Marriages between Mohammedans and pagans.
Section 25
SEC. 25. Marriages between Mohammedans and pagans.—Marriages between Mohammedans may be performed in accordance with the rites or practices of their religion, in which case they shall be exempt from the formal requirements of Chapter I of this Act. Marriages between persons who do not profess the Mohammedan or Christian religion nor any particular religion and who inhabit any of the regions of the Philippine Islands which are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes may also be performed in accordance with the rites and practices of their religion, if they have any, or with tribal customs if not, and are likewise exempt from the formal requirements of said Chapter. Persons solemnizing marriages in accordance with this paragraph shall not be obliged to comply with the provisions of section thirty-four of this Act. However, twenty years after the approval of this Act, all marriages performed between Mohammedans or pagans shall be solemnized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I hereof, and all other provisions of this Act shall be in full force and effect. But the Governor-General, upon recommendation by the Secretary of the Interior, may at any time before the expiration of said period, by proclamation, make any or all of the provisions of Chapter I of this Act applicable to the Mohammedan and Non-Christian inhabitants of any of the provinces under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of non-Christian Tribes when the state of culture and civilization of the Mohammedan or pagan inhabitants of said provinces shall warrant it.