North Carolina Marriage Laws | § 51-5

North Carolina General Statutes 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.)

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§ 51-1 Requisites of marriage; solemnization.
§ 51-3 Want of capacity; void and voidable marriages.
§ 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.
§ 51-6 Solemnization without license unlawful.
§ 51-2.2 Parent includes adoptive parent.
§ 51-3.1 Interracial marriages validated.
§ 51-4 Prohibited degrees of kinship.
§ 51-5 Marriages between slaves validated.
§ 51-18 Record of licenses and returns; originals filed.
§ 51-2.1 Marriage of certain underage parties.
§ 51-3.2 Marriage licensed and solemnized by a federally recognized Indian Nation or Tribe.
§ 51-16 Form of license.
§ 51-15 Obtaining license by false representation misdemeanor.
§ 51-16.1 Form of license for Address Confidentiality Program participant.
§ 51-17 Penalty for issuing license unlawfully.
§ 51-19 Penalty for failure to record.
§ 51-5.5 Recusal of certain public officials.
§ 51-7 Penalty for solemnizing without license.
§ 51-18.1 Correction of errors in application or license; amendment of names in application or license.
§ N.C. Const. art. XIV, § 6. Marriage.
§ 51-2 Capacity to marry.
§ 51-8 License issued by register of deeds.
§ 51-8.2 Issuance of marriage license when applicant is unable to appear.
§ 51-21 Issuance of delayed marriage certificates.