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Ch. 737
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Marriages — Nonresidents of County
Where Marriage Performed
FOR the purpose of permitting nonresidents of the county
in which the marriage is to be performed to make
application for a marriage license by sworn
statement mailed to and received by the clerk of the
circuit court in the county at least 48 hours prior
to the issuance of the license; permitting clerks of
the circuit court to deliver marriage licenses to a
minister of the gospel or other person authorized by
the laws of the State to solemnize marriage where
the delivery has been authorized by one of the
contracting parties to the marriage; and clarifying
language.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 62 — Marriages
Sections 6 (a) and 7
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1972 Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 6(a) and 7 of Article 62 -
Marriages, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1972
Replacement Volume and 1976 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
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Article 62 - Marriages
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6.
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(a) Before the clerk of any of the courts
(aforesaid shall issue] ISSUES any license he shall
examine one of the contracting parties to the marriage,
under oath, who shall appear personally before the clerk
and make application for the [same, and the] LICENSE.
THE clerk shall ascertain[; first, the] THE FOLLOWING:
(1) THE full name of each party; [second, the] (2) THE
place of residence of each party; [third, the] (3) THE
age of each party; [fourth, the] (4) THE marital status
of each party, whether previously married or single;
[fifth, whether] (5) WHETHER related or not, if so, in
which degree of relationship; [sixth, if] (6) IF one or
both of the parties has been previously married, the date
and place of all deaths and judicial determinations
terminating all former marriages of each party-[; which
facts upon the payment of one dollar ($1.00) as an
application fee shall be set out in printed form to be
signed by the person making the application, and no such
license to marry shall be delivered by the clerk until
after the expiration of forty-eight (48) hours from the
time application is made therefor[; provided, however,
that any]. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IF THE
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