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 of Russia, who shall report the same to the Central Btireau of Vital Statistics and shall transmit to the latter a copy of the marriage certificate.

Note II. The contracting of marriages on board a ship on the high seas or in the army while the same is engaged in active military operations shall be made before the officials mentioned in Note II of preceding Section 1.

54. Marriages shall be contracted publicly in a building specially designated for that purpose. From this rule shall be excepted marriages contracted on board a ship on the high seas, in the army engaged in active military operations, as well as in cases when a medical certificate is issued stating that the bridegroom or the bride is incapacitated by illness to appear at the government office.

55. Marriages shall be contracted in the presence of the Chief of the Bureau of Vital Statistics, or his deputy, by whom the entry shall be made; and in the notarial divisions, in the presence of the notary and his secretary.

56. The names of the officials registering marriages shall be made known by publication in the local newspapers and shall be posted in the buildings where marriages are registered.

57. Registration of marriages shall take place on certain days and between certain hours determined and made public by the officials charged with the keeping of said records.

58. The parties intending to marry shall give oral or written notice of said intention to the