72d C ONGRESS . SESS . II. CH. 128 . FEBRUA RY 27. 1933 . 1131 (b) The clerk shall issue the license provided for in paragraph (3) p
ig -infeler of subdivision (a) to any such minister if such clerk is satisfied that such minister is qualified to celebrate marriages in the Canal Zone . The clerk shall be paid a fee of $2 for issuing and recording any such license . Such fee shall be disposed of in the same manner as voi.44,p. 9z9. other fees received by such clerk . ( Act Cong. Dec . 29, 1926, c. 19, 14, 44 Stat. 929 .) SEC. 49. CERTIFYING, SIGNING, PEI UHN, AND RECORDING OF LICENSE ; Marriage certificate, MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE .-(a) The judicial officer or minister celebrat- etc. ing a marriage shall- (1) Certify upon the marriage license that he celebrated such mar- riage, giving his official title and the time when and place where such marriage was celebrated ; (2) Cause two persons who witnessed the marriage to sign their names on the marriage license as witnesses, each giving his place of residence ; (3) At the time of the marriage, fill out and sign the marriage c ertif icate acco mpanyi ng th e lic ense a nd de liver it to one of the parties to the marriage ; and (4) Wit hin thirt y days a fter the date of the mar riage, r eturn su ch license, so certified and witnessed, to the clerk who issued such license . (b) Upon return of a license as required in subdivision (a), the i, turn of certified clerk shall file the same after making registry thereof in a book to be kept in his office fo r that p urpose o nly, suc h regist ry to co ntain the Christian and surnames of the parties, the time of their marriage, Vol. 44, p. 929 . and the name and title of the person who celebrated the marriage . (Act Cong. Dec. 29, 1926, c. 19, † 15, 44 Stat. 929.) SEC. 50. VIOLATIONS OF PR OVI SIO NS OF THIS CHAPTER ; PUNISH- m Violations ; punish. MENT.-(a) Any judicial officer or minister who is qualified to cele- brate marriages in the Canal Zone and any clerk of court who vio- lates any of the provisions of sections 47, 48, or 49 shall be deemed Arde, p . 1190. guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction - thereof, be pun- ished b y a fine of not m ore than $25, or by impr isonment for not more than thirty days, or both . (b) Any person who knowingly makes or causes to be mad e any false oath as to any material matter for the purpose of procuring or aiding another to procure a marriage license shall be deemed guilty of perj ury and shall, up on convi ction th ereof, b e punish ed by im pris- onment in the penitentiary for not more than ten years . (c) Any person who knowingly files or causes to be filed with the clerk a written consent, any signature to which is a forgery, shall be deemed guilty of uttering a forged instrument and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than fourteen years. (d) Any person who is not qualified to celebrate marriages in the Canal Zone under this chapter and who celebrates in the Canal Zone wh at purports to be a marriage ceremony shall; up on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than three years . (A cts Cong. Dec. 29, 1926, c. 19, † 16, 44 Stat. voi.44,p.929. 929 ; Jan. 22, 1927, c. 52, 44 Stat. 1023.) SEC. 51. D ECLARATIO N WHERE T HERE IS NO RECORD .-If no reco rd D xistonwhereno record exists . of the solemnization of a marriage heretofore contracted, be known to exist ; the parties may join in a written declaration of such mar- riage, substantially showing : 1) The name s,, ages , and re sidences of the p arties . (2) The fact of marriage . (3 That no rec ord of such marriage is known to exist . Such declaration must be subscribed by the parties and attested by at least three witnesses.
