Register of marriages celebrated in the years 1897 to 1916 lost in the fire of 1918

(1) The Registrar General shall, on the written application of either party to a marriage celebrated between the years 1897 and 1916, both years inclusive, or of any issue of such a marriage and on proof to his satisfaction of the solemnisation of 47 the marriage, register the particulars thereof in a book to be provided for the purpose. (2) As far as practicable the same particulars shall be registered and in the same form as those given in the form of certificate contained in Form 11. (3) The failure to prove some of the particulars given in that form shall not prevent the registration of such particulars as are proved. (4) Without prejudice to any other mode of proof, a certificate in Form 11 purporting to be signed by the minister or magistrate or senior justice of the peace who celebrated the marriage or a copy of such certificate certified to be a true copy of the original certificate shall, unless the Registrar General sees good reason for the contrary, be accepted as sufficient proof of the particulars specified in the certificate or copy. (5) A copy under the hand of the Registrar General of any entry made by him in pursuance of this section with reference to a marriage shall in all proceedings, whether civil or criminal, be accepted as evidence of the due celebration of the marriage unless and until it is shown that the marriage was not duly 48 FIRST SCHEDULE MARRIAGE ACT Prohibited Degrees of Relationship [Section 3(1) (2)] PART I First Column Second Column Mother Father Daughter Son Father’s mother Father’s father Mother’s mother Mother’s father Son’s daughter Son’s son Daughter’s daughter Daughter’s son Sister Brother Wife’s mother Husband’s father Wife’s daughter Husband’s son Father’s wife Mother’s husband Son’s wife Daughter’s husband Father’s father’s wife Father’s mother’s husband Mother’s father’s wife Mother’s mother’s husband Wife’s father’s mother Husband’s father’s father Wife’s mother’s mother Husband’s mother’s father Wife’s son’s daughter Husband’s son’s son Wife’s daughter’s daughter Husband’s daughter’s son Son’s son’s wife Son’s daughter’s husband Daughter’s son’s wife Daughter’s daughter’s husband Father’s sister Father’s brother Mother’s sister Mother’s brother Brother’s daughter Brother’s son Sister’s daughter Sister’s son Marriage 49 PART II Statutory Exceptions from Prohibited Degrees of Relationship First Column Second Column Deceased wife’s sister Deceased sister’s husband Deceased brother’s wife Deceased husband’s brother Deceased wife’s brother’s daughter Father’s deceased sister’s husband Deceased wife’s sister’s daughter Mother’s deceased sister’s husband Father’s deceased brother’s wife Deceased husband’s brother’s son Mother’s deceased brother’s wife Deceased husband’s sister’s son Deceased wife’s father’s sister Brother’s deceased daughter’s husband Deceased wife’s mother’s sister Sister’s deceased daughter’s husband Brother’s deceased son’s wife Deceased husband’s father’s brother Sister’s deceased son’s wife Deceased husband’s mother’s brother 50 Marriage SECOND SCHEDULE FORM 1 MARRIAGE ACT Register of Marriage Officers [Section 14(1)] __________________________________________________ No. Name Denomination Date of Postal Remarks Appointment Address Originally At given present __________________________________________________ Marriage 51 FORM 2 MARRIAGE ACT Form of Notice of Marriage [Section 40(1)] To the Magistrate of the District I (or we) the undersigned, hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be celebrated within three calendar months from the date hereof, between me and the other party herein named and described (or us) that is to say, Condition, Rank of Profession Age Dwelling Length of Residence Marriage district in which the and surname i.e. widower, bachelor, widow or Place parties respectively spinster dwell (a) And hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that know of no impediment of kindred or alliance or other lawful hindrance to the said marriage, and that the above- named, have for the space of three days immediately preceding the giving of this notice, had usual place of abode and residence within the above-mentioned marriage district of 7 of 1995 AND further solemnly and sincerely declare that of the parties herein named and described (neither is an infant (or in lieu of the part within brackets) (b) not being a widower (or widow) is (or am) an infant, and the consent of whose consent to this marriage is required by law has been duly given and obtained thereto). 52 Marriage AND make the foregoing declarations conscientiously believing the same to be true, pursuant to the provisions of the Marriage Act, Cap. 174 well knowing that every person who knowingly or wilfully makes any false declaration, or who signs any false notice for the purpose of procuring any marriage under the provisions of the said Act, shall suffer the penalties of perjury. In witness Whereof have hereunto set and subscribed hand this day of 20 . (Signed) DECLARED before me this day of , 20 . (Signed) Note: (a) The names and particulars relating to the man should be first entered in the several columns, and then the names and particulars of the woman placed below. (b) If both parties are infants, the form must be adapted so as to meet the case. Marriage 53 FORM 3 MARRIAGE ACT Form of Magistrate’s Certificate [Section 43(1)] I, Magistrate of the marriage district of do hereby certify that on the day of the following notice was duly entered in the marriage notice book of the said district (here copy notice omitting the declarations at foot thereof). The issue of this certificate has not been objected to by any person (or has been objected to but the objection has been overruled). This certificate will be void unless the marriage is solemnised or performed within three calendar months after the date of the entry of notice, namely, on or before the day of . (Signed) Magistrate. 54 Marriage FORM 4 MARRIAGE ACT Notice of Marriage [Section 46(2)] TO the Registrar General at Belize City, BELIZE. I, A.B., hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be solemnised at (name of place and country) within three months from the date hereof between me and the other party herein named and described (that is to say), Name Condition* Rank and Profession Under Dwelling Length and Surname or above eighteen place of residence years of age 1 2 Witness my hand this day of , 20 . (Signed) A.B. *Bachelor, Spinster, Widower or Widow. Marriage 55 FORM 5 MARRIAGE ACT Notice of Marriage to take place in U.K. [Section 47(2)] TO the Registrar General, I (name in full of person giving this notice) of (address and description) hereby give you notice that a marriage is intended to be celebrated within three calendar months from the date hereof between me and the other party herein named and described, that is to say: Name in Condition Rank or Profession Ages Residence full A.B. Bachelor Of full age C.D. Spinster An infant Witness my hand this (date) (Signature of person giving the notice) I, the said A.B. (name in full of person giving the notice) do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: (1) A marriage is intended to be solemnised or contracted in the United Kingdom between me and the above-named C.D. (2) Both I and the said C.D. are British subjects. (3) I have for the seven days immediately preceding this date resided in Belize. 56 Marriage (4) I believe there is no impediment of kindred or alliance or other lawful hindrance in the said marriage. (5) Neither I nor the said C.D. is an infant (if this is not the case, state the facts as required by section 47 as, for example, “I am an infant, but I am the widow of E.F. who died on the day of “or “I am an infant and the consent of G.H. whose consent is required to my marriage has been given as shown by the writing under his hand now produced to me and marked”). AND I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Oaths Act., Cap. 130. DECLARED before me this day of . (Signature of declarant). (Signature of Registrar General). Marriage 57 FORM 6 MARRIAGE ACT Certificate of Notice of Marriage [Section 48] I (name of Registrar General) Registrar General of Belize, hereby certify pursuant to the Marriage Act, Cap. 174 that on the (date) I received the following notice of marriage (that is to say), (copy notice of marriage including the solemn declaration) and that such notice was posted at the Court House in Belize for the period of fourteen consecutive days and that I am not aware of any impediment which should obstruct the solemnisation of the above marriage. WITNESS my hand this (date) (Signature of Registrar General). 58 Marriage FORM 7 MARRIAGE ACT Original Marriage Register [Section 60 (5)] 20 Marriages solemnised or performed at , in the marriage district 20 . No. When Married Names Ages Condition Rank or Residence at the time of marriage After banns or licence or Magistrate’s and surnames Pro- fession certificate Married at in the marriage district aforesaid, after , by me. (Signed) Marriage Officer This marriage was solemnised (or performed) between us { } { } in the presence of us Marriage 59 FORM 8 MARRIAGE ACT Duplicate Original Marriage Register [Section 61 (1)] 20 Marriages solemnised or performed at , in the marriage district 20 . No. When Married Names Ages Condition Rank or Residen ce at the After banns or licence or Magistrate’s Consent by whom and surnames Pro- fession time of marriage given, or certificate Judges order Married at in the marriage district aforesaid, after , by me. (Signed) Marriage Officer This marriage was solemnised (or performed) between us { } { in the presence of us Examined with the Original Register by me and found to be correct. Marriage Officer 60 Marriage FORM 9 MARRIAGE ACT Original Marriage Register and of Duplicate Original Marriage Register (Marriage In Articulo Mortis) [Section 64 (4)] No. When Married Names Condition Rank or Profession Ages Marriage After banns or and surnames district and licence or Magistrate’s residence certificate Married at in the marriage district by (or before) me by (or before) me a marriage officer of Belize. This marriage was solemnised (or performed) { { { { between us in the presence of us (a) (I consent to the marriage of (Signed) .) I hereby certify that immediately before the solemnisation of this marriage, the said Solemnly declared to me in the presence of the witnesses who have attested this marriage that he believed self to be at the point of death. Marriage Officer. This day of , 20 . (a) Add, if circumstances require. Marriage 61 FORM 10 [Section 64 (5)] Medical Practitioner’s Certificate MARRIAGE IN Articulo Mortis I, medical practitioner having been in attendance on certify that in my opinion the said is in articulo mortis.