483
but Murray Ball in his celebrated Clergyman's Legal Handbook. p. 115,
Says, -
"It", that is, the fee, "is payable,
by custom, when the Ceremony has been performed (Stein 178) and under the Church Building Act it is conceived
that the accustomed fee is legally recoverable, and such
fees may be sued for and recovered by the Incumbent,
Clerk and Rector, as legal fees."
As to Registrars
the law recurs quite plain. See Registration Act, 547 William II, cap. 86. Sec. 35. The fee is
for every search (for not more than one year, and 6d for every additional year; and
for a certificate.
As throwing some light upon the subject I copy here an entry which I made in my official Diary on the 14th October 1872:- "W.W. Saunders the Registrar of the Cathedral informs Rector that on the Marriage of Mr. Torrey, of East Point, the question was raised as to whether the Colonial Chaplain had a legal right to charge any fee for performing the marriage ceremony. Mr. Saunders having, by the Colonial Chaplain's direction applied to Mr. Torrey for the fee was refused, and upon Mr. Torrey meeting Dr. Irwin in the street he taxed him with the illegality of his demand. Dr. Irwin replied that he had never heard the question...
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483
but Murray Ball in his celebrated Clergyman's Legal Standbook. p. 115,
Says, -
"It", that is, the fee, "is payable,
by custom, when the Ceremony has been performed (Stein 178 ) and under the Church Beulding Act it is conceived
that the accustomed fee is legally recoverable, and such.
4 fees may lued for and recovered by the Incumbent
Clerk and rexton, as auf
legal fees."
As to Regialers
ancient
the law recurs
quite plain. See Registration Act, 547
William II, caps 86. Sec. 35. The fee is
パ
for Every
eearch
(for not more than
one year, and 6 = for every additional
year; and
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for a certificate.
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As throwing some light upon
subject I copses
here au
the
entry which I
made in my official Diary
on the
14th October 1872:- "WW2 Saunders the of the Cathedral informs
Rexton
that on the Marriage of Mr. Torrey, of East Point, the question was raised as to whether the Colonial Chaplain had a legal right to Charge any fee for performing the harriage ceremony. Mr. Launder's having, by the Colonial Chaplam= direction applied to t= Torrey for the fee was refused, and upon Mr Torrey meching, Dr Irwin in the street he laxed him with the
Dr. Suvin
illegality of his demand.
replied that he had never heard the
quation
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