The Penalty May Be Imposed

At the caunty cLefk's office the otlieir d&y Deputy Bhil Blum held up flwo marriage retunns that had just reae.hied1 hAm, f cv one o{ whdeh the ceremoiny Was peirfarmedJ ia September and. {ar tho other ia October tast. Then he voluiateered' the Information that he had1 beeoi compelled to wrljto to sevienal coup'les vihiim a few da.ys ■ba get them tö have the magistirate or minister whO' performéd tiheir marriage ceremany make the return, so ttiat thO records oí the offLeo wiomlid bs complebe. The law In thiB respect is plaia and expoiieilt, and is prlated an every licenset-hia t is issued'. Ib provildee that "it SHALX, bs the öuty oí the clengyman or magistrate, officiiating a)b a niarriage" to Fetum thia same to tihe oomnty clerk's office "within ten. diays." Th peiaalty for disobeying the abovie, ig tihiat any one bo doiag "shall ba aöjudged guüty oif a mted&meamior, arid shuall bo puaiished hy a fine Df mot lesa than $25 oir mioi-e than $100, or in d'eEaudit tlhereof, by knpriison.miemt In the eoumty }aH Lor a term of 30 days. The cominrty clerk ana hls deputy ai'e boith pr&tty gicüod1 ma15Uretl people, but are firm io the beliei tlhat if aome Tueglectiul persoms do not reform ia this respeofc tlhey will iioally ham a finia to pay om& of these fine öays.