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Show Little Chats on Public Notice MARRIAGE INTENTIONS An eastern newspaper lists the names of couples who have applied ap-plied for marriage licenses under un-der the standing head of "Marriage "Mar-riage Intentions." In its way this is a form of giving notice; it is still not to late, of course, for a change of mind or heart but usually the "intention" is carried car-ried out. As is well known, certain churches follow the customs of publishing marriage banns for several weeks prior to the rclig- iruw rprpmntiv that matao a man and a woman husband and wife. This is another methor of giving giv-ing notice of the intentions of the couple planning to be married. mar-ried. The word "bann" is like other English words that have different differ-ent or even contradictory meanings. mean-ings. It is sometimes spelled "an." In common usage a "ban" is usually an authoritative prohibition pro-hibition such as excommunication. excommunica-tion. But in the plural "banns" it means specifically an announcement an-nouncement of intention to marry. mar-ry. Both the publication of marriage mar-riage license applications and the publication of marriage banns in church are examples of the deeply rooted custom, both S(K'ial and legal, of giving notice State laws cover thousands of situations in which notice by publication must be given (mandatory) (man-datory) or may be given (permissive). (per-missive). The standard medium for pub-lice pub-lice notice is the bona fide new-paper new-paper of paid general circulation. circula-tion. It is a wise provision of the law which stipulates their use for this public service. This is not only in keeping with the necessity neces-sity for putting others on notice, but to give maximum coverage for the notice. |