CO129-165 - Sir Kennedy - 1873 [10-12] — Page 441

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Statute 26 Geo.

II. and

therefore

on the

that a Marriage to be valid

in this bolony only requires to be performed by a Person

Holy Orders as

in

apparenity

indicated by sec. XXIII Ordinance (see the case

of the

of See also the

learned note be

Santour v. Teesdale 8 Taunton Jacob in the

836 and Pritchard

and Div. pr. 44)

on Mar.

It is not improbable

ithat some Parliamentary Return

Blue Book exists in.

which the acts and Ordinances

British bolonies relating to

Marriages

are collected; and

before attempting to legislate.

appendix te Bright's Husban and wife

R. v. nielis 10 bl + Fiw $34.)

subject it would be

desirable to obtain as much

ion on

information

possible.

this head

as

the

I am disposed to think that an Ordinance might safely be passed empowering Governor to grant a Marriage tinnse to all applicants of whatever nationality, provided

bock Parties be above a certain

age

and subscribe a Declaration

that they

Know of

lawful

impediment to the intended

The Ordinance might

Marriage-

provide that

upon

the Grant