law: Indian Christian Marriage Act,1872 
  38. Notice of intended marriage before
  
  Marriage Registrar
  When a marriage is
  
  intended to be solemnized by, or in the presence of, a Marriage Registrar, one
  
  of the parties to such marriage shall give notice in writing, in he form
  
  contained in the First Schedule hereto annexed, or to the like effect, to any
  
  Marriage Registrar of the district within which the parties have dwelt, or, if
  
  the parties dwell in different districts, shall give the like notice to a
  
  Marriage Registrar of each district, and shall state therein the name and
  
  surname, and the profession or condition, of each of the parties intending,
  
  marriage, the dwelling-place of each of them, the time during which each has
  
  dwelt therein, and the place of which the marriage is to be solemnized :
  Provided that, if either party
  
  has dwelt in the place stated in the notice for more than one month, it may be
  
  stated therein that he or she has dwelt there one month and upwards