CEREMONY OF MARRIAGE AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.                          127
The  eremny.      nce f thse wtneses, o loe, hnor,comort n heish each other
m hsu ch o  lo n  a u  shall  live;  heref ore,i  acco ance th
The license procured, the ceremony of mar- 'band owh"
riage may take place wherever it best suits the
convenience of the parties marrying, and may                    Short Form  f Marrage.
be performed by a clergyman, justice of the au-     (T iJ ijoi hands, and
preme court, judge of an inferior court, justice                       then say:)
"dBy                    o t of Jo d you doherela-
of the peace, or police justice; one or more wit-  t  o husband aSe engge, in th
nesses being present to testify to the marriage.  proctice of these witnesses to love aand chersh
Z    yeac              oter a  suh, s log a  yo  bot ob 11live  threfre,In accord-
The clergyman     or magistrate .may visit the    ane wh helaws of tf            I dohereby pronounce
candidates for matrimony at a private residence,  y husband and wife."
hotel, hall, church, or other place ; or the par     The form  used by clergymen is
tiesmaycallupo  theclegyma  athis ed- the same, though the wording may vary slightly
dence, or visit the magistrate in his office, where  to suit the occasion and conform to the rites of
the rite may be performed. When the ceremo-       the church under which the parties marry.
ny is conducted by the magistrate, the followinge                    e
is the usual for.                                 i    tor clergyman to the. cler    that granted
For of Marriage.                 it, for record. At the time of procuring the
(The_tman and woman rising, tjus. e w s.ay to tkLe wn;)  license, however, the brideroom  o.ther per-
"Will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together  son should obtain a blank 'marriage certificate,
ater God's ordinance, In the holy estate of Matrimony, to love her,
comfort her, honor and keep her, In sickness and in health, and for-  usually furnished by the clerk, whi  ld
eaking all others, keep thee only unto her, so long as yo bot   besledbhalcegmalrmai
live?"
The adresig he vawn,th jstie illsa.,close of the c,eremuony, certifying to, h  mar-
Wl                                               ritaddeuh- g ie of the parties; which certificate shoud be
er after God's ordinance, in the h~oly estate of MatrimonDy to love,
honor, and keep him, in bicknesg andlIn healh and foakingall Othe;5  always preserved by the husband and wf,a
keep thee only unto him so long as you both shall live?  proof of marriage, if nec
(77ispariensrngin te a atite justice wl then Istruct have removed to other parts of  e
thentojoinands, anda)                The following is the form    of the
By the act of joininghands you take upon yoiuelves the relation
of husband and wLfL, an soonl  proi an enae in thp,s  certificate.
That -------- of----- ite State of ------and ------of ------i the tate of -----
were at---------- inthe saidCounty,by mejoined tgtheri
Onth.---.------.-----dy of.------------------- In the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy ....
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