Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-30
DAILY SENTINEL
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 30.
'sst-ScLE SAM uEeULArIyG NAT.
RIuOcN.

How Negroes nust Marry and he
marrted-an Ofnctai Edict from
General saxton-One Negro 90 Have
only one Wffc-Hew q Negro We
MAI NAY Change eff Ser Husband
The Church and the Civil authorities, hereto
fore have regulated matrimony, Out shouioer
stran. have taken IL into their head 70 engineer"
!, aaxn In Diris Brevet Major General Rufus
: ssxpn at Bezsfort, South csrolIns, Asss'an.
= Csmmi >.ooer OF Freed men, Ton soath CHolns,
0eoreia and FioFida. having issued a long oroer,
dated August IL 10 relation 10 marriages among
the late slaves containing full instruction for the
Information and gnidsnrs Of all connected with
the so called Freedmen's Bureau Ia those States
Section " contains the following instructions:
First. The marriage Of all pa-ties living to
rether a. husband and wife AZ the time Of obtain
log their freedom. or solemnizad since obtaining
= Ia will be nc kno wlsdgsd AZ legal and binding.
Second. All parties whose marriage vas only
q mutual agreement between themselves. with
no public form or ceremony, are required 10 have
Their marriage confirmed By a nsLister, aud oh
taofa certificate Of thes same. I| 4 -
fhifd No psrties having agreed 70 enter the
marriage relation will be allowed to live together
as husband and wife until their marriage has
been legally selemnized. sfGa
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 TO live together as
husband and wife.
Fifth A wife, when restored by freedom 10 her
husband, IL he be living with no other wife. shall
b receive cd by him e his lawful wife. except for
moral causes.
Sixth. If man living without wife fad
two wives restored to him by freedom, the one
having children BY him aud the other not he shall
take the mother OF his children as his lawful
wife, unless he show cause az provided In Sec
lion III. Rule 1, first
Seventh II man living without a wife shall
refuse 90 renew the marriage relation With . for
mar wife restored by freedom, who may desire
such renewal there being no moral or legal Oh
lection TO the same proven by him. he shall be
held responsible for the support Of such wife.
and also Of all his children by her 20 long as
they remain minors.
si. Eighth. No man, failing for want OF oauso
pxovsu co obtain release from renewing his
marriage relation with former wife. will be al
lowed TO marty another woman 80 long "a such
wife may live, until for just cause she shall
have married another.
Ninth. Every man marrying woman having
childreG shall be responsible for their protection
and support 90 long they remain minors.
Tenth. A husband living with a wife. having
no children by her. may be permitted to take
previous wife. provided
First. lie has children by such wife who are
ALL minors fMaE
Second That such wife has no other husband
known TO the living.
Third That his present wife assent 10 such
change Of their marriage relations
Eleventh. II former wife utterly refuse. up.
on application made by tho husband to renew
her former marriage relations with him. he may
notify some society or church of the fact OF such
refusal. and ask for a relief from said wife II.
after due notice given by such society or church
20 the wife Refusing, she fail 70 show any moral
er legal objection. ss provided tor in these regu
lations, 10 be the renewal Of her former marriage
relations with him, then the society or church
acting in the case shall grant to the man re
lease from all his obligations to her as a has
band. and for the support Of all his children by
her.