The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-14

veyed 10 them by regular deed Of convey,
ance shallnot be affected by the late clvli
war, nor by any antecedent- or suose quene
event, nor byseny act of the Legislature
eurporting to govern the same, bnt all such
property shall pass to and be held by the
parties set forth in the original deeos OF
conveyance, or the legal asslgnees OF such
original parties holding through or nS con-
veyance; and any act or acts OF the LIE,
gislature in opposition thereto are null and
void -
beg leave to report that they have had
the subject under consideration, and be-
lieving that the General Assembly ought
not to divest vested rights, or transfer pro-
perty from the uses and purposes, or from
the benefciaries by whom it was intended
to be enjoyed by the grantor, that all such
legislation is retroactive, and therefore
odious, recommend the insertion In the
Constitution of all of the above resolution
after the word that" in the first line,
substituting the words "shall be" for the
word "are" before the words "nun and
void" in the last line.
wIFE's RIGHT TO PROPERTY.
The report of the Committee on Llmlta-
tions and Guarantees on the rights OF mar.
ried women to own property was taken up,
as follows:
SIN all marriages contracted after the
adoption of this Constitution the husband
shall acquire no right to the property Of
the wife, real or personal, but the same
shall remain to her sole and separate use
and her rights and capacities in respect TO
the alienation of the same, or disposition
thereof by last will and testament or other
wise, shall be as perfect and absolute as
though she were fenne sole. Nor shall
the husband be held liable at law or IN
equity for any debts contracted by the
wife prior to the marriage, nor for any
debts contracted by her after marriage,
except for necessaries. Nothing herein
contained shall be construed to change OF
in anywise affect the law in regard to dover
In case of the death of the wife lntestate
and without issue, her real and persona
estate shall pass and descend to the nus
band. And when the husband dies IN,
testate and without issue, his estate, rea
and personal, shall be inherit ed by the "lie
This was laid on the ia ble-ayes' OF
noes, 38.
INHERITANCE OF ILLEGIT1M ATE cHlLDAh'
OF SLAVES.
The following, from report OF the Com
mittee on Limitation and Guarantees, was
taken up and adopted, as follows: !,
"The children Of parents one or DOLL
of whom were slaves at and during tne
period of cohabitation, and VINO were
recognized by the father as his chlldrep
and whose mother was recognized by such
father as his wife, and was cob abited wild
as snch. shall be as capable of inheriting
any estate whereof such father may nave
died seized or possessed as though 'ney
had been born in lawful wedlock.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
The first two sections of the militia re-
port we're adopted, as follows
"SECTIoN l. The militia of this STATE
shall consist of all able-bodied male per.
sons between the ages OF eighteen ana
forty-five years, except such persons as
hereafter may be exempted by the laws OF
the limited States or of this State but
those who belong to religious societies
whose tenets forbid them to carry arms
shall not be compelled to do so, but shali
pay an equivalent for personal service,
and the militia shall be organized, armed,
equipped, and trained, as the General AS
sembly may provide by law.
"SEcT1oN Q. The Legislature shall pro-
vide by law for the encouragement OF vol
unteer corps of the several arms OF the
service, which shall be classed as the &C
tive militia; and all other militia shall be
classified as the reserve militia, and shall
not be required to muster in time OF
The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
and eighth sections, relating to the details
of the militia organization, were stricken
out. This completed the report.
PREVENTION OF CRIME.
The report on the prevention and pun
ishment of crime was taken up, and, after
some discussion, was indefinitely post
poned.
The Convention then adjourned.