| Show DEGREES OF consanguinity ENQUIRES 11 of 0 rockville utah makes the following request tor for the benefit of many readers re adens especially those contemplating marriage the new law would you please stated in plain terras terms w ja t a are re the first second third and fourth lowro degrees of fco consanguinity usang in respect to marriage a aher and daughter would be the arst first degree a brother and sister aho he uncle and niece the third first cousins the fourth the so called edmunds tuck tact er law prohibits marriages between persons related within but not including the fourth degreef degree that to is first cousins may marry but persons more nearly related must not on page 75 70 of the session laws of 1884 the degrees of consanguinity in respect to inheritance are described with con aid sid erable f ful alness ness between the rules of the elvil civil or romin roman law the common or old english law and the canon scriptural or ecclesiastical lanfor determining the degree of consanguinity there are differences but as the subject is intricate and an exposition of it would occupy considerable space and as the above meets the request of our correspondent we refrain from entering further into the matter |
