Show an act e 1 be iena ded by ahe G ov arnor and Legista tire of the territory of rutih that in be and children ancestors tween parents and descendants afi overy degree and I 1 between brothers all d misters of tho hall as well as the whole blood an between uncles and nieces or aunts and nephews or betwee nany persons related to each the within and not including the fourth degree of colsan guilloty guil lity computed according to the rules of civil law aro incestuous and vold from the beginning whether the relationship is legitimate or binate Marria gois prohibited and declared vold 1 with an idiot or lunatic 2 when there Is a husband or wife livin from whom the person marrying aa not been divorced 3 when not solemnized by an authorized zed person except as provided in section 7 of this act I 1 4 when at the time of marriage the male is under 14 or the female is under 12 years of age 5 between a negro a 11 aa white person 0 between a mongolian and a white person ftc 3 in good faith and with the be lielot a band or wire then living was dead or delally divorced the issue of such marr age born or begotten before notice of the mistake shall be the legitimate issue of both parents ditc 4 courts having general equity jurisdiction may declare void a marriar obtained by force or fraud or at I 1 0 instance of any next friend where the male was under 16 or the female under 14 years of age at the time of the marriage and the marriage was without the consent of the father mother guardian or other person having the proper charge of his or her person and has not been rati fled by cohabitation after that age sec 6 marriages solem nihed in any other country state or territory terri tor it where r 0 O 1 are here sec 6 no marriage solemnized before any person professing to bava authority shall be invalid for want of such authority it it is consummated with the belie f of the parties or either of them that he had authority and that they have been lawfully married suc 7 shall be solemn laed by the following persons only 1 ministers Nini of the gospel or priests of any denomination in regular coin munion with any religious 2 probate judges justices or the peace and judges of the district and supreme to S courts no marriage shall be sol without a license by the clerk of tile probate of the county in which the resides it the time provided that when she is of full age or a idowu and it is issued on her in person or by writing signed her it may be used by tile clerk any probate court sac O if at the time of applying for dicenso li censo the male shall be und er 21 the female under 18 years of age and not before married no license be issued without the consent of or her father mo theror guardian Fu ardian given or certified inu biting tile cllrk over his or her signature bydvo or more subscribing witnesses it nesses and proved by the oath of of them administered eI by the when the parties are unknown to tile clerk a license ahall not issue until an affidavits is made before tile clerk which shall be filed and preserved by him by the party applying for such license show amse that there is no lawful reason in t h ewa bof such marriage makiej said affidavit or any subscribing witness if he falsely swear therein is bality of perjury sic au the person z dg marriage shall within chirt Y d return the license to t of the probate court of the chenco it is issued with a ficare the marriage over bi a signature t he date abd place of celebia ce lebra lion and the name of two or witnesses present at the marriage I 1 failing to make such return e i of a fais demeanor arc 11 the license together with certificate of the person official at the marriage shall be fibel and by the sald clerk and shall be recorded by him in a book kept for purpose which ball be properly in the name of the parties so ec 12 if any person shall a marriage without such if he shall be imprisoned not lass than one not more than twelver months in the county jau or fined not more than 1000 or both fined and imprisoned sec 13 if any person not authorized shall solemnize a marriage under of having authority or falsely personate the father mother or guardian fit obtaining license or forges the name of any father mother or guardian to any writing purporting to give consent to such marriage he shall be punished by imprisonment in ahe penitentiary not ex beeding three scears 14 if any authorized person shall knowingly irith 0 without cense solemnize a marr r I 1 age such as Is herein prohibited he shall be im prisoner in the penitentiary botex beeding three years or fined not ex boeding or both fined ira prisoner ikc IS every clerk or deputy clerk who shall knowingly issue a license for any prohibited marriage shall W punished by confinement in tile for a term not exceeding two years or fined in any sum n ot exceeding 1000 or by both fine and and in case of co ny ic tion shill be expelled from his office by tle judgment af the court beffre which his convict Is had I 1 and if icy lie willfully issues license contrary aphis duty as herein prescribed be be fined exceeding noV 1000 sto 16 in tha absence of the cler kor durings me the license may be issued by the probate judge who in so 1 perform the deity and cincu r al tile responsibilities of the cleric and be liable to the sa e penalties enal ties and shall return a me mon ra n su mt hereof to the clerk and the same shall be ro corded as if by jilin sac 17 when doubt Is felt as to the validity of the marriage either party kayin a court of equi tyde 04 its avoidance or but lien one of tile parties was within tile age of consent at of the marriage the other party being of age 1 5 baij have no such proceed stoper ug for that c ause against the party under age all for any violation violi tion of this act 8 all be pal dinto tile treasury of the Torr ilor it sec 19 7 ha clerks of afi various probate courts shall be entitled for each license issued the sum of one dollar and twenty civo cents all of which he may bernand at the time of issuing the license W W arrer the arouse f representatives 10 ELIAS A 0 burrit president of the council approved march 8 1888 IV 1 1 of ut a h dubla march IQ tho Te begraph s mitchell bats ch dilenge balligan Bal livan to sail in a sixta 1 foot ling for 1000 pound a sido |