CHAPTER XVI. A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF MARRIAGE

LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903 388-497

I. The New England States 388-408

_a_) Solemnization 389-395 _b_) Forbidden Degrees: Void and Voidable Marriages 395-401 _c_) Certificate and Record 401-408

II. The Southern and Southwestern States 408-452

_a_) Solemnization 409-427 _b_) Forbidden Degrees: Void and Voidable Marriages 427-441 _c_) Certificate and Record 441-452

III. The Middle and the Western States 452-497

_a_) Solemnization 452-470 _b_) Forbidden Degrees: Void and Voidable Marriages 470-481 _c_) Certificate and Record 481-497