Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-25
AN ACT

hon fnd preservation of the rights OF Mar
ried Women: Approved February Is. 1889.
SECTION /. Be it enaeted By the Legis-
Iature Of the State Of Mississippi. That
the fourth and fifth sections of The above
recited act be, and the same is hereby re-
peaed.
Seq. Be it further enacted, Tha, the
rents, issues and profits of real estate
owned by any married woman, in her own
right at the time of her marriage while |
sole, or subsequently acquired by her uu
der the provisions of the first section Of /
of the act to which this is an amendm NJ,
shall enure tie the sole and separate benefit
Of such married woman.
SEC. 3. BE 1t furthur enacted, Tha,
when any married woman shall own and
possess in her own right, plantation and
slaves, il shall be lawful for her to acquire.
and to hold and possess in her own right,
exempt from liability for the debts ana
contracts of her husband, all such stock.
farming utensils, and Implements Of hus-
bandry, as shall be necessary for success
fully conducting the business and opera
tons of planting.
SEC. 4. Be IL further enacted, That the
products and proceeds % the labor of all
slaves owned by married woman in her
sole and separate use and benefit; and 1t
shall be competent for her Jointly, with her
husband 10 make any contract tor the sale
or hire oil any such slaves, for their neces-
sary clothing. maintenance. care and sup
port, and for the employment of any agent
or overseer for their management aud con-
troll; and all contracts for the purchase OF
supplies Tor the plantation and slaves, or
for the slaves alone, owned by any mar
ried woman, made By the husband and wife
: or by either Of them, either expressed or
= implied, shall be obligatory upon the has
! band and wife. and NAV be enfIrced against
the proceeds and income of the pr perry
of such married women Provided, ThIt
all sales OF any such slaves shall BE- esI-
denced by the bill of sale, under seal and
:, acknowledged by such married women are
required by law to be acknowled red.
, SEC. 6. Be u further enacted. Tint all
! suits for the recovery OF line property or
q possession OF such slaves, shall be prose
. cuted or defended in the joint names of
= the husband and wife, and ali suits up n
contracts, in relation to, or affecting the
separate property of the wife, either real
/ OF personal, shall be prosecuted in the
:, Courts OF Common Law jurisdiction, in III
cases in which said courts woui have
jurisdiction Of the subject matter IN cen
:, ttoversy between unmarried persons.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, That if
, shall be Competent for married woman
' by deed of conveyance executed Jointly
Il with her husband, according TO the laws OF
n this State IN relation 10 deeds mlde Ly
Feme Corerfs. 10 sell and convey her real
h estate, as fu.ly and eiectaaIIy as she coal
if she were unmarried. If any married
woman should die seized anu possessed oil
real estate or freehold acquired under the
provisions IF this act to which this Is oil
amendment, her husband surviving shall
be entitled 10 tenan.ry Of the same by
courtesy as in other eases; and 1t she dis
possessed OF slaves or other personal cha.
tells as her separate property leaving Issue
of her body either by former husbanf
such slaves and other personal chaiiel:
shall descend 10 her child or children ia
equal shares; but Il she die without issrt
surviving her, the same slaves and oihel
personal property shall rest in the surviving
husband.
SEC. 7. Be 1t further enacted, That ;
schedule of the real and personal estate o
any married woman now owned separate.
~ from her husband under the provision,
OF This act shall be recorded in the Clerk
office o. the Probate Court Of the count,
in which such property Is situated, within
six months after the passage Of this law
and similar schedule shall from time {
time be recorded within three months ate
the acquisition of any property, real q
personal, by any surh married woman
and for making such record, the Clerk a
e- Probate shall receive the same fees a
wv they are entitled to foe recording deeds.
SEC. 8. Be IL further enacted, That n
le- husband married alter The passage of hi
I'd, act, shall be held liable or bound for an
by contract by his wife previous to marriag,
on until all the separate property of said vii
an shall be exhausted, nor shall said husban
nd be liable. either al law or equity, for an
1er debt contracted by his wife after marriag,
er, if al the time of contracting said debt n
a wife hold separate property under the PFC
Ter visions of this act.
'a' SEC. g. And be it further enacted
es, That This act shall take effect and be j
ed furce from and after its passage.
nd Approved 2Slh February, 1916.
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