Influencing parties in religious respects.
SEC. 37. Influencing parties in religious respects.—Any municipal secretary or clerk of the Municipal Court of Manila who directly or indirectly attempts to influence any contracting party to marry or refrain from marrying in any church, sect, or religion or before any civil authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one month and a fine of not more than two hundred pesos.
Illegal issuance or refusal of license.
SEC. 38. Illegal issuance or refusal of license.—Any municipal secretary or clerk of the Municipal Court of Manila who issues a marriage license unlawfully or who maliciously refuses to issue a license to a person entitled thereto or fails to issue the same within twenty-four hours after the time when, according to law, it was proper to issue the same, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos.
Illegal solemnization of marriage.
SEC. 39. Illegal solemnization of marriage.—Any priest or minister solemnizing marriage without being authorized by the Director of the Philippine National Library or who, upon solemnizing marriage, refuses to exhibit his authorization in force when called upon to do so by the parties or parents, grandparents, guardians, or persons having charge; and any bishop or officer, priest, or minister of any church, religion or sect the regulations and practices whereof require banns or publications previous to the solemnization of a marriage in accordance with section ten, who authorizes the immediate solemnization of a marriage that is subsequently declared illegal; or any officer, priest or minister solemnizing marriage in violation of the provisions of this Act, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than two hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos.
Marriages in improper places.
SEC. 40. Marriages in improper places.—Any officer, minister, or priest solemnizing marriage in a place other than those authorized by this Act, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five pesos nor more than three hundred pesos, or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Failure to deliver marriage certificate.
SEC. 41. Failure to deliver marriage certificate.—Any officer, priest, or minister failing to deliver to either of the contracting parties one of the copies of the marriage contract or to forward the other copy to the authorities within the period fixed by law for said purpose, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one month or by a fine of not more than three hundred pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 42. Affidavit on marriage "in articulo mortis."—Any officer, priest, or minister who, having solemnized a marriage in articulo mortis or any other marriage of an exceptional character, shall fail to comply with the provisions of Chapter II of this Act, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than three hundred pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Unlawful signboards.
SEC. 43. Unlawful signboards.—Any person who, not being authorized to solemnize marriage, shall publicly advertise himself, by means of signs or placards placed oil his residence or office or through the newspapers, as authorized to solemnize marriage, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than two years, or by a fine of not less than fifty pesos nor more than two thousand pesos, or both, in the discretion of the court.
General penal clause.
SEC. 44. General penal clause.—Any violation of any provision of this Act not specifically penalized, or of the regulations to be promulgated by the proper authorities, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred pesos or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both in the discretion of the court
Disqualification of priests and ministers.
SEC. 45. Disqualification of priests and ministers.—Any priest or minister of the gospel of any denomination, church, sect, or religion convicted of the violation of any of the provisions of this Act or of any crime involving moral turpitude, shall, in addition to the penalties incurred in each case, be permanently disqualified to solemnize marriage.
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
