 | New York (State). Court of Chancery, Alonzo Christopher Paige - 1838 - 712 lehte
...marriage contracted 1836. in good faith, where the first husband or wife had absented ^fT^f^^ Vnlleau himself or herself for the space of five successive years, *. without being known to the other party to be living during that period, is voidable merely ; and shall only be considered... | |
 | Texas - 1838 - 1142 lehte
...and be fined at the discretion of the court: provided, that nothing in this section shall extend to any person whose husband or wife shall have absented himself or herself, the one from the other for a period of five j'cars together, the one of them not knowing the other... | |
 | Murray Hoffman - 1839 - 330 lehte
...to imprisonment for life. (3) If, however, any person whose husband or wife has absented himself for five successive years, without being known to such...be living during that time, shall marry during the life (1) Robertson v.Robertson, 3 Paige, 388. (2) 2 RS, 142, § 22. " (3) 2 RS, 139, § 5. of such... | |
 | Elisha P. Hurlbut - 1840 - 222 lehte
...finally sentenced to imprisonment for life. But where a person whose husband or wife has been absent for five successive years, without being known to such person to be living, marries during the life time of the absent husband or wife, the marriage is void only from the time... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1852 - 782 lehte
...statute in New York1 a second marriage contracted in good faith when the first husband or wife has absented himself or herself for the space of five successive years without being known to the other party to be living during that period, is voidable merely, and shall only be considered as... | |
 | Kansas - 1859 - 726 lehte
...following cases: First, Where the husband or wife, by such former marriage, shall have been absent for five successive years, without being known to such person to be living : Second, Where the husband or wife, by such former marriage, shall have been absent, and continually... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1863 - 626 lehte
...reason to disturb ; and we shall therefore assume its truth. The statute (3 RS, 227, 5th ed.,) provides that " if any person whose husband or wife shall have...himself or herself for the space of five successive J7ears, without being known to such person to be living during that time, shall marry during the lifetime... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott - 1864 - 790 lehte
...following cases excepted : — Where the former husband or wife of such person shall have been absent five successive years, without being known to such person to be living ; or shall have been for that period continually without the United States. Where the former marriage... | |
 | William B. Wedgwood - 1866 - 494 lehte
...most cases punished by imprisonment in the state-prison. In New York, if the husband or wife absent himself or herself for the space of five successive years, without being known to the other to be living during that time, and the other shall marry, the marriage will be void only... | |
 | 1873 - 638 lehte
...contract when under legal age ; and in the case of imprisonment for lif e of the former husband or wife.1 If any person whose husband or wife shall have absented himself or herself for five successive years, without being known to be living, shall marry during the life of the absent... | |
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Sec. 6. If any person whose husband or wife shall have absented himself or herself, for a space of five successive years, without being known to such person to be living during that time, shall marry during the lifetime of such absent husband or wife,... 
