W. Va. Code § 48-2-201

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§48-2-201. Form of marriage license.

Official statutory text

PART 2. MARRIAGE LICENSE.

The marriage license shall be in form substantially as follows:

Marriage License.

State of West Virginia, County of __________________, to wit:

To any person authorized to celebrate marriages:

You are hereby authorized to join together in matrimony ______________________________ and ______________________________

Given under my hand, as clerk of the county commission of the county of _____________, this _____ day of ______________, 2______.

__________________________

Clerk as aforesaid.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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