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An Act regulating marriages. 1854-1855 1061 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0142 and id is 1 raw text is: MARRIAGES. CrAP. 108. is lost, or is not in the power of the party wishing to use it, a copy thereof, duly certilfed under the hand and seal of the recorder, may be received in evidence. Approved November 17, 1855. CHAPTER CMIII. MARRIAGES. AN ACT REGULATING IlRIUJAGES. 1. Marriage, a civil contract. 2. Marriages declared tobinces- tuous and void, when. 8. Marriage of white person with negro or mulatto, void. 4. Penalty on persons contracting marriage contrary to proced- ing section. 5. Marriago without the State, iF valid when contracted, shall be valid in the 8tato, when; proviso. 6. Who mayperform the ceremony of marriage. 7. Minors not to be married with- out consent of parent or guardian. 8. CertifiOate of consent to be registered and filed in re- corder's office, &o. 0. Records ofmarriagesto be kept, and certificates filed; penalty for neglect. 10. Recordertorogisterertificates; his fees; penalty for neglect. 11. Religious societies may solem- nize marriages, how. 12. Recordofumarriageandcertified copies, evidence. 13. Penalty for making false return or falso entry of marriage,&c. 14. Additional penalty imposed for violation of the seventh sec- tion. Be it enacted by the General As8senbly of the State of li8- souri, a8follows:- SECTION 1.-Marriago is considered in law as a civil con- tract, to which the consent of the parties capable in law of contracting is essential. (a) SEc. 2.-All marriages between parents and children, in- cluding grand-parents and grand-children of every degree, between brothers and sisters of the half, as well ag of the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, are declared to be incestuous and absolutely void. This section shall extend to illegitimate as well as legitimate children and relations. (b) (a) Marriage cannot be dissolved by the Legislature. Bryson v. Camp- bell, 12 Mo. Itep., 408; Bryson v. Bryson, 17 Mo. Rep., 500. (b) In line one of this section, the word parties occurs in tho rolls for parents. Corrected by original bill. 1061 Marriage, a civil contract. Marriages declared to be incestuous andvoid,whon

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