CO129-170 - Sir Kennedy - 1875 [1-3] -- Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [3-6] — Page 427

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cance of any

law as before stated this

formabity o

strictly

2. D. No marriage law was passed in Hong Kong

until 1852

in which year was passed

an Ordinance spounded on the Indian Marriage Act-

and

14 and 15 Vict. Chap. 40 Seebstantially similar to the English act

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Ordinance for declared to be If of 1852 mbre

character

thot

Exception only of an

Therefore

it

enabling

wa

and did not affect the

valistity of marringes performed

by

with one precious moon perdonet Prist in Holy Orders.

formality

The main features of this ordinance

a

quaisons might be married

Cwilly

>

were #

as in

civilly the Registrar.

419

England before

(2) Persons

after com-

- plying with certain formalities as to residence; nolice,

consent, te, could obtain

a Certificate from the Repstion

and then

be married in

the presence of

the Registrar

and two Witnesses

at any

place of public worship

(or elsewhere

by

license of

the Governor) according to

cerer

such form and ce

as they might.

adopt.

ceremony

see fit to

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