P.R. Laws tit. 24, § 1166
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The originals of the marriage licenses, of the affidavits given by the contracting parties, of the marriage certificates, and of any other documents which may have been necessary to present for its celebration, shall be forwarded to the Department of Health by the keeper of the Register not later than the fifth (5th) day of the month following that in which they were received to be filed and kept. The Secretary of Health shall see to it that they are carefully examined and, in case any of them should appear to be incomplete or defective, he shall require the additional information necessary to have a complete and satisfactory record.
History —Apr. 22, 1931, No. 24, p. 228, § 27, eff. 90 days after Apr. 22, 1931.