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Civil Secretary's Office, 30th October, 1849. HIS Excellency the Governor- in-Chief directs the publication of the following Copy of an Ordinance about to be introduced into the General Legislative Council. By His Excellency's command, C. A. Dillon. Civil Secretary. MARRIAGE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE. IN THE TEAR OF THE ItKIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA. SESSION , No. ANALYSIS Title. Pi earn bid L Superintendent of Wesley an Missions and Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland or of ihe Free Church of Scotland, and officiating Ministers authorised to grant Licenses. 9.. Superintendent of Wesleyan Mission and Modi i .'or of the Piesbytenesof the Church of and of the Free C hurch of Scotland empowered to authorise oshers to grant such licenses. 3. If there be no such Moderator, Governor May grant such authority. 4. Oath, Declaration. &c, to be made by party applying for License. 5. Penalty for granting License without requiring such oath. 6. Penalty for making false Oath. 7. Marriage by License to be as valid as by Banns. 8. Any Minister of a Congregation of 40 may require to be entered as an Officiating Minister. 9. Power to Governor to cause a Minister to be entered as an Officiating Minister. 10. Such entries may be cancelled. ] 1, This Ordinance to be deemed to be part of the Marriage Ordinance. An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance for Regulating Marriages in the Colony of New Zealand. Passed the day of 18. (Preamble.) WHEREAS, by an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of New Zealand with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, Session 8, No. 7, intituled " An Ordinance for Regulating Marriages in the Colony of New Zealand," it is amongst other things enacted that Licenses to marry without publication of Banns may be issued according to the Ecclesiastical Laws of the United Church of England and Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, by the proper authorities according to such Laws, for Marriages to be -celebrated agreeably to the form and usages of .he said Churches, provided that no such License for Marriage shall be issued in any case in which auy person whose consent to any Marriage would have been required shall not have previously given his or her consent. And whereas it is expedient that, subject to such provision as aforesaid, Licenses for Marriages to be celebrated according to the forms and usages of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, of the Church of Scotland, and of the Free Church of Scotland respectively without publication of Banns, should be authorised to be granted in manner hereinafter mentioned : Be it therefore enacted by the Governor-i n-Chief of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :—: — (Superintendent of Wesleyau Mission and Morlerabr of th<» Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of ScoiKnd, and Officiating Ministen authorised to grant Licenses.) 1. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions, for the Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland for the time being respectively, and for any Officiating Ministers, to grant Licenses for Marriages without publication of Banns, to be celebrated agreeably to tha forms and usages of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, of the Church of >cotland or of the Free church of Scotland, or of the respective Rtiligious Societies of which they may be Ministers. Superintendent of WeaUyan Mission and Moderators of the Pr'sbytenes of the Church of Scotland and of 'he Free Church of Scotland empowered to authorise otheioto K r " nr J'icMJues.) 2. It shall be lawful for any such Superintenoer.t oi Moderator, if he shall deem it expediei.i so to do, by an instrument in writing mrJ*. his hand and seal to authorise one or HK>ie t\t person or persons to grant such Licenses as aforesaid. (If there be no such Moderator, Governor may grant a h authority.) 3. provided always, that in case there shall be no Moderator of the Presbytery of the Church of Scotland or of the Free Church of Scotland in the Colony of New Zealand, it shall be lawful for the Governor or other Officer administering the Government of the Colony for the time being by an instrument in writing under his hand and seal, to authorise one or more fit persons to grant Licenses for Marriage to be celebrated agreeably to the forms and usages of the Church of Scotland or of the Free Church i#i Scotland without publication of Banns.