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giving such Notice, declare by Indorsement thereon the following particulars :

1. That the Party professes to belong to the Body of Christians called Wesleyan Methodists.

2. That the Parties in the Solemnization of their Marriage desire to adopt the Form, Rite, or Ceremony of the Wesleyan Methodists.

3. That, to the best of his or her Knowledge and Belief, there is not within the District in which one of the Parties dwells, any Registered Building in which Marriage is solemnized according to such Form, Rite, or Ceremony.

4. The District nearest to the residence of that Party in which á Building is Registered wherein Marriage is so solemnized.

5. The Registered Building within such District in which the Parties intend to solemnize their Marriage. (3 & 4 Vict. c. 72, s. 2.)* After which the Marriage may be solemnized in the Registered Building mentioned in such Indorsement.

III. The MANNER and TIME of the Marriage.

The Marriage Notice or Notices having been properly given, as before directed, the parties may be Married either,

1. By Licence, or,

2. By Certificate.

1. By Licence.

As to the Time. A Licence cannot be obtained until the expiration of seven days after the entry of the Notice or Notices; that is, there must be seven clear days between the day on which the Notice is entered, and the day on which

* The required Indorsement on the Notice may be in the following Form :I, the undersigned and within-named William Hastings, do hereby declare, that I, being a Member of the Wesleyan-Methodist Society, and the withinnamed Sophia Ann Mitchell, in solemnizing our intended Marriage, desire to adopt the Form, Rite, or Ceremony of the Wesleyan Methodists; and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, there is not within the Superintendent Registrar's District in which [I dwell,] or, [in which the said Sophia Ann Mitchell dwells,] any Registered Building in which Marriage is solemnized according to such Form, Rite, or Ceremony; and that the nearest District to [my Dwelling Place,] or [to the Dwelling Place of the said Sophia Ann Mitchell,] in which a Building is Registered, wherein Marriage may be solemnized according to such Form, Rite, or Ceremony, is the District of Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex; and that we intend to solemnize our Marriage in the Registered Building within that District known by the name of the City-Road Chapel. Witness my hand this Tenth Day of February, One Thousand Eight Hundred and FortySeven. WILLIAM HASTINGS.

(Signed)

The Italics in this Form to be filled up as the case may be.

the Licence is obtained: as, for instance, if Notice be entered on a Monday, the Licence cannot be had till the Tuesday week following; but the Marriage may be solemnized on the same day on which the Licence is obtained. Parties are not under any necessity to apply for a Licence immediately on the expiration of seven days after the Notice; but the Marriage must be had some time within three Calendar months after the Notice, or the Notice and Licence will be void, and must be given and obtained, and the fee paid, anew. (Sec. 7.)

As to Place. The Licence must be granted by the Superintendent-Registrar in whose District the Marriage is to be solemnized; and, except in the case of Marriages solemnized under the Act 3 & 4 Vict. c. 72, (respecting which see pages 126, 127,) one of the parties must have had his or her usual place of abode within that District for the space of fifteen days immediately before the day of the grant of the Licence, that is, seven days next preceding the day on which notice was entered, (sec. 4,) and after the expiration of seven days from that day: (sec. 7:) making together fifteen days. (Sec. 12.) And (except in the case above mentioned) the Marriage must be solemnized in the District of a Superintendent-Registrar, to whom the Notice was given; but where the parties have resided in, and Notices have been given in different Districts, they may choose in which of those two Districts they will be married.

How to obtain the Licence.

(1.) When both parties reside in the same District. At any time after the expiration of seven days, and within three Calendar Months from the day the Notice is entered, one of the parties intending Marriage must appear personally before the Superintendent-Registrar of that District, and make oath or his or her solemn affirmation or declaration to the facts following; namely, (sec. 12,)—

1. That he or she believeth that there is not any impediment of kindred or alliance, or other lawful hinderance, to the Marriage.

2. That one of the parties has for fifteen days immediately before the grant of the Licence had his or her usual place of abode in the District within which the Marriage is to be solemnized.

3. That where either party not being a Widower or Widow is under twenty-one years of age, the consent of the person or persons whose consent thereto is required by law has been obtained, or, that there is no person having authority to give consent.

This Affidavit, Affirmation, or Declaration must be written upon a 2s. 6d. Stamp.

The Superintendent-Registrar (if there do not appear to him to be any lawful impediment to the Marriage) will then grant the Licence; and the party must pay him for the Licence Three Pounds, and for the Stamp thereon Ten Shillings, and for the Affidavit Stamp, Two Shillings and Sixpence: total, £3. 12s. 6d.

(2.) When the parties reside in different Districts.

After the expiration of the seven days from the Notices being entered, the Superintendent-Registrar, within whose District the Marriage is not to be solemnized, will, upon the request of the party who entered the Notice with him, or of some person on his or her behalf, and provided there does not appear to him to be any lawful impediment to the Marriage, issue his Certificate, stating,

1. The particulars set forth in the Notice.

2. That the full period of seven days had elapsed since the entry of the Notice.

3. That the issue of his Certificate had not been forbidden by any person or persons in that behalf. (Sec. 7.)

For this Certificate the person applying for it must pay One Shilling.

