Every man or woman who, being absent from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, may wish to contract marriage with any woman or man residing in the island who is not included within the disabilities or impediments prescribed by §§ 232 and 233 of this title, or within the prohibitions of the marriage regulations of §§ 235-240 of this title, may contract matrimony by a mandate through a special power of attorney. History —May 5, 1945, No. 64, p. 236, § 1.
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