Show DIVORCE INDUSTRY D EAD DEAD nevada legislature passes bill providing for a one year residence reno nev nevadas divorce industry recel received alved a death blowin blow in the state senate at carson city on monday when the barnes barncs amendment providing for a one year residence as a primary requisite to an application tor for legal separation was passed by a vote of 20 to 1 the measure known as the barnes bill had recel received v ed tho the approval of governor oddle oddie and already had passed the the vote wa was 5 a surprise to the sup supporters of the bill as well as its opponents during the last two years 1281 suits for divorce have teen been hied la in reno a city of population there are probably six hundred divorce seekers in the city at the present time the barnes bill does not become effective until january 1 1914 this will not interfere with the suits 04 0 present residents but will discourage the immigration of future divorce seekers |