The Certificate of the Superintendent-Registrar in whose District the Marriage is not to be solemnized must then be taken to the Superintendent-Registrar in whose District the Marriage is to be solemnized, who thereby, seeing that Notice was duly entered as therein stated, will, under the same regulations, grant the Licence as before mentioned.

If any Superintendent-Registrar declines to grant his Certificate of the entry of Notice, or to grant the Licence, on the ground that a lawful obstacle exists, the parties may appeal to the Registrar-General in London, against the decision.

Marriages by Licence may be solemnized fourteen days sooner than by Certificate. The difference in the expense is about £3. 168. 6d.

2. Marriages by Certificate.

When the Marriage is intended to be had by Certificate and not by Licence, the following steps must be taken :

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(1.) Notice must be given to the Superintendent-Registrar, as before directed in page 125.

(2.) If the parties dwell in different Districts, Notice must be given to the Superintendent-Registrars of both Districts, as before directed in pages 125, 126.

(3.) As to the Time. Twenty-one days after the entry of the Notice or Notices, the Superintendent-Registrar to whom notice was given, on being requested by or on behalf of the person who gave the Notice, (and provided no lawful impediment appear to his satisfaction, and the certificate be not forbidden,) will issue his Certificate, stating, amongst other particulars, the time when notice was given, that twenty-one days had elapsed since the entry of the Notice, that the issuing of the Certificate had not been forbidden, and the name of the Chapel where the Marriage is to be solemnized. For this Certificate the party obtaining it must pay the Superintendent-Registrar one shilling. (Sec. 7, and see sec. 14,)

The twenty-one days must be reckoned clear days between the day on which the Notice was entered, and the day on which the Certificate is issued; that is, if Notice be entered on the 1st of July, the Certificate cannot be obtained till the 23d of July; or, reckoning by weeks, if the Notice be entered on a Monday, the Certificate cannot be had till the next day (Tuesday) three weeks, and so of other days. (Sec. 14.)

Parties need not apply for a Certificate immediately on the expiration of twenty-one days after the Notice, but the Marriage must be had some time within three Calendar Months after the Notice, or both Notices and Certificate will be void, and must be given and obtained, and the fees paid, anew. (Sec. 15.)

(4.) As to Place. The Marriage Certificate must be issued by a Superintendent-Registrar to whom Notice was given.

If the parties resided in different Districts before the Notice was given, a Certificate must be obtained from both Superintendent-Registrars to whom Notice was given, and both Certificates must state the name of the Chapel in which the Marriage is to be solemnized. (Sec. 16,)

A fee of one shilling must be paid on each Certificate. (Sec. 7.) In the case of Marriage by Certificate, residence in any particular District is not required, excepting for seven days at least before Notice given, as mentioned in page 125; nor are the

parties required to make any affidavit, or solemn affirmation, or declaration, as in the case of Marriage by Licence.

If there be not any Wesleyan Chapel Registered for Marriages in the District within which one of the Parties dwells, they may be Married in the nearest District within which there is such a Registered Chapel. See pages 126, 127.

SECTION III.

MEANS FOR PREVENTING IMPROPER MARRIAGES.

In addition to the Declaration in the Marriage-Notice,―the Oath, Solemn Affirmation, or Declaration where the Marriage is by Licence,-and the Solemn Declaration of the Parties themselves at the Marriage,-two other means are provided for preventing improper Marriages.

1. By forbidding the Certificate. Between the time of entering the Marriage-Notice in the Superintendent-Registrar's Book, and the issuing of his Certificate, any person authorized in that behalf, (that is, every person whose consent is by law required to a Marriage by Licence, see sec. 10,) may forbid the Certificate by writing the word "forbidden" opposite the Entry of the Notice in the Marriage-Notice Book, subscribing thereto his or her name and place of abode, and the character in respect of either of the parties by reason of which he or she is so authorized to forbid; (sec. 9;) and thereupon the MarriageNotice, and all proceedings thereon, shall be utterly void. Every person whose consent to a Marriage is required by law, may forbid the Certificate, whether the Marriage is intended to be by Licence or without Licence. (Sec. 10.)

No Fee is payable for forbidding the Certificate. (Sec. 9.) On the other hand, every person who so "forbids" by a false representation that his or her consent to the Marriage is required by law, is liable to the penalties of perjury. (Sec. 38.)

2. By entering a Caveat. Any person, on payment of five shillings, may enter a Caveat with the Superintendent-Registrar against the grant of a Certificate or Licence for the Marriage of any person therein named; and if such Caveat be duly signed by or on behalf of the person who enters the same, together with his or her place of residence, and the ground of objection on

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