The right to marry / issued by the North Dakota Department of Public Health in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The right to marry / issued by the North Dakota Department of Public Health in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “Sec. 4375 AFFIDAVITS TO OBTAIN MARRIAGE LICENSE. The county judge, before a marriage license is issued, shall require each applicant therefor to file in his office upon blanks to be provided by the county for that pur- pose, an affidavit of at least one duly licensed physician other than the person seeking the license, showing that the con- ‘tracting parties are not feeble minded, imbeciles, epileptics, insane persons, common drunkards, or persons afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis in its advanced stages, provided, that — in addition, the affidavit as to the male contracting party shall show that such male is not afflicted with any conta- gious venereal disease. * * * ” (Compiled Laws North Dakota 1913.) Watiey Sderhiphtonta nn AWN DATS ENTE TEES AAOOQUMN 22502902188