The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-02-28
Che 2errvsbllvN Saurual,
womnn,s Rights.

The following bill concerning the rights and
liabilities Of married women, was Introduced
into ,he Stlte SeLa!e. BY Mr, KY, from The
committee on women's iighis;ss ossaoss
Be Il enacted 6y,thes General assembly Of
tie State of Ohio, as .foiloES .. 40
- Section 1. Any estate or interest, leg | or
equitable, in real property belonging to any
woman at her marriage, or which tnay have
come to her during overture by devise,
gift or Inheritance, or by purchase w th her
separate money or means. shall together.with
all rents and issues thereof, be and remain
her separate property and under her sole con.
trol and she may in her own name durin Z
coyertuie, lease the same for any period moi
exceeding three years. +. \, ~. -.
Sec. 2. Any personal property, including
rights in action, b, longing to any women at
her marriage, or whi.h way have come to
her dudog coverture by btquest, gift or in.
heritance, or by purchase With her separate
money or means, or have been earned bv he,
separate labor, or have been acquired in any
trade or bu mess carried on by her in her own
name, or have grown out Of any violation of
her peno1al rights, shall, together With all
income increase and profits thereof, be and
remain her separate property !; and she may
in her own name dispose of her personal pro-
petty. or release such rights Of action, or car
ry on any lawful trede or business
Sec. 3 Any married woman may in her
own namo maintain an action for the posses.
sion of her real and personal properly and
for any rents, issues, income, itcrease or pro-
fits h,reof, and Tor any injury thereto also.
for the earnng'o of her separate labor, and for
any violations of her personal rights also,
upon any contract made by her in the course
Of her SCI arate trade or business And she
shall be liable In an action against her in her
own name, upon any contract made by her in
the course OF u h tparate trade or bu ,incss
and upon any indebtedness m de by her IN
her own name tor the support or personal
use Of herself or her family, or the educatoo
of any membe' thereof also. upon any Goa.
tract or cau'e OF action eX log against her
before mann g., or any tort committed by
her during covtrlure. In such action any
judgment rendered in favor of any married
woman. shall be for her sole benefit and
upon any Judgment rendered against her OK.
ecution shall issue against her separate prop.
erty, and the judgment creditor shall be en-.
titled to have the same proceedings ar ,ns,
her ma in the case of other defendants Pro.
vided. that all laws excmptirg from ,x en- ion
property Of persons having f,mies, shall nn.
ply to The separate property OF m Irried women
as in other cases.
Sc a. In any action brough by or agains,
any married woman in her separate name
her husband shall be IN no wise liable upou
any Judgment rendered therein and an m
any contract made by her in her own nam,
in the course of any separate trade or business
carried on by her, her husband shall not b,
liable : Provided that any action or proceed
ing by any creditor of husband concernino
any money or properly Of such husband. nj,
legged to be employed IN such trade or bu i.
ness, may ms to such wife be prosecuted and
defended in all respects ms in the case of 9th
er persons ; and AL judgmel Is and order,
made therein, shall MS to her and her pronr,l,
have the same force and effect a, in su,
other cases.
Sec. 5. This act shall not Ell, CT any estat,
by the curtesy of any husband ia the res
property OF his deceased wife or any hus
bands tllle to any personal property reduced
to his possession with the assent of his wife
and shall not affect any rights which htv,
become vested In any person at the taking
effect hereof.
SEQ. g. The twenty eighth section of III,
act to establish a code OF civil procedure
passed March II, 1883, is hereby SO amend
Cd as to rtat
Section NNVllI, When married woman
is party, her husband must be Joined will
her; except when the action concerns hel
separate property rights, or liabilities, she
may sue or be sued without her husband.
When the action is between herself and he,
husband, she mny sue or be su d alone, bu
In every such action other than for divorce o,
alimony she shall pros, cute or defend bv he,
next friend Said section twenty eight i,
hereby repealed.