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teen years; provided, however, that if the parents or guardian
assent thereto in person or by writing attested by two wit-
nesses, such license may issue and the fact of such assent
shall be made part of the record aforesaid.

1888, art. 62, sec. 8. 1886, ch. 497, sec. 7A.

8. If in the course of the examination of any applicant for
a marriage license it shall appear to the clerk of the court that
any legal impediment exists under the laws of this State why
the said parties shall not be joined in marriage, he shall with-
hold said license unless ordered by the court of which he is
clerk to issue the same.

Fornshlll v. Murray, 1 Bl. 479 LeBrun v. LeBrun, 55 Md. 503 State v.
Floto, 81 Md. 601.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1686, ch. 497, sec. 7 B.

9. A certified copy of the record of said marriage license and
certificate under the hand of said clerk and seal of said court
shall be received in all courts of this State as prima facie
evidence of said marriage between the parties named therein:

Ibid. sec. 10 1886, ch. 497, sec. 7c.

10i The clerk of the court shall receive one dollar for every
license issued as aforesaid and for the performance of the other
duties required by this article.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1886, ch. 497, sec. 7D. 1894, ch. 94.

11. Such license when produced shall be full authority to
any minister or other person authorized to marry receiving the
same to proceed with the marriage of the parties named
therein; provided, that should any minister or other person
marry persons without such license, he shall on conviction thereof
be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than
five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court; and pro-
vided further that any minister or other person so performing
such marriage ceremony who shall fail to return within the
period of thirty days from the date of such marriage to the
clerk of the court issuing said license one of the certificates of
marriage mentioned in section 4 of this article shall on con-
viction thereof be fined not less than ten dollars.

1890, ch. 465, sec. 11A

12. In all cases when marriages shall be celebrated after
publication of banns it shall be the duty of the minister cele-