Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-04-15


Section l. Be il enacted b. the Senate aud |
Hsase af Representatives, Of tho State ii Mehi
gan, all estate and property. rra personal mix
81. OWned bv ans vssnIsn ~ si,. tim If her mar
siags, and nat em,rac.d tn ss.v ia ,iag- n-
trsci ~ settlement $ i, her t,,s,a aud thai
sho may acq are altar ,usrriss. hy dev Sc, |
schas-. gill mr. .sh.,w..-- az. rs.Is ID At tina
NAV desc end 10 h..r IA s.,rh WY thai il n,nlar.
Rcd, j, have bern hers .,ccor.:i . To the laws OF |
deseam,, MD all tina! ma, hiiSe |" ID h. exchange |
o. ssle of such estate a'd p,.an ry. shal be deeu
ed hes separate properly.
Sec ION 2. Ali rs AZ and property. real. per.
sonal or lus xej, owned bs !, nr,nal the tune 81
his usarriag e, and no rm, ,.:,.i as,v CO iact
or settlement with his w,tc ,,d all that he may |
scgure by descrui, dr,Isc g,ll during his mar
rinRc. aud all that miy arl-~ from The rxchanse
sale Ut such propeii, aud estate, shall be deemed
hIs a-parse property.
Section g.. A.testaes and properly acquired
after marriage either by husband "ife, except
IL the manner specified The foregoing seciio IS.
shall b. decnned the property Of husband
aud wife.
Ssc.on 4. The hnsba Us separate properly
shall be liable for all debts chfacied before aud
after marriage aul shall be liable for the detf,
Of the wife contracted befu,e marriage.
Section 5. The wife's separate property shall
be liable Tor all Der own d, a.s contracted before
or after her marriage. but shall not be liable for
he tus ba d deb coulracrd before alter mar
mage; aud for all the wifes separate dcb:s, she
may be sued as if she w,ie unmarried, aud the
judgement or decree against her may be satisfied
aut of her separate property.
Section s. The husband shall have full author.
ny aud power during the marriage to sell or 9th.
wise dispose ofh separate property, and kewise
Of 90 much Of the common properly consists OF
personality, bu, that par, Of The common property
which consists Of estates, real OF mixed, shall not
bs cold OF otherwise Disposed Of BY hLn unless
the wife Join in the conve, auce.
Sec,ion. The house will, the lands appurtenani
10. and occupied IN connection with the same, not
exceeding forty acres. and he Cash value not more
than than one thousand dnliars, ia which the hus-
band ard wife reside. IT owned by both. or either
Of them. shall be called the huniestead.
Section 8. 1.-The domlc and LAID adjoining
exceed one thousand dollars IN cash value. and
cannot be divided and the part sold as to leave
. Homestead of the value Of one thousand dollars,
without i.jury TO the whole the creditor credit
or ma place one thousand dulldIs in the hands
VI trustee or trustees DIES grated by the husband
and wife, or either OF them If Que be dead or at
sent, or refuse to act, which trustee OF trustees
shall lay out the money for homestead under
the direction ofthe party 81 parties inteie sted.
Sector 9. The homestead shall not be sold or
incumbered by the hu>b+ad or wife during the
marriage, whether It be separate OF common prep
er;y without both jun la The conveyance, and no
conveyance of the same, unless both husband aud
wife inn the sane. shall be valid; the homestead
shall be liable to be sold by virtue Of any decree
or judgement agaips, the husband aad wife, or
either, for the debt OF either husband or wife, or
both, unless such judgement decree be founded
upon mortgage Of such homestead in existence
At the time oil the marriage or jointly executed by
both husband aud wife hereafter.
Section IL. The iwn preceding sections of the
&C. shall not apply To d. bis existing Oh contracts
executed at the time wurn thus act shall take ef-
feet as a Law.
Sec. IL. If The wife survive the Lu band,
the Husband the wit. he aurvivor shell have an
estate for his or her ite IN the homestead wheth-
or il be the separate prop ry 81 either, or common
property.
Sec. IL. 1.-THE wife due without, issue. the hus-
baud shall have an estate for his life in oil her
separate property, If real "r mixed estate, and The
profits and interests Of her persoualty. aud The
common properly shall belong TO him several,y.
= and il the husband de y honi issue the wife sha
nave Ill cstdc lOT tiie tLAtu eStaie
end the profits OF his personality, whether The
Same be the sepera'e property or the common
property.
Sec. Is. Ii either husband or wife die without
heirs in the direct line ascending or descendlng.or
without brother or Sister. or the descendants OF
trohoI or sister, land W, houi devise orwil then The
came survivor shall inherit all the estate prop-
er,y of the descendant, whether separate or com.
mon.
Section IA The parties may BY written a.
seeesneni, under their hards and seals duly exc.
cuted witnessed, aud ackaowrd in the manner
provided by law for the execution OF deeds oil real
estate aud perfected before the marriage. modify
ar change their rights and liabilities as they are e.
bose provided for
Section 10 The wife may during her marriage
carry on any branch Of business III her own lame
and Tor her own benefit aud advantage, and OH
her own responsibility. provided The husband shall
piye has assent thereto. by lust rueLt IA wrltltg
duly wjinessed and acknow lodged IA The manner
provided by Law for the exrcuo,i Ut deeds OF rea
estate and filed III the Gfiic OF the register OF deeds
of the County where the ,aeid, business is Ia
be carried on. The p.hceeds al such business
shall be deemed her separate property; tor al
contracts made by her IN eBch business she and
her separate properly shall be alone liable. aud she
NAV on such contrasts sue aud be s-ed as It she
were unmarried.
Section l6. Al rights by d .wer aud courtesy
except as are htiris provided. are hereby abolish
nd