Note 259 — Chapter XVII · A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF DIVORCE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903 (continued 2)
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Acts of N. M. (1901), 116 ff. For the earlier laws see Acts of the Ass. of N. M. (1886-87), 68; Comp. Laws (1897), 407. In case of permanent separation, without a dissolution of marriage, either spouse may institute a suit for division of property or disposal of the children; or the wife may bring suit for alimony alone: ibid., 116.