Show degrees of consanguinity editor cuppek CLIPP rit the following is a from the semiweekly semi weekly deseret news on the subject of marriage enquirer of rockville utah makes the following request ties t for the benefit of many reader especially those contemplating marriage under the new law would would you please state in plain terms what are the first second third and fourth degrees of consanguinity in respect to marriage a father and daughter would be the first de gree a brother and sister the second an uncle and niece third first cousins tile the fourth The so called ed monds tucker law prohibits marriages acres 0 between persons related within but not including the fourth degree that is first cousins maybarry may marry but persons more nearly related must not on page seventy five of the session laws of 1884 the degrees of consanguinity in respect to icher ilance are described with considerable falness ful ness between the rules of the civil or roman law the common or english law and the canon scip scriptural tural or ecclesiastical law for determining the degree of colsan guin ity there are differences but as the subject is intricate and an exposition of it would occupy considerable sid erable space and as the above meets the request of our correspondent we refrain from entering further into the matter yours etc JAMES HIBBERT |