The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-03

several districts. all OF which requires
numerous fees.
Finally the consul FIRST consulted an
nounced that everything would be all
right and with light heart the youth
set out for France. But his hopes were
rudely dashed 90 earth on arriving at the
gay capital.
There was one requirement. the repre-
sentatfyes OF the two governments had
neglected TO menton-one or the other
OF the parties must reside In Paris six
months before the ceremony could be
performed.
To be sure, there was a PRECISION OF
the code whereby at the expenditure OF
some hundreds OF francs for fees, and
by a little false swearing, "A special enact
ment could be- secured permitting this
marriage; but even then there was some
question OF it's validity
Not caring to experiment further with
French legal intricacies, the young Amer
leans came home aud were married IN
their own country.
AN OBSTACLE TO MATRIMONY.
Apropos the population problem al
ready referred 10. NJ. Pierre Louys,
novelist who has written much on social
questions, advises France not TO create
impediments against bachelorhood, but
to remove the obstacles 90 marriage.
NJ Louys cites typical case, Illus
trating how the law operates 10 prevent
marriage. \ workman, having Won the
heart and hand OF young woman d.
yorced from her first husband collected
the various papers required, and went
to the mayor TO arrange for the we'd
ding.
The papers were rejected because one
the bridegroom birth certificate, had
been issued more than three months
ago.
While the formalitles were being gone
through with To secure a new certificate,
the mans parents came into "a fortune
and Withdrew their consent, which had
previously granted, to his marriage To
"A dowerless bride
lie was. therefore, Obliged TO sum
mon them respectfully three times as the
code requires. before he could dispense
with their consent altogether.
The prospective bridegroom was about
30 years old Had he been 80 years old
his situation In the eyes OF the law
would have been the same, with the
probable difference that his parents would
then be dead, I'm which case he would
have 10 produce certificates of their
death. and of his two grandfathers and
grandmothers as we'll,
bride or bridegroom arc dead the
consent OF the grandparents OF
alive IS required; and, II dead, their
death must be certified to.
DECIDES TO REMAIN SINGLE.
The workman instanced by NJ Louys
spent three months time ana something
| like si5 I'm fees respectfully summoning
| his parents. Then he was called TO serve
! y days in the army.
Returning he gathered his papers to-
| gether now numbe ring rs separate doc
+, uments, and went before the mayor a
| second time. The papers were again re-
| jectod. being three months old. Another
month was spent I'm gathering fresh Is
| sues of the certificates.
Again cupid was baked. 4 copy of
| the prospective brides decree OF divorce
| from her former husband was not forth
| coming. Discovering that this docu-
| nent would cost something Ike S3S, he
| gave up. He intends TO remain single
| until marriage IL made easier.
| 4 foreign woman who marries a French
man I'm her own country runs q great
| danger \ marriage contracted in Eng
| land, for instance, between an English
] woman and Frcnchman. while bind
| ing I'm England. Is not necessarily so In
| France. unless the formalities demanded
! by the French code have been complied
| with by the husband
| N he has omitted any OF these formal
| files his wife has no standing before the
| French law and he is az liberty TO take
! another wife. ~ he chooses. without the
| trouble OF getting a divorce.
| \ case I'm point was recently decided.
] A Partisan dentist NJ Roussel. had as
his secretary an Englishwoman, Mrs.
| Harrison. a widow of good family,
| They went TO London and were married
| az ST Matthews church. Kensington VI.
! Roussers parents refused TO recognize
| the wife and Instituted proceedings 10
| have the marriage annulled.
| Although the case was vigorously con-
tested. solicitors of the British embassy
| presenting the wife's case, the court de-
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