Every person who solemnizes a marriage without being legally authorized to do so shall be fined five hundred dollars ($500).

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 191, § 23; P.L. 1898, ch. 549, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 243, § 23; G.L. 1923, ch. 287, § 23; G.L. 1938, ch. 415, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 15-3-16.