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Show OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE IN MANY LANDS i A blue book issued by the British foroizn office tolls the British subjoct Qos "ns oXride' of British territory how ho may SPt mailed without returning re-turning to British soil. The book b intended primarily to point out tho Intricacies of marriage laws In forclfin countries when ono of the parties Is "VNo'rway no clergyman may per-form per-form a marriage ceremony unless both parties prove that thoy have been vacclnatbd or have had smallpox, In ii srEoSdua;rcharattLTf rshoViwIthoitt his consent. j. ern . ' faith and a non-Christian aro forbidden. forbid-den. Parental consent is necessary to mar-rlago mar-rlago In Ruasia, and It the prospective bridegroom has insulted his parents or grandparents or tho bride's parents par-ents or grandparents their pardon must be obtained to make tho marriage mar-riage legal. This rule of obtaining parental con. sent when tho parties arc minors obtains ob-tains In nearly every country, and In some of thom the consent of grandparents grand-parents is necessary. Divorce does not dissolve the matrimonial bond In most Latin countries. Marriage laws sanctioned by the Byzantlno emperors are still In forco in Greece, There are many conditions condi-tions that prohibit marriage there. Practically any reason that would justify tho belief that the marriago would be unhappy, such as riotous or Immoral conduct on tho part of ono of the applicants for a license, is a bar to marriage In Poru. -where marked mark-ed disparity in class and social con- dltion is recognized as an impediment. Proved immorality and lack of sufficient suf-ficient means to support a wife Bervc as a bar In Austria, While a marriage marri-age between a Christian and non-Christian non-Christian Is Illegal In Austria, a change of faith after marriago In such cases does not validate the union. |