Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-18
Divorce In Ohio.

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character. We shall he surprised if there is
not not rather brisk emigration of badly
matched people setting into the Buck Eye
Stnte, when the kind OF relief this act is de-
signed to afford becomes generally known.
The legislators would have had to go but
very little further to have mnde the relation
Of husband and wife purely simple con-
tract, determinnble at tie will of the parties,
like that between master aud servant, or
principal and agent A few years experience
under such n law must determine to the sat
isinction Of the most radical of the social
reformers whether marriage, rs commonly
unnersiood, is what George Sand denomi-
nnted it, "cousecrated adultery" or some
thing more.
Tie law to which we refer provides TINT
divorces niay now he granted by the Court
of Common Pleas in Ohio, for any of the
| following causes:
Frsi-When either Of the parties had n
former wife or husband living at the time of
solennizing the second marriage.
Second-Where either of the parties shall
have willingly been absent from the other
! three years.
Thud-Aduiery.
Fowih-Impoiency
Fyah-Extrome cruelty.
! Sirih-Fraudnent contract.
Seventh Gross neglect of duty.
Eighh-Habilunl drunkenness for three
| years.
.Ninh-Wllere either party is imprisoned
| in any peniteniiary or state prison, in any
! state for violation of the laws OF the United
States; or IN Ohio, for violation of the Grim
innl law of Ohio; or in any other state, for
n violation Of the criminal law of such state I;
provided such offence would he punished
with imprisonment in the penitentiary in
Ohio, aud provided the application for di-
vorce Is made during such Imprisonment
decree OF divorce IN any court of another
state IN favor OF one pnrty, is also ground for
n like decree in iayor OF the same parry in
the courts Of Ohio.
| Proot Of conbiintion und reputation of
the marriage is admitted, aud, in the discre-
tion OF the Jury nr court, received as sulii-
ciunt evidence Of the marriage.
u the divorce is granted to the wife, she IL
restored to all her lands, tenements, and
Entertainments not previously disposed OF,
aud TO her maiden name IL she desires may
be allowed sufficient aud reasonable nlimony
and ii she survive her husband, is also
entitled to dover.
lr the divorce is granted on account of her
fault, she loses the right 10 dover, but is re-
stored TO her lands, teuements, &C.. aud may
receive reasonable nlimony.
Petitioners for divorce must have resided
within the state one yea, but the cause OF
divorce and marriage may have occurred
clsewhere-ond alimony may he granted to
the petitioner during the pendency of the
proceedings.
a wife muy also petition for aimouy alone
without the prayer ior dissolution OF the
marriage contract for the following causes
viz:
FrSt-Aluliery.
Second-Gross neglect of duty
1hTd-Abandoumeut OF the wife, withou
good cause
, EoHih-When there is n separation il
consequence of ill.treatment on tie part o
the husband.
FyM-tlnbilunl drunkenness.
: Sirh- h-Conlinement in The peniicntiary o
Ohio, or in the penitentiury or state prison o
, any of the United States, or either Of tlh'
+ territories thereof, or the District of COlun
bia, for any crime or offence of the sam,
character or grade us is or may he by III,
laws of this state punished with imprison
| ment in the penieulIary, in which case lh
= application shall he made while the HUSBAND
is so confined.
On which petition the proceedings nre IN
same as in case of petition for divorce. ]
: this case nlso tie wife mny receive the rig
= To hold aud manage her own property with
= ont the consent of her husband.
q The residence Of the husband shall nc
be so construed rs 10 preclude" the wife froI
the benefits Of the net.
;, A change of venue rnay he ordered o
II application of the petitioner, and OIL propG
e cuuse shown.
r A married woman may also file her pet
r ton, setting forth that her husband, from il
= temperance or any other caIlse, is about
:, squander property 10 which she is entitled
u her own right, or to put it beyond ht
&c reach, whereupon the court may enjon I'll
E, husband from interfering with il, and mn
N appoint receiver TO manage aud control
for the wiie's beneft.-.N Y. Eve. Post.