Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-05-11

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The New Law 80 Secure to Married
Women the Rights Of Property.
The provisions of the law OF the late leglsla-
,ure TO secure the rights Of property TO married
women, are as fellows:
That every sbecies and description of prop
er,y whether consisting Of real, personal, or
mixed, which may be owned by or belong 10
any single woman. shall continue to be The prop
cry Of such woman as fully after her marriage
as before, and all such property, OF whatever
name or kind which shall accrue 10 any married
woman during covenure by will, descent, deed
of conveyance, or otherwise, shall be owned.
used and enjoyed by such married woman as
her oa II sepera'e property, and said properly,
whether owned by her before marriage. or
which shall accrue to her afterwards. shall no'
be subject 10 levy aud execution for the debts
or liabilities of her husband nor shall such
properly be sold, convey ed, mnrigaged, trans
ferred, or in any manner encumbered by her
husband without her written consent, first had
of the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas
of .his Common = eallh, that such consent was
not The result Of coercion on the part Oi her said
husband, bu, that he same was voluntarily CIV
en- and of her own free will PROVIDED. That
her said husband shall not be liable for The deb's
of his wife contracted before marriage: Proui-
ded That nolhne in this act shall be construed
10 pro'ec, the property of any such married
women from liability for debls contracted by
herselfsor in her name by any person auihor-
zed so 10 do, or from levy and execution or any
judgmen, hat may be recovered against hus-
band for thehorts Of wife. and in such cases
execution shall be first had against the proper
of the wife.
That any married woman may, dispose, by
her last will and testament, Of her seperaie
properly, real, personal, or mixed. whether the
same accrues to her before or during coverture:
Provided, 'rha, said last will and testament be
executed in The presence of TWO or more wit.
nesses. neither of whom shall be her bus
band .
'rha, in all cases where debts may be con-
,racred for necessaries for The suppor and main
rainance Of the family Of any married woman,
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TO institute sun against husband and wife fos
The price of such necessares, and after obiain-
ing Judgment have an execution against The
husband alone, and if NO properly OF the hus-
band be found, The officer executing the said
wrl, shall SO return. and thereupon an execution
may be ISSUED which may be levied upon and
satisfied out Of The sepera'e property OF the vile,
secured 10 her under The provisions OF the fiat
section of this act: Provided, Tha, judgment
shall no. be rendered against the wife in such
joint action unless il shall have been proved
Hac.ed by the wife. or incurred for articles ne
cessary for the support Of the family of the said
husband and wife.
That when any married woman possessed OF
separate personal property as aforesaid, shall
die inlesa,e, her husband shall be first entitled
TO letters of administration on her estate, which
said estate shall be distributed as follows: II
such married woman shall leave no children.
nor the Descendants Of such living, the husband
shall be enIllied to such personal es'a,e abso-
Iplely If such married woman shall leave a
child or children living, her personal estate shall
be divided among,, The husband and such child
child or children being dead shall have left is-
sue, such issue shall be entitled to the share
of the, pa rent.
1ha, The real estate OF such married woman
upon her decease, shall be distributed as provi-
ded for by the inresia,o laws of this Common.
wealth now in force: Provided, that nothing in
this aci shall be deemed or taken 10 deprive The
husband of his rights as tenant by courtesy.
Thai The lllh section of The ac, of eighth
April. one thousand elghl hundred and thirty
three. entitled !" An Act relating TO last wills
and leslamen,s," shall not be construed TO de-
prve The widow of the ,es,ator in case she
elects no, to lake under the last will and. tesla
menl of her husband under The nleslaie laws
Of This Commonw ealh, but that the said widow
may take her choice either ol The beques' or de-
mise made 10 her under any last will and tesla
rnen,. or of her share of The personal estate un-
der the inteslate laws aforesaid.
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