Marriage Consent
Louisiana law
required female minors (under 21) to obtain consent from an older male family
member. In Catharine’s case, she
arrived in New Orleans by herself.
Before me, THE UNDERSIGNED, Third Justice of the Peace for
the Parish of Orleans, Personally Appeared Jacob
Neuhauser, Who
in the presence of the undersigned Witnesses, declared to me that he gave his
consent to the MARRIAGE of Catharine Margaretha
Christina Finke,
a Minor, aged 20 years, with Anton Hirlinger.
In
testimony Whereof, the appearer, he signed this consent together with the
Witnesses, and me the said Justice of the Peace, at the CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
this 7th day of April 1870.
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J. Neuhauser |
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Johans Moutaud |
Witnesses |
Lar Gugenheim |
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Third Justice of the Peace
for the Parish of Orleans |
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Hirlinger
signed this marriage obligation and pledged a sum of $1,000 to the State of
Louisiana should anything appear within two years making this marriage
illegal. Fortunately, Anton and Catharina
remained married for many years and avoided having to pay the state this
obligation.
Be it remembered, that Anton
Hirlinger
Principal, and Lar Gugenheim, as Surety, acknowledges themselves indebted unto
the State of Louisiana, in the sum of one thousand dollars.
Whereas, the above bounded Anton Hirlinger has applied to the
Undersigned, Third Justice of the Peace for the Parish of Orleans, and has
obtained from him a License to marry Catharina Margaretha
Christina Finke.
Now the Condition of the above Obligation is such, That in case within two years from this date it should not appear that there existed at the time of granting such License, any legal impediment to said Marriage, then and in each case the above Obligation shall be null and void, or else it shall remain in full force and virtue.
Done
and Signed, at the City of New Orleans, this 7th day of April, 1870.
SIGNED
IN THE PRESENCE OF
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Anton Hirlinger |
Lar Gugenheim |
Johans Moutaud |