Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-05
A Law affecting Property Rights.
An Act defining the Rights of Husband
and Wife.

SECTION |. R II enar'ed, etc., That all
properly of The wife owncd by her before
marriage, and that acquired aitcrwarl 10y
rift. lcuuc.t, devise or descent, with the
rents. issues and profits thereof is her
separate property, and all property owned
hv III. husband before marriage and that
acquired 10y him attcrward ly gift he.
uii..,t. devise or descent with thr rents. is.
sr.,. and profit, thereof is his separate
properly.
9. , All other property acquired af
IT, r..r;iagc Icy either husband or wife or
bo,h j. community property, cyccp, such
~ may b. aCqNir / H. j. provided in The
fir -pcliun Il t'.i>Hc
80. 3. \ i@Il and complete inventory
Of tic separate personal property ut the
wife ,hall lr made urt ard signed hv her.
and >hc .l"!i al,o verify the same before.
AN officer authorized 10 administer uuih>.
+" The l',,i that Tie property therein men
TONED l. her separate personal pyoprrtV.
and such inventory must hc recorded in
liz "li,r Fl thu uLu!t'r OF the county in
which The " iio e. >i1,>.
Str /. The ;iiug If tie iu,,niov in
tho auditors office IT, L,Hi,,. and Uril,,
f,..i evidence of j.. title Dt Ih, wife.
-. =. The husband >lail have liz,
management and control of the separate
real property of the wifi during cou,iru.
anrr ul the marriage. Ian he h", not
power to- >rll ur incumhcr or in ANY way
di-pu-'. at the separate real estate of The
wife or any interest therein without the
vi: ipj:, with him in >rlling. incumhcr
,rC.>po~Hg of the same hv cNccujing
VI q .iim a deed to thai tllccI. and such
ur,d must hr achnow lcdgod ly her and
her husband, ~ provided in thr aci~ con
ccrnin" the acknow lrl 1mrnt of deeds :
P,"rikI, h",- rr. Tia, AL such separate
real estate shall hc uhicct 70 the liens Of
mechanics and others tur labor and mate.
rial furnished IA erecting structures and
Improvements thereon, IL provided by law
in other cast
SIC. q. The separate personal property
of the Wife shall not lc sold or otherwise
transferred or incumbcrcd unless both
husband and wife join in and consent TO
such sale, transfer or inCumbrancc.
SEC. :. The husband has the manage.
mcnt and control OF the community per
sonHl property with Il like absolute power
of dislo>ition-Othrr than tcStamrntary--
rs he has Of his separate personal proper.
ty.
SEC. $. TIL" husband has the manage
mcnt and control of the community real
property, but he shall not sell, convey or
incumbcrthc community real estate, unless
the wife join with him in executing the
decd or other instruments of conveyance
by which the real estate is sold convc, cd
or lncumbcrcd, and such deed or other in
Sirllmcnt OF conveyance must he acknOwl
edged by him and his wilc as deeds of her
separate estate are acknowledged: P0-
Tdtd horcrfr, That all such community
real estate shall he subject to the liens OF
mechanics and others for labor and mate
rails furnished in erecting structures and
improvements thereon, as provided by law
in other cases.
SEC. 8. The husband has the absolute
power of disposition of his separate per.
sonal property, but he shall not sell, con.
vcy or incumbcr his separate real estate,
unless the wife joins with him in cXecut-
ing the deed or other instrument of con-
vcyancc by which such real estate is sold,
conveyed or incumbcrcd, and such deed or
other instrument of conveyance must be
acknowledged by him and his wife as
deeds of his separate estate are acknowl-
edged: horidcd, ho'ccrer That all such
separate real estate shall be subject to the
liens of mechanics and others for labor
and material furnished in erecting struc-
lures and improvements thereon, as pro-
ridcd by law in other cases.
SEC. 10. The wife may, without the
consent of her husband, sell or convey her
separate personal property, but where her
separate real property is to he conveyed or
incumhcrcd, the deed of conveyance or
REMEMBRANCE shall he void, unless her
husband join with her in executing said
deed, and the same is acknowledged as
other deeds are required by law to he &C
knowlcdgcd.
SEC. II. A married woman may dis
pose OF all her separate estate, by will,
without the consent of her husband, and
may alter or revoke the will in like manner
as II she were single. Her will must he
atlested, witnessed and proved in like
manner rs all other wills. A husband
may also dispose of his separate estate by
WILL and, in addition thereto, may in like
manner dispose of one. half of the com
munty estate.
SEC. IL. Upon the death of either hus
band or wife, one-half of the community
propc tyshall go to the survivor, subject to
the community debt, and the other half
shall bc subject to the tcstamentary dspo-
sltlon OF the deceased husband or wife
subject also to the community debts.
SEC. 10. In case no testamentary dis
position shall have been made by the de-
cefSed husband or wife of his or her half
OF the community property. it shall de-
Scend equallyto the legitimate issue of his,
her or their bodies. II there be not issue
OF said deceased living. or mono OF their
living, then the said com
munlty property shall all pass to the sur
vlvor, subject to the community debts. and
TO the exclusion of collateral heirs, the
family allowance and the charges and ex-
peCses OF administration.
SEC: IA. The earnings OF the wife are
not liable for the debts of the husband. I
Ssc. Is. The earnings and accumula-
tons of the wife and of her minor child
rem living with her or in her custody while
she is living separate from her husband
are the separate property of the wife,
SEC, l6. The separate property of the
husband is not liable for the debts of the
wife. contracted before the marriage.
Sic: IL. The separate property of the
wife is not liable for the debts of the hus-
band, but is liable for her own debts, con-
tracted before or after the marriage.
SEC. Is. No estate is allowed the hus-
band, as tenant 10y courtesy, upon the
death of his wife, nor is any estate in dow
er allotted to the wife, upon the death OF
SEC, 49,, The property rights of hus.