1064. Officer's Marriage
-Every officer on his marriage is to make a report thereof, in which he is required to state the name of his wife previous to marriage, the date of marriage, and the counties in which his wife's relatives reside.
1065. Conditions
-No Head or other Constable is to marry without permission from the County Inspector.
1066. No man can be allowed to marry a woman of doubtful moral character.
1067. Permission to marry may be granted by the County Inspector, within a month of the date of application,to any member of the force of seven years service or, upwards provided that satisfactory references as to the character of the intended wife have been received.
1068. If the marriage does not take place within six weeks of the permission being granted,a fresh application must be forwarded,and the case treated as if no previous application had been made.
1069 Identity
-Great care is to be taken by the District Inspector and County Inspector to ascertain that every man about to obtain permission is really going to marry the woman named in his original application.
1070 Declaration
-Before permission is granted to marry,every applicant must subscribe the declaration contained in the prescribed form that he is single; and anyspecies of falsehood subterfuge in making such declaration may involve dismissal.
1071 Solemnization
-The marriages of the men are to be solemnized strictly according to the -Marriages Acts, -and County Inspectors will therefore require the necessary marriage certificates to be presented to them.
1072 Report
-When a man marries with permission,a report should be made to head-quarters,giving his name and registered number,the date of his marriage, and the counties in which his wife is connected.
1073. Marriage Certificates
- certificates of the local registrars should always be accepted , provided they are on the usual official form supplied to them by the Registrar General. Where these certificates cannot be obtained, and it is necessary to apply to the Registrar General for a certified copy of the entry, such applications should not be made until one month after the expiration of the quarter in which the marriage was solemnized,as the returns of marriages do not reach the Registrar General's department until some time after the end of each quarter.
1074. The completion of Table IV.of Form 19 may, therefore,be delayed to the extent indicated above, and the submission to head-quarters of a report of the marriage may also be delayed,except in cases where there are circumstances which rander necessary the immediate removal of the member of the Force concerned.
1075. Removal
- When a man obtains permission to marry, if the woman he marries is a native of the county in which he is serving, or locally connected therein, he will be liable to be at once removed to another county.
1076. When it shall become necessary to remove a married man out of his county,as a general rule he will,unless there be more than a due proportion married already in the county,be replaced by a married man.
1077. Marriage without Leave.
- When officers have strong grounds for suspecting that a member of the Force has married without leave, they are to lose no time in stating those grounds to the Inspector-General, in order that suitable disciplinary action may be taken.
1078. Widow's Gratuity
- No gratuity will be awarded to the widow of any deceased officer or man out of the Constabulary Force fund unless he had been married at least one whole year previous to his death.
-Every officer on his marriage is to make a report thereof, in which he is required to state the name of his wife previous to marriage, the date of marriage, and the counties in which his wife's relatives reside.
1065. Conditions
-No Head or other Constable is to marry without permission from the County Inspector.
1066. No man can be allowed to marry a woman of doubtful moral character.
1067. Permission to marry may be granted by the County Inspector, within a month of the date of application,to any member of the force of seven years service or, upwards provided that satisfactory references as to the character of the intended wife have been received.
1068. If the marriage does not take place within six weeks of the permission being granted,a fresh application must be forwarded,and the case treated as if no previous application had been made.
1069 Identity
-Great care is to be taken by the District Inspector and County Inspector to ascertain that every man about to obtain permission is really going to marry the woman named in his original application.
1070 Declaration
-Before permission is granted to marry,every applicant must subscribe the declaration contained in the prescribed form that he is single; and anyspecies of falsehood subterfuge in making such declaration may involve dismissal.
1071 Solemnization
-The marriages of the men are to be solemnized strictly according to the -Marriages Acts, -and County Inspectors will therefore require the necessary marriage certificates to be presented to them.
1072 Report
-When a man marries with permission,a report should be made to head-quarters,giving his name and registered number,the date of his marriage, and the counties in which his wife is connected.
1073. Marriage Certificates
- certificates of the local registrars should always be accepted , provided they are on the usual official form supplied to them by the Registrar General. Where these certificates cannot be obtained, and it is necessary to apply to the Registrar General for a certified copy of the entry, such applications should not be made until one month after the expiration of the quarter in which the marriage was solemnized,as the returns of marriages do not reach the Registrar General's department until some time after the end of each quarter.
1074. The completion of Table IV.of Form 19 may, therefore,be delayed to the extent indicated above, and the submission to head-quarters of a report of the marriage may also be delayed,except in cases where there are circumstances which rander necessary the immediate removal of the member of the Force concerned.
1075. Removal
- When a man obtains permission to marry, if the woman he marries is a native of the county in which he is serving, or locally connected therein, he will be liable to be at once removed to another county.
1076. When it shall become necessary to remove a married man out of his county,as a general rule he will,unless there be more than a due proportion married already in the county,be replaced by a married man.
1077. Marriage without Leave.
- When officers have strong grounds for suspecting that a member of the Force has married without leave, they are to lose no time in stating those grounds to the Inspector-General, in order that suitable disciplinary action may be taken.
1078. Widow's Gratuity
- No gratuity will be awarded to the widow of any deceased officer or man out of the Constabulary Force fund unless he had been married at least one whole year previous to his death.
