A colleague asks:
"After 1860, could you avoid paying for a marriage license by having the
banns called (assuming your church called banns)? I can't say that I've
ever seen the question addressed, but my impression is that Virginia
REQUIRED a license once they quit doing the bonds."
My initial reaction was that publishing/crying the banns was quite
separate from the civil requirements for marriage (license/marriage
bonds/or what-have-you), but I simply don't know. Any thoughts?
Mike Poston
Rockville, Maryland
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