state once
acquired is that of mar-
as understood an
ringe nations.
among
Chrishan
The Registrar General appears
mussiage
to desire the
how to be so.
amended as to allow me
narriages before
hime, where neither party professes - Christianity. Now, number of cases in which the present
Zaw
comparing
the minute.
seen hard with the various
may difficulties which
might
arise if any
couple, without reference to Christian
views of marriage, might get avilly married before the Registrar, the ques- hon arises whether the balance of
advantage lies in favour of the present low or its alteration des
suggested) . Some nations allow a married. more to contract further marriages during his wifed life or to take con-
cubines. But
is
a
man whose creed
permitted this sort of thing wished
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to get civilly married before the de- gistrav he would find the union into which he entered forbade this.
By section 24 the Registrar General has to address the parties in certain
concluding withe :-
words conse
" And know ye, further, that this " marriage cannot be dissolved " during your life time except by
6 Judgmen
a valid
" death
dipice and:
will
" that, if either of you, before the of the other, shall contract. " another marriage while this re- "mains undissolved, you " thereby be guilty of bigamy and " be liable to the punishment inn- "flicted for that grievous offence.
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In other words, the marriage. before the Registrar is intended to confer the states of marriage.
understood in Christendons.
I doubt whether much hard. ship results from the present state
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