CO129-250 - Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [6-8] — Page 54

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amply for the necessary publicity

they wisely leave the matter

Land

is in our hands so far as our cut members are concerned. We have

to do the

As to our

your

third difficulty that these requirements as to notices, and licences are an interference with the exercise of the Sacrament, I

only regret that I did not formerly sufficiently clearly explain myself. There

can be difficulty in seeing

where

the interference comes in. Every

man has at common

Law

the right to walk the public streets

at any hour of the

day or night.

If you require him to procure a special license or

permit to do so after dark, it is an interference

with his Liberty. The Catholic

church looks upon matrimony

as a Sacrament

and therefore

entirely with her competence

to administer or

refuse to administer it,

subject only to her own laws. Your Ordinance forbids the priests of the church to administer that Sacrament without a permit from

your marriage Registrar and punishes them if they do. It is quite clear that that is an interference with a Sacrament,

if

in Singapore

and in India and

is left free to marry

ecclesiastically or civilly as he

pleases, there can be no objection. The state must see that marriage is made easy for all, but here in Hong Kong you impose the civil obligation on both alike.

In reply to the third

paragraph of your

letter

I may

point out that there are very

grave

reasons why

there should be no

legislation with reference to past

marriage...

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amply for the necessary publicity they wisely leave the matter Land is in our hands so far as our cut members are concerned. We have to do the As to our your third difficulty that these requirements as to notices, and licences are an interference with the exercise of the Sacrament, I only regret that I did not formerly sufficiently clearly explain myself. There can be difficulty in seeing where the interference comes in. Every man has at common Law the right to walk the public streets at any hour of the day or night. If you require him to procure a special license or permit to do so after dark, it is an interference with his Liberty. The Catholic church looks upon matrimony as a Sacrament and therefore entirely with her competence to administer or refuse to administer it, subject only to her own laws. Your Ordinance forbids the priests of the church to administer that Sacrament without a permit from your marriage Registrar and punishes them if they do. It is quite clear that that is an interference with a Sacrament, if in Singapore and in India and is left free to marry ecclesiastically or civilly as he pleases, there can be no objection. The state must see that marriage is made easy for all, but here in Hong Kong you impose the civil obligation on both alike. In reply to the third paragraph of your letter I may point out that there are very grave reasons why there should be no legislation with reference to past marriage...
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amply for the necessary publicity

they wisely leave the matter

Land

ui our hands so for is our cut members are cechned Weath

to do the

As to our

your

third difficulty that these requirements as to notices, and licences are an wikisference with the exercise of the Incrament, I

only regret that I did not formerly sufficiently clearly explain myself. There

here can be difficulty in secing

seeing where

the interference comes in. Every

mai kas at common

Law

Co

:ight to walk the public streets

hour of the

day or night.

at

muy If you require hair to procure a special license or

permit tudo 20

ufter dark, it is are interference

with his Liberty. The Catholic

church looks upon makimony

Sacrament therefore

AD

и

entirely

52

entirely with fer competence

refuse subject

af

to oduminister or

wister or refuse

only to her own laws. Ypres - Qeduiance forbids the priests of the church to administer that Sacrament without a permit from

your marriage Registrar and punishes them if they do. It is quite clear that that is an interference with a Sacrament,

if

Singapore

as ui Judia and

is left free to marry

17 17 1 77

ecclesiastically civilly as he

pleases, there can be no objection The state must see that marriage. is made easy for all, but here in tongking you mixpose the civil obligation on both alike.

In reply to the third

paragraph of your

letter

may

point out that there are very

why

Do

very grave.

there should be no

legislation with reference to past

warriag

į

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