Note 31 — Chapter XVII · A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF DIVORCE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1776-1903
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Laws of N. H. (1839, act of July 6), 400. This act was amended in 1840 so that the divorce may be given within three months after passage of the act, provided the whole time of desertion before and after shall not be less than three years: Laws of N. H. (1840, June 19), 439, 440.