law: Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 
  60. On what conditions marriages of
  
  Indian Christians may be certified
  Every marriage between
  
  13[Indian] Christians applying for a certificate, shall, without the
  
  preliminary notice required under Part III, be certified under this Part, if
  
  the following conditions be fulfilled, and not otherwise :-
  (1) the age of the man
  
  intending to be married 28[shall not be under 29[twenty-one
  
  years]], and the age of the woman intending to be married 30[shall
  
  not be under 29[eighteen years]] ;
  (2) neither of the
  
  persons intending to be married shall have a wife or husband still living ;
  (3) in the presence of
  
  a person licensed under section 9, and of at least two credible witnesses other
  
  than such person, each of the parties shall say to be other-
  "I can upon these
  
  persons here present to witness that I, A. B., in the presence of Almighty God,
  
  and in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, do take thee, C.D., to be my lawful
  
  wedded wife [or husband]" or words to the like effect.