Delaware

Delaware is a little state that has laws peculiarly its own. It proposes to have another statute, for a bill is now before the Legislature which will require persons contemplating marriage to make out and furnish a list of ancestors of the bride and groom before a license shall be granted. Barring the difficulty and doubt which might possibly arise in making out the list the Index would like to know just what a person’s ancestors have to do with keeping peace and quiet in the family.

source: Denton Journal
location: Denton, Maryland