A bill to amend 1846 RS 83, entitled “Of marriage and the solemnization thereof,” by amending sections 2, 3, and 9 (MCL 551.2, 551.3, and 551.9), sections 2 and 3 as amended by 1996 PA 324; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
This bill proposes amendments to the 1846 Revised Statutes 83, specifically sections 2, 3, and 9, which deal with the laws governing marriage and its solemnization in Michigan. The amendments clarify that marriage is a civil contract requiring the consent of legally capable parties, detail prohibitions on marrying close relatives, and specify the requirements for the solemnization of marriage, including the necessity of at least two witnesses.
Introduced
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Referred to the Committee on Government Operations
