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and 775, 2 or to any other law or regulation. This, however, does not apply, if, the marriage being in contravention of the provisions of Art. 741, 1 or Art. 750, 1, the registrar calls the attention of the parties to it, but they persist in their notification.

777.

If Japanese in a foreign country contract a marriage between themselves, they may make the notification of their marriage to a Japanese minister or consul stationed in such country. In such case the provisions of Arts. 775 and 776 apply correspondingly.

Subsection II.
The Invalidity and the Cancellation of a Marriage.

778.

A marriage is invalid only in the following cases:—

  1. If, because of a mistake as to the person or for any other cause, the intention to contract a marriage between the parties does not exist;
  2. If the parties do not make notification of their marriage; but a marriage is valid even though the notification is not in accordance with the conditions specified in Art. 775, 2.
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