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marriage laws
Thursday, November 4th, 2010 12:07 amA few South Carolina marriage laws...
No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or another man.
No woman shall marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or another woman.
(Are other states so specific?)
(If your son dies, is your son's wife still considered his wife?)
(If your son was secretly married, but then died, and you subsequently unknowingly married his former wife, it would apparently be illegal?)
(What about half-brothers and half-sisters?)
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SECTION 20-1-210. License required for marriage.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to contract matrimony within this State without first procuring a license as is herein provided and it shall likewise be unlawful for anyone whomsoever to perform the marriage ceremony for any such persons unless such persons shall first have delivered to the party performing such marriage ceremony a license as is herein provided duly authorizing such persons to contract matrimony. Any officer or person performing the marriage ceremony without the production of such license shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days nor less than ten days.
SECTION 20-1-360. Effect of article on marriage without license.
Nothing contained in this article shall render illegal any marriage contracted without the issuance of a license.
So... It is illegal to get married without a license, and it's illegal to perform a marriage ceremony without a license, but the resulting marriage itself could still be legal? (as long as nothing in the other sections renders it illegal).
It surprises me that it is apparently illegal to get married in a private ceremony without state involvement. I thought that such a marriage was allowed, but that it would simply not be recognized by the state. But apparently even the act of getting married without state involvement (ie. without a state-issued license) is illegal.
But what exactly defines "marriage" and a "marriage ceremony"? If you call it something else, like a "wedding" or a "hand-fasting", or a "life-long commitment", does that make it legal?
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Fuck marriage and fuck laws. If I were to choose to get married to someone in a private or public ceremony, and/or in a religious ceremony (if I were religious), I sure as hell don't think the state has any right to say that it's illegal to do so.
So, it's not only that gay marriage is not recognized as valid under the law; it's actually illegal? You could theoretically get put in jail for having married someone by means of a non-legally sanctioned ceremony?
I supposed it shouldn't be surprising. Apparently the purpose of marriage is for sex, and there have been plenty of laws which made sex between various kinds of people illegal. So it follows that there would also be laws making marriage between various kinds of people illegal too.
No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, stepmother, sister, grandfather's wife, son's wife, grandson's wife, wife's mother, wife's grandmother, wife's daughter, wife's granddaughter, brother's daughter, sister's daughter, father's sister, mother's sister, or another man.
No woman shall marry her father, grandfather, son, grandson, stepfather, brother, grandmother's husband, daughter's husband, granddaughter's husband, husband's father, husband's grandfather, husband's son, husband's grandson, brother's son, sister's son, father's brother, mother's brother, or another woman.
(Are other states so specific?)
(If your son dies, is your son's wife still considered his wife?)
(If your son was secretly married, but then died, and you subsequently unknowingly married his former wife, it would apparently be illegal?)
(What about half-brothers and half-sisters?)
..
SECTION 20-1-210. License required for marriage.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to contract matrimony within this State without first procuring a license as is herein provided and it shall likewise be unlawful for anyone whomsoever to perform the marriage ceremony for any such persons unless such persons shall first have delivered to the party performing such marriage ceremony a license as is herein provided duly authorizing such persons to contract matrimony. Any officer or person performing the marriage ceremony without the production of such license shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days nor less than ten days.
SECTION 20-1-360. Effect of article on marriage without license.
Nothing contained in this article shall render illegal any marriage contracted without the issuance of a license.
So... It is illegal to get married without a license, and it's illegal to perform a marriage ceremony without a license, but the resulting marriage itself could still be legal? (as long as nothing in the other sections renders it illegal).
It surprises me that it is apparently illegal to get married in a private ceremony without state involvement. I thought that such a marriage was allowed, but that it would simply not be recognized by the state. But apparently even the act of getting married without state involvement (ie. without a state-issued license) is illegal.
But what exactly defines "marriage" and a "marriage ceremony"? If you call it something else, like a "wedding" or a "hand-fasting", or a "life-long commitment", does that make it legal?
..
Fuck marriage and fuck laws. If I were to choose to get married to someone in a private or public ceremony, and/or in a religious ceremony (if I were religious), I sure as hell don't think the state has any right to say that it's illegal to do so.
So, it's not only that gay marriage is not recognized as valid under the law; it's actually illegal? You could theoretically get put in jail for having married someone by means of a non-legally sanctioned ceremony?
I supposed it shouldn't be surprising. Apparently the purpose of marriage is for sex, and there have been plenty of laws which made sex between various kinds of people illegal. So it follows that there would also be laws making marriage between various kinds of people illegal too.