The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-02-06
Rights Of Married Women.

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Rights of Married Women.
The following is the Bill introduced
short time since, in the Senate, by John /.
Guion, Esq.
A BILL 10 amend an act FOL the protection
and preservation Of the rights Of married
women.
SECT. /. That the fourth and fifth sections
of the above recited act be, and the same
is hereby repealed.
SECT. 2. That the rents, issues and profits
of real estate, owned by any married women,
in her own light at the time Of her marriage
while sole or subsequently acquired by her
under the provisions Of the first section Of
the act TO which this is an amendment, shall
inure TO the sole and separate use and ben~
eft Of such married woman.
SECT. 3. That when any married woman
shall own and possess in her own right,
plantation and slaves, it shall be lawful for
her TO acquire, and to hold and possess in
her own right exempt from liability for the
debts and contracts Of her husband, all such
stock, farming utensils and implements Of
husbandry, as shall be necessary for success
fully conducting the business and operations
of planting.
SFcT. 4. That the products and proceeds
Of labor of all slaves owned by a married
woman, in her sole and seperale right, shall
, enure to her sole aud separate use and ben.
eft, and it shall be competent for her jointly
D with her husband to make any contract, for
> The sale OF hire Of any such slaves, for their
: necessary clothing, naintainance. care and
! support, and for the employment of any
i agent or oveTseer, for their management and
d control; Provided, that all sales Gf any
: such slaves shall be evinced by bill Of sale
:, under seal, acknowledged by such married
e woman, as deeds of married women are re-
: quired by law to be acknowledged.
I Sect. 5. That all suits for the recovery
i of the property or possession of such slaves
Il shall be prosecuted or defended in the join
Al names Of husband and wife; and all suits
/, , upon contracts in relnlion to, OF affecting
: the seperate property Of the wife, eithe
.e real or personal, shall be prosecuted or de
a Tended in the joint names Of the husban,
y and wife, and may be prosecuted in th
:. : courts of common law jurisdiction, in al
10 eases iE which said courts would have imis
ee diction of the ject matter in controvers
u between unmarried persons.
ne Sect. 6. That it shall be competent +,
married woman, by deed of conveyance
of executed jointly with her husband, accor,
rly ing to the laws of this State in relation
es' deeds made by mes coUeri, TO sell and Co
ne vey her real estate as fully and effectual
ne. as she could il she weie unmarried. If al
} married woman shall die seized and posse
En- sed Of real estate or freehold, acquired u
"a der the provisions of the act TO which this
Md an amendment, her husband surviving sh
ne. be entitled to tenancy Of the same by col
llrd tesy as in other cases: and if she shall I
. ~, possessed Of slaves OF other personal CHI
ives ties, as her seperate property, leaving iss
and Of her body, either by former husband
dis BY her surviving husband, such slaves a
!, me other personal chattles, shall descend 10
,on child b children in equal shares; but il :
eng. die without issue surviving her, the sa
any, slaves aud other personal property shall !
opu- in the surviving husband.
self SEC. Z. This act shall take effect and
lited in force from and after its passage.
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