The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-06

RIGHTS OF MARRIED WoMEN.--1t gives us IN
expressibe pleasure to announce. that the Honors-
BILE MIR. Jerry Sneak has at length perfected his
grand scheme for melioratng the condition OF the
snubbed and dOWn-trOdden married women, ana
will, on Tuesday, introduce bill for their protec-
hon-a copy of which we have received IN ad-
vance, by magnetic telegraph, and hasten 10 lay
before our readers.
81. Be it enacted by the General Assembly OF
Henpecked Husbands That are totally lncOm
petent to manage the affairs Of wives. and that
they are hereby invested with full power of man.
aging their own matters IN such manner as may
seem good unto themselves.
g. Be it further enacted etc, That all moneys
iewelry, canary birds, monkeys. and other real or
personal estate, presented to any married woman
by any gentleman, other than her husband, shall
become her own exclusive property; and that II
shall be the duty Of every married man to pay for
all concert and opera tickets dinners at Delmoncos.
carriage hire, and other extras required by his wife
and her friend friends, in the pursuit Of her daily
inclinations pleasures; and that any husband
who shall refuse in any manner interfere with
the pleasures and nclinations of his wife aforesaid,
shall be condemned to be publicly duched, and to
wear horns for the remainder of his natural life.
SO. Be it further enacted, etc., That any married
woman whose bills at Stewards, Marquand's,
elsewhere. are not punctually paid without gfum-
bling or question, upon presentation to her husband
shall be authorized to scratch out the eyes OF her
husband aforesaid, and to utterly refuse him all
those consultations to which, in his blindness, he
may think himself entitled
a. Be it further enacted, etc, That the true and
legitimate object of woman in marriage Is, TO Sc
cure as large an income possible to herself ana
that it is her nalienabe and sacred right, that such
income should be enjoyed free from all restraints
and membranes. Any husband, therefore. who
refuses to bankrupt himself, swindle his creditors,
and run the risk of going to Sing Sing, in order to
supply his wife with such sums of money she
may from day to day require, shall be adjudged
guilty of high treason and shall suffer death
dinghy.
%. BE it further enacted, etc. That no married
man shall ever contradict his wife, upon pain OF
death.
Sc. Be it further enacted. etc, That young cler-
gymen, bishops, and handsome physicians, of all
ages shall be at all hours entitled to enter and de-
part from any dwelling-house without question or
obstruction from the master thereof and that for a
husband to doubt, at any time, his wite's need of
either spiritual or medicinal ministraton, shall be
deemed low feowny.
81. Be it further and finally enacted, etc, That
for any married couple to be seen to enter or de-
part from any soiree, drawing-room, opera-house,
other place of public private entertainment,
together, after they shall have been married six
months, shall be deemed conspiracy against the
peace and good order Of society; and that upon
second offence the husband shall be hung and the
wife condemned, as accessory, to wear Fitch when
Ermine is all the fashion, and uice uersa-The
John Donkey.