Section 11-A. Duty of city clerk in certain cities of the first class; facsimile signature of said clerk authorized

1.  a.  The city clerk of
  a city of the first class of over one million inhabitants may  designate
  in  writing  any  of  his  deputies or not more than four from among the
  permanent members of his staff to  perform  marriage  ceremonies,  which
  designation  shall be in writing and be filed in the office of such city
  clerk.  The day of such filing shall be  endorsed  on  the  designation.
  Any  such  designation shall be and remain in effect for six months from
  the filing thereof.
    b. Whenever persons to whom the city clerk of any  such  city  of  the
  first  class  shall  have issued a marriage license shall request him to
  solemnize the rites of matrimony between them and present  to  him  such
  license  it  shall be the duty of such clerk, either in person or by one
  of his deputies or the permanent members of his staff so  designated  by
  him   to  solemnize  such  marriage;  provided,  however,  that  nothing
  contained either in this section or in subdivision two of section eleven
  of this chapter shall be construed as empowering or requiring either the
  said city clerk or any of  his  designated  deputies  or  the  permanent
  members  of  his staff so designated to solemnize marriages at any place
  other than at the office of such city clerk.
    c.    Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this  article   upon
  presentation  to  said city clerk in person or to any of his deputies of
  such license by one or both of such persons under the  age  of  eighteen
  years  with  a request to solemnize the rites of matrimony between them,
  it shall be the duty of such city clerk either in person or  by  one  of
  his  deputies  to solemnize such marriage provided there is submitted to
  said city clerk, in  addition,  the  written  request  therefor  by  the
  parents of any such persons under the age of eighteen years and provided
  further  that said parents shall be personally present at such requested
  solemnization.
    d. In all cases in which the city clerk of such city  or  one  of  his
  deputies  or  the  permanent  members  of  his staff so designated shall
  perform a marriage ceremony such official shall demand and  be  entitled
  to  collect therefor a fee to be fixed by the council of the city of New
  York not exceeding twenty-five dollars, which sum shall be paid  by  the
  contracting  parties before or immediately upon the solemnization of the
  marriage; and all such fees so  received  shall  be  paid  over  to  the
  commissioner of finance of the city.
    2.   The signature and seal of said clerk of cities of the first class
  of over one million inhabitants upon the marriage  license,  certificate
  of  marriage, registration, and marriage search provided by this article
  may be a facsimile imprinted, stamped, or engraved thereon.
    3.   The said clerk of cities  of  the  first  class  of  one  million
  inhabitants  or  more  may  designate among the permanent members of his
  staff one or more individuals who shall be permitted to  sign  his  name
  and  affix  his  official seal upon the marriage license, certificate of
  marriage registration, and marriage  search  provided  by  this  article
  requiring the signature and seal of the city clerk.