Hundreds of couples in Georgia are affected by an opinion rendered by Attorney General George M. Nappier of Atlanta to the effect that marriage performed in other states in avoidance of Georgia’s marriage law are voidable.
A law passed by the Georgia assembly in 1924 provides that notice of five days, except in certain cases, shall be given by couples intending to marry before a marriage license can be imposed. The purpose of the law, it is said, is to reduce the number of marriages by minors. Following the passage of the act, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama have reaped a harvest from eloping customers.
Mr. Nappier pointed out in his ruling that the Supreme Court of Georgia has refused to recognize the laws of other states in regards to marriages where they conflict with Georgia laws.
The recent elopement of a number of minors to neighboring states is said to have caused the ruling.
From the front page of the Mooresville Enterprise, Thursday, Feb. 25, 1926
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