The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-02

The Church and the Civil suthoritie.
heretofore have regulated mstrimony, bu
shoulder straps have taken it into thei
heads to engineer" it down in Dixie
Brevet Major General Rufus Saxton. e
Beaufort, South Carolina Assistant Com
missioner of Freedmen fof South Oarolins
Georgia ADd Florida, having Issued Ion.
oroerl dated august l /, in relation to mar
rlsges among the late slaves, containing
full instruction for the information ane
guidance of all connected with the so-callet
Freedmen's Bureau in those States. Sec
ton IV contains the following instruc
tionss
First The marriage of all parties liv
ing together as husband and wife at the
time of Obtaining their freedom or solemniz
ed since obtaining it, will be acknowledged
as legal and binding
Secon d. All parties whose marriage
was only q mutual agreement between
themselves, with no public form or ceremo-
ny, are required to have their marriage
confirmed by a minister, and obtain cer-
tiAcate of the same.
Third. No parties having agreed to en-
ter the marriage relation will be allowed
to to live together as husband and wife un-
til their marriage has been legally solem.
niKed.
Fourth All parties claiming to have
been married, but separated BY slavery,
and having no certificate Of their marriage,
must obtain from such society or church
permit for their reunion before they will
be allowed 10 live together as husband and
wife.
Fifth A wife when restored by free.
dom to her husband, If he be living with
no other wife, shall be received by him as
his lawful wife, except for moral causes.
Sixth. If man living without wife
find two wives restored to him by freedom,
the one having children by him and the
other not, he shall take the mother of his
children as his lawful wife, unless ne show
cause as provided in Section III, Rule 4,
first.
Seventh. If man living without q
wife shall refuse TO renew the marriage
relation with former wife restored bv |
freedom, who may desire such renewal, |
there being no moral or legal objection to |
the same proven by him, ne shall be held |
for the support of such wife,
and also of all his children by her so long
as they remain minors.
Eighth. No man, failing for want of
cause proven to obtain 9 release from re-
neWiDg his marriage relations with for
mer wife, will be allowed 10 marry anoth,
or woman 90 long as such wife may live,
Or until for just cause she shall have mar
ried another.
Ninth. Every man marrying q woman
having children shall be responsible for
heir protection and support SO long as
hey remain minors.
Tenth. A husband living with wife,
lavlng no children by her, may be per-
nitted to take previous wife, provided
First. He has no children by such wife
Who are still minors.
Second. That such wife has no ether
usband known to the living.
Third. That his present wife assent to I
uch change of their marriage relations.
Eleventh. If q former wife utterly Ie. !
use, upon application made by the hus-
and to renew her former marriage rela- l
ions with him, he may notify some socie- t
? or church Of the fact of such refusal,
nd ask for relief from said wife. If af- 9
sr due notice given by such society or !
hurch to the wife refusing, she fail to show
ny moral or legal objection, as provided
n in these regulations, 70 the renewal of
ar marriage relations with him, then the
'ciety or church acting in the case shall
rant to the man release from sll his c
oligstions to her ss husband, and for the 8
lpport of all his children by her. /