The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-23

In Maine, according to lie TfnJ TEaks.
married woman may become possessed o
real or personal property by Lequest, demise
gift, or purchase, in her own name and q
her property.
After marriage she sill retains the Gus
tody OF the property owned by Ecr befor
marriage, aud the samo 10 exempt from
liability for the debts of her husband.
She may sue in her own name to recove
back her own property.
In the event OF Ter death without a win
her property. rcal aad p-ersoasl, descsnds t.
her heirs.
She has full power 10 make a will. whiol
requires three witnesses.
In New f~a,npahire O married wonaa On,
hold property in her name, may max
contracts. sue and BE- sued, and can dfspos.
o. her property by will, and, In case of he
death without . uul, her husband Is e.
cluded from any eeaIe In her estate.
A will requires thrsc witnesses.
In Vermont . married woman Is %cnti:.e.
% the sama rights Of property "a in New
Hampshire.
Wills require three subscrib:ng witnesses
In Massachusetts, q married woman ina,
hold property separate from her husband
without tho intervention OF q trustee. A
decd conveying land to q married womnr
must he recorded within ninety day. OF ia
delivery. or tho land viii no Liable for tn,
husbands debts.
Any married woina. over 81 years of az,
may dispose Of her property by will, pro
vided ho- husbands CONSIST Is Endorsed on
the will in writing. II che devise il to hel
husband, his consent is 90: necessary.
Wills must be signed Il: the presence o.
three subscribing witnesses.
In New York q married wouan hsi
absolute control Of her separate estate. aud
is entitled to demand 0 conveyance of M,
property held in trust for her, provided she
has n fec simple estate in the same. ST.,
has II right to deposit money In II bank i.
her "ryh rsTie, and draw ont the samc LT
check.
a will rgquirts In: tw:. attes:ing witn.-..
cs.
In Pennsylvania the sspxsats property -:
n married woman, owned by her besu..
marriage, OR which she has become H..
owner of after marriage, 10 :rse from hr,
liability except from her OWN debts. :a.l
then not until tho creditor fa;ls TO obtni;,
the amount of debt from tho husband
estate. If, however, Judgment is obtained
against the husband for the wrongful act 81
the wife, the creditor must fret exhauut TIE
~ife's separate property beso-a he can levy
On the husbands.
Wills must be in writing anu signed by
SIC testator, or by some one at his request
aud must be proven by two competent
witnesses.
By the law of Virginia a married woman's
property is subject to the debts Of her hrs.
band.
By the law of West Virginia the separate
estate of the wife is not responsible for an;
out her own debts.
Wills in both States must be written and
signed by tho ~testator in tho presence OF
two competent witnesses, who must sub.
scribe the same.
The law in Alabama as to married.
"omen's separate estate is the same as that
of Texas. 1t is not liable for her husbands
debts. Wills must be in writing. signed
by the testator or by some one in his pres
ence, in the presence of three subscribing
witnesses.
In Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan the separ-
ate property of the wife is free from
liability for the debts of the husband.
And Wills must be signed by the testator,
Ir by some one at his request, in the pres.
snce of two or more subscribing witnesses.
In Illinois the wife's separate property is
protected from her husbands creditors by
statute.
The married women of Illinois acquired
by the law of 1874 the right to do almost
everything. They can-blessed privilege
sue their W particular ~tyrants. When
n husband deserts his wife the latter has
the custody of the children. If the husband
stays out of the State a year and does moth
ing to support his wife during that time,
or if he is imprisoned in the penitentiary,
the wife can, upon obtaining an order from
a court of record, manage his property
absolutely. The wife is not at all liable
for the husbands debts incurred before
marriage, inc only in exceptional circum-
stances for those incurred aftcrward.
She can manage any business indepen-
IDENTIFY, except in case Of a partnership,
which she ann enter without her hus.
bands consent. \ wife's earnings cannot
be touched by har husband or his credi,
tors.
A married woman cGn acquire, possess,
and sell real and personal property as freely
as a married man car. This list Of abilities
is expected to be largely increased the
present year-so es TO include suffrage and
other incidentals.
Wills must be executed ia the same man.
ner as in Ohio.
In Iowa, Missouri, aud Wisconsin the
separate property of the wife can not he
affected by the husbands debts.
Wills must be signed and sealed by the
t~estator in the presence of W or more
subscribing witnesses, who hal subscrih,
the same at the request of the ~testator.
By the laws of California, Kansas, Mime
sofa, Nebraska, and Oregon the separate
estates of married women cannot DO inter
fered with by their husbands. Under NJ
circumstance can they be made liable FOL
their husbands debts.
All wills must be signed by the testator
or by some person in his presence, in the
presence Of two or more subscribing wit
nessee.