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S 2729 ======= LC01005 ======= S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO MARRY Introduced By: Senator Leo R. Blais Date Introduced: February 26, 2008 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 15-1-1 and 15-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-1 entitled 1 "Persons Eligible to Marry" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 15-1-1. Men forbidden to marry kindred. Men forbidden to marry kindred or 3 another man. -- No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, son's daughter, 4 daughter's daughter, stepmother,…S 0687 ======= LC00579 ======= S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2007 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO MARRY Introduced By: Senator Leo R. Blais Date Introduced: February 15, 2007 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 15-1-1 and 15-1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 15-1 entitled 1 "Persons Eligible to Marry" are hereby amended to read as follows: 2 15-1-1. Men forbidden to marry kindred. Men forbidden to marry kindred or 3 another man. -- No man shall marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, son's daughter, 4 daughter's daughter, stepmother,…