State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 1076 – Public notices - The officials of the Civil Registration, to whom the declaration mentioned in the preceding Article is presented, shall affix in a public place at the entrance of their offices a notice showing the intention of the contracting parties with all the details mentioned in the same Article, and inviting the persons, who know of any of the legal impediments mentioned in Article 1058 and 1073, to declare them within the period of fifteen days. § Sole paragraph - The legal impediments, mentioned in Article 1058 clause 1 may be brought to the notice only by those whose consent is necessary for the solemnisation of the marriage.