River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 1911, ST. Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 1913, LAWS OF 1909.

No. 191, ST. Published June IL, 1909.
CHAPTER 1923, LAWS OF 1909.
AZ ss51. 1858. S354 2sS5, 2355, and 2ss5
Of the statutes to amend sections 1880,
1862, 1866, 2370, 2871, and 1878 of tho
1888, 1854. 2ss5, 1850 and 2seOf, 23eOg,
2$S Sh 2seoj, 2seoE $780, 5SS 23Son, SseoF.
and 2360s Of the statutes, providing for
divorce laws uniform with those Of Other
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-.
scented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /. Sections 2s4e, 1850. 1851,
Section g. Section 1880 Of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1880. i.
No marriage shall be contracted while either
OF the parties has husband or wife living
nor between persons who are nearer
Of KIN than first cousins, computing by the
or Of the whole blood and no insane person
or idiot shall be capable OF contracting mar
riags.. ,..-s,, g. onx
person who Is a party to an action
for divorce from the bonds Of matrimony
In any court Of this state to marry
divorce Is entered; and the marriage Of
any such person solemnized
before the entry of the final judgment Of
divorce shall be null and void.
De- i
divorced from the bonds Of matrlmony by
the Judgment of any court of this state
prior to the time this act shall go into
effect to marry again within one year from
the date of the entry of such judgment or
decree, and the marriage Of any such person
solemnized within one year from the date
Of entry of any such judgment or decree OF
divorce shall be null and void.
Section g. Section 1862 Of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 1862. In rem
dering Judgment Of nullity of marriage or
1o uha4ba frnT n "a
.rimony Of from bed and board, the court
may make such further provisions therein
as it shall deem just and proper concerning
the care, custody, maintenance. and ednca-
ton Of the minor children Of the parties,
and . = give the care and custody of
the children Of such marriage to one OF the
parties to the action or may, II the ln-
terest Of any such child shall demand 1t,
and If the court shall find that neither or
the parents 10 a fit and proper person to
have the care and custody or any sucn
child, give the care and custody OF such
child to any At and proper person, VINO Is
resident Of this state and willing 70 re-
cefye and properly care for such child, or
TO any Institution incorporated for ouch
purposes and willing and authorized to re-
ceive and care for such child, having due
regard to the age and sex or such cnlid;
Whenever the welfare Of any such child
Will be promoted thereby, the court grant
ing such decree shall always have the power
child either by giving 1t to or taking 1t
from such parent or other person or evch
Institution provided that no order chs@as
ing the custody of any child shall be en-
tered until after notice Of such application
shall have been given the parents OF such
child IL they can be found, and also to the
person or institution that then has the Gus
tody of such child.
Section 4. Section 1866 Of the statutes
is amended to read Section 1906 In a
Judgment In an action for divorce
although such divorce be denied, the court
may make such order for the support and
maintenance of the wife and children, or
any of them, by the husband or out Of his
property as the nature of the case may
render suitable and proper.
Section 8. Section 2370 OF the statutes
il amended to read Section 2370.
In all cases of divorce from bed and board
for any Of the causes specified In section
1857, the court may decree separation
forever thereafter, or for a limited time, as
shall seem Just and reasonable, with a pro-
vision that in case of reconciliation at any
time thereafter, the parties may apply Tor
revocation or suspension OF the decree; and
upon such application the court snail make
such order az may be Just and reasonable
Section g. Section 1911 Of the statutes Is
amended to read: Section 237l. Upon rem
dering a judgment annuiling marriage
the court NAV make provision for restoring
to the wife the whole such part. as it
shall deem just and reasonable OF any
estate which the husband may have received
from her or the value thereof, and may COM
pei him to disclose what estate he shall have
received and how the same has been dls~
Doged of .
Section Z. Section 1878 Of the statutes
Is amended to read Section 1918 When
. razz1aeD shall be dissolved hy tho