The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-15
BILL NOW READY
FOR ADOPTION
National Congress on Uniform
Divorce Laws Has Complet-
ed Its Work.
CAUSES FOR SEPARATION
TRIALS TO BE PUBLIC AND BE-
FORE A COURT.

p Philadelphia Nov. 1.-THE Ma y
= tional Congress on Uniform Divorce
= Laws ended its work here today af-
> ter having adopted with few y
y changes. the entire uniform divorce =
= bill as originally drafted by the com y
y mittee appointed at the meetings y
= held in Washington last year
q The most radical action which the y
\ congress was asked TO take. but y
y which was defeated. was the incOr-
y DoTation of provision requiring y
y Judges to turn over evidence in suits
y to the prosecuting attorney. for &C
5 tion against the party 20 the d. +
= yorce for the crime or offense on y
. which the decree was granted.
y The committee which drafted the
4 original bill viii remain IN existence
y and use fits efforts to have the bill y
= passed by the various state law y
y makers.
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Philadelphia. Nov 1.-THE national
congress on uniform divorce laws which
Yesterday began the consideration of a
bill for adoption by all the states in the
union. took Up article T. which names
the causes for divorce from bed and
board
When article was taken up today
there was a long discussion as TO whether
the terms extreme cruelty and .-intOl-
cradle cruelty should both be included
I'm the causes for divorce from he'd and
board. and as Ia whether one or both
terms. If left in the bill, should he inter-
preted by the bin or left To the courts
After long discussion il was decided to
retain only the term extreme cruelty"
Article -Four as Adopted.
Article 4. as finally adopted. is as fol-
lows:
Causes for divorce from bed and board
shall be:
Adultery.
B,--Bigamy. at the suit of the innocent
and injured party to the first marriage.
C.-Conviction and sentence for at least
two years for crime.
D.-Extreme cruelty on the part of eth
er the husband or wife. such as TO en-
danger the life or health of the other
party or render Capitalization unsafe.
E.-Willful deSertion for two years.
F.-Habitual drunkenness for two years.
G.-Hopeiess insanity Of the husband.
One Clause Omitted.
The clause stricken out of article of
the bill is as follows:
Such indignities threats or acts Of
abuse as to render the condition of the
other party intOlerabIe and life burden
some and to force such party to separate
from the other and 10 live apart"
In reply to an inquiry as to why the
insanity of a wife should not be included
in paragraph q Of article T. member of
the committee explained that a husband
should support his insane wife because
she may have become insane after mar
rage and her mental trouble may have
been due 10 the matrimonial state.
Articles Five and Six.
Article was adopted without debate.
IT is as follows:
No decree for divorce shall be granted
If il appears to the satisfaction of the
court that the suit has been brought by
collision, or that the plaintiff has pro-
cured or connived at the Offense charged,
or has condoned il. or has been guilty
Of adultery no cOudoned.'
Article 6. which relates to jurisdiction
TO be acquired by personal service in ac-
ions for emulment of marriages or for
divorces, so worded as to minimize mi
gratory divorces. was adopted as recon-
mended by the committee which drew UP
the bill Article also provides that any
one charged as particeps criminis shall
be made a party upon his or her appli-
cation to court. subject TO such terms
and conditions as the court may pre-
scribe: that all hearings and trials shall
be public and be held before a court.
and not before a master. referee or any
other delegated representative. and that
in all contested cases and in any other
case where a court may deem it neces-
sary or proper a diSinterested attorney
may be assigned by the court actively to
defend the case.
The congress ended its work with the
afternoon session, having adopted the re-
mainder Of the bill as reported by the
committee.
A Small Qeposit