Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-03-23
BILL

A BILL
} To bc entitled IAN Act for the protection ana
preservation of tho Rights and Property o,
Married Women.
II. BE il enletei by he Legislature Of The Stat,
81 Mississippi. That the property, both real and
personal, belonging TO any woman at the time
Of her marriage, and who siall, or may become
covert after the passing Of the act, and also tha,
to which she shall or may thereafter become en-.
titled by inheritance, gift, bequest, or devise
and also that which she may acquire by her own
industry and management, shall, of righ., con.
tinue to be vested in such owner, in the same
manner, and TO the same or like extent after. nc
before her toycrture Nor shall such personal
estate, or any part thereof, nor The income the
reof, nor shall the rents, issues or profits of IN.
real estate Of such married woman, or any mart
OF the income thereof, inure to the husband. or
be vested in him during the Lifetime Of the viii,
BY virtue of the marriage, unless by her voup.
tary consent, daly and properly obtained.
2. he II Jurtssr efdstea. That On the dep,iso
of the wife, during. the lifetime of her Husband
he shall be entitled to such portion Of the prom
erty owned and possessed BY his wife al the lima
Of her demise; in like manner, and to tho samo
or like extent, as by the laws of this State tbo
widow is entitled to have and possess Of the pro.
perty possessed BY her husband at the time Of
his demise.
8. Bet JWiher enacted That it shall not be
lawful for any married woman, who sha II or NAV
become covert after the passing Of this act, di.
rectly or indirectly, to assign, transfer, or con.
vey to her husband her real or personal estate,
or any part thereof, of which she shall or may
be possessed, in her own right, except the rents,
issues, profits and income thefeof or Of any pert
thereof, unless by order Of the chancellor, on
application to him in writing, signed BY the
husband and wife, and unless the chancellor
shall be satisfied on due proof that the voluuta.
ry consent of the wife shall have been properly
obtained, and that the object Of the proposed
transfer, and the uses and purposes to which tho
money arising from such sale, is intended to be
applied appear to be proper, just, and necessa.
ry, and beneficial to the wife
s A. BE it further enacted, That all property,
both real and personal, which shall or may DO
ediHeui OF acquired, pP any married woman, by
decd, gift, bequest. devise, and also all prop.
erty which shall or may be earned, or acquired
by any married womsn, By her personal labor,
industry and management, and theincomc rents,
issues and profits of all pach real and personal
estates as aforesaid shah be held and deemed to
be her own personal estate, and be auhject to her
own control and disposal, in ike manner, and as
efectualiy as che were feme sole
s S. BE il farther enacted, That It shall 10
lawful for any married woman TO dispose q her
estate, both real and personal, BY her last viii
and testament, in writing, to be executed in like
manner, and with the like forrualiiics AID re.
e,rictions, as other persons are by law althor1,
cd to do.
6. BE Ell Vtaerea7ote3, That no widow shall
hereafter be untitled TO dover in any LANDS OK.
cept such as hor husband shall be seized or pcs
sessed of at the time Of his domiao.
7. Ana be hfptaer cnactei, That this act
shall be in force and take effect from the passage
thereof.