5. Wilful desertion continued for three years.
6. Habitual drunkenness.
Limited divorces are granted to women only on the grounds of husband’s cruelty, abandonment, or such conduct on husband’s part as makes cohabitation unsafe.
Mississippi.
Marriage.—The minimum age for marriage is not fixed by statute. Parental consent is required for males under 21 years and females under 18 years.
The prohibited degrees of relationship are the same as in Massachusetts.
Marriages of whites with negroes, mulattoes, or persons having more than one-eighth negro blood, and marriages between Mongolians, or persons having more than one-eighth Mongolian blood, are prohibited.
Marriage cannot be concluded without a license duly issued. It may be solemnized by either clergyman or magistrate.
Causes for Divorce:
1. Relationship within prohibited degrees.