marry a minor under the age of twenty- one
years , not being a widow or widower, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, before the Supreme Court, shall be liable,
at the discretion of the Court , to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding
two years with or without hard labour.
Any minister shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who wilfully celebrates
a marriage, in the case of a minor, without such written consent as
herein prescribed , or who wilfully celebrates a marriage, contrary to
any other provision of this Ordinance, or knowing that any provision of
this Ordinance has not been complied with , and upon conviction thereof,
before the Supreme Court, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court,
to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.
32. Any minister who, after celebrating a marriage, fails to transmit Penalty for
failing to
the certificate thereof to the Registrar General within seven days there transmit
certificate of
after, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars. marriage.
33. Whosoever wilfully removes , defaces, alters , or destroys any Penalty for
defacing
copy of a notice of intended marriage, shall be liable to a penalty not notices.
exceeding twenty - five dollars.
34. Whosoever knowingly and wilfully celebrates or pretends to Persons undu
ly celebrating
celebrate a marriage , not being legally competent so to do, shall be guilty marriage.
of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof before the Supreme Court,
shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any
term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.
35. All penalties for offences against this Ordinance may be Penalties.
recovered in a summary way before any Magistrate.
36. The fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be paid to the Fees.
Registrar General for the several matters to which they are applicable,
and shall be by him paid into the Colonial Treasury. 3