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deceitfully to marry. So also it may be with the wife, and is also the 
regulation. Therefore shall the Missionary request the people, if they 
know of evil conduct in any other land, that would render it unlawful, to 
make it known to him; then shall the marriage not take place. But if 
there be no evil (that would render it unlawful) then they may marry. 
On the day of assembling for worship, the Missionary shall publish this 
word—he shall then say unto all the people, “ Such an one, and such an 
one, desire or propose to be united in marriage. The people will then 
seek or inquire, if there be any just cause why they should not live 
together. 
When the day arrives for the celebration of marriage, let persons also 
come as witnesses. The Missionary shall then direct the man to take 
the right hand of the woman, when he shall say unto him, Will (or 
do) you take this woman to be your lawful wife, will you faithfully 
regard her alone (as your wife,) until death ? Then shall the man answer. 
Yes.” The Missionary shall now direct the woman to take the man by 
the right hand, and shall ask her, “ Will (or do) you take this man to be 
your lawful husband, will you be obedient unto him, will you faithfully 
regard him alone, (as your husband until death ?) Then shall the woman 
answer, “ Yes.” 
After this, the Missionary shall declare unto all the people, “ These two 
persons have become truly (or lawfully) man and wife, in the presence of 
God and man.” The register of the marriage shall be written by the 
Missionary in the marriage book, and signed by himself, the parties, and 
the witnesses. Thus shall marriage be solemnized. Let none become 
man and wife secretly, it is a crime. 
XV. Concerning False Accusation. 
The man who shall falsely accuse another before a magistrate, with 
intent to have the accused person brought to trial, or the man who 
shall falsely come as a witness, it being his intention or purpose, in 
giving false evidence, that the accused may be convicted or punished ; 
if his accusation or evidence is proved to be false, the penalty that would 
have been adjudged to the accused, (had he been found guilty,) shall be 
transferred to such false accuser. 
XVI. Unnatural Crime. 
This law refers to a crime, for the prohibition of which, perpetual 
banishment, or incessant hard labour for seven long years, is annexed as 
the punishment of those who shall be guilty of its perpetration. 
The XVIIth regards Seduction —^the XVIIIth Rape —and the XIXth 
Fornication : the punishment annexed to the commission of these 
crimes is, hard labour for a specified period. 
