The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-08
CAUSES OF DIVORCE IN THE SEVERAL
STATES


More than thirty causes of divorce are recognized
oy the statutes of the different States In South
carolina not one has ever been obtained. In Vir-
gihla mere are three causes, namely: natural and
incuraDle lmpotency at the time of the marriage,
ldlocy, and bigamy. In Alabama, adultery or two
years abandonment In Rhode Island impotency
adultery, extreme cruelty, wful desertion for the
space OF hive years, continued drunkenness NEGLECT
OF the husband to provide necessares for the sub
sstence of the wife, gross misbehavior and wicked
ness repugnant to the marriage contract In New
Jersey divorce is granted for prior existing mar
riage, adultery, and willful absence for five years
In vermont tor homage, mental incapacity impo-
tency, force fraud, adultery, confinement in tie
state Irlson Tor three years or more intOlerable
severity, wi'ul desertion for three years absence
for seven years unheard of, and where the husband
being OF ability, gross and wantOnly negects to
provide for his wife, In Maine for adultery, impo-
tency, deserton for five years, Joining the Shakers
for live wears, confinement in the State Prison of
any OF the United States for five years. fraud in OBJ
tanning the consent of the other party, habitual
drunkenness for three years; a marriage with an
Indian or mulatto is void and Imprisonment
for felony in the State, works a divorce without
any judicial proceeding. In Kentucky, for habit
ual drunkenness, condemnation for felony, cru
city of the husband, aud for several other
causes which we iorbear to mention. In IL
inols, for impotency, adultery, willful desertion
Tor two years, extreme cruelty, habitual drunken
ness for two years. In Missouri for adultery, will
ful desertion for two years, conviction of an infa-
nous crime, haDltua drunkenness for two wears,
cruel treatment endangering life intoerabe indig-
mites, udgroncy of the husband. In Iowa the same
causes exist as in Missouri, to which is superadded
"when the parties cannot live in peace and happi-
ness, and their welfare requires separation"-
The law of Arkansas is the same as in Missouri ex-
cept that years absence is sufficient to free the
abandoned party from the bonds of marriage In
Tennessee and Mississippi the law is nearly similar;
while in Florida, to like enactments are added
habuat indulgence of fuolem and mngorernaJle temper
for one year, or drunkenness or deserton for one
year. In North Carolina, impotency, adultery
Abandonment turning the wife out of doors, cru
city or ndignity the part Of the husband or anu
other Just cause. In Texas, impotency excess or
cruel treatment, outrages or deserton for three
years. the husband may have a divorce for the
adultery of the wife, and the wife when the hus-
band abandons her and lives in adultery. In Mary
land the law is the same as in New York except
that abandonment and three years absence from
the State is cause of divorce. In Georgia, the
old English ecclesiastical law governs. In New
Hampshire and Ohio, similar laws to those of Yer
mont prevail. Extreme cruelty and absence for
three years are causes for divorce in Delaware, to
which Pennsylvania has added intolerable indgni-
ties. Congress has never conferred the power to
grant divorce upon the courts in the District of
Y. Tribune Feb. %.