The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-23
F CLARION.
THE NEW CODE.

! CHAPTER 42-MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
All the sections in article l, chapter % code
1871, as to how persons may be married are
retained intact. 1904
UNLAWFUL MARRIAGES.
After the word daughter where it last occurs
in 1903, code 1871, introduce the words, "or
the daughter Of his brother or his sister"
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'The marriage Of white person and negro
or mulattO or person who shall have one-fOurth
or more Of negro blood, shall be unlawful and
such marriage shall be incestous and void;
and any party thereto, on conviction, shall be
punished as for n marriage within the degrees
prohibited by the last two sections; and any
attempt to evade this section by marrying out
of this State, and returning to it shall be held
to be within it. ll47.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Sections 1860 and 176l, code 1871, are retain
ed, but the former is amended by striking out
all after the word shall, where it last occurs
and by adding:
upon conviction, be punished as for q mis-
demeanor; but if such clerk has required.
he may do of the applicant for license. or 9TH
err credible person for him. an affidavit that the
parties to be married, have reached the res
peetIve ages prescribed by law for marriage
without consent OF parent or guardian, no
prosecution shall be maintainable for having
issued license, as aforesaid" 1I48.
DIVORCES AND ALIMoNY.
All the sections contained in article 4, chap.
ter %, Code 1871, are retained, except I776
in lieu of which is the following:
'The bill must be filed in the county in which
the complainant resides, if the defendant is a
nonresident of this State or is absent so that
process cannot be served and the manner Ct
making such parties defendants so as to an
tnOrlZS decree oth
Gerry cases, shall be observed. If the defend
ant is resident of this State, the bill shall be
MED IN the county in which such defendant
resides may be found, at the zine ar in the
county of the residence Of the parties. at the
time of separation, if the complainant is still a
resident of such county, when the suit is IN
stituted." l164
''In the trial of suits for divorce witnesses
may be summoned, and examined in omen
court as in the trial of issues Of fact in a cir
cult court, or dispositions may be taken and
read as in other cases in chancery court"
11d5.
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF MARRIED Wo-
MEN.
"ThescommOn law to the disabilities of
married women, and its effects on the rights Of
property of the wife is Totally abrogated and
marriage shall not be held to impose any dis
ability or incapacity a woman, as TO the
ownership, acquisition disposition of prop
erty of any sort, or to her capacity to make
contracts, and do all acts in reference to prop
erty, which she could lawfully do, if she was
not married but every woman now married
or hereafter to be married shall have the same
capacity to acquire hold, manage, control, use,
enjoy and dispose Of all property, real and |
personal, in possession or expectancy and to |
make any contracts in reference to it, and to |
bind herself personally, and to sue and be |
sued with all the rights and liabilities inoi- |
dent thereto, as If she was not married" 1857.
Husband and wife may sue each other"
1868
Dover and curtesy as heretofore known |
are abolished" . 1859.
"A married woman may dispose Ct her es-
ate, real and personal, by last will and teata-