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The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in cach city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the elerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
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FORM B
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NO.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Name John Henry Luffy GROOM.
Age,
23
Color,“
white
Residence,
no. Chelmsford
Occupation,
Checker in mill
What marriage,
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
720 Chelmsford
Name of father, Thomas H. Duff
Maiden name
{ Margaret minalley
BRIDE.
Name Theresa Louise Elliott
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
21
Color,
White
Residence,
Hartford 72022.
Occupation,
mill-operations
What marriage,
Füst
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
Heat Chelmsford
Name of father,
Matthew Elliott
Maiden name
of mother,
Catherine Mc Queeny
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Town
of
Chelmsford
28th
day of april
1917
Issued,
191 /.
Edward & Robbins
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
no. chelmsford
hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
on the 16 day of Thay 1917.
Name,
Henry
1
Official station,
Residence,
no. Chelihur ford Mais
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
according to law, this
of mother,
178
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE OF
AND
at
Date
.191
Filed
191
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faitlı established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
R. 10.8.'15. 10,000.
FORM B
No.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name
Charles 6 Nelson
Age,
27
Color,
White
Residence,
Hast Chelmsford
Occupation,
Car Refairer-Bay State RP.
What marriage,
let
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Birthplace,
Sweden
Name of father,
Carl nelson
Maiden name
1
Mary Peterson
BRIDE.
Name.
alice P. Poitras
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
25
Color,
White
Residence,
33 Jest Fifth St. Lamall
Occupation,
What marriage,
let
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
nachua n. H.
Name of father,
, Thomas Poitras
Maiden name
Emma Pellitier
of mother,
S
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Cowon
of
Chelmsford
according to law, this
12th.
day of.
may
1917.
Issued,
may 17
1917.
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
Lowell
on the
19
day of may
19/7
Name,.
Official station,
Residence, 257 W GS8 Lowell
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
179
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE
OF
AND
at
Date
.191
Filed
.. 191
1
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealthı, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
k 10-8.'15. 10,000.
FORM B
NO ..
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.)
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROOM.
Name ..
Joseph av. Verville
Age,
36
Color,
White
Residence, no. Chelmsford
Occupation,
Stone worker
What marriage,
2nd
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
Hvidewerd
Birthplace,
Canada
Name of father,
aleed Verville
Maiden name
1
ferifilie Poisson
of mother,
BRIDE.
Name.
marie albina Lacourse
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
17
Color,
White
Residence,
no. Chelmsford
Occupation,
mill- operativ
5
What marriage,
lett
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
Lowell Mare
....
Name of father,
moise Lacourse
Maiden name
Marie Laplante
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by me in the records
of the
Voron
of.
Chelmsford
according to law, this
14th
day of
may
1917.
Issued,
may 19
1917.
Edward . Rolling
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage,
at
on the
21
day of.
thay
191%
Name
Henry J. Scott
Official station,.
clergyman
Residence,
no. Chesford
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
180
ho. chehusford
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE OF
AND
at
Date
191
.
Filed
191
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealthi by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return each certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of cither certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by thic provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of such clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
R. 10.8-'15. 10,000.
FORM B
NO.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
(FILL OUT WITH INK. ALL NAMES TO BE IN FULL.) ·
This certificate must be delivered to the person before whom the marriage is to be con- tracted before he proceeds to solemnize the same.
NO ALTERATION OR ERASURE SHALL BE MADE BY ANY PERSON ON THIS CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 24. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
GROO
Name.
fred
Siegal
Age,
21
Color,
White
Residence,
220. Chelmsford
Occupation,
Brakeman
Occupation,
at Home
What marriage,
First
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
If a widower or divorced,
If a widow or divorced,
Birthplace,
Lawall Mark
Name of father, ..
Charles Graville
Maiden name
Lucy Shahard
of mother,
The intention of marriage by the parties above named was duly entered by mne in the records
of the.
Jour
of
Chelmsford
according to. law, this
21st
.day of.
may
191/.
Order of Count
Issued,
May 21
1917.
Edward, Rafting
Clerk.
Certificate of the Officiating Clergyman or Magistrate.
I hereby certify that I joined the above named persons in marriage, at
Lowell
.on the
2/21
day of.
may
1917.
Name
Patrick & Hally
Official station,
Residence,
158 Mannorth Road- Lowell
BRIDE.
Name
Dorothy Grassile
(If a widow or divorced, maiden name also to be given.)
Age,
20
Color,
Residence,
Lowall mass
What marriage,
tiret
(1st, 2d, 3d, etc.)
Birthplace,
new York City
Name of father,
Joseph Siegal
Maiden name
mary Ponlean
of mother,
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
---
This certificate, properly attested, must, between the first and tenth days of the month following, be returned to the clerk or registrar who issued the same.
If copies are made, all dates and signatures should be included.
No.
CERTIFICATE OF THE MARRIAGE
OF
..
AND
at
Date
. 191
.
Filed
191 .
Extracts from Chapter 151, Revised Laws, relating to Marriage in Massachusetts.
A marriage may be solemnized in any place within this commonwealth by a minister of the gospel, ordained according to the usage of his denomina- tion, who resides in this commonwealth and continues to perform the functions of his office ; by a rabbi of the Israelitish faith, duly licensed by a congre- gation of said faith established in this commonwealth, who has filed with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which he resides a certificate of the establishment of the synagogue, the date of his appointment thereto and of the term of his engagement ; by a justice of the peace if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a city or town, or a registrar or assistant registrar, in the city or town in which he holds such office, or if he is also clerk or assistant clerk of a court, in the city or town in which the court is authorized to be held, or if he has been designated as provided in the following section and has received a certificate of designation and has qualified thereunder, in the city or town in which he resides; and it may be solemnized among Friends or Quakers according to the usage of their societies ; but no person shall solemnize a marriage in this commonwealth unless he is able to read and write the English language. [ Section 30.]
The governor may in his discretion designate a justice of the peace in each city and town and such further number, not exceeding one for every five thousand inhabitants of a city or town, as he considers expedient, to solemnize marriages, and may for cause at any time revoke such designation. [ Section 31.]
Every justice of the peace, minister, rabbi and clerk or keeper of the records of a meeting wherein marriages among Friends or Quakers are solem- nized shall make and keep a record of each marriage solemnized by him, or in such meeting, and of all facts relative to the marriage which are required to be recorded. He shall also, between the first and tenth days of the month following each marriage solemnized by him, return cach certificate to the clerk or registrar who issued the same; and if the marriage was solemnized in a city or town other than the place or places in which the parties to the marriage resided, return a copy of the certificate, or of either certificate if two were issued, to the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized. Each certificate and copy so returned shall contain a statement giving the place and date of marriage, attested by the signature of the person who solemnized the same or of said clerk or keeper of the records of a Friends or Quaker meeting. The person who solemnized the marriage shall add the title of the office by virtue of which the marriage was solemnized, as "justice of the peace", "minister of the gospel", "clergyman", "priest" or "rabbi", and his residence. All certificates or copies so returned shall be recorded by the clerk or registrar who receives them. Whoever neglects to make the record and returns required by the provisions of this section shall for each neglect forfeit not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. [Section 32.]
No alteration or erasure shall be made by any person on such certificate, until it has been returned to the possession of suchi clerk or registrar, and then only in such form and to such extent as said clerk or registrar may prescribe. Any such certificate may be recorded after correction in accordance herewith. [ Section 24.]
Whoever performs a ceremony of marriage upon a certificate more than six months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out such certificate and not having used it fails to return it, within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Section 45.]
R. 10-8.'15. 10,000.
FORM B
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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