NE TEMERE DECREE.
NO EFFECT AGAINST THE CIVIL CODE.
At Montreal, Mr Justice Kharbonneau gave an important decision involving the Ne Temere decree in the Quebec province. He decided that the marriage of Mr and Mrs Herbert was valid, maintaining that any officer authorised to solemnise marriages can marry two persons who observe the necessary formalities, no matter what their religion may be, and the Ne Temere decree had no effect against the civic code. The Herberts were married by a Methodist minister, and the husband sought to nullify the marriage under the terms of the Ne Temere decree,
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1011, 24 February 1912, Page 3
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99NE TEMERE DECREE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1011, 24 February 1912, Page 3
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