51-5. Marriages between slaves validated.
Persons, both or one of whom were formerly slaves, who have complied with the provisions of section five, Chapter 40, of the acts of the General Assembly, ratified March 10, 1866, shall be deemed to have been lawfully married. (1866, c. 40, s. 5; Code, s. 1842; Rev., s. 2085; C.S., s. 2497.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 51-1 - Requisites of marriage; solemnization.
§ 51-1.1 - Certain marriages performed by ministers of Universal Life Church validated.
§ 51-1.2 - (See Editor's note) Marriages between persons of the same gender not valid.
§ 51-2.1 - Marriage of certain underage parties.
§ 51-2.2 - Parent includes adoptive parent.
§ 51-3 - Want of capacity; void and voidable marriages.
§ 51-3.1 - Interracial marriages validated.
§ 51-3.2 - Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe.
§ 51-4 - Prohibited degrees of kinship.