The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-25

granted on substituted service IN any
other state than that of the matri-
monial domicile, was not entitled to
recognition, under the full faith and
credit clause of the federal constitu-
ton. provided that either party, and In
fact both. could acquire a domicile for
the purpose of divorce, and thus the
greatest Of all evils in matters Of d.
vorce, the migratory divorce, is given
full recognition. A man kisses his wife
goodbye and the next time she hears
from him he is married again; and the
congress recommended that such a di-
vorce. under certain restrictions, OF
course, should be recognized. The
Haddock rule has been the law of
Louisiana for over one hundred years.
! Certain portions Of the divorce law
ought to be adopted in every state. and
in our state in 1908 and again last year,
we recommended an act covering Sec
lions 8. IL, IL, Is. II. Is, 16 and IT,
reading as follows:
| Sec. s. No decree for divorce shall
be granted IL It appears to the salts
faction of the court that the suit has
been brought by collusion, or that the
plaintiff has procured or connived at
the offense charged. or has condoned
1t. or has been guilty of adultery not
condoned.
| Sec IL. Any one charged as a par
ticeps criminis shall be made party.
/ upon his or her application to the
court, subject to such terms and con-
ditions as the court may prescribe.
Sec. IL. ALI hearings and trials
shall be had before the court and not
before the master, referee or any other
delegated representative and shall in
all cases be public.
| Sec. Is. In all uncontested cases
and in any other case where the court
may deem It necessary or proper, a dis
interested attorney may be assigned by
the court actively to defend the case.
Sec. IA. No decree for annulment
Of marriage or for divorce shall be
granted unless the cause is shown "
affirmative proof aside from any ad-
missions on tn part of the defendant.
SEC. Is. No record or evidence in
any case shall be impounded or access
thereto refused.
Sec. 16. If after the hearing Of any
cause or after jury trial, resulting in
a verdict for the plaintiff, the court
shall be Of the opinion that the plain
tiff is entitled to a decree annulling
the marriage or to a decree for d.
vorce from the bonds of matrimony, a
decree nisf shall be entered.
SEC. II. A decree nisi shall become
absolute after the expiration of one
year from the entry thereof unless ap-
lpealed from or proceedings for review
are pending or the court before the ex-
piration Of said period for sufficient
cause, upon it's own motion or upon
the application Of any party, whether
interested or not, otherwise orders;
and at the expiration of one year such
final and absolute decree shall then be
entered upon application to the court
by the plaintiff, unless prior to that
time cause be shown to the contrary"
| Land Registration.
The Torrens system of land regfstra-
ton has received some consideration
at the hands Of the conference, though
no act on the subject has been pro-
posed. There is a committee on the
subject which reports annually, and in
1907, the commissioners were requested
to address their legislatures on the
subject, asking that the system be in
lvestigated. We have q commission on
the subject in Louisiana, which pre-
lsented bill to the legislature in 1906,
but as the time. was not ripe for
urging the measure, nothing was done,
but believe the time will come when
the system in some form will be in
use throughout this country, for
through 1t, not only is the title to real
estate made secure once and for ALL
but real estate is made a quick asset
which in these days of commercial ac-
tivity Is essential. Recently the New
Orleans Progressive Union has taken
up the subject and committee is now
. conducting a campaign of education
throughout the state, preparatory to
, laying the matter before the legisla-
ture in 1912.
! Child Labor Laws.
There have been held and are pend
Ing many conferences on special fea-
; lures of uniform laws. There was
held in New Orleans, In March, 1909, a
conference of the southern states on
; child labor, which resulted in perma-
! nent organization. which held its Sec
ond meeting in April. 1910. at Memphis
; and will meet again at Atlanta next
J April. and while uniformity has not yet
! come. much has been done to regulate
| and ameliorate child labor; the confer
ence OF commissioners recognizing the
great importance Of this subject, at It's
! session of 1909 organized a committee
} to consider the matter, which reported
last year. and the draft of an act on
the subject will be considered this
year II there is sufficient time.
|, One Of the most important workers
for the cause of uniform legislation Is
the National Civic Federation, which
held two conferences on uniform legis-
lation, one at Washington in 1910, and
| another at New York last January
where almost every state was repre-
scented and where many OF the COM
missioners on uniform state laws ap-
peared and where were discussed the
questions of railways, corporations
! taxation, compensation for accidents
factory regulations, conservation. good
roads and many other subjects, and
the federation is now organizing state
councils to assist In its work.
The work of the federation in no
wise interferes with that of the COM
! missioners on uniform state laws. but
1t Is to support and assist that body
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