An Act in addition TO an act entitled


" An act regulating marriage and
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All hCL IN aadltlOn 10 an act cntltied


4" An act regulating marriage and


divorce"


tN/ /HEREAS, BY an act entitled An act
w for regulating Marriage and Divorce" !"
Patied in The year of our Lord l7S6, no pro-
whom is made fer a woman divorced for the
eaufe of adultery committed by her hufband,
excepting dover to be aligned to her in the
lands of the huiband, which provihon is in
many cafes inadequate: For remedy whereof: (:


ga eza67sd BY fbt Senate and Hogfe Of Rep, sjsnt-
dtIves, IN Geaeval Court sGsmSle1, and 6y tbe ar
tbsrity IF tIs sams, That when any woman ihall
hereafter be divorced from the bond of mat
rir1ony for the caufe of adultery committed
by the hufband, in addition to her dover, as
IN the faid aGf provided, and TO the real sltate
which her hufband held in her right, the
court by whom fuch divorce may be decreed,
ihall have power to ailign to her, for her own
aie, all the perfonal e(tate which the huiband
hath received by reafon of the marriage, or
iGch part thereof as fhall be iuit and reaiona-
bic under all the circumstances Of the cafe,
ard OF the family of the parties, or a fun of
money equal in value TO the whole of the iaid
perional eitate, or to 10 mucs thereof, as the
court may Judge proper fhould be 70 aligned
70 her. But if the perfonal eltate, or money
which the Court are by this ACT authorized
70 afhgnto the woman, 70 divorced, together
with her dover in her hnfband's real ellate,
mould be Insufficient for her realonsble and
comfortable iuPport, then the Court may al
70" her reaionable alimony out of her huff
bands eitate, 10 long as lhe fhall remain un-
married, IN the fame manner as alimony may
ne allowed TO a wonan divorced from bed
and board for the caule of extreme cruelty in
'ne huiband, regard to be had in making fuch
allowance, to the character, circumltances
and property OF the hufband, and the charac-
Ter and iltaation Of the wife.


h1''6 ?, iSoo.--5y tie GorryaSr asprO9sA


CALEB STRONG.