Sec. 15.
If any person shall undertake to join others in marriage, knowing that he is not lawfully authorized so to do, or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed marriage, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 1 year, or by a fine not less than 50 nor more than 500 dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83 ;-- CL 1857, 3218 ;-- CL 1871, 4729 ;-- How. 6219 ;-- CL 1897, 8598 ;-- CL 1915, 11372 ;-- CL 1929, 12700 ;-- CL 1948, 551.15
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (551.1 - 551.18)
Section 551.1 - Marriage Between Individuals of Same Sex as Invalid Contract.
Section 551.2 - Marriage as Civil Contract; Consent; License; Solemnization.
Section 551.3 - Incapacity; Persons Man Prohibited From Marrying.
Section 551.4 - Incapacity; Persons Woman Prohibited From Marrying.
Section 551.5 - Bigamy Prohibited.
Section 551.6 - Repealed. 2001, Act 9, Imd. Eff. May 29, 2001.
Section 551.8 - Repealed. 1983, Act 64, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1983.
Section 551.9 - Solemnization of Marriage; Form; Declaration by Parties; Witnesses.
Section 551.14 - Unlawful Marriage by Person Authorized to Solemnize Marriage; Penalty.
Section 551.16 - Want of Jurisdiction or Authority to Solemnize Marriage; Affect on Marriage.
Section 551.17 - Denominational Modes of Solemnization; Effect of Chapter.
Section 551.18 - Certificates and Records of Marriage as Evidence.