River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-05-12

tenance by said plaintiff. out of any property or
earning acquired by said plaintiff, subsequently as
well as previously to said decree of divorce; and
the court making such order for maintenance may,
IN its discretion require the plaintiff to give seeur
lty to the satisfaction of the court for the faith
full execution of the same, and the court may in
its discretion, condition of granting such d.
vorce, require the husband when he is the plant
if in such case, to give bond in such penal sum
and with such sureties as the court may order, to
support and maintain the defendant during her
natural life,
Section 4. In all actions for divorce under the
provisions Of this act the summons and c. mplaint
shall first be FLED in the circuit court of the coun
~ in which such action is brought, and shall then
b. personally served upon the defendant in the
action, if within the United States and if such de-
PENDANT be an inmate of any such asylum, hospi-
tai, or other institution for the care custody or
Improvement OF insane persons, situate within the
United States, copy Of such summons and COM
plant shall be served upon the proprietor man
ager or superintendent thereof and If such insane
person have parent or parents, or adult children;
living within the United States a copy Of such
summons AID complaint shall also be personally
served upon each such parent or adult child whose
residence is known, or can, with reasonable dill
gence, be ascertained; and if such alleged insane
person shall have no parents or adult child living
within the United States, whose residence is
known or can with reasonable diligence be ascer-
tanned, and shall have any kindred living within
the United States within the fourth degree, com
puted according to the rules of the civil law,
whose residence is known, or can with reason
able diligence be ascertained, then a copy Of
such summons and complaint shall be
served upon at least two such relatives, to be
selected by the court, upon representation Of
the facts to such court or the presiding judge
thereof at chambers as most likely to see that IA
proper defense is made by or in behalf of said de-
fendant; and in each and every case where service
is required to be made on any person or persons,
the summons and complaint shall be personally
delivered to each and every person hereinbefore
required to be served with the same, wherever
such person may be found and proof Of such SER
vice may be made by affidavit taken before any
notary public, who shall attach thereto his official
seal, or before q commissioner of Wisconsin, or a
clerk Of a court of record; provided, that when
any such person served resides out of the state
of Wisconsin, no default shall be taken or pro-
ceedings had on the case until forty days after
such service.
Section 5. In every case under this act the
court shall appoint d guardian ad hbitum, who
shall be a respectable and competent attorney Of
such court not interested in the said cause on the
part Of the plaintiff who shall appear for the said
defendant, and diligently protect and care for the
rights and interests of said defendant in such
cause and for such service shall be paid such
compensation as the court shall deem reasonable,
the same to be taxed against and paid by the
plaintiff. In case any appearance is made in
such cause by or on behalf of the defendant by
any parent, child relation, such guardilA shall
be selected and appointed by the court upon due
personal notice to such person 50 appearing, of
not less than ten days, and when there shall De no
such appearance, such guardian shall be selected
by the court from the attorneys thereof, in the
manner and for the purposes aforesaid. Provided,
however, that such guardian shall not be liable
for costs in any such action.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage ndpubica-
tion.
Approved April 2, 1881.