Act No. 3613 Section 23

Religious ratification of a marriage.

Section 23

SEC. 23. Religious ratification of a marriage.—In case two persons married in accordance with this Act desire to ratify their union in conformity with the regulations, rites, or practices of any church, sect, or religion, it shall no longer be necessary to comply with the requirements of Chapter I, and any ratification so made shall merely be considered as a purely religious ceremony.

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