Andrews v. Simmons

Citations

• 68 Miss. 732

Syllabus

<p>1. Marriage Between Slaves. Act 1865. Constitution of 1869.</p> <p>Neither see. 3, act of November 25,1865 (Laws, p. 82), nor see. 22, art. 12, constitution of 1869, which legalized slave-marriages and legitimated the issue thereof, applied unless, at the time the act was approved, or the constitution adopted, the parties were living together and cohabiting as husband and wife.</p> <p>2. Same. Coda 1871, § 1766 ; not applicable.</p> <p>Section 1766, code 1871, which validates all marriages “heretofore solemnized in this state not prohibited by art. 3, chap. 23” of said code, related only to former marriages within prohibited degrees. It had no application to unlawful marriages between slaves.</p>