Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-01-24 | Page 2 | Capper Offers Marriage Bill

m CAPPER OFFERS MARRIAGE BilL WASHINGTON Jan 24 A A bill designed designed de- de signed to prevent hasty ha tv and foolish marriages and to make mako divorce more dIfficult sponsored by the th General morel Federation of Women's Clubs was In- In Introduced introduced in Tuesday by Senator Capper Republican Kansas together with th 01 a resolution proposing a constitutional I amendment to legalize federal marri- marri aro agO ag and divorce laws s I licenses would ha bae bv e to be applied for tor and ond posted in courts two bel weeks ahead of ot the th ceremony under the bill and applicants applicant would h el to present certificates of health and normal mentality Girls under 16 K ald aid boys under 18 It would be prohibited from marriage without parental con con- consent con consent on- on 8 sent nt and the marriage of feeble mind mind- minded minded ed cd persons or of those clo closel closely elS related or of different races raees would be barred 1 Divorces In under del the th bill could be ob- ob obtaIned ob obtained tamed nJ for misconduct physical I or mental cruelty abandonment or support ornon-support support non for one year incurable insanity a or commissIon O of a f felony No divorce r would Oo dIS be effective fe t e ef for far ln I year Submission to states ot of o a a constitution constitution- constitutional I al which would gh sho giso 0 con I con congress gress the right to enact a n marriage marriage- divorce divorce law was propose proposed In the housel house also Representative 0 Re- Re Republican Re Republican publican Indiana Indi offering a tion which will III be b sent to the judici judici- judiciary judiciary judiciary ary committee