The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-01-15
The Law Of Divorce In Different Coun.
tries.

Australians-Divorce have never
been sanctioned in Australia. Jews
In olden times the Jews had q dis
cretionary power of divorcing their
wives. Javans-If the wife be dissatis-
fed she can obtain q divorce by paying
q certain sum. Thibetans-Divorces
are seldom allowed, unless with the
consent Of both parties. neither OF
whom can afterwards remarry. Moors
Ii the wife does not become the moth
er Of boy she may be divorced with
the consent Of the tribe, and she can
marry again. Abyssinians-No form
of marriage is necessary. The connec-
ton may Be dissolved and renewed as
often as the parties think proper ST.
berians-H the man be dissatisfied with
the most trihing acts of his wife. he
tears her cap or veil from her head, and
this constitutes q divorce. Corean-
The husband can divorce his wife, or
treasure, and leave her the charge of
maintaining the children. II she proves
unfaithful he can put her to death.
Siamese-The first wife may be di-
vorced, not sold, as the others may be.
She then may claim the first, third and
fifth child, and the alternate children
are yielded to the husband. Arctic Re-
gion-When q man desires divorce he
leaves the house in anger, and does not
return for several days. The wife un-
derstands the hint, packs her clothes
and leaves. Druse and Turkomen-
Among these people, If wife asks her
husbands permission to go out, and he
says {" Go" without adding, "but come
back again." she is divorced. Though
both parties desire it they cannot live
together without being remarked. Co
chin Chinese-H the parties choose to
separate, they break q pair Of chop
sticks or q copper coin in the presence Of
witnesses, by which action the union is
dissolved. The husband must restore
to the wife the property belonging to
her prior to her marriage. American
Indians-Among some tribes the pieces
of sticks given the witnesses OF the
marriage are broken as o sign of di-
vorce. Usually new connections are
formed without the old ones being dis
solved. A man never divorces his wife
If she has borne him sons. Tartars-
The husband may put away his part
ner, and seek another when it pleases
him, and the wife may do the same. If
she be ill-treated she complains to the
magistrate. who. attended by the prin-
cipal people, accompanies her to the
house and pronounces q formal divorce.
Chinese-Divorces are allowed in all
cases Of criminality, mutual dislike,
jealousy, incompatibility Of temper, or
too much loquacity on the part of the
wife. The husband cannot sell his
wife until she leaves him, and becomes
. slave to him by action of the law for
desertion- A son il bound to divorce
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| Circassians- kinds of divorce are
| granted in Circassia-one total, the
| other provisional. When the first is
allowed the parties can Immediately
marry again; where the second exists
the couple agree to separate for year,
and If at the expiration of that time,
the husband does not send for his wife,
her relations may command to him 8
total divorce. Grecians-A settle.
ment was usually given to 8
wife at marriage for support in case
of q divorce. The wife's portion wa.
then restored to her, and the husband
required to pay monthly interest for it,
use during the time he detained it from
her. Usually the men could put theil
wives away on slight occasions. Ever
the fear Of having too large family
sufficed. Divorces scarcely ever occul
in Modern Greece. Hindoos-Eithel
party for Q slight cause may leave th'
other and marry. Where both desir'
it there is not the least trouble. II ,
man calls his wife " mother" it is con
sidered indelicate to live with he
again. Among one tribe, the Cores.
il the wife be unfaithful, the husband
cannot obtain divorce unless he give
her all the property and children. A
woman, ON the contrary, may leav'
when she pleases, and marry anothe
man, and convey to him the entir
property of her former husband. -Ro
mans-ln olden times q man might di
vorce his wife IL she were unfaithful, i
she counterfeited his private keys, o
drank wine without bis knowledge