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Show UtmOlTMUtlllKil-i. TitrSnn Francisco CAroW lias an editorial treating on ".ugboat marriages," mar-riages," which It apieari are very frt-qutntou frt-qutntou the t'aclfle cotst. When a cjule who caunol comply with the r.qulrementa of llio Slate law regarding regard-ing matrimony desire to gtt the knot lied, they charier a tugboat, reeved be) end the marine league, and there get buckled by tho captain, who It leemi la then rlrit, UIok and ttl-arch. ttl-arch. A recent cue cccurrcd In which a gill or H was the bride. In California Uli the age or personal reipoiulblllly for young woraeu enlcrlng matrimony-Hut matrimony-Hut by the tugboat system tho joung girl of 14 became n lawfully wvddeJ matrou This ease attutltd consider-able consider-able attention, and helpod to illustrsle , tbe anomaly ot the whole (rocctdlng. ' The marrlagu wai characterlie.1 as a kiwi tal and a disgrace verglug en criminality. Comervatlvu and moral rllliem are clamoring for preventive meaiurei whereby Ilia luglwat should be re-slricled re-slricled lo He proier function. It la llld that two legislative. acU will be required, one or Congress aud the other ul Hie LegUlatutc. The Congrca-elonal Congrca-elonal act should prohibit tbe mailers ol American vesiels rrom performing u marriage ceremony uudcr any elr-cunmtsn-Ts, under penalty offorfcltuie ol llotuie. "The Staia law should for bid the courts ol California to rtcog-ulzorcr rtcog-ulzorcr any urise or in any (ro-cecdlug (ro-cecdlug luarrlagea solemnized In such a way, whether tho matter Involved be one or iroptrty, of the legitimacy of children, or of tho status of the (mrUc!.'' . |
