| Show BILL RELATING TO DIVORCE following is the bulf text of the bil introduced into the house yesterday by mr hoge in relation to divorce A bill for an act in relation to divorce for the more effectual effee protection of the lawful wife and to aid in the suppression of polygamy and polygamous relations and practices 1 lie be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of utah that in addition to the causes of divorce specified in see 1 of an act teu lea titled an act amending sections 1151 and 1151 1154 of the compiled laws of ef utah approved february aad 2nd 1878 the district clouart of the di district within which the plain tiff shall have been a bona fide resident for one year next prior to the cowmen commencement men cement of the action may at the suit of the wife decree a dissolution of the marriage contract for either of the following causes to wit first bigamy of polygamy committed by the defendant after the passage of this s a act et second when ufler afier the passage of this act the defendant shall live cohabit consort or associate with bis bigamous polygamous or so so called plural wim wife I 1 I 1 idec KC 2 in a case commenced and prosecuted under this act it shall not oe necessary in order to obtain the relief sought by plaintiff to prove that deafen defendant iks at has had bad sexual intercourse with As bigamous polygamous or plural wife nor shall proof of non sex ual intercourse between defendant and his bis bigam bigamous dus polygamous or plural wife e constitute any defense of the action 3 in no action commenced or prosecuted under ander this see act shall plaintiffs tiff Is right to the relief sought be defeated by tile the if jact act that chat that she ahe may have consented to po or condoned the bigamous or comous po polya marriage of defendant fen dant fact that she may have at sooae or 0 times consented to or condoned hi living cohabiting consorting tor or associating with his bis bigamous polygamous or plural wife alter flie co consent of his lawful wife thereto ras BBS been withdrawn 4 won decreeing becj beelas a A divorce under this act 16 it shall be tae duty of the court if it there be no lawful f al issue of the defendant then alive to decree and award to the lawful wife all th the lp property perty ot althe the defendant and both real and foual soual or if anere be but one legatti legitimate t e child of defendant then alive or no such child but the lawful issue of one such deceased child then there shall be decreed dud and awarded to the lawful wife one half of all the property of the defendant both real or it if there tie be more than one legitimate child of the defendant tuen men alive or one or mole than one such child as the aba lawful issue of one or more than one sach child then there shall be decreed and awarded to the lawful wife ona bonef third of all the pro porty both real and perso personal nalof of the tee defendant provided however in all cases that there shall he be left to the defendant sufficient of his bis property over and above that decreed and awarded to bin kl lawful awful wife to meet his just debts and liabilities sac azo 5 0 when a divorce is granted under this act the court may in addition to awarding property tj the lawful f alwine wife absolutely as in this act pro po the itie defendant to provide for the maintenance of the children of the corringe morri age and to pay to the lawful wife permanent alimon alimony for her support during her life or for a shorter period ay the court may deem just and in such amount as it may deem expedient and it may from time to time mod modify afy its order in this respect SEC 6 when an aider Is made requiring the defendant to provide for f or the maintenance of the children of the marriage or to pay alimony to his bis d divorced I 1 wife the court may require the husband to give reasonable security for providing such maintenance or making such payments and may enforce the same by appointing a receiver or by any other remedy applicable to the case SEC 7 the court may before or after judgment give such direction tor for the custody care and education of the children of the marriage as may seem necessary or proper and may at any time vacate or modify the same |
