The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08

sonal labor, and otherwise maintain
her rights as if unmarried.
Sec. 10 provides that neither the
husband nor wife is liable for the
debts incurred by the other before
marriage, nor for the separate debts of
each other.
Sec. II gives the wife right to make
contracts and incur liabilities, and
the same may be enforced by or
against her as if unmarried.
Sec. IL. Expenses of the family
and education of the children are
chargeable upon the property of both
husband and wife or either of them,
and in relation thereto may be sued
jointly or separately.
Sec. - provides that the property
and pecuniary rights acquired by the
husband before marriage, or after
wards by gift or descent, with the
rents or profits thereof, shall not be
subject to the debts of his wife; and
he may manage or dispose of the same
as If unmarried.
Sec. IA property not acquired as pre-
scribed in sections and IA, but ac-
quired after marriage by either hus-
band or wife or both, is community
property. The husband shall have
the management and control of COM
munity personal property, with like
power of disposition as he has of his
separate personal property, except
that he shall not devise by will more
than One-half thereof.
Sec. IS gives the husband the man.
agement and control of the commu-
nifty real property, but he shall not
sell or cucumber the same unless the
wife join in the deed or other instru-
ment.
Sec. 16. Upon the death of either
husband or wife, one half the commu-
nifty property shall go to the survivor
subject to the community debts. and
the other half shall be subject to the
testamentary disposition of the de-
ceased husband or wife, subject also
to the community debts.
Sec. II provides that in the absence
of a will by the deceased husband or
wife, his or her half of the community
property shall descend equally to the
legitimate issue of his, her or both
their bodies; and if there be none,
then said community property shall
pass to the survivor, to the exclusion
munity debts, family allowance, and
Sec. Is makes the earnings of the
wife and minor children in her GUS
tody, while living separate from her
husband, her separate property.
Sec. 10 provides that no estate in
dover is allowed either the husband
or wife, upon the death of the other.
Sec. 20 gives the husband and wife
right to select each homestead from
their own separate property; but only
one homestead can be selected from
the community property, which must
embrace the dwelling-house.
Sec. q confers the right upon the
husband and wife to jointly enter into
any agreement desired concerning the |
status or disposition of the whole or
any part of the community property,
to take effect upon the death of either;
such agreement to be duly certified |
and acknowledged in the manner pre-
scribed for executing deeds of real es-
tate; provided that such an agreement |
shall not derogate from the rights of
creditors, or preclude the district 4,
courts from setting the same aside for |
suit of either party.
Sec. % establishes this act as the |
law Of the Territory respecting the |
subject to which it relates, and its |
provisions are to be literally con-
strued to effect that object.
Sec. % provides that this act shall |
PCT &c retrospective, and any rights |
which have already accrued shall be |
governed by the law in force at the |
date of pe.fecting the same.