The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-25
FOR A UNIFORM DIVORCE LAW
BILL WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
It Is Modelled After the Law Now In
Force In the District of Columbia
1t VIII Scarcely Receive the
Approval of Shysters.

Cleveland, Aug. 24.-At the meeting
TODAY of the uniform law committee,
creation of the National Bar associa-
ton, John c. Richberg of Chicago as
chairman of a special committee APP
pointed for the purpose, reported
draft of a divorce bill for adoption In
all states, to be submitted to the Ma
tional Bar association. If the assocla-
ton approves it, the members will urge
it's adoption by their different state
legislatures. The bill is modelled after
the divorce law in force in the Dis
trict of Columbia, which, of necessity,
was drawn by committee of congress,
which represents the entire country.
The bill provides, in brief, that no
person shall be entitled to a divorce
who has not resided in the state Two
years before bringing suit, nor unless
the defendant shall have been person.
ally served within the state, or shall
have voluntarily appeared in such ac-
ton. No divorce shall affect the leg1ts
imacy of children of such marriages,
except where it shall be declared void
because of a prior marriage.
The proceedings shall be held in the
county in which the complainant re-
sides, but process may be directed TO
any county in the state. If it shan ap-
pear to the court that the Defendant Is
a nonresident at the time of applica-
ton for divorce and that the cause of
action arises while the defendant was
domiciled in the state, and the defend
ant has been. absent from the state
for year after the return of one sum-
mons not found, the court may author
ize notice of the suit by publication.
The court must hear the case by ex-
animation in open court, and divorce
shall not be granted in default unless
the Judge shall be satisfied that proper
means have been taken to notify the
defendant and the cause of divorce has
been fully proved. M
Marriages in foreign state or coun-
try may be proved by the acknowledge
ment of the parties, their Capitalization
and other eircumstahtial testimony.
The court shall prohibit the husband
from interfering with the personal I'D
erty of the wife during the tendency
of the suit. The court may make such
order as to the custody of the children
as may be deemed eXpedient. The
court shall make an allowance to any
woman suing for divorce who is too
poor and unable to pay the expenses
of the suit The court may require the
husband to pay to the wife money for
her support during the tendency OF a
suit, and to maintain or defend her
suit, or may also enforce the payment
of ali1nony. The court may allow a
divorced woman to resume her maiden
name or that of any former husband.
The court may compel the convey
ance of property after a divorce by
either party, when it appears that such
property belongs to the other. When
a marriage is dissolved either party will
have the right to marry again.
The concluding section of the bill pro-
yides a fine of not less than $100 nor
more than $1,000 and imprisonment of
not more than one year or less than
three months, or both, for anybody who
publishes in any way notice of any
kind with intent to procure or aid in
procuring any divorce.
The belief is generally expressed by
members of the committee that the bill
will be approved by the National Bar
association in which event systematic
efforts will be made to have it adopted
in all the states.