New Mexico § 40-1-20 - Marriages without license in 1905 validated
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§ 40-1-20. Marriages without license in 1905 validated
All marriages celebrated or contracted in the territory of New Mexico, during the
year A.D. 1905, without the persons entering into the marriage relation, having first
obtained a license from the probate clerk of the proper county, but which marriages
were valid according to the law as it existed prior to April 13, 1905, are hereby
validated and legalized and shall have the same force and effect as if such marriages
had been celebrated or contracted after the parties contracting such marriage had
first obtained a license to marry from the probate clerk of the county wherein such
marriage occurred.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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