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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 490

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, Dellwo and P. King

Read first time 1/30/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to persons authorized to solemnize marriages; and amending RCW 26.04.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, page 404, Laws of 1854 as last amended by section 95, chapter  258, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.04.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          The following named officers and persons are hereby authorized to solemnize marriages, to wit:  Justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges and commissioners of the superior courts, any regularly licensed or ordained minister or any priest of any church or religious denomination, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction as defined in RCW 3.02.010.