P.R. Laws tit. 31, § 256

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§ 256. Marriage by mandate through special power of attorney—Contents of power of attorney

(a) The mandator shall set forth in the power of attorney the following information:

Names and surnames; color or race; age; date of birth, giving day, month and year; civil status; residence; occupation; city or town, state or province, and country of birth; father’s name, it not being required to state whether he is a legitimate, illegitimate, or recognized natural child; father’s place of birth; mother’s name; mother’s place of birth; if a widower, name of his late wife, date of her death and whether there are any surviving children after dissolution of the marriage by death; if divorced, name of his former wife; the court issuing the divorce decree; date of the decree and whether it is final, according to the laws of the land where it was issued; cause for the divorce, and whether there were any children on the date of the dissolution of the marriage. He may also set forth any special circumstances leading to the celebration of the marriage and the term within which the same is to be held, which term shall not exceed three (3) months, counting from the date of the execution of the mandate.

(b) Names and surnames, personal circumstances, and place of residence of the mandatory; names and surnames and personal circumstances of the contracting party.

History —May 5, 1945, No. 64, p. 236, § 4, eff. 90 days after May 5, 1945.