River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

! granting Of q decree Of divorce from the
/ bonds OF matrimony, the wife shall not be
| entitled to dover Ia any lands Of the huH.
! band
| Section 8 There are created nincNsap
/ new sections OF TIE statutes to read: Seq
| ton 1881 A marriage may Do annulled Toe
| any of the following causes existing at tho
| time OF marriage.
/. Incurable physical lmpoesney or m.
| party, provided thai the party making the
application was ignorant Of such Impotence
or neapaciry at the tune Of Marriage
parties are nearer Of kin than the frs t
cousins, computing by the rule Of civil law.
whether W EN- Of the half or Of the whole blood,
at the suit OF either party; but when any
| such marriage shall not have been an
nulied during the lifetime of the parties,
! the validity thereof shall not be enquired
| into after the death of either party.
=; When such marriage was contracted
! while either Of the parties thereto had a
! party.
4. Fraud, force. or coercion, at the suit
OF the innocent and injured party unless
! t9 IN n marriage has been confirmed by the acts
| OF the injured party
| o. insanity, idiocy, or such want OF un-
Outstanding as renders either party incapas
Die Oh asserting to marriage, at the susS
| OF the other or at the suit OF a guardian
| OF the, lunatic or incompetent, or OF the
| lunatic or Incompetent on regaining reason,
unless such lunatic or incompetent after
! regalning reason. has confirmed the marri-
! age; provided thGt where the party compos
| uSutiS is Sne applicant, Eucn party Snall
have been ignorant of the others insanity
! or mental incompetency at the time OF the
marriage, and shall not have confirmed 1t
subsequent to such persons regaining real
son.
6. AT the suit Of the wife when she was
under the age OF sixteen years ut the time
| OF the marriage unless such marriage be
! confirmed by her after arriving at such age.
| Z. At the suit of the husband when no
was under the age OF eighteen at the time
OF the marriage, unless such marriage be
confirmed By him after arriving at such
. Section 2s5a Divorce shall be OF two
l. Divorce from the bonds Of natrimopy,
~ divorce vinculo mNtrimoniL
2. Divorce from bed and board, or d.
| vorce mensa ct thoro.
Section 1884 For the purposes OF an
nulmenr OF marriage, Jurisdiction may be
acquired by publication as provided in the
| statutes or by personal service upon the de-
| PENDANT within this state, when either
party is a bona fide resident Of this state
at the time OF the commencement OF the
| action.
Section 1855 For purposes OF divorce,
| either absolute or from bed and board, 1uTs-
diction may be acquired by publication as
| provided In the statutes or by personal
| service upon the defendant within this
state under the following conditions
1. When, at the time the cause Of action
! arose, either party was bona fide resident
| Of thls state, and has continued so to be
| down to the time Of the commencement of
| the action, except that no action for abso-
| lutte divorce shall be commenced for any
cause other than adultery or bigamy unless
| one OF the parties has been for the two
| years next preceding the commencement of
| the action a bona 6de resident of this state.
! 2. IL. since tho cause Of action arose,
either party, for Mt least two years next
| preceding the commencement Of the action,
| has continued to be bona hde resident OF
| this state
Section 2seo, No decree for divorce shall
| be granted IL 1t appears to the satisfaction
| Of the court that the suit has been brought
| by collusion, or that che plaintiff has pro-
| cured or connived at the offense charged, or
| has condoned 1t, or has been guilty Of adll-
| terry not condoned; provided that the par
| ties may. subject to the approval of the
| court, stipulate for division of estate, for
| allmony. or for the support OF children, In
case divorce be granted or a marriage an
| nulled
Section 2s6of ANY one charged as a
| partlcepG criminls shall be made a party,
| upon his or her application to court,
| subject to such terms and condit as the
| court may prescribe.
| Section 2560g All hearings and trials to
determine whether or not decree shall be
| granted shall be had before the court, and
not before a referee, or any other dele
gated representative, and shall ia all cases
| be public.
Section 2s6oh. In each county OF the
| state the circuit judge or judges In and
for rs such county shall by order filed In the
before the FIRST Monday of July of each
| year, appoint some reputable attorney, or
recognized ability and standing at the bar,
| tering upon the discharge of his duties
| such counsel shall take and file In the Office
/ OF the clerk OF the circuit court, an oath
! to support the constitution of the United
| States and of the State OF Wisconsin and
| to faithfully, fearlessly, and impartially dis
| charge the duties of such office. The person
| SO appointed shall continue to act until his
| successor Is appointed and duly qualified,
| but such counsel may be removed at any
| time by an order signed by the judge or
| judges who appointed him and 6led In the
| Office Of the clerk of the circuit court of
such county. Provided that In any county
| having a population Of two hundred and
| fifty thousand or more according to the last
state or national census, there shall be no
| appointment Of divorce-counsel, but the
| district attorney or any assistant district
| attorney shall be the divorce-counsel there
| Of and perform all the duties of such office.
or HnnuI a marriage. or for d divorce, the
! plaintiff shall within ten days after making
/ service on the defendant serve a copy or
the summons and complaint upon the de
| vorce-oopnsel OF the county In which the
| action Ia begun.
| Section 236oh---2. no decree In an &C
| tlon to Rftlrrn or annual marriages, or Tor
| divorce, shall be granted In any action In
| which the defendant shall not appear and
| contest the right to q divorce in good faith,
| until such divorce counsel or tho divorce
| counsel of the county In which the action
| is tried shall have appeared In open court
| and on behalf OF the public made fair and
impartial presentation OF the case 20 t ths
| merits of tho case and the rights and in-
| terests of the parties and OF the public, nor
| until the proposed findings and Judgment
shall have been submitted to such divorce
counsel.
Section 2s6ob--s. Neither such divorce.
| counsel nor any law partner OF such d.
! vorce-counsel shall appear In any action to
affirm or annul q marriage, or for DIVORCE
| In any court of the county In which he shall
| be acting as such divorce-counsel, except aS
herein provided In case such divorce
counsel or his partner shall be in any way
! interested in any such action, the presiding
| Judge shall appoint some reputable attorney
| to perform the services enjOined rpon such
| dlvorce-counsel herein, and such attorney SO
| appointed shall take and file the oath and
receive the compensation provided for here
! In.
Section 2300h--4 Tor each cnsa In
| which ouch diYorce-counsel appears as pro-
| vided herein, excepting counties having
| population OF two hundred and nifty thou
| sand more, he shall receive the sum or
| ten dollars to DO paid by the county whore
| In the action was tried upon the order or
| the presiding Judge and the certificate OF
| when any case shall occupy more than one
| day Of the time Of such divorce-counsel, the
court may, In Its discretion, require the
parties to the action Or either Of them to
pay such additional sum to compensate such
dlvorce-counsel, as the Justice Of tho case
may require having due regard TO tho
financial ability Of such parties, which adj
ditional sum In counties having a popula-
ton Of two hundred and fifty thousand or
more shall be paid In the treasury OF the
county.
Section 23eol No decree for annulment
Of marriage or for divorce, shall be grant
-. Ill.,