Mississippi Marriage Laws | § 93-1-13

Mississippi Code Annotated 93-1-13

License essential.

A marriage shall not be contracted or solemnized unless a license therefor shall first have been duly issued. No irregularity in the issuance of or omission in the license shall invalidate any marriage, nor shall this section be construed so as to invalidate any marriage that is good at common law.

Codes, 1892, § 2864; Laws, 1906, § 3249; Hemingway’s 1917, § 2556; Laws, 1930, § 2367; Laws, 1942, § 465.

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§ 93-1-17 By whom marriages may be solemnized.
§ 93-1-19 Marriage may be solemnized according to religious customs.
§ 93-1-11 Hours for issuance of licenses.
§ Miss. Const. art. 14, § 263A. Marriage defined as only between a man and a woman.
§ 93-1-25 Solicitation of marriage ceremony unlawful; penalty.
§ 93-1-15 License and solemnization required for valid marriage.
§ 93-1-13 License essential.
§ 93-1-3 Unlawful marriage; effect of marrying outside of and returning to state.
§ 93-1-9 Noncompliance with §§ 93-1-5 and 93-1-7 not to affect validity of solemnized marriage followed by cohabitation.
§ 93-1-18 Validation of certain marriages performed by mayors.
§ 93-1-5 Conditions precedent to issuance of license; penalty for noncompliance.
§ 93-1-23 Custodian of records relating to marriage licenses
§ 93-1-1 Certain marriages declared incestuous and void.