I have never heard of anyone having to pay it. My husband and I didn't when we married. My sister and her husband didn't, My parents didn't. Mother told me that they had to wait for payday to have the money for the license which was only a few dollars. They married in 1935 in Jefferson Co., AL. The Depression was still pretty bad at that time for a lot of people. Melba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Researchingdeathcertificates&marriagelicensesinJefferson C... > are you positive about that, seems like I read where it was actually paid > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Melba Clark" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 1:46 AM > Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Researching > deathcertificates&marriagelicensesinJefferson C... > > > | The bond was not actually paid. It was simply a promise to pay if > there > | was discovered a reason that the two were not legally able to be > married. > | [if one had a spouse, or was underage, without permission, etc.] > | > | Melba Clark > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Delilah" <[email protected]> > | To: <[email protected]> > | Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:09 PM > | Subject: Re: [ALJEFFER] Researching death > | certificates&marriagelicensesinJefferson C... > | > | > | >I read it someplace and it seems that a bond was paid to insure the > | >marriage > | > was done, sometimes people would get a license and then not get > married, > | > also I was wondering if a bond is to insure that something will take > | > place, > | > why don't they give the money back after the thing is done > | > | > | ------------------------------- > | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > | > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message