Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-25
FOR UNIFORM laws.
Iowa Interested in Movement to
Secure Uniformity of Laws in
All States.
Divorce Statutes One of the First to
Receive Attention-A Bill
Prepared.
Question of Abolishing Special
Charters Of Cities to Come
Before Legislature.
'ial to Times Republican.

Speial to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 25.-Seyeral wears
ago a movement was started in the
eastern states to secure uniform laws
IN all the states The movement at first
included only commercial laws, the OBJ
ject being to simplify the transaction of
interstate business 1t gradually grew
in scope, however. A convention was
held in Saratoga, n. Y. which was we'll
attended by representatives of. L think.
majority of states. Judge Kline and
Chancellor McClain represented Iowa
oeing appointed from the code commits
sion. Since that convention Iowa has
not been represented, because no, money
was available to pay the expenses of
commissioners to attend the meetings
me eastern states have kept up the
work however, and have ACCOMPLISHED
something in the way of reforming the
laws OF the states and making them
better adapted to modern business con-
dltlons. The eastern states have made
liberal appropriations to keen the worl,
going. The latest result of the commits
SION labors is uniform divorce. law
intended to prevent the many abuses of
the divorce laws of some states and do
away with the evils now existing. There
is hardly any branch of law in which.
the states differ SO much. The proposed
law, which viii be submitted to the next
Legislature, does NOT differ greatly from
the Iowa law. except in the require
inents as to the relation of the parties
to other states. 1t still does not allow
divorce for non-support, nor does the
Iowa law at present. A man NAV af-
soluteiy fail and refuse to support his
family or do anything for them. and his
Wife can nor get a divorce The pro-
posed laws are as follows:
Section /. No divorce shall be granted
for any cause arising prior to the resi-
dence OF the petitioner or defendant in.
this state which was not ground for
divorce in the state where The cause
arose.
| Section 2. No person shall be emitted
to a divorce for any cause arising iii
this state who has not had actual resi-
tenee in this state for at least one year
next before bringing suit for divorce
with bona fde Intention of making
| THIS state his or her permanent home.
Section 3. No person shall be entitled
70 a divorce for any cause arising in.
this state unless the petitioner or de-
fendaut shall have resided within this
state for at least two years next before.
bringing suit for divorce, with a bona
fide Intention of making this state his
or her permanent lo,ns
Section 4. No person shall be entitled
to a divorce unless the defandant sf,li.
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cess, If within this state. or Win nar.
sonal notice. duly authenticated Il am
of this state, or unless tha defendant
shall have entered an. appeara nee II, ti,s,
case. bur if ii shall apyaar N fha sa,is-
faction of the court that The petitfon4,
does not know the address nor tba rasi-
tience of the defendant. and has not
been able 10 ascartain either. after rea-
sonabie and due inquiry and search
continued for one wear. the court or
Judge, in vacation. MAY authorize no
lice by publication of the pendencv Of
lmanner provided by law.
Section ;. No divorce shall be granted.
solely upon default. nor solely npon adj
missions bv the pleadings nor axcant
upon trial before the court in open sses
| sion.
Section 6. After divorce either marty.
may marry again but in cases Eychera
notice has been given bv publication
only. and the defendant has MOI an
reared. no decree for divorce shall ~
come final or operative until six months
after trial and decision.
Section Z. Wherever t1e word "dis
vorce, occurs In this act II shall he
deemed 10 mean divorce from the bond
Of marriage. Divorce from the bond of
marriage shall be granted for the fol.
lowing causes arising after marriage.
Adultery, extreme cruelty. habitual
drunkenness or the confirmed habit Of
lintoxication. whether arising from the
use of alcoholic drinks or drugs: con-
vietion of felony. with sentence OF state
prison or penttentialv, and continuous
tiesertion for at least -- wears. Di-
voree from the bond of marriage shall
not be granted for any other causes
arising from marriage.
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Another important matter that will
come before the next legislature is the
question of abolishing special charters
of cities. This the legislature may do
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