Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-26
a BILL.

To AMEND AN ACT CONCERNING DOVER.
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Missouri, as Jtollo,cs:
Sec. 1. The widow Of any person who shall
die after the taking effect Of this act, shall be
dowed of one-third part Of all the lands, whereof
her husband or any other person to his use, was
seized Of an estate Of inheritance at any time du.
ring the marriage to which she shall not have re-
linquished her right of dover in the manner pre-
scribed by law, to hold and enjoy the same for
and during her natural life.
Sec. 2. Dover in leasehold estates, for term
OF more than twenty years, shall be granted and
assigned as in real estate, and for term Of less
than twenty years, as in personal estate.
Sec. 3. When husband shall die, leaving
child or children, Or other descendants capable Of
nhertng his widow shall be entitled, absolutely
10 one equal third part Of the slaves and other
personal estate belonging to the husband at the
time Of his death.
Sec. 4. When husband shall die leavingn no
such child or other descendant, his widow shall
be entitled:
First To all the real and personal estate
which came TO the husband by virtue Of the mar
riage, remaining and undisposed of, absolutely.
Second To one.half Of the real and personal
estate, belonging 10 the husband a: the time OF
his death, absolutely.
Third. When a husband shall die leaving
such child or other descendant, but not by his
last marriage, his widow may, in lieu Of dover,
elect to take, in addition TO her real estate, the
slaves and other personal property, in possession
Of the husband at the time OF his death, and which
came TO him by virtue Of the marriage.
Sec 5. The provisions made for the widow in
the two last proceeding sections, shall be subject
to the payment OF the husbands debts.
Sec. g. In all marriages which shall be con-
summated after the taking effect of this act, the
rights and relations OF husband and wife, with re-
spect TO property real and personal, shall be as
lows:
Sec. T. All the property which shall be owned
by the husband at the time Of the marriage, and
all which he may acquire during the marriage, by
descent or by gift, shall be called "he husband S
separate property"
Sec. 8. All the property which shall be owned
by the wife, at the time of the marriage, and all
which she may acquire during the marriage, by
descent or by gift, shall be called ''the wles Sc
parate properly"
Sec. 9. Ali the property which shall be &C.
CURED during the marriage, either by the husband
or by the wife, except that which is acquired by
descent or gift, shall be called Common pro.
perry"
Sec. 10. The husbands seperate property shall
be liable 10 his debts contracted before and after
the marriage, but shall not be liable for the debts
OF the wife.
Sec. II. The wife's seperate property shall be
liable for her debts contracted before the mar
rage, out shall moi be liable for the the husband S
debts contracted before or after the marriage.
Sec. II. The husband shall have unrestricted
power TO ALLEVIATE and dispose OF his own separ.
ate property, and 10 ALLEVIATE and dispose Of the
common property during the marriage, except the
common property, which is real estate, shall not
be allenated or disposed Of unless the wife Join
the husband in the conveyance
| Sec. l3. The husband may, during the mar.
riage, ALLEVIATE and dispose OF the wile's separate
property, if the wife will give her consent thereto
| IN writing.
Sec. IA. If the husband shall not, during the
marriage ALLEVIATE or dispose of any of the wife S
separate property, he shall not be liable for any
Of the wile's debts
Sec. 10. But il he shall dispose Of a part of
the wles separate properly, he shall be liable for
her debts, to double the amount SO disposed Of
and II he shall dispose Of all OF the wife's separ.
ate property, he shall be liable FOR all of her
debts.
Sec. l6. The separate property of the hus.
band, and all the common properly, shall be liza.
BILE for the husbands debts contracted before the
marriage and for all debts contracted during the
marriage.
Sec. H. AT the death OF the husband, il he
shall leave no child or children, or other descen.