§50‑4. What marriages may be declared void on application of eitherparty.
The district court, during asession of court, on application made as by law provided, by either party to amarriage contracted contrary to the prohibitions contained in the Chapterentitled Marriage, or declared void by said Chapter, may declare such marriagevoid from the beginning, subject, nevertheless, to G.S. 51‑3. (1871‑2,c. 193, s. 33; Code, s. 1283; Rev., s. 1560; C.S., s. 1658; 1945, c. 635; 1971,c. 1185, s. 21; 1973, c. 1; 1979, c. 525, s. 10.)