Section 49. On marriage (the conditions having been fhfilled), licensed person to grant a certificate thereof

49. On marriage (the conditions having been fhfilled), licensed person to grant a certificate thereof. 50. Marriages performed under the provisions sf Section 48 to be valid. 49. VTlzen in respect; .to m y marrizge falling under this Part of lhis Act, On marriage (the[the conditions prescribed in the last preceding Section shall ] fulfilled conditions j, licensed per- havil1g been have been fulfilled, it shall be the duty of the person licensed SOU to grant a certias aforesaid, in wliose presence tlie said decla~ation shdl fioate thereof. have been made, to grant a certificate of such marriage 9n the al)Plication of either of the parties to such marriage on lhc payment of `a` fee of four annas. Such certificate sha'll be signed by such licensed person, alld shall be received in any suit touching tlie validity of such marriage, as conclusive evidence of the ssllle iilarriage having been performed, and 110 evidence to the coiitra~y shall be received in ally such suit. 50, All mzsriages pe~formed between Native ChrisMarriages I,crformed under the provisio~ls of tians as aforesaid, ill accordance with the provisions of the Section 48 to be valid. forty-eighth Section, shall l ~ e valid. , 5 A JIc~iste~ Dooli of all ina~riages of which certificates sllall Regi:tey n001t to be[granted ][undel' ][t l ~ ] `i.` forty -eighth Section shall be kel~t by tllc kept. pcrso11 granting ssucll certificates in his ox~11 .c-ernacllJtlr l:~~l,nuage. Such 1Lcgister Book shall bc licj~t according to such for111 as tllc bocd G;o~ci.ni~icnt or Chief Collimissioner allall fi.0111 tiine t o time prcscribc, nild 3 'ACT No. V OF `1865.` and tr'ue ef tracts tRerefrom duly authenticated shall be deposited at ssuch places and at ssuch times as the Local Government or Chief Commissioner shall direct. 52.[Ever5 person licensed under this Act to grant certificates of marriage ] Searches `to` be a1-[and who shall have the custody of a Marriage Register ] lowed in the Regisier Book under the laat pr,eceding Section, shall at all reason- `Book.` able times allow search to be mado in such Book in his cns- tody, and shall gisre a copy certified under his hand of any entry or entries in the same on the paj-ent of the fees hereinafter mentioned : that is to say-for every search extending over a period not exceeding two years the sum of eight annas, and two annas additional for every additional year. 53. This P a ~ t of this Act shall not apply to marriages between Roman Catholics. But nothing herein contained shall be construed `to` Roman `I'` Catholics. to invalidate any marriage contracted between Roman Catholics w-tcler tlze prvvisions of Part V of tlie said Act No. XXV of' 1864. ver intentionally makes any false oatzll or declaration, or signs Punishmeut for false any false notice or certificate required by tlie said Statute `14` oath, tice, or declaration, c~rtlficate, no- for and `15` ~ i c . , cap. 40, or the said Act V of 1852, or by this procurlug rnarl.iago. Act, ~ O P the purpose of procuring any marriage, shall be guilty of the offence described in tlie hundred and ninety-third Section of tile Indian Penal Code, and on coilviotion shall be liable to tlle punishment prescribed in that Section. 55. T+Tlzoever Sorbids the issue by a Marriage R egistrar of a certificate, by falsely represelztirlg hilliself or herself to be a perso:z pnnisllnlent for forbicldi~~g the issue b~ a whose consent to the lnarriage is required by lam, knonring ala$riage Registrar of a certificate by false such represelltation to be false, shall be guilty of the offence described ill the huiidred and fiftli Section of the I~idialz ?cnal Code, and shall on conviction be liable to the punislil~zent prescribccl ill tlmt Section. 56, tYhoevcr, not being a,ntliorieccl ulider the sixtl~ s e ~ t i o ~ i ,i o soleinui~c ~ ~ u ~ s l l n l e l L + f t , ~ a pel. 8 marriage shall, from `and` ~2ftc~ the com~~louconlcnt of tlljs w!. ::ot dtily nut1101 - 1Yec1 soleu~uizing a Act,, in tlle abscncc of a lfal.~jagc llcgist~ur of'tlle District irl ~ l ~ w ~ i l a g r , hj E - L L C ~ nl,zr~iage is sole~~injzed, lillo\\ ill gly alicl n-ilf~illx solclllilizc ri ma rriagc bctn cen ~~crsoiis, one or both of -\r310111 sllul! jl:-ofess the C;l~i isiiii `a` I ACT No. Y OF 1865. `5%` Christian Religion, shall be pdnished with imprisonment of either des~li~tlon, ae,dlefked, in. the Indian Penal Code, which may extelid to ten ycars, a>nil shall also be liable to fine ; or in lieu of a sentence uf imprisonment for seven years or hpwards, tc transportation ~f0r.a term of not less than seven years aria not e$c&ding ten years ; or if the offender be an European or American, to pella1 servitude according to the provisions of Act XXIV of 1855 (to sz6bstit~te pmal servitude f o ~ the pumishment of'tramyol.tation `P` respect of Eulnopcan and Americcm Convicts, and to anaend' the law relatifzg to the removal of such 00 favicts I J