1866

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 296

In subsection (e) of this section, the term "disclose"
is substituted for the former phrase "make public",
for brevity.

Defined terms: "Clerk" § 2-101
"County" § 1-101 "License" § 2-101
"State" § 1-101

2-403. FORMS OF LICENSE AND CERTIFICATES.

(A)  FORM OF LICENSE.

(1)  A LICENSE SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:

" STATE OF MARYLAND AND COUNTY OF ........... TO ANY

INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE TO PERFORM A
MARRIAGE CEREMONY. YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO JOIN TOGETHER
IN MATRIMONY ACCORDING TO THE RULES AND CEREMONIES OF YOUR
CHURCH, SOCIETY OR RELIGIOUS SECT AND THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, OR

ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THIS STATE, ............... (STATE HERE

NAME OF INTENDED HUSBAND), WHOSE PLACE OF RESIDENCE IS

...................; WHOSE AGE IS ...........; AND WHO IS (STATE

HERE WHETHER SINGLE, WIDOWER, OR DIVORCED, AS THE CASE MAY BE),

AND .......... (STATE HERE NAME OF INTENDED WIFE), WHOSE PLACE OF

RESIDENCE IS ...................; AND WHO IS (STATE HERE WHETHER

SINGLE, WIDOW, OR DIVORCED, AS THE CASE MAY BE), AND WHO ARE

....... (STATE HERE ALSO WHETHER THE PARTIES TO BE MARRIED ARE

IN ANY WAY RELATED). GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF THE

CIRCUIT COURT FOR ............., AT ............. THIS ..........

DAY OF .................. A.D. , ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED

AND..............."

(2)  A LICENSE SHALL CONTAIN A STATEMENT THAT THE
LICENSE IS VALID ONLY:

(I)  FOR 6 MONTHS FROM THE DATE IT IS ISSUED;
AND

(II)  IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT IS ISSUED.

(B)  CERTIFICATE FORMS.

(1) ATTACHED TO A LICENSE SHALL BE 2 CERTIFICATE
FORMS THAT:

(I)  READ, "I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THIS
............ DAY OF ...................., ONE THOUSAND NINE

HUNDRED AND .... AT .............., ............... (STATE

HERE NAME OF HUSBAND) AND ............... (STATE HERE NAME OF

WIFE) WERE BY ME UNITED IN MARRIAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LICENSE ISSUED BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
................."; AND

(II)  PROVIDE A SPACE FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE
AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL WHO PERFORMS THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY.