Deceased Wifes Sisters Marriage Act 1860 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO TERTIO ET VICESIMO QUARTO

VICTORIB REGINB.

A. D. 1860.

No. 19.

At2 Act to legalize the mawiage of a Man tvith the Sister of his

decensed Wve.

[Reserved, 17th October, 18C,0.]

HEREAS clonbts have arisen as to the vdidity in the Province Preamble.

of South Australia of thc marriage of a man with the sister of his deceased wife, and it is, expedient to remove such doubts: Be it therefore Enacted, by the Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council ancl House of Assembly of t,he sai:l Yrovince, in this present

Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. All marriages which have been heretofore, or which shall be 3Iarriagog with deceased wifu'a sluter

hereafter duly solemnized, within the said Province, between ally .,li,

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person and his deceased wifc's sister, shall be deemed, and are hereby

rleclared valid, and of full farce ancl effect, any law or custom to the

coutrary notwithstanding

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