40-1-324. Declaration to be acknowledged and recorded. The written declaration of marriage provided for in 40-1-323 shall be attested by at least two witnesses and formally acknowledged by an official authorized to administer oaths in the state of Montana. The filing of the declaration with the clerk of the district court in the county of the residence of the parties shall serve as an official record of the marriage of the parties.
History: En. Sec. 87, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3633, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5726, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 77; re-en. Sec. 5726, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 276, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 48-132.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
40-1-301. Solemnization and registration
40-1-302. through 40-1-310 reserved
40-1-311. Declaration of marriage without solemnization
40-1-312. Persons who may prepare declaration of marriage
40-1-314. through 40-1-320 reserved
40-1-321. Registration of marriage
40-1-322. Certificate and copy presumptive evidence