Sec. 4.
It shall be the duty of the clergyman or magistrate, officiating at a marriage, to fill in the spaces of the certificate left blank for the entry of the time and place of the marriage, the names and residences of 2 witnesses, and his own signature in certification that the marriage has been performed by him and any and all information required to be filled in in the spaces left blank in the certificate shall be typewritten or legibly printed. He shall separate the duplicate license and certificate, and deliver the half part designated duplicate to 1 of the parties, so joined in marriage, and within 10 days return the original to the county clerk issuing the same. It shall be the duty of such clergyman or magistrate to keep an accurate record of all marriages solemnized in a book used expressly for that purpose.
History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222d ;-- CL 1897, 8605 ;-- Am. 1913, Act 244, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11379 ;-- CL 1929, 12709 ;-- CL 1948, 551.104 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)
Section 551.101 - Marriage License; Requirements; Place to Obtain, Delivery to Person Officiating.
Section 551.103a - Marriage License; Time of Delivery; Solemnization of Marriage Required.
Section 551.104 - Certificate Completion; Officiating Person Duty; Original License Return; Record.
Section 551.105 - County Clerk; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Section 551.106 - Person Officiating at Marriage; Violation of Act, Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Section 551.107 - Failure to Return Certificate; Misdemeanor, Penalty.
Section 551.108 - Marriage License; False Statement in Application, Perjury.
Section 551.109 - Filing Reports of Marriage; Record.
Section 551.110 - License, Certificate or Certified Copy Record as Evidence.
Section 551.111 - License or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.