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On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:28:01 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: "Tim" wrote in message roups.com... Something I've always wondered. OK, some of my Great Grandparents came from Germany in 1858 and were legally married by the capt. of the ship before entering port into the US. (Louisiana) It was a larger passenger type vessel from what I understand. Now, question is. Can you or ANY licensed capt. perform the same duty? Just curious. Thanks! Not Tom, but the answer to your question is no, unless you also are certified by your state to perform marriages as a notary, justice of the peace or clergy). It used to be authorized within territorial waters, but holding a USCG license no longer (by itself) sufficient to legally marry anyone. BTW .... Anybody know where the traditional "3 mile" territorial limit originated? Maximum range of shore batteries! As for the marriage thing.... I was asked that when I first got my Captains License.... and I assumed, like everybody else, that I was then granted the power to marry..... For American captains (marrying Americans.... anything else and legality gets complicated.....) ......the captain may perform the ceremony, if they are a judge, a justice of the peace, a minister or an officially recognized official such as a Notary Public he can marry. Of course, if you read through that, you realize that the privilege to hold the ceremony has nothing to do with being a captain! In fact, there is a Federal Law that prohibits the practice by US Navy captains! http://tinyurl.com/32xrv2 -- Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.idleplay.net/ Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
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