The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15
CHAPTER XXI.


An act to amend the act entitled "An
act concerning divorces lReyisionl; APP
proved March twenty Seyenth. one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
four.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey That section one of said act, which
said section now reads as follows -
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
jersey That the Court of Chancery shall
have Jurisdiction of all causes of divorce
and Of alimony or maintenance by this
act directed and allowed provided, the
parties complainant and defendant, or
either of them, were or shall be inhabi-
tant of this State at the time of the in
jury, desertion or neglect complained of,
or where the marriage shall have been
solemnized or taken place within this State
and the complainant shall have been an
actual resident in the State at the time of
the injury, desertion or neglect COM
planned of and at the time of exhibiting
the bill or where the adultery was COM
mitted in this State, and the parties COM
plainant and defendant, or either of them,
reside in this State at the time of exhib-
iting the bill or where the complainant
or defendant shall be a resident of this
State at thetime of filing the bill OF com
znlaint, and the complainant or defendant
hall have been a resident of this State
such desertion shall have continued pro-
vided such complainant shall make his
or her oath or affirmation, to be annexed
to the bill of complaint, that his or her
complaint is not made by any collision
between him or her and the defendant,
for the purpose of dissolying their mar
rage, but IN truth and good faith, for the
causes set forth in the bill of complaint"
be and the same is hereby amended so.
that henceforih the said section shall read
as follows, to wit =
l. Be, it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That the Court of Chancery shall
have jurisdiction of all causes of divorce
and of alimony or maintenance, by this
act directed and allowed provided, the
parties complainant and defendant, or
either Of them, were or shall be inhabi-
tants OF this State at the time of the in
jury desertiOn Or neglect complained of,
or where the marriage shall have been.
SOlemniZed or taken place within this
State, and the complainant shall have
been an actual resident in the State ut
the time of the injury, desertion or ne,
glect complained of and at the time of ex-
hibiting the BILL or where the adultery.
was committed in this State, and the par
ties complainant and defendant, or either
of them, reside In this State at the the time
of exhibiting the bill; or whether COM
plainant or defendant shall be resident
of this State at the time of filing the bill
of complaint, and the complainant or de
PENDANT shall have been a resident of this
State for the term of two years, during
which such desertion shall have con
j tinued provided such complainant shall
make his or heS oath or affirmation, to be
annexed to the bill of complaint, that his
or her complaint is not made by any
,collusion between him or her and the de-
PENDANT, for the purpose of dissolving
their marriage, but in truth and good
faith. for the causes set forth in the bill of
complaint.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
= Approved March z, 1889.