South is spiteful outlaw until he hears of the ordinance. Any land owner can marry the outlaw as long as he hasn't committed murder. South is at the noose, taking about how he's a veteran and will be good South begs. You step forward and he gets excited.

"I ain't no beef to be auction oft but fine by me! My wife hot damn! Good husband is hard to find!" He exclaimed in joy.

You think he wasn't that hard to find. He was at the gallows.